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"Darrell Markewitz is a professional blacksmith
who specializes in the Viking Age. He designed the living History program for
L'Anse aux Meadows and has worked on a number of major international exhibits.
Recent passions have included experimental iron smelting."
The primary content to the BLOG are short pieces related to metalwork and the
Viking Age. There is a concentration of articles related to the ongoing IRON
SMELTING experiments. Many posts relate to the technical aspects of forging
objects from the Viking Age. Of course there are some general commentaries on
the Arts, and the world in general.
I consider the main web site to be like a published book, the blog to be more
like a magazine. I normally try to post a new piece roughly twice every week
- and this blog has been active since March of 2006. Many of the offerings are
re-worked versions of long answers to e-mails or pieces for one of the several
discussion groups I am active in. Note that this list just gives the article
titles and the dates posted. Readers are advised to go to the blog itself use
the listed topic key words or the 'search this blog' function provided by Blogger
to find specific subjects.
List last revised - December 28, 2010
(newest to oldest)
Revisions to the 'Norse Encampment'
12/28/10
Log Rack - a tale of Client interface & Pricing
12/25/10
History as Music Video
12/21/10
Inuit meets Norse
12/18/10
(Oversized) Oseberg Tripod Replica
12/12/10
A Public Service Announcement ...
12/8/10
What its NOT -
12/7/10
Piles of JUNK paper!
12/6/10
Bit of a Facelift...
12/5/10
Reality and YouTube
12/3/10
Shape of Forges in Early History
12/2/10
Jeff Pringle on Viking Age Axes
12/1/10
Forging a Norse Cook Pot
11/24/10
'Christmas in the Country' Demo
11/23/10
Econo Norse for CanIRON 8 - VIDEO
11/17/10
'Point to the Wind' blacksmith,
11/15/10
Sing a long on Remembrance Day
11/11/10
Additions to Nov 6 Smelt
11/8/10
Econo Norse for CanIRON 8
11/7/10
Revised TIMETABLE for CanIRON 8
11/4/10
Norse Axe Making Tutorial
11/2/10
Buildings are Mega - Projects...
10/29/10
Sexing Skeletons
10/25/10
Female Smiths in the Viking Age?
10/23/10
When is a coin - not a Viking coin from Rode Island?
10/22/10
'Forest Floor' - Reade & Maxwell
10/18/10
Realistic Yields for Bloomery Furnaces
10/13/10
the Aristotle Furnace
10/10/10
Maybe its all in the Presentation?
10/6/10
Ground Fires vs Containments - History vs Modern
10/2/10
Kool at Quad State
9/28/10
IRON IN NEW YORK
9/22/10
Atlantic Realm 3 - Kelp on Stone
9/18/10
Canada Post " Helps " Small Business ???
9/14/10
Styll Squared - 'Where do Ideas come from' (2)
9/10/10
"You're THAT guy!"
9/8/10
Smelting in VINLAND
9/5/10
Images of Vinland
9/4/10
Iron at Heltborg
9/2/10
Vinland Iron Smelt - a Reporter's View
9/1/10
Oatmeal Sealling an IRON Cookpot
8/10/10
Out of touch in AUGUST
8/1/10
Maile from Bloom Iron?
7/28/10
DARC at LAM - 2010
7/22/10
(old) Computers to Kwartzlab
7/21/10
IRON Norse Cook Pot
7/18/10
Reade/Maxwell - Trees and Sky
7/9/10
Mini-Lithic at Wareham
7/8/10
HST - Nothing but a RIP OFF
7/1/10
Currency Bar from DARC Iron
6/26/10
Vinland 4 - Full report available
6/24/10
Vinland 4 Smelt - Draft Report
6/21/10
Working Meteor Iron?
6/20/10
Poles for A frame Tents
6/14/10
Vinland at Wareham
6/10/10
Kats...
6/8/10
Horse shit - not Bull shit?
6/8/10
'Trees' Panel Completed
6/1/10
Bellows Stone in early forges
5/31/10
an Anglo Saxon Forge (?)
5/30/10
Layered vs Pattern Weld / Forge vs Foundry
5/28/10
Visiting the 1800's
5/26/10
DARC - June 12 Presentation : Press Release
5/16/10
a Pattern Welded Heavy Camp Knife
5/12/10
Layered Steels (3) - on Materials
5/4/10
More on Pattern Welding - what and why?
5/1/10
Re-Inventing Layered Steels
4/30/10
No - I don't make 'props'
4/28/10
'Trees' for Reade & Maxwell Residence
4/24/10
Some Layered Steel Billets
4/16/10
Icelandic (?) Pattern Loom for Vinland (2)
4/15/10
Computer Woes = Communications Restricted
4/8/10
Icelandic (?) Pattern Loom for Vinland
4/6/10
Muppets go a-Viking
4/2/10
Tripods in the Viking Age - again
3/31/10
Added to Forward Into the Past
3/25/10
Classes at Forward Into the Past
3/21/10
Fur Trade Replicas
3/20/10
SMELTFEST - What I'm missing
3/11/10
'Knife? THATS not a Knife...'
