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, June 27, 2021

Icelandic Clay Mix Test - the full smelt

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The following is a fast overview of the bloomery iron smelt at Wareham, June 19. This experiment has the DARC team return to our experiment...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021

'Sticking to It' - a clay mix for Icelandic?

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 Part of our ongoing experimental series investigating a possible bloomery iron smelting furnace, as suggested by the archaeology of the sit...
Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Elora Sculpture Project - 2021

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  Need a break from COVID containment? Consider a couple of hours walking around downtown Elora, with a visit to the 'River Walk' in...
Tuesday, June 01, 2021

'Evidence of Absence' - Erosion of Furnce walls

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Group of aging furnaces at Wareham Evidence of Absence Erosion of Bloomery Furnaces ...
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