Bloomers and Buttons

869 topics in this forum

1. Definitions and history of "Wootz" and such

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   By Vern Wimmer, December 9, 2017
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   • Jan Ysselstein
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2. La Farga Catalana

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   By Mark Green, April 18, 2015
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   • Mark Green
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3. The Catalan forge... "Farga Catalana"

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   By miquel, December 26, 2012
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   • M. Cochran
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4. Roasting ore

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   By Mick Maxen, September 8, 2014
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   • owen bush
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5. Tatara / tamahagane

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   By Niko Hynninen, September 21, 2009
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   • Niko Hynninen
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6. Smelting Blower Specs

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   By J.Arthur Loose, September 2, 2017
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7. Question on Wootz- specifically, old patterns vs. new...

   By Al Massey, Sunday at 05:27 PM
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   • Joshua States
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8. First smelt failure post-mortem analysis

   By Drepanon, April 3, 2017
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9. Shear Steel; The Experiment Begins

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   By Will W., April 15
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10. Help with ore and starting out bloomery!

    By Nick Bell, May 14
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11. Pit Charcoal

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    By Jan Ysselstein, February 11, 2014   

    • Saving waste wood carbon
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12. Identifying slag?

    By Drepanon, April 14
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    • owen bush
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13. 'Konasamudram' Process

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    By Jan Ysselstein, January 2, 2015   

    • Attempts at Historic Wootz
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14. Reflection to the ancient steel.

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    By Niko Hynninen, October 20, 2012
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15. [Picture Hvy] Some of my Orishigane for Japanese Blades.

    By Daniel Cauble, December 16, 2017
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    • December 24, 2017

16. Sometimes it works

    By Klaas remmen, July 28, 2017   

    • wootz spheroids
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    • Joshua States
    • December 24, 2017

17. My initial journey into crucible steels.

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    By Daniel Cauble, December 13, 2017
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    • Joshua States
    • December 24, 2017

18. The Secrets of Wootz Damascus Steel (2017) - Amazing new documentary

    By Viktor Johansson, November 27, 2017
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • December 22, 2017

19. Preparing for first smelt.

    By Jesse John Cook, November 11, 2017   

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20. First "smelt" attempt

    By Zeb Camper, November 23, 2017
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21. Double tuyere refining furnace

    By Dan Waddell, September 25, 2017
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22. In Search of Hamon, Experiments at the Forge #1

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    By Jan Ysselstein, August 16, 2015   

    • Sole Smithing in the BoneYard
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • October 3, 2017

23. Reclaiming metal from slag

    By Will Urban, September 1, 2017
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    • Will Urban
    • September 15, 2017

24. First Time into this fray

    By Joshua States, February 12, 2017   

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25. Trouble shooting

    By Jwindle, July 16, 2017
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