[TheForge] Fire Clay

[bmyers647 at comcast.net]

One thing that no one has mentioned is moisture. 

If you are not lucky enough to have a forge in a dried in place or can at least store you forge in the dry, you need to worry about your new forge rusting through if you put fire clay in the bottom. Coal produces a lot of sulfur that quickly turns to acid that will eat up your forge. 

My advice: if you can't keep it inside, don't get it too hot and don't clay it. 

If you are starting out, make your forge from a wooden box and clay that. It will hold up fine and not rust. 

Barry Myers