Shoutout to my old coal forge for teaching me about fire control

I used to fight a dirty, smoky fire for years, thinking that was just how it was. Then I switched to a propane forge about six months ago and the clean, even heat is a total game changer for my scrollwork. Anyone else make the switch and find it changed what they could make?

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3 Comments

miles_robinson206h ago

Propane forges are great for some things, but you lose the soul of the metal without a coal fire.

grant.olivia4h ago

Didn't @miles_robinson20 feel that way until my first propane forge showed me cleaner heat control?

patriciagarcia5h ago

I used to believe the coal fire was part of the craft. The propane forge just lets me focus on the metal itself, and my work got way cleaner.