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Richard Furrer
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PostPosted: Mon 26 Jul, 2010 4:04 pm    Post subject: Iron/Steel smelt         Reply with quote

Hello All,
I just had Karl Goebel, an Anthropology student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison come by to learn how to smelt. This was his first try at anything like this.

Here is the first part of a two part video on what happened:
http://www.doorcountyforgeworks.com/Steel_Making.html

He did well.

Stay tuned for part two to see what was done with the bloom.

Ric

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R D Moore




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PostPosted: Tue 27 Jul, 2010 8:37 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks Ric! From a pile of dirt to a billet of steel. I always go to your posts first when logging on!
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Richard Furrer
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PostPosted: Tue 27 Jul, 2010 9:26 am    Post subject: From Dirt to Dagger         Reply with quote

R D,
I did a demo/talk at one of Dr. Jim Batson's Tannehill gatherings in Alabama titled "From Dirt to Dagger" many years ago.
I have a website by the same name which will eventually have an all hand made (no power equipment) video on how to make a completed dagger from scratch (all but growing the tree for the handle).

I have not seen this yet so I think it is a knowledge gap which needs filling.

Ric

Ric Furrer
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Richard Furrer
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PostPosted: Tue 27 Jul, 2010 11:32 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

You may find this concept interesting:
new listing in "From Dirt to Dagger" in the steel making page

http://www.doorcountyforgeworks.com/From_Dirt...Video.html
video coming soon

Ric

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Dustin R. Reagan





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PostPosted: Tue 27 Jul, 2010 1:07 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Richard Furrer wrote:
You may find this concept interesting:
new listing in "From Dirt to Dagger" in the steel making page

http://www.doorcountyforgeworks.com/From_Dirt...Video.html
video coming soon

Ric


Excellent! If timing (and the wife) allows, i plan on attending your 2011 steel making class! When do you think you'll be able to publish more details on the class?

Thanks,
Dustin
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PostPosted: Tue 27 Jul, 2010 4:48 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Richard Furrer wrote:
You may find this concept interesting:
new listing in "From Dirt to Dagger" in the steel making page

http://www.doorcountyforgeworks.com/From_Dirt...Video.html
video coming soon

Ric


Great idea. Your videos are a fascinating concept for me since I may not get to attend one of your classes, so this is a very workable solution. Count me in. You could open a lot of doors for a lot of interested people with this.

Ron

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PostPosted: Wed 28 Jul, 2010 6:56 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks for the link! I could watch this stuff all day! I've got to get over to Tannehill. Haven't been since the early 70s. Sad

http://www.tannehill.org/

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