
Finding iron ore near your locality - Bladesmith's Forum Board
Jul 3, 2009 · 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 …
The search for bog iron - Bladesmith's Forum Board
Nov 30, 2009 · 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 …
Phosphorus iron - Bloomers and Buttons - Bladesmith's Forum …
Feb 24, 2020 · 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 …
The best iron bearing sand in Japan, (for tamahagane).
Jul 3, 2007 · 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 …
Need info on US iron bog sites or other iron ore
Jul 17, 2006 · Here in upper East TN we had lots of these ore drifts, but they've been pretty well mined out since the late 1800s. We also had veins of hard red hematite, but this needs …
ORIGIN OF IRON - Bloomers and Buttons - Bladesmith's Forum …
Jun 27, 2011 · 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." …
Amazing new documentary - Bladesmith's Forum Board
Nov 27, 2017 · There is no evidence, unfortunately, that this source of iron ore ever was used in ancient times to produce crucible steel. The documentary showed that it "was possible" to …
Hello, here is a Nordic Sanmai - Bladesmith's Forum Board
Mar 18, 2024 · So here is a Leuku forged in 90mcv8 and pure nickel. the handle is composed of reindeer bis, birch bark and curly birch on through tang. As well as a case tattooed on both …
Hello, new and young knife smith. - Bladesmith's Forum Board
Feb 14, 2024 · 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
Would Castable Refractory Work To Make a Crucible
Dec 7, 2005 · Greetings Have been considering doing some experiments with reduction of iron ore. I was wondering if it might be possible to use Castable Refractory Cement to make …