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Coal vs charcoal heat... I think one gets a bad rap
I've been forging for about 4 years now, mostly with charcoal cause it's easier to find around here. Everyone at the meetups keeps saying coal is the only way to get good heat control, but honestly I get better welds with charcoal cause it burns cleaner and I don't fight clinkers all day. Has anyone else had better luck with charcoal for damascus billets?
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simonk9813d ago
I been using coal for about 8 years now and honestly once you get your fire management down the clinkers are way less of a problem. Charcoal burns hotter but it eats through steel faster for me, I get better weld consistency with coal on damascus billets because the heat hangs around longer in the stack. Different strokes for different folks I guess.
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