Bloomery Iron Smelt - Extraction
'Wind & Weathering' Experiment - October 30, 2021.
Footage from Neil Peterson (undertaking extraction) and Darrell Markewitz (assisting in background). Richard Schweitzer on compaction.
Standard 'Short Shaft' clay mix furnace build, at 28 cm ID and 70 cm tall. Forged copper insert tuyere, primarily electric blower for air.
24 kg of red oxide analog into a 7.6 kg iron bloom.
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