Coal vs charcoal for heat treating: which one actually gets the job done faster?

I spent 8 hours trying to heat treat a 1080 blade with lump charcoal before a buddy said to try bituminous coal and it took less than 2 hours, so what do you guys think is the real winner for even heating?

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markm274d ago

Man that's rough. Coal really is way faster.

park.iris4d ago

Oh PLEASE @markm27, couldn't have warned me BEFORE I bought the charcoal?