Craig Webster Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I am a member of the Fort Vancouver Trades Guild. We work in, and work to support, the historic blacksmith shop at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. We are looking to ship 10+ tons of coal to the fort operations. We have two problems. 1. We do not know the best place to buy good coal 2. We are not sure the best shipping method to use. My assumption would be intermodal train and truck. Any ideas? Thanks, Craig Webster Fort Vancouver Trades Guild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I get good smithing coal from Lazzari Fuels in Brisbane, just south of San Francisco. Don't know about 10 tons, but there a pretty big warehouse when I drive down to buy 50 or 100 lbs at a time,Lazzari Fuel Co 11 Industrial Way, Brisbane, CA (415) 467-2970 No affiliation on my part, just a satisfied customer. Friend of mine works as a carpenter at Fort Vancouver, goes by the name Dofi, I did my very first smithing under that guy, who handed me a 40 oz hammer and kept yelling 'Hit it!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 Look into palletized "super sacks", about 2500 lbs per sack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Webster Posted August 16, 2012 Author Share Posted August 16, 2012 Look into palletized "super sacks", about 2500 lbs per sack. Would the super sacks be any different in shipping costs that regular bags being palletized, or would we just save on the bagging cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Palletized sacks are easier to handle and can be fit into nooks and crannies so don't cost quite as much to ship, they're also easier to store on your end. Of course having a 10yd dump truck pull up and drop the load ain't half bad either, it's not like you have to keep it dry. I have fond memories of Ft. Vancouver. I was visiting friends in Silver Lake and we paid the Ft a visit on a living history day (or whatever it's called). I moseyed over to the smithy and only had to chat the guys up for a few minutes before I was taken to the HQ building for period appropriate garb. I had a great time smithing for several hours while my friends wandered around. I don't recall them ever mentioning living history day since. Go figure eh? Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r smith Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Did you ask the local Abana affiliate, NWBA? I would think someone up there would know how to get coal locally. http://blacksmith.org/forums/forum.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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