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Thank you, I will take that into consideration!

Thank you, Aesthetics is a concern as we will be building this in an area that will be used for entertaining several times a year and we would like a more permanent installation. That's why I opted for block. Thank you for the height and other recommendations.

Hello everyone, I am brand new and am looking for some advise from those more experienced. I think I have a handle on this build but to be honest I probably know just enough to make stupid decisions!! Here is my forge build plan. I am purchasing a firepot from Centaur. (this one) My plan is to build a base out of cinder block and then use a 1/4" steel plate for the top and set the fire pot into that. So the top will be all steel with the fire pot in the center. The edges of the steel plate will be resting on the cinder block. I have planned an opening for easy access to clean up and empty ash. I am planning on making it 32" tall (or should I make it lower). I addition I have planned an opening on one side for the blower. My biggest question is this. Is the fire pot far enough away from the cinder block to not cause problems? By my reasoning the edges of the top that are resting on the cinder block won't radiate too much heat for the cinder block to handle. Does anyone forsee any problems with this set up? I have attached a rather elementary drawing of what I plan. Not sure if it will help explain what I am trying to do or not!

Hello all, I just joined and wanted to take a sec to introduce myself. My son has been interested in blacksmithing for some time now and just recently took his first class. We are currently planning out our forge and shopping for tools. I am sure I will have a ton of questions, many of which I will be posting very soon in the appropriate forum!! Hopefully we will be able to learn a bunch from those more experienced!!