D A R R E L L M A R K E W I T Z
Orangeville, Ontario , Canada
www.warehamforge.ca
"I have been a blacksmith since art school in the late 1970's. I worked at an 1850's living history site in the late 1980's, then established the Wareham Forge as my full time business in 1992. I have a second aspect as a well known specialist in the Viking Age, designing museum programs and training staff in presentation techniques. As a teacher I have been running courses here at my shop and at remote locations for over 15 years. I have presented workshops, lectures and demonstrations specifically to the blacksmithing community at Caniron 4, Caniron 5 , ABANA Alfred NY, Folly in the Forge ( Traverse City MI ) and through OABA here at home. Hundreds of copies of my educational DVD's are in the hands of beginning smiths world wide. I have been extremely active on the internet, with a long standing (since 1996) web site and an active blog."
The demonstration covered the construction of a simple smelter, then moved through the correct sequences leading to the creation of a workable iron bloom. Audience participation was encouraged throughout both days. Hopefully, observers learned enough to undertake a similar smelt at their own home workshops.
More information is available at Darrell's web site www.warehamforge.ca.
IRON SMELTING
