Dark Ages Re-Creation Company
Date:May 11, 2013
Location:Kalamazoo, MI
See also: Darrell Markewitz's ironsmelting site
Team: Neil Peterson, Darrell Markewitz
Premise: Smelt demonstration at the International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Furnace Design
| Type | Norse short shaft, cobb, tap arch |
| Extraction | top |
| Diameter | cm |
| Height | cm |
| Volume | 0 cm3 |
| Tuyure Type | ceramic tube |
| Tuyere height from base | cm |
| Tuyere penetration into furnace | cm |
| Tuyere angle | deg |
| Base design | natural set base cm |
Burn Details
| Bellow Type | blower |
| Avg Air rate | litres per minute |
| Total Charcoal Mass | Kg |
| Avg Burn rate | min per 2 Kg |
| Ore Type | DD1 with fire scale |
| Total Mass of Ore | 25 Kg |
| Burn Duration | Hours |
Results
| Mass of Bloom | 5.4 Kg |
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| Yield | % |
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Reports of all of our iron smelting efforts along with more articles and information are available on the "Iron Smelting in the Viking Age" CD from the Wareham Forge. Copies of the CD can be purchased here. |
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| Furnace | Smelter startup | Full burn | Adding charcoal |
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| Tapping | Thumping | Compacting |
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Reports of all of our iron smelting efforts along with more articles and information are available on the "Iron Smelting in the Viking Age" CD from the Wareham Forge. Copies of the CD can be purchased here. |
