Bloomers and Buttons

913 topics in this forum

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

   By Vern Wimmer, December 9, 2017
   • 130 replies
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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
   • 51 replies
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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
   • 51 replies
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   • owen bush
   • September 29, 2014

7. Tatara / tamahagane 1 2

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

8. 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
   • Saturday at 05:27 AM

9. Dissertation project

   By Loris Matesic, July 8
   • 2 replies
   • 188 views
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   • Matthew Schneider
   • July 15

10. Refining crucible melts.

    By Matthew Schneider, July 15
    • 0 replies
    • 63 views
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • July 15

11. Next go at the new obsession

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

12. First puck, first blade

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

13. Solid fuel crucible furnace advice

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

14. First success...hopefully

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

15. Joining the madness... 1 2 3

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

16. More Hearth Steel

    By Aiden CC, May 30
    • 3 replies
    • 219 views
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    • Joshua States
    • June 1

17. Performance difference in different patterns?

    By Matthew Schneider, May 26
    • 0 replies
    • 104 views
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    • Matthew Schneider
    • May 26

18. Help making crucibles 1 2

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

19. 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

20. Friedrichstal furnace

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

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

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

22. I was given Iron from very old smelt

    By Jaro Petrina, May 5
    • 4 replies
    • 179 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • May 6

23. [Picture Hvy] Some of my Orishigane for Japanese Blades. 1 2 3

    By Daniel Cauble, December 16, 2017
    • 60 replies
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    • Daniel Cauble
    • March 16

24. First attempt at making bloom steel

    By Ryan Duran G, February 12
    • 5 replies
    • 296 views
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    • Alan Longmire
    • February 13

25. First Hearth Melt

    By Aiden CC, December 26, 2020
    • 15 replies
    • 607 views
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    • Aiden CC
    • January 27