Day 54
This video clip was shot by one of the participants at my March 10 demonstration at the monthly meeting of the Ontario Artist Blacksmith's Association (OABA, through the work of editor Sean Stoughton, regularly posts video on to its own YouTube site. )
The sound quality is uneven, and as hand held footage is a bit jumpy. The beginning explaination is missing, but if you stick with the clip, you will mostly get the sense of how the small re-melting furnace works.
For more info, download a handout at: http://www.warehamforge.ca/ironsmelting/Aristotle-HO.pdf
An earlier description of this demonstration was made here on B2B : March 11 - the Aristotle Furnace
Saturday and Sunday this weekend were spent taking part in a presentation by the Dark Ages Re-Creation Company at the Royal Ontario Museum. The ongoing experimental iron smelting work was part of the presentation. Although strictly not part of the B2B project, reference to the OAC was made (via a sign).
In 2012 Darrell Markewitz of the Wareham Forge applied for - and received - a grant from the Ontario Arts Council. The purpose of this Craft Project - Creation and Development Grant was defined : "... is to cover three months of dedicated time to allow me to develop a practical understanding of how to convert ten year's production of raw iron blooms into working bars". This blog will be an ongoing record of this project...
February 15 - May 15, 2012 : Supported by a Crafts Projects - Creation and Development Grant
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