Thank you for the info Irnsrgn! I was considering a side draft forge as an improvement to my current setup. However, I don't have access to electricity in this building (it is an old sugar shack in the woods). Would I require the use of forced air to get it to work or can it naturally draft on its own?
I was thinking of using the existing 6" black pipe and connecting it to some 8" black pipe to get a 14" diameter stove pipe. I could place the bottom of the pipe close to the firepot and have an opening cut in the stove pipe end for the smoke. Do you think that work?