We carry this list of sources for Blacksmithing Coal in each issue of
Blacksmith’s Gazette and update it each time that we receive new
information about coal. Hopefully, each of these suppliers are still in
business and still supplying coal. Since we have not received any feed
back to the contrary, we assume that they are still a viable source for
coal or charcoal. Speaking of charcoal, never use briquettes as fuel
for the forge. They don’t work very well and they emit harmful fumes
when blown by a bellows.
Note: The sources listed herein have been supplied by readers of
Blacksmith’s Gazette over the years. Some of the listings are perhaps
15 years old. If you find that a supplier is no longer supplying good
blacksmithing coal, please advise us so that we can remove them from
the list. We have no personal experience with any of these suppliers
and must depend upon our readers to help us to keep the list up to
date.
All States and Canada
“L Brand”® ForgeCoke® 1/4 x 1 inch coke in 50 LB woven bags
shipped nationwide. E-mail your zip code to LBrandForgeCoke@aol.com and
we will quote a delivered price. Phone 678-360-3521. Updated May
2006.
Alberta, Canada
Ed Lucyshyn, 16303 110 ST, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada TEL: 780-456-1833
H. M. Stevens, 10749 150 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. TEL: 389-2137.
Arizona
Arizona Artists Blacksmith Association. 3646 W. Lawrence Lane,
Phoenix, AZ 85021. TEL: (602) 973-4142. They carry blacksmith’s coal
from Carbondale, Colorado.
Western’s School of Hoseshoeing, Inc., 2801 W. Maryland Avenue,
Phoenix, AZ 85017-1204. TEL: 602-242-2560. They carry blacksmith’s coal.
Ronstadt’s Hardware, 70 N. 6th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701. TEL: (602)
623-3691.
California
California Charcoal & Firewood, Inc., 1518 Eastern Avenue, City of
Commerce, CA (323) 780-6000.
Lazzari Fuel Company, Inc., P.O. Box 34051, San Francisco, CA 94134.
Business is located at 11 Industrial Way, Brisbane, CA. To call them,
use (415) 467-2970. They have charcoal, coal, and coke.
Colorado
Brighton Feed and Saddlery, 370 N. Main St. Brighton, CO 80601-1631.
TEL: (303) 659-0721.
Keyser Coal & Trucking, 601-11th, Greeley, CO. TEL: (970)
352-5957. (Only carry coke.)
American Coal Sales, Inc., 1325 W. 9th Ave, Denver, CO 80204. TEL:
(303) 573-1210.
Mid-Continent Coal & Coke Co., 1058 100 Road, Carbondale, CO. TEL:
(303) 963-2581.
Florida
Southeastern Coal, Pocahontas Number Three, Williston, Florida Call Al
Pendray after 7:00 PM TEL: (904) 528-6124.
Georgia
Aetna Coal, Brown’s Siding, Wildwood, GA. Call James Lynn at (615)
821-5433 between 7:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Ask for metallurgical coal.
Buck Ice & Coal Co., 2400 Twelfth Avenue, PO Box 1457, Columbus, GA
31902-1457, TEL: 706-322-5451. Sell Bituminous coal in fifty pound
sacks and also by the hundred weight (1000 pound minimum on loose coal).
Jimmy Johnson, Rt. 5, Union Hill Road, Canton, Georgia 30114. TEL:
(770) 479-8627.
GA Farriers Supply, 2891 Upper Bethany Rd, Jasper, GA 30143.
TEL: (770) 735-3984
Idaho
The Feed and Farm Store, N 6265 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene, ID
83814. Farrier and blacksmithing supplies and coal.
Mark Solomon, 1020 S. Main, Moscow, ID 83843. TEL: (208) 882-6549.
Illinois
Bost Trucking, 1134 N 11th St, Murphyboro, IL. TEL: (618) 684-3166. Has
Schell Blacksmith coal for $159 a ton.
Indiana
City Coal Yard, 116 N. Depot Street, Brazil, IN 47834. TEL: (812)
448-8128. They carry coal from the Pocahontas No. 3 seam for $6.95 per
100 pounds, loaded in you pickup, or $8.00 per 50 pound bag.
