Patrick F Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 What are the basic principles of making a forge?? for coal or wood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 It needs to hold the fuel, provide air to raise heat levels during combustion, and not burn up too fast itself. If you read through this section of the forum, you should find plenty of answers here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Look for the pages tab at the top of the forum, click on it then click on pages again. Look for BP0133 the now famous 55 Forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksnagel Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 Patrick, I have a 55 Forge with a brake drum for a fire pot. It works great. http://www.iforgeiron.com/page/index.html/_/blueprints/100-series/bp0133-the-55-forge-r183 Mark<>< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Roy Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Some years ago I took an introductory course on blacksmithing and the text for the course was "A blacksmithing Primer" by Randy McDaniel. In the back of the book were plans a forge table, fire box and tuyere. I followed those plans(sort of) and am still using the same setup. There are lots of similar instructions all over the internet and here in the blueprints. It isn't difficult but you need the right tools and skills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Einhorn Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Lots of options. Here is a diagram of a mid-1800's U.S. Army portable forge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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