Bloomers and Buttons

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1. sham pattern

   By Klaas remmen, October 20, 2015
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   • Mark Green
   • October 20, 2015

2. Cast iron for Wootz

   By ChrisWolf, September 25, 2014   

   • Wootz
   • Making Wootz
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     • Wootz
     • Making Wootz
     • Cast Iron
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   • Peter T. Swarz-Burt
   • October 18, 2015

3. Silvery topped Ingot? RR spike alloys...

   By MLenaghan, April 14, 2015
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   • Peter T. Swarz-Burt
   • October 18, 2015

4. How to prevent the bloomery smelter from cracking

   By Jur de Stoute, September 10, 2015
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   • J.Arthur Loose
   • October 16, 2015

5. first time melt

   By Josh Fikentscher, October 13, 2015
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   • Christopher Price
   • October 14, 2015

6. Gonna learn Wootz.

   By Karl B. Andersen, October 7, 2015
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   • Karl B. Andersen
   • October 13, 2015

7. metallurgy masterclass in Belgium

   By Klaas remmen, May 13, 2015   

   • tatara
   • crucible steel
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     • crucible steel
     • belgium
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   • Tim Mitchell
   • October 12, 2015

8. Help an idiot out lol

   By Brian Myers, October 2, 2015
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   • Brian Myers
   • October 2, 2015

9. clay to use?

   By Eric C, September 10, 2015
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   • Eric C
   • October 1, 2015

10. From Ore to Knife class at Bushfire forge. July 2015

    By owen bush, August 26, 2015
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    • Josh A Weston
    • August 28, 2015

11. "Blast tuyere" and other things in the National Museum of South Korea

    By MLenaghan, August 18, 2015
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • August 21, 2015

12. Todays experimental smelt

    By Mark Green, August 16, 2015
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    • Mark Green
    • August 18, 2015

13. heat treating bloomery steel....

    By owen bush, June 8, 2015
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    • owen bush
    • August 17, 2015

14. Where to start?

    By will52100, August 5, 2015
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    • will52100
    • August 14, 2015

15. Hearth Operation for High Carbon Steel

    By TrevorWalsh, July 7, 2015
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    • Lee Sauder
    • August 7, 2015

16. Made an Evenstad!

    By grpaavola, July 31, 2015   

    • evenstad
    • DIY
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    • Gary LT
    • August 3, 2015

17. Issues w/ Orishigane 1 2

    By justin carnecchia, June 10, 2015
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    • justin carnecchia
    • July 16, 2015

18. Wootz pattern from summer ingot.

    By Niko Hynninen, December 13, 2013
    • 18 replies
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    • Jokke
    • July 1, 2015

19. The Morning After

    By Jan Ysselstein, May 2, 2015   

    • Bloom or No Bloom
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    • Jan Ysselstein
    • June 19, 2015

20. Is this magnetite?

    By Irl Smith, June 6, 2015
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    • Irl Smith
    • June 10, 2015

21. Crucible steel... Preliminary opinions? 1 2

    By Scott A. Roush, April 3, 2015
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    • Tim Mitchell
    • May 14, 2015

22. The Claude Moore Colonial Farm project 1 2

    By Christopher Price, November 20, 2014   

    • smelting
    • iron
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    • M. Cochran
    • May 12, 2015

23. 'Burning', oxidizing and quality of home-made steel

    By Scott A. Roush, April 27, 2015
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    • Scott A. Roush
    • April 29, 2015

24. Early Iron 4 at Ashoken in April

    By Darrell @ warehamforge.ca, March 26, 2015   

    • event
    • iron smel
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      • iron smel
      • bladesmithing
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    • Alan Longmire
    • April 13, 2015

25. Wootz or not ?

    By ruggero, March 3, 2015
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    • ruggero
    • March 5, 2015