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Overview
Oct 29, 2016
Oct 12, 2015
Jun 20, 2015
Apr 25, 2015
May 11, 2013
May 27, 2012
Nov 5, 2011
Oct 9, 2011
July 28, 2011
June 11, 2011
Nov 6, 2010
Aug 21, 2010
June 12, 2010
Nov 7, 2009
Oct 11, 2009
May 30, 2009
Nov 8, 2008
Oct 12, 2008
Jun 14, 2008
Apr 13, 2008
Oct 27, 2007
Oct 8, 2007
Jun 10, 2007 - Excav.
Jun 9, 2007 - Second
Jun 9, 2007 - First
Nov 5, 2006
Sep 1-2, 2006
Jun 10, 2006
Jun 10, 2006 - Tools
Nov 4, 2005
Sep 1, 2005 - CanIron V
Jun 11, 2005
May 14, 2005 - OABA
Jan 14, 2005 - Consolid.
Oct 24, 2004
Jun 3, 2004
Jun 3, 2004 - Design
Jun 3, 2004 - Questions
May, 2003 - Analysis
May 2003
May 2002

The Limits of Experiment


The following lists a number of considerations for the ongoing experiments into Viking Age iron smelting being undertaken by members of the Dark Ages Re-creation Company. In some cases answers to the questions posed are known, either through research into other experiments, or direct personal experience by DARC. In all cases the list details the range of possible variables.

RESEARCH

Smelter types: Note that these are 'invented' types, may not conform to current research definitions
Bellows:

Smelter Design:

Charcoal
Process / Sequence:
(Note - optical pyrometer was purchased and is available for this year)


What is our OBJECTIVE for this years experiment:

PRACTICAL

Blower Design:

Charcoal:
(NOTE - we have enough Royal Oak on hand for one more experiment)

Ore
(NOTE - we have enough rock ore on hand for at least one, perhaps two new experiments)

Smelter

Sequence

Assignment of 'special teams', with team leader responsible:
Equipment
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