Forgeing coals ?

Yvsa

Yvsa

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I am wondering if anyone here has used regular charcoal for forging.
and if so how did/does it work?

Then another wondering thought.
I live in Oklahoma where a lot of coal is mined,but most of it is a softer coal.
There is one called a 'clinker coal'. I have been told by one of the owners of a local mining company that it is good for forging and was used here many years ago.
Anyone ever hear of anything like that?


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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.
 
While we're on this topic, how do you ensure you have a reducing atmosphere (more carbon than the steel) to ensure that you're not leaching carbon from the steel. Pioneers in Alberta used spruce bark, I understand, to produce a very hot fire for blacksmithing.
 
You can really get into a bag of worms with coal also. Even if someone tells you it is
the best coal ever for forging you need to
test is out of the bag maybe even more than one bag. take 3 or 4 pieces the size of a
small marble and put a oxy/acet torch on it and see if it will grow like the black snake
fire works that used to be around--maybe they
still are. If it doesn't don't take it. In the long run or if you just can't live without coal, Propane can do 99% of what coal
can without the stink,fuss and smoke. My 4.5
cents worth.

goshawk

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Thanks Goshawk!
That is info I have never heard before.

What/How does the propane work?
Is this done on the order of what was written up in the $50.00 knife shop in Blade?

I have a propane torch I use with Mapp gas and I have difficulty heating up a blade with it alone.
I can put it on my gas stove on a very high burner I have and use the torch with it and have success.


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The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.

 
I can't remember what Wayne Goddard did in the series "50 dollar knife shop" but I believe he used and old barbeque and charcoal
or coal. The propane forge is made of pipe
or a suitable round container lined with
Kaowool and high temp fire brick morter. I'll
put a web site on this thread that shows and
describes the building of one. I'll include
a pic of one of my old forges.

goshawk

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Don't walk in tradition just because it feels good!!!!!
Romans 10:9,10
Psalm 91


 
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Thanks again Goshawk.
I would be interested in seeing that.
What purpose does the kaowool serve?
Is it like an insulation of some kind?

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>>>>---¥vsa---->®
The civilized man sleeps behind locked doors in the city while the naked savage sleeps (with a knife) in a open hut in the jungle.

 
Go to Don Foggs site. Browze around, take your time. There are excellent plans for a simple gas forge that you can build for about $100 total (or less).

Dons site is a wealth of knowledge for forging and making in general.
 
Hello , I thought you might be interested in this. You can get a very good blacksmith catalog from "Centaur Forge" by calling 1-414-763-9175 they have some very good forge coal. also have coal forges and lp- propane
forges. i built my coal forge from a semi brake drum and found the hood in junk yard.
it is a little too deep though. next one will
be 4" deep max. Thanks to you for listening and to sysop for a very nice forum. Sincerely John Hall Live Oak Fl.
 
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