Making a Simple and Easy Charcoal/ Coal Forge

Step 6: Firing it up

Okay its finally done.

Do not rush especially now when its done.

Were going to fill it up with charcoal about half way to the top and about to 2/3's of the way like in my picture.

Now douse it in lighter fluid and let it get going once its flames have died down a bit turn on the blower and restock the fire and make sure u don't add to much charcoal at a time.

Now heat your metal and forge it

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This is my first Instructable so give me feed back on its quality

Comments

[j902771]

3 or 4 sheets of old dry news paper crumpled in to a loose ball laid in a triangle on top of the forge floor, then if you have any pine cones put a pine cone on top of the paper balls, then put your charcoal chunks or coal up the sides and all over the paper and pine cones,  just cover the whole thing up. then light the paper with a match.  slowly give this some air with your blower,  then a little more air after about 30 seconds,  then a little more,  and so on for about 1 and 1/2 minutes then pore on the air.  fire should be nice and hot.  Have been doing this for about 30 years.  works great.

[dogsoldier69]

LIGHTER FLUID to start the forge?? BAD idea, as putting ANY kind of combustible fluid in to your forge is askin for trouble. Fast, awright...but dangerous?? SURE IS. Better (& more fulfillin, for what that's worth) to start your fire with wood shavins, kindling, then the charcoal/coal , add an air flow & there y'are