
The search for bog iron - Bladesmith's Forum Board
2009年11月30日 · Keep changing the acid every so often till it stays perfectly clear. Let the particles remaining settle, dry them. Take the weight of this remainder. The difference is your weight of iron, so gives you your percentage. There was once a primary bog iron ore industry in Ontario too - down on Lake Erie in the 1830-40's.
Finding iron ore near your locality - Bladesmith's Forum Board
2009年7月3日 · East of the Mississippi in the USA, iron ores tend to be residual rocks in sedimentary clay, and except for the occasional igneous intrusion of magnetite such as the Cranberry ore of western North Carolina (and various other highly localized magnetite intrusions in Arkansas, Missouri, New Jersey, and a few other places), you are far more likely ...
Iron ore in "Gold Ore"? - Bladesmith's Forum Board
2009年7月1日 · This much I can tell you - Iron Hill has iron alright ( if reports are correct about 10% concentration ), but it's in complexed form mixed with a variety of other minerals including phosphorous, thorium, vanadium, niobium, cerium, and enough titanium to cause problems, with some reports putting samples averaging around 11.5% and other reports ...
Melting Wrought Iron? - Bladesmith's Forum Board
2006年9月7日 · If one is at a lack of Iron Ore, and wants to run a crucible with wrought iron, would the resulting rendered iron be considered pure enough once the silica is removed for a wootz attempt? Chris, It depends on how much (many) of the impurities come out, but the short answer is very probably maybe yes.
ORIGIN OF IRON - Bloomers and Buttons - Bladesmith's Forum …
2011年6月27日 · ORIGIN OF IRON "Iron ore had left the marshes, From the water-beds had risen, Had been carried to the furnace, In the fire the smith had laid it, Laid it in his smelting furnace." My journey to origin of iron, o have I new thoughts and hint of wisdom too, but still journey is always full of chanc...
African Ore Smelting Video: "From Iron Ore to Iron Hoe"
2013年11月7日 · Everything from the gathering of raw materials for the clay, ore and flux, making the charcoal, mixing of the clay, construction of the furnace, drum bellows, and tuyere, to the final smelt and forging of the iron into hoes is done just as it would have been done in the past.
Phosphorus iron - Bloomers and Buttons - Bladesmith's Forum …
2020年2月24日 · The only iron ore within 5 hours of me is just plain black sand, not too many impurities but no phosphorus. Which means it's literally good for everything except for high phosphorus iron. The reason I want to make phosphoric iron is for a historic iron demonstration on early viking period swords which tended to show signs of high phosphor ...
The best iron bearing sand in Japan, (for tamahagane).
2007年7月3日 · Sanin district, including the northern part of Yamaguti, Simane and Tottori prefectures, is one of districts noted for iron sand deposits in Japan. The sands may be classified as follows : (1) Mount iron sand, originated in biotite granites and diorites. (2) Beach iron sand in the quaternary period. (3) Terrace iron sand in the tertiary period.
Knife forged with two sections of a boat chain link from Louis XIV ...
2024年4月18日 · Hello everyone, This is a unique piece. Knife forged with two sections of a boat chain link from Louis XIV: King of France, Call the Sun King. (1630 to 1715) the heart of the blade and make up 6 carbon steel sections to continue rendering the pattern. The case and tattoo of a frigate: bateay used...
Hello, new and young knife smith. - Bladesmith's Forum Board
2024年2月14日 · I also make my own steel from iron ores that I harvest, while making homemade vharbon, to obtain artisanal steel with only 5 years of self-taught experience. 5 Link to comment