[TheForge] Water on your coal forge fire?

[Gladish Family]

> Many folks do not use water or at most just a little bit - while
> others use
> quite a bit.  Why?  In our part of the country smiths who spent time with
> Francis during their formative years seem to use quite a bit of water to
> control their fire while many others I have watch do not.

Thanks for this tidbit. I'd read (never met the man) that Whitaker liked to
use fines, which I have trouble doing anything with. This fills in the blank
for me: I don't use water on my fire at all, so the fines don't behave like
coal- they end up getting mostly dumped.
This will help get the most out of my coal supply!
Andy G.