Preparing a bloomery furnace for an iron smelt
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Published 2018-03-12
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All Comments (21)
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Superb project and video :) Waiting for the rest of this. Thank you and take care ॐ
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John, your videos are an inspiration to aspiring smiths everywhere, congrats on breaking the 10,00 mark and thank you for sharing all your knowledge and experience.
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I am impressed. He is a hard worker. It show's why iron was something only the richest man could afford in quantity. Thank Jake for us please. Anthony Kent
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That is on my blacksmith bucket list.
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This is VERY interesting. I'm looking forward to the rest!
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This is the Goods! Aloha and Mahalo!
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Thank you for coming and working so hard to share with us thus amazing process
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Striking how much this resembles the ancient African smelting operations look like this.
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Thanks for taking us along on the Wrought iron journey. Definitely gives you a deeper respect into what went into the refining process the ancients went through to develop their primitive metals. It will make it even harder to throw out... Er... I mean recycle even small pieces of metal. I would like to see a video on how you build the burner and manufacture the charcoal in your barrel, as good coal is getting hard to come by..
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Absolutely fascinating, I’ve had a desire to give this a try since I was a kid. On another point, forgetting about the politics of the world, that looks a wonderful place to live. Lucky man, sir!
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Fantastic. Just 3 min in and can't wait for the result!
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Dang that looks like a lot of work but that's cool. I can't wait to see the results. That process has always fascinated me
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Can't wait to see the final product!
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Awesome Video!
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Love seeing this process. I used to do something similar to get iron too work. I love very close to the Mississippi River so everything I need is right there for free. Just need to do the work. Made my smelter with river clay and straw. There is lots of black sand. Thanks John and friends.
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Very Interesting looking forward to tomorrow, Thanks John for bringing us along!!
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That's is a big project, interested in the next video.
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great video! love the explanations I needed them. very interested in smelting iron this way! =] thank you!
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definitely following this.
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I miss the red green show.
