Learn how to manage a coal forge fire with practical tips and advice. A helpful guide for beginner blacksmiths on heat control, safety, and efficient forging.

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COLUMBIA — On a Saturday in April, David Bush was working over a portable coal-fired forge outside the Olympia Mill Village Museum. The coals burned hot. Orange, yellow and blue flames licked towards ...

WALTHAM — Blacksmith John Hayden fires up the forge, stokes the coals, and heats the rifle barrel of a disabled Remington Sportsman 58 shotgun until it glows the color of “Orange Crush.” Then he ...