I'm new to this and i'm sure this has been discussed but.....where can i buy coal in NW GA suitable for forging blades??? actually for supplies in general.....borax etc...gather supplies for tinkering before i dive into my first serious attempt.

Edited December 2, 200817 yr by rebelbuck24

Hello,
What part of NW. Ga. are you located? The last I bought came from Georgia Farrier Supply, they are in Jasper Ga. google them, they have a web site

canman

I'm down near Augusta, and we have Dixie Coal and Ice. I think they're somewhat of a chain, but not sure. I seem to remember them having one near Athens, Southside ATL, and Savannah. Again, that could be a completely false memory. I haven't dealt with them myself, I've been using Royal Oak charcoal for the time being. As far as Borax, any Bi-Lo carries it. If you go to the borax website, they have a search option for vendors of their products...that's how I found it at Bi-Lo. Other than that, hit up Tractor Supply, Home Depot, and your local industrial supply house. It always surprises me the random stuff that our local supply houses manage to scrounge up.
Mickey

i live around polk/floyd county.

The best place that I know of in GA. is :
Shady Rest Forge-Buster Grubbs
Route19, Box 739
7475 Hammock Rd.
Macon, GA 31217
478-743-4244
He sells coal in 50lb. bags, 55 gal. drums all the way up to pickup truck loads.

I've gotten some from Buster too! That's the only on I know of from when we lived down thataway! It burns good.