ANST - Smelting Iron

[sabella]

so there you are my lord Manfred....you never did hunt me down and meet me at Gulf wars?  next year perhaps...that is if you dare enter unto the  august grounds of Camp Rolling Thunder...grins
Sabella
aka aine

Joe Wolf wrote:

> With all this talk of case-hardening chain shirts and building firepits, I thought I'd make an initial inquiry to this learne'd list:
>
> How would one go about smelting a small quantity of iron?  Say, large enough for a dagger.  I understand that a large quantity of ore is subjected to high heat until a "bloom" of iron makes its way to the bottom... but what else is involved?  Anyone have experience with this, or know some great reference sources?
>
> With thanks!
>
> Lord Manfred Wolf - Budding knife maker, but tired of stock removal
> Barony of the StarGate, Ansteorra
>
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