Thank all of you for your replies. I found that two things were causing my issues. The first was that I didn't start with enough fuel. and the second was that I had too much air blowing. I opened the tuyere and that allowed some of the air to blow out of the bottom thus not forcing it all into the forge. After doing that and filling it with corn I saw the most beautiful color metal I have ever seen, bright red/orange. I am well on my way to making my first knife. I will start a thread in the appropriate sub forum to show how that goes.
Thanks
Mango Matto