Personally I would run a Ribbon Burner It might take a little more time to build your forge, but you will get the heat you want from a single 6-8 inch blown Ribbon Burner. If you use Facebook there is a pretty complete set of postings on building the ribbon burner and the forge in this group...
Here's a sneak peak that is posted on Facebook in the group Blacksmith Forges, Gas, Coal, and Alternative Fuel Forges
https://www.facebook.com/groups/345550495601819/ there are posts on the forge build and the burner build.
If you want to see a little more, check out the Facebook group Knife...
Get yourself a PID reader and K-Type probe. Probe and terminal block is McMaster-Carr http://www.mcmaster.com/
K-Type 32° to 2300° F 1/2" dia. wire 8 ga. 3859K34 $15.96
Terminal Block for Thermocouple Assembly 38705K82 $11.43
PID Reader is Auberins https://www.auberins.com...
Slatroni, pictures as requested. Here's the last 4 knives I've made. What you see is all because of Wayne Coe and John Emmerling. Wayne hooked me up with John and I was a good student with some experience. More to come for sure, I'm really just getting started. From left to right, Hunter...
I live on a dirt road just off Interstate 94 between Monticello and Clearwater, MN. I made my first knife about 10 years ago at a class taught by Kay Vikstrom from Finland. We did the whole process, forged the blade, a hidden tang Puukko including handle and sheath. All was done in the...