[TheForge] Fw: To Phlip re iron smelting

[Phlip]

A friend senbt this over to me- thought y/all might be interested ;-)


Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

> IRON SMELTING in the VIKING AGE CD_ROM
> 
> The very first smelting of metallic iron from native iron ore in
> North America took place in northern Newfoundland some time about
> 1000 AD. This Norse occupation site, now thought  to be the actual
> LiefsbuDir of the Sagas, is located at L'Anse aux Meadows. The first
> blacksmithing work also was undertaken there.
> 
>   This disk is a compilation of a number of materials related to an
> ongoing experiments concerned with Iron in the Viking Age. It
> includes the primary documentation of a series of smelts using
> elements of the technology available in Scandinavia circa 1000 AD.
> The core team involved in these smelts are made up of members of the
> Dark Ages Re-creation Company of Ontario, Canada. There are also a
> series of illustrated articles outlining the work and equipment of
> the Norse Blacksmith. The collection contains over 600 images, most
> of them large scale (20 x 14). It also contains a number of working
> drawings and plans. Several articles included are primary rough
> drafts for papers and reports currently under production.
> 
> Iron Smelting in the Viking Age is primarily the work of Darrell
> Markewitz. Darrell is an Interpretive Program Designer, a specialist
> in the Viking Age. He created the 'Norse Encampment' series of
> programs,
> starting in 1992. The culmination of this work was the 'Viking
> Encampment' living history presentation for Parks Canada at L'Anse
> aux Meadows NHSC. In 2003 he designed and produced the exhibit 'World
> of the Norse' for the Cranbrook Institute of Science. He was part of
> the original concept team for the Smithsonian's 'Vikings - North
> Atlantic Saga'. He also worked on the educational programing related
> to the Newfoundland Museum's 'Full Circle - First Contact'. In 2000
> he created and delivered the college level program 'Interpreting the
> Viking Age'.
> 
> This CD-ROM has been created to operate CROSS PLATFORM. It is
> formatted to allow it to function on either MAC or IBM/PC computers.
> The content has been created as HTML - it is designed to operate
> inside your normal web browser (either NETSCAPE or EXPLORER).
> 
> DISK CONTENTS
> 
> * Ironwork in the Viking Age
>   Iron in the Viking Age
>   Iron & Smelting in Vinland
>   2001 Experimental Smelt
>   Reconstructing a Norse Forge
>   Norse Iron Artifacts
> * DARC Experiments
>   DARC Smelt - May 2002
>   Additional Materials
>   DARC Smelt - June 2003
>   Additional Materials
>   DARC Smelt - June 2004
>   Additional Materials
>   DARC Smelt - October 2004
> * Early Iron Symposium 2004
>   Norse Short Shaft Smelter
>   Experiment Notes
> * General Smelting Notes
>   Norse Smelting Overview
>   Limits of Experiment
>   Forms of Experiment
> * Bonus Materials
>   Japanese Tatara - Early Iron
>   'Electro-Roman' - Frontier Museum
>   Viking Age Bronze Casting
>   the World of the Norse
> 
> IRON SMELTING in the VIKING AGE
> Will be available for shipping starting Monday December 13, 2004.
> Cost per disk is $25 CDN (plus shipping) and can be ordered directly
> off the web site:
> 
> http://www.warehamforge.ca/ironsmelt.html

Saint Phlip, 
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....



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