Making Charcoal For the Forge

Great stuff I am working my way through all of your vids and the website. Nice min-pin I like the cat better. What can you say about fixing a crack in a anvil. 150#er

i think he meens that styrofoamn and gasoline crap. it might work but i dont think its worth the effort.

try using good ole heart pine for charcoal

I think your friend was having a little fun at your expense.

How do like ceadar for charcoal?

xD Do you happen to plan that one of your cats jump in out of no where in near all your vids? so funny

That's exactly what I was thinkin with I read it. By the way man, I with a doubt greatly enjoy your videos and it's putting me off at a great start. I couldn't ask for better. Hopefully one day through time and hard practice I'll be a master like you.

No, it is awful for the purpose. You can buy "lump" charcoal from lowe's under the brand name "Cowboy Charcoal" .Kingsford and the like isn't going to do you any good at all.

can u use grill coal 4 a forge?? please awser!

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Napalm?

Some how I missed your comment. The coal your using isnt made for forging. Its called anthracite and its rough stuff, usable but but not good. The coal is "coking" burning off the volatiles. You have to do this to get to the good stuff or the coke. Now, do this outside or with alot of ventilation. Its nasty stuff and you will experience the coming of the "black booger"

do you have any sugestions as to another source of fuel aside from charcoal my friend keeps tellin me that its to hard to get the stuff we need to make the stuff for our forge and such and says we should make napalm for it would napalm work for your forge? or does it just S**k and i should stick to your guide here

In the old formulas, this is exactly what they used.

i have a problem and want to know if that is suppost to happen. i buy coal that i kinda cheap and is made for forging, BUT! when i throw more coal on the forge, the whole place where i am is coverd in so much smoke that i cant see my own legs. the smoke also stays there for a while so that i cant get to close to the forge before it all gone. it this suppost to happen?

will this charcoal work with making black powder? for pyrotechnics?