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Smelting Bog Ore As It Should Be Done
First reported Source: HackadayLast editorial activity
What happened
[Alec Steele] joined Irish Bloomery Iron, for a weekend with a medieval blast furnace . Their air injection using a perforated sheet of clay and the air blast injected to form a venturi is particularly interesting,as is the shape of the furnace. You can visit their website at www.irishbloomeryiron.com .
Sources & evidence
- Hackaday Reporting source
Smelting Bog Ore As It Should Be Done โ
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/23/smelting-bog-ore-as-it-should-be-done/