Show me your forge (solid fuel)

[primtechsmith]

This is one of the portables the Blacksmith Guild of Virginia built in our Forge building class in June. We finished 15 or so in about 3 hours!!!!! This design is by Mike Tanner....not me.

Peyton

[yesteryearforge]

Here is my forge shown in the old building, and a view of the new shop with all three in place

forges made from either 3/8 or 1/2 inch plate
hoods made from 3/16 plate
The big one is mine and the sides are cut out of 3/16 plate 6 ft wide and 14 ft long all one pc
the chimney is 1 ft deep x 4 ft wide.
Im 6 ft 6 so the forge is rather tall for most people but i built it to my specs


Mike Tanner

[Jmercier]

I'm getting forge envy >_< Nice cone btw Mike. I just sold mine this last weekend. Not that i really wanted to sell it, but it was the least used item in my shop and I took the money from it and put it asside towards the money I need to get a powerhammer (with an upcomming build-a-hammer workshop at a metal arts school near me).

Here's my meager coal forge =P

http://www.tharkis.com/images/shop/coalforge.jpg

And here's my fancy coal bin !

http://www.tharkis.com/images/coal.jpg (that's the cone i just sold this last weekend /mourn, but at least i know the person i sold it to and he said i can go and visit it at any time and use it whenever i want =P )

[meancoyote]

this is my forge, its made of a old washtub, fire bricks and clay. i burn charcoal, coal, wood, or what ever i can get. coal is real hard to get here. sorry i dont know how to post the thumbnail pics like everyone else.



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[Don A]

Meancoyote,

If that is charcoal briquettes you're using, you can get a lot more heat from the real stuff.

Lowes usually has real charcoal (about $4 / bag)... or you can make your own. There's a lot of info around on how to do that.

I'd venture to say that you would be better off with seasoned wood that you would with briquettes. It's a bit smokey until it chars, but the heat is going to be a lot better than the Kingsford or Matchlight.

Don

[Michael]

Here's mine, brake drum forge, I've since cut slots in the side for longer work. Legs from half inch square. I've got a bit cast iron sheave pulley on the lower rails now with lots of scrap piled on it. Currently looking to find or fabricate a squarish table out of bed angle iron and plate to give me a bit more room on top.

[Frosty]

Consider an appliance lid or door, they're really easy to find if you know where the local illegal dump sites are. My first forge was a washing machine lid with a brake drum let into it and packed with clay to the rim of the drum.

Frosty

[Ten Hammers]

Shop forge here at home. I might add that the forge table is 7 ga ( 3/16 ) and the hood is 14 guage. I have an airgate ( borrowing Junior's plumbing design to the tuyere) and power blower ( probobly a blower from a high efficiency appliance of some sort ). As Steve White I have a Roger Lorrance firepot but I built the tuyere and ash dump. Coal and Charcoal forge.

[Dutchmancreek]

Here's my coal forge...steel framing and table with a Centaur Forge firepot and hood. Before you say anything, the photo was taken after a major cleanup and painting...it's a lot dirtier now.


forge 1.jpg forge 2.jpg


Steve

[Dutchmancreek]

This is the front of the forge now...I forgot to include it in the previous post.


tongrack.jpg

Steve