Hoover Lumber & Coal Co., 24120-2 Cr 142, Foraker, In 46526
219-831-2378 open sat till noon they have hard and soft coal @ about
$8.61 @ 100#.
Rings Coal & Oil Company From Cumberland Freeport Gray 1 Railroad
Sq, Yarmouth, ME 04096 Phone: (207) 846-5503
Massachusetts
National Coal Company, 43 Crescent Street, Worcester, MA 01605.
Contact: John Alicandro. TEL: (508) 752-7468.
Williams Coal and Oil Co., 39 Adams St., Braintree, MA 02184,
TEL: 781-843-0145.
Maryland
Elligson Trucking, Freeland, Maryland. TEL: 410-357-5720 or toll free
866-447-8663. The coal is not bad according to Ed Joelson of woodbine,
Maryland.
American Natural Resources, PO Box 304, McHenry, MD 21541. TEL: (301)
387-0327.
Webb’s & Co. Salvage, Rt. 3, Piedmont, MO 63957. TEL: 573-223-7000.
Limited supply of coal and coke from all over the USA. $35.00 per ton
FOB, Piedmont, MO. Bring cash.
New Jersey
Summit Tech, Inc., 2715 Rt. 130, Cranbury, NJ 08512 Tel: 800-325-3357
Email: summittech@erols.com They have soft coal in 50 lb bags.
$10.00 a bag. Discounts for quantity purchases and purchases by
Blacksmithing Associations. Currently, they are stocking coal from
Cooney Brothers in Western PA. It is a clean burning with fairly low
sulphur. There are a lot of chunks about 4" in size (which break up
easily) and a lot of fines...so it’s good for welding but it helps to
wet it down.
New York
Garnsey Warehouse, 952 route 4 South, Schuylerville, NY 12871. TEL:
(518) 695-3346.
Dennis Coal & Stoves CO Inc, 7987 Number 5
West Road, Fabius, NY 13063. TEL: (315) 677-9383.
Reboy Supply Inc., 1300 Maple rd, Elma, New York 14059. TEL: (716)
652-4321. FAX: (716) 652-0148. E-Mail: matrex@msn.com.
Ashokan Field Campus, 477 Beverkill Rd., Oliverbridge, NY 12461. TEL:
(845) 657-8333.
Nebraska
Automotive Inc./Little Giant, 420 5th Corso, Nebraska City, NE 68410.
TEL: (402) 873-6603. They supply Virginia coal to blacksmiths in their
area.
North Carolina
Kayne & Son Custom Hardware, 100 Daniel Ridge Road,
Candler, NC 28715. Tel: (828) 667-8868 Or (828) 665-1988 Fax: (828)
665-8303. E-Mail: kaynehdwe@ioa.com. Will ship coal in 50 pound lots by
UPS.
PNG coal & Oil Co., 410 E. Second St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101.
TEL: (919) 722-2024.
Ohio
Dennis Coal 11555 Co. Rd. D Wauseon, Ohio 43567 TEL. (419) 335-4665
E-mail bed_62@Hotmail.com We carry Kentucky Stoker (Horsecreek) @ $4.00
/ 50# bag. West Virginia Stoker / Pea (Sewell Seam) which is excellent
for welding. 50# bags @ $6.00 F.O.B. Wauseon, Ohio.
Thompson Brothers Mining company, 3379 E. Garfield, North Lima, Ohio
44452. TEL: (330) 549-3979. They carry Kentucky Stoker coal.
Fairview Coal Company, Lima, Ohio. They have a good stoker coal ,some
clinker but not bad. About $83.00 a ton.
Ontario, Canada
Envirotech Resolutions Incotrading. 23 Chapple St., Hamilton, Ont.
Canada. L8L 8K7. Call Frank Cipriani at 905-545-2311,
Or Fax 905-549-4249 or E-MAIL: eri@bellnet.ca. Coal & Coke Sales -
Retail/Wholesale: Anthracite - Filtermedia. Bituminous:
Blacksmith/Forging, Cannel and any other Carbon Products; Including
Prosthetics - Orthotics Materials; Carbon Fiber, Fiberglass Cloth, Sox
Braid.
Upper Canada Village Historical Site in Morrisburg Ontario.
