Build a firepit / forge in one

[Cratedhideo]

I'm new to the black smithing scene and am trying to build a forge and a fire pit in one has anyone tried this and if so were you successful?

[the iron dwarf]

have made a few, one for a lady who does reenactment and school demo's inc casting silver

[Frosty]

Welcome aboard, glad to have you. Put your general location in the header and you might be surprised at how many of the IFI gang live within visiting distance.

 

Forge means fire place. Sure you can make a fire pit forge, I used to do a lot of camp fire forging when working in the field. all you need is something to hold the fire and a little air is good.

 

Frosty The Lucky.

[Charles R. Stevens]

More than one way to skin that cat. Exactly what are you after? A fir pit that can serve as a forge, a forge that serves as a fire pit, a fire pit built like a key hole to acomidate both at once?
Most of us like our forges at anvil hight (30" give or take, if your standing)

[ThomasPowers]

You don't want to mix coal and cooking over an open fire; but working with wood/coals you can do both.  I generally separate the two as having the fire further away is a lot less smoky and I just transfer hot coals to the forging area; but as mentioned you can work with a campfire and just have a section on the side with the air blast that you rake hot coals over to.

 

The keyhole mentioned is a good idea and if building a chimney put the "fire" by it and the "forge" away from it as a charcoal forge does not make smoke but a fire does!