September 21, 200619 yr Michael McCarthy (with help from some friends) spent a great deal of time and effort building an iron smelting furnace, carefully feeding it, and finally breaking it open to reveal the bloom. The entire process literally took all day and well into the night. Below are some pictures of his efforts. Michael McCarthy. The freshly made furnace. Feeding the fire. McCarthy tending the fire.
September 21, 200619 yr Author The furnace smelting away. Viewing port in the tuyere. Michael feeds the furnace, while Aldo views the bloom through the tuyere window. The view through the tuyere port.
September 21, 200619 yr Holy shmokes. That is hellacious. When I got some time on my hands, maybe this summer, that's what I want to try. Just learn about it til then.
September 23, 200619 yr Author It was at the (25th) annual New England Bladesmiths' Guild seminar at the Ashokan field campus of SUNY (State University of NY). The seminar is always the 3rd weekend in September. You should come next year, a good time is had by all.
September 23, 200619 yr Thanks for sharing pictures of the process! Do you have a list of the ingredients?
September 25, 200619 yr Author Mike-hr, unfortunately, I did not get the list of ingredients. Sorry. ApprenticeMan, I got your PM and have responded. -Chris
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