Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: jayman448 on January 28, 2016, 01:07:16 pm
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Thinking of the thread posted a while back about a smithing page on here got me thinking a little bit on primitive smithing. Basically, does anyone know how to or bother with harvisting ore and producing iron and steel straight from rock? Id love to know how to go from dirt to knife. Im sure its super difficult and time consuming but hey, we all shoot wood bows made by hand already. We r used to unconventional xD. Anyone know about this?
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I found this really interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuCnZClWwpQ
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Saw a demonstration on it years ago and you're right it is difficult
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A blacksmith named Nate Runals in the Great Lakes area has done it.
Google him.
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go here http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/ they have a section titled bloomers and buttons, thats all about smelting. just keep in mind that its not a beginners project >:D O:)
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DC I've watched that one too its really cool :)
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If you like reading, check out the book "Art of the Japanese Sword". It has a good chapter about the making of tamahagane steel from iron ore using traditional techniques. Fired with charcoal, not massive industrial arc furnaces.
There is a neat television show called "A Craftsman's Legacy" that had an episode with knife maker Tim Zowada, who makes his own steel from black sand from the shores of Lake Michigan. The episode is not a "how to", but shows enough detail to be interesting.
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There are videos on YouTube about the tribal metal workers in Africa coming together to build a smelting furnace and smelt iron ore. Look it up once you get a chance
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It is extremely difficult and takes and extreme amount of heat and an immense amount of metalergical knowledge