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Is a charcoal forge in the sho(...) 05/15/26(Fri)07:09:49 No.2990892

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Is a charcoal forge in the shop worth it? Anonymous 05/15/26(Fri)07:09:49 No.2990892

I see a lot of knife making online that uses propane instead.

Anonymous
05/15/26(Fri)07:14:15 No.2990894

Anonymous 05/15/26(Fri)07:14:15 No.2990894

>>2990892
What is cheaper for you to access? That is your answer.

Anonymous
05/15/26(Fri)07:44:34 No.2990898

Anonymous 05/15/26(Fri)07:44:34 No.2990898

>>2990894
Coal is way cheaper than propane for me. I could have a pallet of 1000kg for 800 bucks delivered and forget about it for years.

Anonymous
05/15/26(Fri)10:05:47 No.2990907

Anonymous 05/15/26(Fri)10:05:47 No.2990907

>>2990892
Unless you have a dedicated blacksmith shop or plan on using the forge outside I would recommend propane just for the cleanliness aspect. If you're forging in a crafty wooden shed then it probably doesn't matter though.

Anonymous
05/15/26(Fri)10:35:38 No.2990910

Anonymous 05/15/26(Fri)10:35:38 No.2990910

Semi-related. I have multiple Fresnel lenses. Could I use them for forging?

Anonymous
05/17/26(Sun)22:35:41 No.2991419

Anonymous 05/17/26(Sun)22:35:41 No.2991419

>>2990910
Solar?

Anonymous
05/17/26(Sun)23:08:42 No.2991421

Anonymous 05/17/26(Sun)23:08:42 No.2991421

>>2991419
Yah

Anonymous
05/18/26(Mon)23:47:29 No.2991610

Anonymous 05/18/26(Mon)23:47:29 No.2991610

>>2991421
I doubt it will reach steel melting temp.

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