3/4/10
Geek 'Baba O'Reily'
2/25/10
Considering the Evenstad Furnace
2/14/10
Spreading 'the Fire'
2/12/10
BASSOON - Baba O'Riley
2/9/10
Concerning the shape of blooms:
2/9/10
Smelting with Sven & Yorgi
2/5/10
On the Economics of making Charcoal
1/30/10
On Fires, Colours and Fuels
1/29/10
I'm not REALLY a Viking....
1/27/10
Proof of other suffering - at least in spirit
1/25/10
Writer or Artisan?
1/24/10
Be serious - or don't waste my time!
1/21/10
Richards House Railing - Completed!
1/18/10
2010 Year Event Schedule
1/16/10
I was a Celt...
1/13/10
2010 Courses in Metalsmithing
1/12/10
Prorogue Parliament - Let's not come to work
1/8/10
Vinland 3 Smelt - Report Available
1/3/10
Be serious - or don't waste my time!
1/21/10
Richards House Railing - Completed!
1/18/10
2010 Year Event Schedule
1/16/10
I was a Celt...
1/13/10
2010 Courses in Metalsmithing
1/12/10
Prorogue Parliament - Let's not come to work
1/8/10
Vinland 3 Smelt - Report Available
1/3/10
21st Cee - Clootie Tree
9/13/08
GRAVE GOODS
9/7/08
Glass Bead Making at Bonfield
9/3/08
Hey - I * AM * one of those people...
8/28/08
GRAVE GOODS - Opening!
8/27/08
What ever happened to... (Braun McAsh)
8/26/08
Ad Mail from the Conservatives
8/23/08
‘Vikings’ building boat on Northern Peninsula
8/22/08
Dianne Heron : 1945 - 2008
8/14/08
Acid Etching ??
8/2/08
What Happened to OUTLANDER...
7/31/08
Iron Smelting with Jake Keen
7/29/08
'T' Shaped Broadaxe - New details
7/22/08
Forging Broadaxe Video
7/18/08
Ship Tools - Adze / Broadaxe
7/18/08
Norse Woodworking Axes
7/16/08
Using Sources - Norse Ship Tools
7/11/08
Carbon and the Forge
7/7/08
the Aristotle Furnace Demonstration
7/3/08
ERROR CORRECTION - Ore Analog Composition
6/25/08
Report on June 08 Smelt
6/24/08
Meteors in Forge and History
6/21/08
June 08 - On Slag Balances
6/20/08
DARC Spring Smelt - Draft Report
6/16/08
Ores and Furnaces in 'the Colonies'
6/13/08
Spring Smelt - June 14
6/12/08
Heltborg Experimental Notes Available
6/10/08
Museums in Denmark
6/6/08
Photography in Museums
6/5/08
Tranemo Team Bellows
6/2/08
Viking Ships at Roskilde
5/31/08
Norse Welding Flux?
5/28/08
DeMystifying Layered Steels
5/27/08
'Espelund' Two Stage Process - Overview
5/25/08
OVERVIEW - Iron Smelting at Heltborg
5/24/08
Tents at Ribe Viking Centre
5/13/08
Viking Age Ship Building Tools
5/12/08
Iron Smelting Seminar in Thy 2008 - IMAGES
5/8/08
Danish Bronze Age Site
5/6/08
ROSKILDE - Shots around town
4/25/08
ROSKILDE - About Town...
4/24/08
ROSKILDE - The Viking Ship Museum
4/23/08
Travelogue 1A - Staying in Roskilde
4/22/08
DEMARK Research Trip
4/20/08
April 13 Smelt - Overview
4/18/08
Biting off more than you can chew?
4/10/08
'Econo Norse in a Can'
4/9/08
FLASH - Smelt on Sunday April 13
4/7/08
Iron Smelting Seminar in Thy 2008 - Schedule
4/7/08
SMELTFEST 08 - Overview with images
4/3/08
April Fool's - Again
4/2/08
Hanging at the Sauders
4/1/08
SMELTFEST 08 - Experiment Notes
3/31/08
Air Volumes - Smeltfest 08
3/26/08
What the forecast says: Tonight..Snow at times heavy...
3/25/08
Overview - SMELTFEST 08
3/25/08
SMELTFEST 08
3/13/08
Iron Smelt Movie Test
3/13/08
DARC DIRT ONE - draft notes
3/10/08
Bead Bellows Reconstruction
3/8/08
Caught between a Grant and a Hard Place
3/7/08
Grave Goods - First Artist Selection
3/7/08
ONGOING - notes on what is happening
3/4/08
Getting Free (??) Money 1
2/24/08
Viking Iron in DENMARK
2/20/08
NEW and Revised!
2/9/08
Raining Against E-bay
2/5/08
Caught in the web (again)
2/4/08
Bog Ore Crush Test
2/1/08
From the Real World
1/29/08
From the Real World
1/29/08
Bellows Reonstruction 3
1/28/08
Last week...
