Our plan is based upon the work of Lee Sauder and Skip Williams at the Rockbridge Bloomery in Virginia and the Dark Ages Re-creation Company (DARC) in Ontario. In particular, with a 2 foot chimney liner, some cobb (a clay and straw mixture), a shop-vac, and charcoal, a bloom of iron can be easily made in a single day.

• Photos of our successful smelt on October 6-7th, 2006 photos
• Video of the smelt
• Report of our results: a 22# bloom from 50# of hematite and 200# of charcoal in about 8 hours
• Shop plans and instructions for your own smelt
• Safety instructions