There's a couple of sources of Iron Ore. Banded Iron Formations or BIF's hold most of the Iron today. They formed during the Oxygen Catastrophe, when the world literally rusted. The ancient seas that were shallow then are now dry land today. Then there's bog iron which is formed when water from some source washes the iron out of rocks, including BIF's to low-lying areas that fill with water. Iron Bacteria precipitate this iron as iron hydroxide. Then Volcanic Iron. A volcanic eruption throws iron rich minerals onto the surface and it's eroded into black sand. This is how the Japanese got the metal for their katanas. Then there are meteorites which have been forged by man even before the Iron Age, when the primary metal was bronze. Iron bearing rocks can also wash out from ore beds upstream during a flood. Some iron bearing rocks can be brought out by glaciers and strewn across the landscape but harvesting them is not practical.
@davehyer4178Ай бұрын
Holy metal Batman.
@ggilmoreyouАй бұрын
Great "how to video". These guys know what they are doing and do an excellent job explaining the process. Note how they hold the sledge when striking. I was taught this method by Francis Whitaker, who worked in Yelliins shop and rarely see it used. Also look at their shop and how their side draft forge pulls the smoke. No need for a hood.
@stephenmankowski3679Ай бұрын
@@ggilmoreyou Thank you!
@blackrabbit9601Ай бұрын
smart dog❤
@blackrabbit9601Ай бұрын
this good channel for learning keep it up thanks 🙏🇮🇩 i am from indonesia
@ytafshin2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for this video. It answered a huge question I had about the process of iron to steel. Other videos seem to just gloss over this part.
@roqua2 ай бұрын
Great project documentary. I like to think most of us understand the primordial call of attempting to build essential technology from scratch (hence the broad appeal of the Primitive Technology channel)... but... as your film shows, inserting just a few modern upgrades in the process allows for superior and more predictable results, which end up being a bit more satisfying when coming out the other side. With only a few exceptions, modernizing the air blast variable is what most "build it from scratch like our ancestors would have" enthusiasts end up doing.
@indicator273 ай бұрын
this looks fun, learning a lot over here. hope to make it my first tool from my forge this summer
@stephenmankowski36793 ай бұрын
Thank you! It is fun !
@WinnipegWill3 ай бұрын
Can you add more wood to the top once it is half-burned, or would it not be fully carbonized by the time the vents need to be shut?
@jrbuck28443 ай бұрын
What rocks did you use
@Danny_Boel3 ай бұрын
good movie, awesome music too.
@ivan555993 ай бұрын
47:08 - how long that process took in that particular case? Whole time, how much time was left to cool, and how long it took to make welding heat?
@danielwebb10043 ай бұрын
Nice!
@danielwebb10043 ай бұрын
I honestly can't tell if this is a joke. If it is, it is very funny.
@highdesertsunset30114 ай бұрын
the amount of sheer labor is incredible - amazing human men in 2022 still possess this knowledge
@joshschneider97664 ай бұрын
grog is any prefired ceramic material not just furnace lining.
@jugglevision47765 ай бұрын
Best charcoal video for me thanks for going in depth about the process 👍
@varun0095 ай бұрын
Get an e-ssist electric trolley. They're really good for outdoor stuff. Essentially an electric, all terrain wheelbarrow.
@stephenmankowski36795 ай бұрын
Thanks for the tip!
@gregseljestad27935 ай бұрын
Excellent discription! Enjoyed every minute.
@FatherOfTheParty5 ай бұрын
Like this method, have tried a lot of different ways, pit, retort, sealed cans in stoves, etc. Going to give this a try. I have a lot of branch wood to clean up and this looks like a way I can do it without babysitting it the whole time.
@GnarledSage5 ай бұрын
@ore dog productions I wanted to ask you guys about this primitive channels. I’m thinking they’re mostly fake, but, after watching the process by you, I’m almost sure they are. I want to ask you because you know this subject very well and I’m sure you could give a definite answer. I can’t post links here, but, one of the channels that does a lot of iron and tools from it, is called, primitive skills. I’m not sure that you would even see this comment, but, if you do, I’ll be very grateful and honored to know what you think. Thanks in advance if you take the time.