1/26/08
Bellows Reconstruction 2
1/25/08
Testing Dark Ages AIR
1/24/08
On Tylecote - 'A little Learning...
1/14/08
Impact of Viking Age Weapons
1/12/08
2008 Courses?
1/7/08
Modern Skills applied to Ancient Craft?
1/5/08
Bellows and Nails ??
1/4/08
Ritual and Meteors
1/3/08
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
On the Sutton Hoo Sword
Thursday, April 05, 2007
Pattern Welding Samples
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Iron from Celtic to Early Medieval
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Left or Right Hand?
Saturday, March 17, 2007
Now with ISBN
Friday, March 16, 2007
Experimental Iron Smelting Disk Released
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Comments on the heat treating posting.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Viking Age SWORDS - part 3 - HEAT TREATING
Monday, March 05, 2007
Historic Interpreter versus Re-enactor
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Knowledge or Widsom?
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Knowledge or Widsom?
Monday, February 19, 2007
Norse Weapons - who has what?
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Viking Age SWORDS - part 2, ALLOYS
Friday, February 16, 2007
On Vikng Age SWORDS - Design
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Making a Norse Cauldron?
Monday, February 05, 2007
Norse Hammers?
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Blade Surfaces - Viking Age
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Knives from the Viking Age
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Knives from the Viking Age
Saturday, January 13, 2007
On Trough Forges...
Saturday, January 06, 2007
Blacksmith Equipment 1775 - 1812
Monday, January 01, 2007
Comments - Iron Raven
Sunday, December 31, 2006
'Outlander' - Fan SIte
Friday, December 29, 2006
On Copy - Who Holds the Rights
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
2007 - TENTATIVE dates...
Friday, December 15, 2006
(Re:Comment) On Custom Work...
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
'Career' as Artisan Blacksmith?
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
on Runes...
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Minden Ore Goo - Loki Smelt
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Lectures in Peterborough This Week
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Gilling West Sword Replica # 2
Monday, November 13, 2006
Westward Viking - Dr Birgitta Wallace
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
'Redemption' Smelt - 11/07/06
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Early Iron 3 - Smelt Two to Norse Anvil!
Saturday, October 28, 2006
Blower Rates
Friday, October 20, 2006
'Loki' Smelter - part 2
Thursday, October 19, 2006
'Loki' Smelter at Early Iron
Monday, October 16, 2006
Viking Age Cauldron Hanger
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Outlander - Chain with Shackles
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Early Iron 3 - this Weekend!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Oseberg Tripod Replica
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Just WHO spilt the beans? (Outlander)
Saturday, September 23, 2006
'Outlander' - Viking Age Cookware
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
the Vikings Return!
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Viking Age Smelt - September 2
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
On Viking Age KNIVES
Sunday, August 27, 2006
"Outlander' - Norse film objects
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Norse Meat Spit - Period Fluxes?
Friday, August 18, 2006
Where is He??
Friday, August 18, 2006
Considering a Knife
Thursday, August 03, 2006
Reforging Iron in Pictish Scotland - Number Two
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Left in the Dust on the Internet Superhighway
Friday, July 28, 2006
"Reforging Iron in Pictish Scotland 850-1050AD
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Celtic Winds
Monday, July 24, 2006
Lebanon
Monday, July 24, 2006
Pattern Welded Sgian Dubh
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Norse / Saxon fighting axe
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Replica of the Gilling West Sword
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Defining the Smith (part 3)
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
On Wrought Iron (part 2)
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Defining the Artist Blacksmith (part 1)
Friday, June 23, 2006
'What they Carried' - On Norse Tents
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Ring Pins...
Monday, June 12, 2006
June 10 Smelt Draft Report
Friday, June 09, 2006
June 10 Iron Smelt
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Bloom to Pattern Weld Question
Friday, June 02, 2006
June 1 - Courses
Friday, June 02, 2006
Thoughts on the Origins of Pattern Welding
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
New Smelting Area!
Friday, May 26, 2006
COURSES - update
Friday, May 26, 2006
Coins and Coin Dies
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Forges - What is is worth?
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Tripods in the Viking Age
Friday, May 12, 2006
What things Cost...
Monday, May 08, 2006
On Safety Eyewear...
Monday, May 01, 2006
Charcoal in smelting - 'Size does too count'
Friday, April 28, 2006
Teens as Students?
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Computer Confusion / New Links
Monday, April 24, 2006
Some Iron links
Friday, April 21, 2006
Some 'Bloom to Bar' Links
Friday, April 21, 2006
First Bloom to Bar (older post)
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Blooms On Hand
Sunday, April 16, 2006
Compacting Blooms
Friday, April 14, 2006
Note on May Courses
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Caught in the web...
Monday, April 03, 2006
Warping the Web
Thursday, March 30, 2006
IRON CORRECTION
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Adventures in Early Iron...
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
...but its only the kindling
Monday, March 27, 2006
Starting the Fire...