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

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Bellows for Iron Smelting (the measurements!)

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Recently I was asked by my friend Mark Pilgrim (interpreter at L'Anse aux Meadows NHSC) for the actual measurements of the iron smeltin...
Sunday, July 22, 2018

July & August = DECK CONSTRUCTION

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After a very heavy teaching rotation over May and June, I am withdrawing from forge work over the next two months.The reason is that extensi...
Friday, July 20, 2018

Summer Solstice Iron Smelt : REMAINS

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The objective of the regular early summer experiment was further investigation of the 'Slag Pit' style furnace - tentatively descri...
Sunday, July 15, 2018

Summer Solstice Iron Smelt : RESULTS

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As in past years, there was a late spring / early summer iron smelt at Wareham. The date for this June 23 - 'the Saturday closest to S...
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