The old timer at the Scranton meetup made me ditch my propane forge setup

I spent the last 3 years swearing by propane for small work, you know, thinking it was cleaner and easier. Then this guy Frank at the Scranton blacksmith meetup last Saturday showed me his coal-fired forge and how he gets way better heat control for shaping tool steel. He straight up said I was missing the 'feel' of the fire (which I thought was nonsense) but after trying his setup for 10 minutes, I get it now. Has anyone else switched back to coal after going gas?

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ellis.charles3d ago

Tbh Frank probably just wanted someone to watch him play with fire for a bit.

johnfoster3d ago

@ellis.charles I actually think he just needed a quiet place to think, and fire was the excuse.