SIMOND STORE Blacksmithing Coal Forge Furnace with Hand Blower for Knife Making Forging Farriers Tools and Equipment – Vintage Style Coal Forge with Pedal Type Handle

The media could not be loaded. This little forge took me about 30 minutes to put together. I can tell you that the pre drilled holes for the legs don’t line up exactly which makes it not truly level but it is certainly good enough and doesn’t fall over. The pipe to blow air through only had one pre drilled hole and looked like it was supposed to have two. Again, it still stays securely on with just one.I filled the kettle with kindling and coal and Kit the fire. The blower glides really well and is effortless. In like using this by far more than an electric blower. I had this set on top of another full size forge and this blower worked just as well as the electric. I was with a group and everyone admitted it. I covered the hot coals with fresh coal to the top, ran the blower to stoke it and then left for lunch. Over an hour later it was still hot and held the heat well.I plan to take this with me when RV’ing to use outside and at home for all sorts of projects.ThanksTherese W

Liked the forge until the bowl cracked after the third use.

It was as described but missing a bolt. I have bolts but for this price that should not be an issue. Otherwise good product.

Perfect for my bugout shelter. Works great and doesn't require power or propane. I use it to cast aluminum and make small knives out of iron and steel. I used it out in the rain and it can rust easily I applied oil everywhere, still works a charm.

The media could not be loaded. Bowl was sent with a "fixed" crack/hole that came undone.I was really looking forward to using this during my winter break, I got everything bought and setup and went to do my first test fire to see how it worked. After 5 minutes burn time the fire started coming out from the side of the bowl so I stopped. Turns out the bowl had a hole in it from the start and the seller "fixed" it before selling it. I wish I took pictures of the fire coming out of it but once I saw it I stopped everything and let it cool down to avoid any other issues or risk. It's a huge hole and you can see that it was patched. Refuse to run it again incase it splits the bowl and causes a major safety risk of hot metal everywhere.Huge let down since I've been waiting so long to use it. For fuel I had put some balled up newspaper and Kiln-Dried Common Board scraps to get it going, and get a feel for the blower. After this test run I was going to use some charcoal mixed in with it but never got a chance.It had a few other flaws that weren't as big of an issue but ill say them now as a heads up. The feet didnt sit right so the bowl was slanted, the metal plate connecting the blower to the bowl was bent, and the ash door handle rubs against the feet making it so I couldn't fully close the door and air would flow through it.

Has held up well, does it’s job, has its flaws but it’s a good compact forge.

All the parts where a mix of different models. Legs didn't match bowl. Blower stand/base didn't match and attach to forge bowl. A complete loss.

it works. I thought it would be a bit bigger. it was at a 2nd tier price point.