Perfect for my teenager out in the shop! Came just as described!

I've been a hobby blacksmith for a decade. I don't know how many barrels of charcoal I've made from scrap wood and fallen limbs, but I always reasoned I spent half my "blacksmithing time" just making charcoal for my homemade forge. It's a lot of work, and after so many years, having a propane forge is a dream. I shopped around for one, read tons of reviews, and settled for this one. While gas forges go through propane relatively fast, I feel that the cost to labor ratio is well worth it.

It doesn't disappoint. It was easy to throw together, is very well made with tight fittings, the coating was easy to apply. Heavy gauge steel, good welds. It has a decent little "hotspot" large enough to heat roughly 4 inches of metal at a time.

I retired 10 years ago and my wife wanted me to have a hobby and stop getting into mischief. My first hobby choice of para gliding was nixed. After watching youtube I decided to try playing with hot metal and fire. (can't get into trouble there). I built a gas forge that failed to function as designed so I decided to purchase one. I initially looked at the cheaper ones from Eastern Europe but decided to pay the extra and buy American.
The forge arrived in a timely manner, well packaged and with clear, concise instructions. I assembled the forge, installed the chemical coating that came with it and after 24 hours I fired it up.
Worked flawlessly and I was able to fashion a steak turner and BBQ fork. Now my grandson and I are making a railroad spike knife.
Pay the extra and get the Hell's Forge, you wont be disappointed.

Love this forge. I got it for my son (12) and myself to make some knifes. 1st off, the quality of the construction is amazing. It is well built and looks great. 2nd, the instructions on how to get started are clear and precise. When the forge comes you need to apply a refractory coating that they provide with the purchase. There is a bit of a learning curve to getting it right, but it's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Overall, I would highly recommend using this product and Hell's Forge. One small issue I had was the time it took to receive the order. It took almost 3 weeks. But it was in the middle of Corona lockdown.

Worked great after following the very detailed and easy to understand instructions. Perfect for heat treating the knives I plan on making, it gets up to temp fast, waaay better then fire bricks and a torch I was using. However, the coating had leaked all over the packaging, and didn't end up being enough to cover the inside of the forge. I had to buy more. Also, I was a little bit concerned there wasn't much in the way of warnings about the inhalation of particulates when you use this thing"¦I heard this is some nasty stuff"¦ so use a respirator! Glad I bought the small version, I live in a condo with a very small shop so this is perfect for me.