[TheForge] Crowdsourcing Question

[Jerry Frost]

There is a downside to using charcoal, most fire control folk consider 
it an open fire UNLESS you're cooking on it. Keep some brats or burgers 
handy if the FD shows up. The more serious down side is it can throw 
sparks, some charcoal worse than others.

Hardwood makes longer lasting fires but softwood is hotter ut doesn't 
last so long. It's a trade off.


Frosty The Lucky.




On 6/25/2013 9:40 AM, Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer wrote:
> Most blacksmiths like to play with fire. Hence the attraction to propane.
> In a crowded urban context with safety and permitting concerns;
> as Bruce and others have said, charcoal, the oldest and most traditional smithing fuel,
> addresses those concerns nicely. A charcoal forge is cheap, safe , and easy to build.
> The trick is to get old time charcoal, preferably hardwood charcoal.
> Commercial restaurant supplies ( like Smart and Final) and serious BBQ suppliers carry it.
>
> On Jun 25, 2013, at 5:37 AM, CGRAF wrote:
>
> If you use it out doors the propane forge is about as dangerous as the propane barbecue.
>
> Mike Graf
>