Chris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Humanities & Cultures@beehaw.org · 3 days agoPrimitive Technology: Grate furnace, wood fired smelting experimentwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down10
arrow-up159arrow-down1external-linkPrimitive Technology: Grate furnace, wood fired smelting experimentwww.youtube.comChris Remington@beehaw.orgM to Humanities & Cultures@beehaw.org · 3 days agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squareMoonMelon@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoYears ago I watched this video that demos old iron smelting technology in Burkina Faso, and these people get farther. They have better natural iron deposits (also lots of people working together helps). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuCnZClWwpQ
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoSuper cool, thanks!
Years ago I watched this video that demos old iron smelting technology in Burkina Faso, and these people get farther. They have better natural iron deposits (also lots of people working together helps).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuCnZClWwpQ
Super cool, thanks!