> On Jul 27, 2016, at 7:12 AM, Mark Pfeifer  wrote:
> 
> Great advice, I will fire the whole lot of these next time I get a bonfire
going. I have a fry basket around here somewhere that would be perfect for the
purpose.

Don’t melt the fry basket.  Would be a real pain to have to dig the nails out of
the ash :0)

The center of a good hardwood fire once it is coals and with good air supply can
work for a blacksmith forge - Been there, done it, and sometimes not on purpose.

The heat needed to anneal is a bit short of that needed for forging.  

—Scott