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| View of smelter work area, boxed in to rough size of the Furnace Hut at L'Anse aux Meadows | Slack tub positioned to duplicate size and position of an unexplained large pit from the archaeology. | Using a 22 cm diameter tank as a form. End of the first course of clay. |
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| Showing bricks placed inside to stablize the furnace, plus allow the tank form to be moved higher. | Packing the gaps with dry wood ash. This both helps the furnace keep its shape and draws the moisture from the clay. | Full height of build at 65 cm total.The exterior will be wrapped with sheet metal to prevent slumping. |
Darrell Markewitz is a professional blacksmith who specializes in the Viking Age. He designed the living History program for L'Anse aux Meadows NHSC (Parks Canada) and worked on a number of major international exhibits. A recent passion is experimental iron smelting. 'Hammered Out Bits' focuses primarily on IRON and the VIKING AGE
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Vinland 3 Smelter Build
For the next in the Vinland smelt series, the material for the furnace walls has been changed. Course sand (dug locally) was mixed 50 / 50 by volume with the powdered potter's clay (Bell Dark). The finished furnace walls are roughly 5 - 7 cm thick.
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