Question for the Blacksmiths...
I was watching a couple youtube videos on the process of charcoal and iron ore fired until you end up with an iron 'bloom', which is then hammered and worked into iron bar stock.
I was wondering if any of the blacksmiths do this process because I discovered a nice seam of high grade iron ore. The seam is actually still silver in color because the iron ore has not oxidized. All the pieces of the ore are around an inch or so in size. Doesn't look like there are many impurities in the ore. I did take a piece of the ore to a geologist at the U of A and was told it was about 70% iron. I wasn't sure what it was because it was silver in color. It would be easy to fill a few pails with some but it is really heavy material for the 200 yard walk and carry.
I was wondering if any of the AO blacksmiths smelt their own iron/steel starting with raw iron ore, charcoal and a furnace? If so I am wondering if any blacksmiths would be interested in a pail or two of this ore? The seam I found is 6 to 12 inches thick and who knows how long or deep into the cutbank. I wouldn't want anything for it , I just think it would be nice for a blacksmith to be able to say that their smithed items or blades are definitely "made in & of Alberta".
If a smith wants some good iron ore send me a pm. The ore is located close to Edmonton in a place where no one goes walking. Except me.
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This country was started by voyagers whose young lives were swept away by the currents of the rivers for ten cents a day... just for the vanity of the European's beaver hats. ~ Red Bullets
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It is when you walk alone in nature that you discover your strengths and weaknesses. ~ Red Bullets
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