Bloomers and Buttons

917 topics in this forum

1. Definitions and history of "Wootz" and such 1 2 3 4 6

   By Vern Wimmer, December 9, 2017
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   • Tim Mitchell
   • June 21

2. Refining Bloomery Iron into Hearth Steel with Hurstwic

   By Emiliano Carrillo, November 25, 2018
   • 22 replies
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   • Emiliano Carrillo
   • November 20, 2020

3. Shear Steel; The Experiment Begins 1 2 3

   By Will Wilcox, April 15, 2018
   • 67 replies
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   • Will Wilcox
   • November 11, 2019

4. La Farga Catalana 1 2 3

   By Mark Green, April 18, 2015
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   • Mark Green
   • July 9, 2015

5. The Catalan forge... "Farga Catalana" 1 2 3 4 6

   By miquel, December 26, 2012
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   • M. Cochran
   • April 10, 2015

6. Roasting ore 1 2 3

   By Mick Maxen, September 8, 2014
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   • owen bush
   • September 29, 2014

7. Tatara / tamahagane 1 2

   By Niko Hynninen, September 21, 2009
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   • Niko Hynninen
   • January 13, 2011

8. More Hearth Steel

   By Aiden CC, May 30
   • 7 replies
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   • Joshua States
   • October 20

9. Question on melting furnaces for wootz ingots and if atmospheric burners out there are suitable...

   By Al Massey, October 10
   • 4 replies
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   • Sean Blum
   • October 11

10. Namibian Iron ore

    By Gerhard Gerber, August 21
    • 10 replies
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    • Gerhard Gerber
    • October 11

11. Bit the bullet and trying my hand at crucible...

    By Al Massey, October 5
    • 0 replies
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    • Al Massey
    • October 5

12. Crucible steel progress

    By Matthew Schneider, October 1
    • 6 replies
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • October 4

13. Dissertation project

    By Loris Matesic, July 8
    • 4 replies
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • August 13

14. My initial journey into crucible steels. 1 2 3 4 5

    By Daniel Cauble, December 13, 2017
    • 114 replies
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    • Daniel Cauble
    • July 31

15. Refining crucible melts.

    By Matthew Schneider, July 15
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • July 15

16. Next go at the new obsession

    By Matthew Schneider, June 20
    • 5 replies
    • 323 views
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • June 27

17. First puck, first blade

    By Matthew Schneider, June 14
    • 1 reply
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    • Francis Gastellu
    • June 14

18. Solid fuel crucible furnace advice

    By Matthew Schneider, June 4
    • 2 replies
    • 239 views
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • June 14

19. First success...hopefully

    By Matthew Schneider, June 5
    • 4 replies
    • 281 views
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • June 9

20. Joining the madness... 1 2 3

    By Bill Schmalhofer, January 10
    • 57 replies
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • June 3

21. Performance difference in different patterns?

    By Matthew Schneider, May 26
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • May 26

22. Help making crucibles 1 2

    By Matthew Schneider, May 14
    • 30 replies
    • 787 views
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • May 21

23. Pit Charcoal 1 2 3 4 8

    By Jan Ysselstein, February 11, 2014   

    • Saving waste wood carbon
    • 199 replies
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • May 20

24. Friedrichstal furnace

    By Cyrus, March 10, 2009
    • 15 replies
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • May 19

25. Georgian 'Bulat' technology by Zaqro Nonikashvili 1 2 3 4 11

    By Klaas remmen, November 22, 2010
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    • Alan Longmire
    • May 9