[TheForge] Lump Charcoal

[Doug Ayen]

Quoth Dick M. Snow (Dick.Snow@POBox.com):
> I have seen several folks ask about charcoal for forging in the past. Here 
> is a VERY thorough review of different brands of bagged, lump charcoal. 
> This site was created by someone using a cooker called the Big Green Egg 
> (BGE) but I doubt you will find a more comprehensive comparison of 
> different charcoals anywhere on the web.
> 
> http://www.nakedwhiz.com/lump.htm
> 
> Please try to ignore the use of the word naked in the above link. It really 
> does go to a lump charcoal review page, as promised.
> 

Maybe we should send these guys a small forge to see which charcoals
forge the best. I would guess the denser varieties would do well, but 
then again from what I've read the Japanese mostly use pine charcoal, 
which should tend to be less dense than hardwood.

--doug