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Rmartin2

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  1. Thanks for the reply Frosty. I was keeping my post short about using charcoal in the forge. I had just completed my forge and I really wanted to test it out so I used charcoal for the first time. Although it turned the scrap I was using orange, my 10# bag didn't last long at all. I am fortunate that there is a place that sells pea sized blacksmith coal about 50 miles from me. I have been using this and there is no comparison in longevity and fire quality. Someday I will build a gas forge, but for now the coal is doing just fine.
  2. The main goal is knives, but I think after that it will be small stuff for now as I learn. The bottle openers look really cool and I would like to mess with making hooks. I will see where that leads. I don't see sculptures in my future, but some day I would love to do axes.
  3. Hi everyone. Been lurking and reading the forums for a couple of weeks and decided to register today. There is a lot of nice information here. I got interested in bending hot metal through an interest in knife making. After grinding out a few blades I quickly realized I needed a forge. I made a home made one from a tank end cap, some 2" black pipe, and a bathroom fan. That with a bag of charcoal briquettes I turned metal red hot. That was it. It wasn't all about knives anymore. It had so many more possibilities and I wanted to know what and how. So now I am here.
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