BMR Building Centers Located in Quebec. The one in Laval Quebec located
on Currie Labelle Rd. Has Anthracite in 3 sizes and sells for $9.99 CDN
per 20 Kg.
Thak the Blacksmith & Armourer, Canada Blacksmith Supplies &
Courses, 2282 Floradale Rd., Floradale, ONTARIO, CANADA N3B 1V0. TEL:
519-669-0721 Toll Free: 866-664-3622. E-mail: info@thak.ca
Web: www.thak.ca and www.canadablacksmithsupplies.ca
Oregon
Farrier Supplies, 26729 Highway 99 West, Monroe, Oregon 97456. TEL:
(541) 847-5854.
Valley Farrier Supply, 21383 S. Yeoman Road, Beaver Creek, OR
97004. TEL: (503) 632-4366.
Pennsylvania
Clem Malot, HCR 80, Box 549, McConnellsburg, PA 17233. TEL: (717)
485-9314. E-mail: uncleclem@cvn.net.
Brumder Ornamental Iron, Inc., 40128 Industrial Park Circle,
Georgetown, TX 78626. TEL: (512) 869-2830.
Penn Keystone Coal Co., RD 1 Box 557, Claysburg, PA 16625. E-mail:
penncoal@aol.com. TEL: 814-244-3140.
Liberty Forge, 40128 Industrial Park Circle, Georgetown, TX 78626. TEL:
(512) 869-2830.
Bradford Coal Company, Inc., PO Box 368, Bigler, PA 16825. TEL: (814)
342-0529. Contact: Terry Swanson.
Nolt’s Mill, 360 Mount Sidney Rd, Witmer, PA 17585. TEL: (717) 393-1369.
Quebec, Canada
H. Riendeau Inc., Ch. 2640 St. Charles, St. Henri, Montreal,
Quebec, Canada. TEL: 1-514-932-9144. Dan Stotland reports, “I get good
bituminous farriers coal and also, metallurgical coke (pea size) from
him. He speaks fluent French, and good English. Also he is a gentleman.
Rhode Island
Peoples Coal Company, 55 Mill Street, cumberland, RI 02864. Contact;
Dennis Hysko. TEL: (4010 725-2700 or (617) 761-6929.
Texas
Brumder Ornamental Iron, Inc., 40128 Industrial Park Circle,
Georgetown, TX 78626. TEL: (512) 869-2830.
Liberty Forge, 40128 Industrial Park Circle, Georgetown, TX 78626. TEL:
(512) 869-2830.
C&M Horse Shoe Sales, P. O. Box 249, Conroe, Texas 77305,
1-800-392-7002. (Conroe is about 30 miles north of Houston)
Texas Farrier Supply, 603 S. New Hope Rd., Kennedale, Texas 76060,
1-800-777-2725. (Kennedale is southeast of Ft. Worth, near loop 820.).
Virginia
Hungerford Oil Co., 1604 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia. TEL:
804-648-4703. They sell a grade called Stoker P that is considered
pretty good.
Vermont
Leigh Morrell, Morrell Metal Smiths, PO Box 2114, 446 Marlboro road,
Brattleboro, VT 05303. TEL: (802) 254-2400. FAX: (802) 254-2976. You
must bring your own container. Leigh will provide the shovel.
Washington
Central Fuel, 1945 S. Market Blvd., Chehalis, WA 98532. TEL: (360)
748-8808. Bring your own containers.
West Virginia
Pocahontas Coal & Coke, 312 Industrial Park Road, Beaver, WV 25813.
Contact: Bob Bowling 304 253-5676
Beury Mountain Carbon, PO Box 187, Hico, WV 25854-0187. TEL:
304-575-2961 or 304-438-7275. E-Mail: t a keeney@hotmail.com or t a
keeney@reiclabs.com. Contact Tim Keeney. They carry coal from the
Sewell Seam, surface mined and hand cleaned and loaded.
Wisconsin
Centaur Forge Ltd., 117 N. Spring Street, Burlington, WI 53105 TEL:
800-666-9175. Carries blacksmithing coal in 50 pound bags.
Upper Lakes Coal, 1400 bylsby Ave, Green Bay, WI 54303-3708. TEL: (920)
432-2411. Sell Bituminous Coal for $100 per ton.