{"id":5834,"date":"2022-07-04T01:13:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T01:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/?p=5834"},"modified":"2022-12-31T23:41:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T23:41:04","slug":"iron-smelting-july-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Smelting July 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Smelt report, July 2022:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fire was lit and tools prepared at 6:40 A.M. and the last swing of the hammer was around 11:30 A.M. resulting in a almost 5 hour operation. I started with around 60 pounds of ore, 8 pounds of bloom fluff, and 5 pounds of slag. Everything was charged at a 1:1 ratio of 1 pound. 5-1 one pound charges of slag were charged at the end of the preheat to begin the formation of a slag bath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recovery:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This smelt yield a 10 pound poorly compacted bloom. Unfortunately with the struggles of trying to get the bloom broken free I lost precious time to consolidate the bloom. 40 pounds of slag was recovered, and 6-7 pounds of bloom fluff and iron bits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5835\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/?attachment_id=5835\" class=\"wp-image-5835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_065835-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5836\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/?attachment_id=5836\" class=\"wp-image-5836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_065835-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_065835-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_065835-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_065835-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_065835-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_065835-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_070943-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5837\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/?attachment_id=5837\" class=\"wp-image-5837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_070943-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_070943-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_070943-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_070943-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_070943-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_070943-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_071956-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5840\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/?attachment_id=5840\" class=\"wp-image-5840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_071956-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_071956-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_071956-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_071956-747x1536.jpg 747w, 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https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081441-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081441-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081646-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5846\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/?attachment_id=5846\" class=\"wp-image-5846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081646-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081646-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081646-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081646-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081646-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_081646-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5852\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/29\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220704_093740-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-5852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_093740-1-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0366-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5853\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0366-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/29\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/kodak-digital-still-camera-14\/\" class=\"wp-image-5853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0366-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0366-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0366-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0366-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0366-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0384-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5854\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0384-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/29\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/kodak-digital-still-camera-15\/\" class=\"wp-image-5854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0384-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0384-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0384-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0384-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0384-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0404-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5855\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0404-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/29\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/kodak-digital-still-camera-16\/\" class=\"wp-image-5855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0404-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0404-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0404-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0404-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/114_0404-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5856\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/29\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220704_112834\/\" class=\"wp-image-5856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112834-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5857\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/29\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220704_112839\/\" class=\"wp-image-5857\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_112839-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>Also&#8230;..<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t often post pictures of the building and preparation of the furnace and raw materials, so here&#8217;s a short photo gallery of that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200622_171633-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5838\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20200622_171633\/\" class=\"wp-image-5838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200622_171633-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200622_171633-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200622_171633-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200622_171633-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200622_171633-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200622_171633-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Digging the clay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_160211-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5880\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20200822_160211\/\" class=\"wp-image-5880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_160211-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_160211-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_160211-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_160211-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_160211-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_160211-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Adding fiber and sand<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_162501-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5885\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20200822_162501-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-5885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_162501-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_162501-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_162501-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_162501-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_162501-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200822_162501-1-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">All mixed up<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220214_115326-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5959\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220214_115326-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220214_115326\/\" class=\"wp-image-5959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220214_115326-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220214_115326-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220214_115326-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220214_115326-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220214_115326-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Making charcoal <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220215_085646-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5956\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220215_085646\/\" class=\"wp-image-5956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220215_085646-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220215_085646-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220215_085646-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220215_085646-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220215_085646-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200909_193725-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5839\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20200909_193725\/\" class=\"wp-image-5839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200909_193725-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200909_193725-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200909_193725-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200909_193725-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200909_193725-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20200909_193725-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_150740-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5843\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220110_150740\/\" class=\"wp-image-5843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_150740-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_150740-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_150740-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_150740-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_150740-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_150740-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_153253-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5845\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220110_153253\/\" class=\"wp-image-5845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_153253-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_153253-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_153253-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_153253-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_153253-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220110_153253-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Roasting ore<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220111_093952-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5888\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220111_093952\/\" class=\"wp-image-5888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220111_093952-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220111_093952-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220111_093952-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220111_093952-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220111_093952-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220111_093952-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ore after roasting <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220216_152305-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5952\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220216_152305\/\" class=\"wp-image-5952\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220216_152305-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220216_152305-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220216_152305-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220216_152305-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220216_152305-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Crushing roasted ore<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191129-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5889\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220510_191129\/\" class=\"wp-image-5889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191129-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191129-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191129-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191129-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191129-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The beginning of the furnace <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191139-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5890\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220510_191139\/\" class=\"wp-image-5890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191139-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191139-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191139-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191139-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220510_191139-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_102114-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5937\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220511_102114\/\" class=\"wp-image-5937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_102114-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_102114-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_102114-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_102114-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_102114-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_182939-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5946\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220511_182939-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-5946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_182939-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_182939-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_182939-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_182939-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220511_182939-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-1-498x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"5950\" data-link=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/20220704_064929-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-5950\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-1-498x1024.jpg 498w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-1-146x300.jpg 146w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-1-768x1580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-1-747x1536.jpg 747w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-1-996x2048.jpg 996w, https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/20220704_064929-1-scaled.jpg 1244w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">The finished furnace with door and tuyere installed <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps next smelt I&#8217;ll post a step by step manual with pictures describing raw material selection and preparation, furnace construction, furnace operation, and working the iron bloom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not an expert nor will I ever be, but perhaps my bit of knowledge that I&#8217;ve gained through trial-and-error can help my fellow smiths who wish to journey down the ancient road of iron smelting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smelt report, July 2022: The fire was lit and tools prepared at 6:40 A.M. and the last swing of the hammer was around 11:30 A.M. resulting in a almost 5 hour operation. I started with around 60 pounds of ore, 8 pounds of bloom fluff, and 5 pounds of slag. Everything was charged at a &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/04\/iron-smelting-july-2022\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Iron Smelting July 2022&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5871,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5834"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5834\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5961,"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5834\/revisions\/5961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riverbornknives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}