Coal vs propane forge for a weekend shop, I think coal wins my vote

I spent last Saturday running my old coal forge next to a buddy's propane setup in his garage in Austin, and after 8 hours of punching out hooks and small knives, the coal forge just felt more alive to me. The heat control was way more direct once I got the air right, but cleanup took forever and I reeked of smoke for two days. Am I crazy for preferring coal when propane is so much easier for beginners, or does anyone else stick with the old fuel out of pure stubbornness?

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felix_black1mo ago

Used to swear by propane until I ran a coal fire once, now it's coal all the way for me.