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Snwclmber - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 2:35am
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Hi everyone. I'm fairly new to blacksmithing, and am learning as I go. Right now I'm at a point that I'm ready to attempt forge welding. Up to now, I've been using gas or charcoal/wood mix in a forge, mostly for lack of material. The problem is that neither seems to get quite hot enough to raise the steel to welding temp.

My question is: Does anyone know how/where I can locate a coal supplier in North Carolina? Or, failing that, does anyone know of any blacksmithing groups/associations in North Carolina? I would appreciate any help.

--Paul Haber


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Jim Cotter's picture

Call Fred Pugh down in

Jim Cotter - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 9:30am

Call Fred Pugh down in Pittsboro at 919-542-4164

Make sure you bring a pickup truck so you can fill the
bed with coal ...save money that way.

Its very good smithing coal


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Snwclmber's picture

Thanks

Snwclmber - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 10:35pm

Thanks very much. I'll give him a ring as soon as I get back in town. Now, the only excuse I'll have for less than perfect work is my own inexperience. I'll just have to fix that.

-Paul


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Gerald Boggs's picture

ABANA website

Gerald Boggs - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 1:32pm

Try visiting ABANA's website and you'll find a listing under Resourcesm of coal suppliers and Blacksmith groups.

http://www.abana.org/index.shtml

Gerald Boggs


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Snwclmber's picture

Thanks

Snwclmber - Wednesday, January 16, 2008 - 10:42pm

I appreciate the help. I had tried the ABANA site, but had no luck. The nearest suppliers I could find were Tennesee and Virginia. Which is ridiculous, since I know people burn coal in North Carolina, and I'm sure there are blacksmiths all over the state. But, I do appreciate the help.


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Gerald Boggs's picture

Hum... I went to the ABANA

Gerald Boggs - Thursday, January 17, 2008 - 8:17am

Hum... I went to the ABANA site and you're right, it wasn't much help.

Here's the link to the NC blacksmith guild http://www.ncabana.org/

I tried a search of coal on super pages and here's the result.
http://www.superpages.com/yellowpages/C-Coal+%26+Coke/S-NC/T-Durham/

Hope this helps.
Gerald Boggs


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Coal

Snwclmber - Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 4:08am

Thanks much, I appreciate the help. You guys are very helpful (and prompt). I do appreciate that.


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markh's picture

The Blacksmith Depot sells

markh - Monday, May 12, 2008 - 7:25pm

The Blacksmith Depot sells coal and coke. They are in Candler, NC

http://www.blacksmithsdepot.com


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blacksmithing coal

visitor - Saturday, February 7, 2009 - 9:28am

try the blacksmiths depot. they have coal and coke(not the kind you can drink or snort). it sells by the bag for about 15 bucks for 50 pounds. coal can be how ever much you can haul i think. i usualy get the coke as you can start forging as soon as the fire gets going. yo uhave to coke the coal first. address is blacksmithsdepot.com


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Lawrence Parramore's picture

You need coke not coal,

Lawrence Parramore - Sunday, February 8, 2009 - 9:50am

You need coke not coal, beans is best or whatever they call it over your side of the pond, I am sure if the supplier is used to supplying Blacksmiths he will put you right.
Having said that, something must be wrong with your forge set up if you cannot get charcoal up to temperature, charcoal will go hotter and quicker and a lot cleaner than coke and is especially good for fire welding for that reason, leave the wood out and just use charcoal.


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