jon taccona

I want to know the advantages and disadvantages of making my own forge or buying say a majestic forge I want a small two burner or one burner because Im going to only be making knives once I gain for experience I will probably make a sword or two but that won't be for a while so a small forge will be enough for me... im just starting out and i haven't even made one knife yet but I've been watching a bunch of knife making videos and I see this as being my next hobby to keep me busy I will need an anvil too and I can't find a good one for under 200 - 400 if I'm going to be making this forge from scratch myself I will need to buy all the stuff and I don't even know where to start I've looked around on eBay I have an old propane tank for my grill that I can use but I will buy the pre made if there isn't much of a difference in quality or price if you guys can help me out I'll greatly appreciate it I'm from north Las Vegas, Nevada please I really want to start making knives