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Y1K at the Dublin (OH) Irish Festival

We're gearing up for our Y1K impression at the Dublin Ohio Irish Festival, I forged a shield boss, two more dart points---think miniature spear not pub..., and burnt on two spear heads this afternoon....

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Bog Iron,Do you use a tuyere in your Y1K forge? How big should a single action bellows be for a small ground forge ( ~ 1ft across) to be effective? Why two bellows?How does one build a charcoal fire...

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Yes/no I have a piece of pipe that goes through the clay wall of the forge but does not protrude into the forge itself. (side blown)Yes, exactly! You just pump smaller bellows more rapidly. Mine are...

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Bog Iron,Thanks! I have piles of scrap plywood lying around (we just got a brand new roof on our 100+ year old Victorian home) and of course my wife has oodles of scrap cotton duck and canvas (corsets...

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