Forging the iron bloom on the anvil stone http://thijsvandemanakker.com

[SuperShredder89]

damn you use rocks? pretty old school badass

[Tangentialmind]

beautiful.

[SpaceAce991]

whats the material you used to make the furnace?

[MrThijzer]

@SpaceAce991

Same as the smelting furnace.

[abpccpba]

Do you think you will build a trip hammer for you anvil stone?

[MrThijzer]

@abpccpba Unfortunately we lost our anvil stone at the betrayal of Eversham !! 

[steamboatal]

This is really cool. Thanks for posting the video. It shows right quick how to beat out a gobb for your first hammer head.

I never realized how many hammers and anvils there are just laying around.

[ilikesuzuki]

cool video no words, just action

[4micaman]

impressive - nice demonstration!

[lacolo]

Awesome video, thank you very very much for posting this series. Question: Why are you using stones at the start to beat the bloom, before switching to the hammers?

[MrThijzer]

@lacolo This is experimental archaeology, we are trying to create traces for archaeo/metallurgists, so they can compare them with the historical ones.

Also answering the frequently asked question : how to forge the very first iron, if there is not yet any iron hammer.

[Corvus2007]

Crom..!

[Corvus2007]

Crom..!

[SlungBlade]

The fact that you can see the iron glowing in full daylight just goes to show how freaking hot it was. Awesome video series, thank you for sharing.

[DruidicRifleman]

while i understand this is for historical accuracy.... Why was no one wearing shoes?

[MrThijzer]

@DruidicRifleman Just an archaeological experiment.

[DruidicRifleman]

@MrThijzer

i never o in my forge when its on bare foot...

[EgholmViking]

@DruidicRifleman the one in yellow was at the beninning but its a good way to cool down when it gets warm :P

[DruidicRifleman]

@EgholmViking

Yes Going bare foot might be a good way to cool off but i'd rather not find a hot ember with a bare foot I have issues with rough ground but yeah i like my feet unburnt.

[Homesteadforge]

Very nice video...Thank you for posting it

[RockingOrange11]

cool is the spearhead made out of the iron you make here?

[whowantsabighug]

That iron must have meant a lot to the Celts for them to take this much time to get some.

[MrThahey]

very cool, I've been starting to experiment with puddling mild steel to produce iron blooms, but nothing can beat traditional bloomery iron.

[bacsac4]

whats being used for the flux



[aVampireTear]

@bacsac4

Quartz sand

-Thijs