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1. Shear Steel; The Experiment Begins 1 2 3

   By Will Wilcox, April 15, 2018
   • 67 replies
   • 5.7k views
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   • Will Wilcox
   • November 11, 2019

2. Definitions and history of "Wootz" and such 1 2 3 4 5

   By Vern Wimmer, December 9, 2017
   • 120 replies
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   • Jan Ysselstein
   • December 27, 2017

3. La Farga Catalana 1 2 3

   By Mark Green, April 18, 2015
   • 51 replies
   • 10.4k views
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   • Mark Green
   • July 9, 2015

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

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

5. Roasting ore 1 2 3

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

6. Tatara / tamahagane 1 2

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

7. First ever casting.

   By Jeremy Blohm, September 12
   • 0 replies
   • 115 views
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   • Jeremy Blohm
   • September 12

8. Phosphorus iron

   By Jack Hirsch, February 24
   • 20 replies
   • 702 views
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   • Alan Longmire
   • September 7

9. Teconite from the U.P. (Michigan)

   By ChrisBriggs, August 26
   • 4 replies
   • 162 views
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   • Alan Longmire
   • September 3

10. My initial journey into crucible steels. 1 2 3 4

    By Daniel Cauble, December 13, 2017
    • 91 replies
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    • Daniel Cauble
    • July 6

11. Frustration or interest

    By Allen Vann, July 2
    • 4 replies
    • 143 views
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    • Allen Vann
    • July 2

12. Crucible Steel - The Rabbit Hole Entrance

    By AJ Prime, June 27   

    • crucible
    • wootz
    • 19 replies
    • 307 views
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    • Daniel Cauble
    • June 30

13. Alloying steel

    By Bill Schmalhofer, June 17
    • 12 replies
    • 260 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • June 18

14. [Picture Hvy] Some of my Orishigane for Japanese Blades. 1 2

    By Daniel Cauble, December 16, 2017
    • 41 replies
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    • Daniel Cauble
    • June 10

15. Free Bentonite Clay for Greensand- NORFOLK VA

    By Kerri Duncan, May 31
    • 0 replies
    • 142 views
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    • Kerri Duncan
    • May 31

16. 'Konasamudram' Process 1 2 3 4 9

    By Jan Ysselstein, January 2, 2015   

    • Attempts at Historic Wootz
    • 200 replies
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • May 29

17. Ironsand 1 2

    By Jeremy Blohm, April 13
    • 28 replies
    • 855 views
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    • Jeremy Blohm
    • May 5

18. First crucible steel puck going for wootz. 1 2

    By Will Urban, August 23, 2019
    • 36 replies
    • 2.6k views
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    • Richard Furrer
    • April 25

19. Can you help me identify this "slag"?

    By Emilie Dion, April 25   

    • slag
    • 3 replies
    • 190 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • April 25

20. Pit Charcoal 1 2 3 4 8

    By Jan Ysselstein, February 11, 2014   

    • Saving waste wood carbon
    • 198 replies
    • 35.6k views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • February 25

21. Wootz Hunter video

    By Joshua States, February 11
    • 3 replies
    • 392 views
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    • Gary LT
    • February 14

22. First Hearth Steel of 2020

    By Niels Provos, January 5
    • 2 replies
    • 566 views
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    • Niels Provos
    • January 6

23. Reducing carbon for hearth steel

    By Dylan A. Lewis, December 10, 2019
    • 10 replies
    • 554 views
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    • Dylan A. Lewis
    • January 2

24. Winter Solstice Smelt

    By Andrew W, December 22, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 376 views
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    • Kerri Duncan
    • December 22, 2019

25. East Tennessee or western NC smelts

    By Allen Vann, December 12, 2019
    • 4 replies
    • 395 views
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    • Allen Vann
    • December 12, 2019