Bruno_Crosbie

Okay cool, do I have to use a brake drum or something as my fire pot or do you think I can just form it beforehand. Does charcoal need lots of air or just a hair drier?

Hi there I am a twelve year old boy wanting to start blacksmithing, I have found and anvil and wanted help on how to make a forge. I have lots of wood and I am probably able to make charcoal. Probably not gas or coal. My forge will probably be an old wheelbarrow with some refractory cement, some metal plumbing and a hair dryer or large leaf blower, many thanks Bruno. The measurements are in imperial sorry! I live near Rogate, petersfield, West Sussex, England.