Hammered Out Bits

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

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Working the Press 2

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 (slightly modified from the post on Bloom 2 Bar) Something I saw at the  Corning Glass Museum (on the combined Smeltfest / Research trip i...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

WORKING the Hydraulic Press

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['Mark Green' ,21 April 2012 - 02:56 PM' - Don Fogg's Blade Forum ] I hope all is well with you. Jesus told me you were ...
Sunday, April 22, 2012

"the people we were - the people we are"

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 Check this post by Jim Wright at his Stonekettle Station : http://www.stonekettle.com/2012/04/people-we-were-people-we-are.html It si...
Friday, April 20, 2012

Building a PRODUCTION Iron Smelting Furnace

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(a duplicate of the post at Bloom to Bar ) Making a bloom requires an iron smelting furnace. I have built dozens over the years, most on t...
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