Help buying propane forge-making supplies near Toronto, Ontario.

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Hello Makers,
Just about completed my first blade, so I can stop lurking now. Made a crude-ish straight razor from a Nicholson file. I used charcoal and a hair dryer for the tang bending and HT and got good results.
Sharpening took most of one day. Still not finished to how I want it in the end... but I'll get to it.
Coincidentally, a martial arts brother of mine is also a knifemaker, (and really poor) dropped by and was wanting to try forging a large drill rod, since he's a stock removal guy. Well, the Wet charcoal and hair dryer didn't get up to forging temps at all... so we quit trying after an hour. ;( The drill rod is about 7/8ths diameter and barely got red.

Of course I _now_ want a propane forge ;-) but need some local Toronto or Ontario help in finding sources for parts and stuff I cannot source.
Are there successful forge builders in my neck of the woods who know where to go for the parts?
THanks in advance for resources.

Your humble neophtye,
Jordan

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You should be able to find just about everything you need at home depot for burner parts and a pottery supplier for kaowool and itc100.

Google Ron Reil and look at his site for burner and forge designs. You only need a single burner for forging.

You'll also need a LH propane thread to 3/8" pipe thread adapter from a welding supply shop and a propane regulator.
 
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