Ore to Axe. The Complete Movie.

This documentary film details the process of smelting iron ore into metal and forging it into an eighteenth century-style axe. Follow blacksmiths with over 100 years’ collective experience as they demonstrate every step in the centuries-old bloomery smelting process. By combining earth, air, and fire, they create that “tool of necessity” used for generations. Oredog Blacksmiths Shelton Browder, Ken Koons, Stephen Mankowski, and Lee Sauder take you on the journey of finding ore, making charcoal, building a furnace, smelting the ore to iron, converting the iron to steel, and finally, forging the axe. If you have ever wondered how the tools so important to our ancestors were made, watch and see skills almost lost to history. To purchase a DVD of this video visit https://oredogproductions.com/ore-to-... The processes documented here can be dangerous. The blacksmiths, photographer, and Ore Dog productions are not responsible for injuries or damage sustained when attempting the processes depicted in this video.

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