[TheForge] refining of hematite and.od black sand

[GRAF]

Sand could be the flux.

Mike Graf

David Childress wrote:
> Got a call from the pres. of the prospecting group.  Said he saw
> something on the history channel this week about a swordmaker, Paul
> Champaign?, making swords and starting with magnetite sand.  The pres.
> hought he just used sand and charcoal, no flux.  I will have to do
> some research.
>
> David Childress
>
> On 11/9/08, Andy Gladish <gladish at cablerocket.com> wrote:
>   
>> There was something on one of the History channel things about a smith
>> in...Maine or elsewhere in New England who did this- fairly sure I saw the
>> note about it on this list, perhaps two years ago. Swordsmith, collected the
>> "ore" and made swords the Japanese way, carbonizing some of it and using
>> some as plain iron.
>> Anyone remember any particulars? A google search didn't turn up anything...
>>
>>
>>     
>>>> I have been contacted by a prospecting group that wants to make
>>>> something useful out of the blacksand and hematite that they get
>>>> trying to find gold.  I am going to present to them what I know, but I
>>>> have never dealt with this form of "ore".  I would think that you
>>>> could make wrought or pure iron with a bloomery.  Is there anything
>>>> special that you would have to do because of the particle size?  This
>>>> soulds like a fun project but I do not need too many failed attempts.
>>>> Anybody know about this?
>>>>
>>>> David Childress
>>>> Rocky Forge Blacksmith Guild
>>>>
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