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Main Boards => Hunting Knives and Crafters => Topic started by: Cody D Works on October 10, 2010, 07:36:00 PM
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I am looking into making a small forge, i have access to plenty of materials. what is easier gas or ccoal? What methods would be best for making either? i'm looking for a low cost way to start. Thanks in advance.
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Cody, I considered several factors when I chose a forge. I wanted to start with coal but since I live in city limits (Smell & dirt) and I only have small blocks of time to work I chose propane!
That does not completly anwser your question, just my 2 cents.
Steve
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Potomac Forge
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Just got the $50 Knifemaking book recently and read through it. I found my copy for $12, money well spent. He lays out the differences between the coal and gas forges and how to make each pretty darned cheap. One of the things I hadn't thought of that he brought up were some challenges with coal-getting it burning well and keeping it at the temps you want, where to place your work in the fire, etc. He said the coal will keep you working :) .
Either way, I'll bet you can make something really cheap. I think I'm going to try the 1 brick forge with propane for my first. Good luck
Jeremy
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Gas is easier to control and learn with.
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how would you do the top on a fire brick gas forge? I think this is going to be the most economical way for me to go....
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I posted this a few days ago Small Forge (http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=110;t=002733) I need to correct myself, instead of "normalizing" it would be annealing