Two problems I see with the forge in the picture you put up.
1. The table should be bigger and the firepot should be in the center as charcoal fires don't concentrate in the center as much as coal fires and charcoal is lighter and harder to keep in a mound. 2 or 3 firebricks set on edge end to end will form a nice dam or wall to keep the charcoal from falling over the edge.
2. The blower needs to be moved back toward the operator and a little farther to the left unless you like slow roasted hand.
3. In the picture shown if you are working a long piece you will have to stand behind the blower and crank it with your hammer hand instead of you off hand.
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Irnsrgn
Knowledge must be shared or it lies dead in the mind.
The Blacksmith must use Hammer and Flame to force the iron down the path of his own choosing.
I usually find it much easier to be wrong once in while than to try to be perfect.
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