forging heat

He sets the welded tongue on the forge bricks to cool to forging heat before completing the shaping.

Heating iron to a "forging heat" allows bending as if it were a soft, ductile metal, like copper or silver.

The ideal heat for most forging is the bright yellow-orange color that indicates forging heat.

After setting the charcoal he had brought in before supper around the coals, he pumps the bellows rod until the charcoal catches and the coals reach forging heat.