@GnarledSage6 ай бұрын
WOW!! Just WOW!!!! 👍
@gavinedwards32256 ай бұрын
This is so educational. Thank you
@theothergameygamer6 ай бұрын
Excellent. Really adds perspective on the cost of this essential and ubiquitous tool 200+ years ago.
@MyBinaryLife6 ай бұрын
Probably would have been a good call to bring a backpack with you to gather 50 pounds of ore in the woods, rather than just bringing a flour sack with you lol
@tomaspabon24846 ай бұрын
I didnt even know ore dogs were a thing. Makes sense as iron oxides definitely have a scent to them. That is insanely cool
@iagofernandes44496 ай бұрын
I don't know why, but the blooper had me rib-ache laughing so hard.
@JustinFlesher-tt7mn6 ай бұрын
Just made my own blast furnace, going to melt down some pre I found next week. Do I need to be concerned about the fire getting TOO hot?
@seekerofhorrorseekerofmeme68616 ай бұрын
I know it's been one year but I got to say, this is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen
@miladeskandari77 ай бұрын
Absolutely glued me to the screen. Well done
@pedrocampanholi7 ай бұрын
As a mechanical engineer its fascinating to see all the different process and the understanding of the material that the olf ones already have, thanks for the excellent video
@checkyourself-ish7 ай бұрын
48:52 "We have come full circle this has been a journey to understand the ancient means of making iron to reproduce that method and to generate a material that has not been available to western blacksmiths for nearly 200 years" ?!
@stantilton21917 ай бұрын
A fine example of the whole process, complete with the end product. Thank you, well done guys.
@wyattguilliams53257 ай бұрын
Maybe I need to rewatch it But during the reheat process to make it steel, was it the first made bar of iron placed into the pit and then heated with the slag or was this the iron pills potentially in the slag reheated to make a new bar of ore?
@jacobmarshall53915 ай бұрын
I think the latter
@2835188 ай бұрын
this is excellent
@jake-rg3fd8 ай бұрын
Phenomenal. Well done fellas.
@simonphoenix37898 ай бұрын
I don't get the rationale behind the attempt to infuse carbon into the bloom by heating it a second time. When the ore is being smelted into the bloom, wasn't it already in a high carbon environment with all that charcoal surrounding it? what's the difference between that and the second time? I thought carbon would only dissolve into steel when it was in the liquid form?
@stephenjohnson68418 ай бұрын
What an amazing video! What a truly incredible journey Major kudos to this team! Thanks!
@adammontgomery79808 ай бұрын
I'm usually inclined to try (at least once in my life) the "old way" of doing things. This, not so much! Very cool to see, and I appreciate all the little metal objects a bit more now.
@howiehowdy9 ай бұрын
The bloom steel was steel when it came out of the bloom furnace, you decarbourized it in the forge by folding it and re heating it over and over.
@howiehowdy9 ай бұрын
You didn't need 5 pounds of clay jeez
@justinmorgan21269 ай бұрын
As soon as he got out the large steel lump hammer to smash the ore I was disappointed.... was hoping for a more authentic process than a "let's use tools to make tools we already have which are probably better than what I'M making" video...
@sambo170a9 ай бұрын
Thank you guys that was amazing work and educational
@cristianpopescu789 ай бұрын
This is so wonderful film...Fantastic! The dog !!😍 I use neodym Magnet which finds rich iron black stones.
@jasonshaw56569 ай бұрын
This is the best video on KZfaq. Thank you for detailing the process step-by-step and making it easy to follow.
@senseipaans9 ай бұрын
Awesome documentary. Really enjoyed it.
@j.f.c10 ай бұрын
Impressive from every angle. Which material hasn't been be available to western blacksmiths for 200 years? Iron blooms?
@danielwebb10044 ай бұрын
I'll guess he means wrought iron which is actually wrought out of a bloom vs. modern processes, but I barely know anything about this subject.
@DrDastardly77610 ай бұрын
Great 👍 I love this stuff. And one day i will try this.
@timothynaquin889910 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed watching y'all work. I do have a question. When converting the iron bloom into steel, would a crucible have been a better option to produce a higher quality steel?