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1 | Reference | Date | Name | Smelt Group (Team?) | Location | Period | Reference | Objectives | Expt Group | Demo |
2 | 1 | 27-Jun-01 | Vinland Theory | Parks Canada | L'Anse aux Meadows NL | Viking Age | B Wallace, A Espelund | primary experiment on forms suggested by LAM | Vinland | N |
3 | 2 / D1 | 26-May-02 | Vinland Theory | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | B Wallace, A Espelund | repeat #1 with shop support | Vinland | N |
4 | 3 / D2 | 6-Jun-03 | Taller Stack | DARC | Wareham ON | Romano British | after Sauder & Williams | application of learned techniques | N | |
5 | 4 / D3 | 12-Jun-04 | Low Stack | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | after P. Crew | establish standard smelter | N | |
6 | 5 | 11-Oct-04 | Early Iron 1 | Early Iron 1 | Cooperstown NY | Viking Age | combined above | application of historic methods | Y | |
7 | 6 / D4 | 23-Oct-04 | Econo Norse test | DARC | Wareham ON | modern | group design | develop easy to build test furnace | N | |
8 | 7 | 25-Feb-05 | Econo Norse test | Smeltfest | Lexington VA | modern | teaching model | refine test / teaching furnace | N | |
9 | 8 | 27-Feb-05 | Econo Norse test | Smeltfest | Lexington VA | modern | teaching model | refine test / teaching furnace | N | |
10 | 9 | 14-May-05 | OABA demo | OABA | Wareham ON | modern | demonstration | introduce method to Ontario Blacksmiths | Y | |
11 | 10 / D5 | 11-Jun-05 | CanIRON test | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Viking Age demonstration | develop VA demonstration methods | N | |
12 | 11 / D6 | 1-Sep-05 | CanIRON 5 | DARC | Annapolis Royal NS | Viking Age | Viking Age demonstration | CANIRON 4 - historic demonstration | Y | |
13 | 12 | 1-Oct-05 | Early Iron 2 | recover from Hendrix | Cooperstown NY | modern | teaching | teaching | Teaching | N |
14 | 13 / D7 | 12-Nov-05 | Short Shaft | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | established design | establish repeatable methods | N | |
15 | 14 | 18-Feb-06 | Black Rock demo | Michigan blacksmiths | Traverse City MN | modern | demonstration | teaching | Y | |
16 | 15 | 8-Mar-06 | Smeltfest 06 | Sargent | Lexington VA | Viking Age | development | use of hematite, modifications to furnace | N | |
17 | 16 | 10-Mar-06 | Smeltfest 06 | Sargent | Lexington VA | Viking Age | development | repeat above | N | |
18 | 17 / D8 | 10-Jun-06 | Spring Smelt | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | development | use of half banked furnace construction | N | |
19 | 18 / D9 | 2-Sep-06 | SCA Bonfield demo | DARC | Bonfield ON | Viking Age | L'Anse aux Meadows | layout based on LAM - use of Ubber Bellows | Air | N |
20 | 19 | 7-Oct-06 | Loki' / Minden | Early Iron 3 | Peters Valley NJ | Viking Age | established design | test of ore body | N | |
21 | 20 | 9-Oct-06 | Early Iron 3 | Sargent | Peters Valley NJ | modern | established design | none specifically | N | |
22 | 21 / D10 | 5-Nov-06 | Fall Smelt | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | established design | none specifically | N | |
23 | 22 | 6-Nov-06 | Redemption' | Wareham ON | Viking Age | established design | Reserection' for # 21 | N | ||
24 | 23 | 2-Jun-07 | Intro Smelting | Mikaff, Paddon | Wareham ON | modern | established design | course | Teaching | N |
25 | 24 / D11 | 9-Jun-07 | Hot Swap | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | established design | hot swap' doouble smelt | N | |
26 | 25 / D12 | 9-Jun-07 | Hot Swap | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | established design | hot swap' double smelt | N | |
27 | 26 | 7-Oct-07 | Icelandic 1 | Peterson, Ross | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | L'Anse aux Meadows | use of stone slab above tuyere | Icelandic | N |
28 | 27 / D13 | 27-Oct-07 | Icelandic 2 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | L'Anse aux Meadows | all stone slab - low air | Icelandic | N |
29 | 28 | 25-Nov-07 | Intro Smelting | Martin Group | Wareham ON | Viking Age | established design | course | Teaching | N |
30 | 29 | 13-Mar-08 | Bellows Plate | Williams, Keen | Lexington VA | Viking Age | based on Eindoven | test of plate & blow hole | N | |
31 | 30 | 16-Mar-08 | DARC Dirt 1 | Williams, Keen | Lexington VA | Viking Age | based on Eindoven | test of plate & blow hole | N | |
32 | 31 | 17-Mar-08 | Bellows Plate | Williams, Keen | Lexington VA | Viking Age | based on Eindoven | test of plate & blow hole | N | |
33 | 32 / D14 | 13-Apr-08 | DARC Dirt 2 | DARC | Wareham ON | modern | established design | test of furnace | N | |
34 | 33 | 30-Apr-08 | 2 Stage test A | Espelund | Heltborg DK | Norway | Olesen's furnace | Espelund theoretical | N | |
35 | 34 | 2-May-08 | 2 stage test B | Espelund | Heltborg DK | Norway | Olesen's furnace | Espelund theoretical | N | |
36 | 35 | 4-May-08 | method demo | Heltborg DK | Norway | Olesen's furnace modified | demonstration of developed methods | Y | ||
37 | 36 / D15 | 14-Jun-08 | DARC Dirt 3 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | established design | ore test in proven furnace | N | |
38 | 37 | 27-Sep-08 | Quad State demo | Cook | Troy OH | Viking Age | established design | Quad State demo | Y | |
39 | 38 / D16 | 12-Oct-08 | Work Dynamic | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals, Iceland | working systems test / plate and blow hole | Icelandic | Y |
40 | 39 / D17 | 8-Nov-08 | Icelandic 4 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals, Iceland | working systems test | Icelandic | Y |
41 | 40 / D18 | 30-May-09 | Vinland 1 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Vinland | Vinland | furnace design | Vinland | N |
42 | 41 / D19 | 11-Oct-09 | Vinland 2 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Vinland | Vinland | placement of slack tub / Frankenbellows | Vinland | N |
43 | 42 / D20 | 7-Nov-09 | Vinland 3 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Vinland | Vinland | human powered air | Vinland | N |
44 | 43 / D21 | 12-Jun-10 | Vinland 4 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Vinland | Vinland | all historic method | Vinland | N |
45 | 44 / D22 | 21-Aug-10 | Vinland 5 demo | DARC / Parks Canada | L'Anse aux Meadows NL | Viking Age Vinland | Vinland | demonstration on site | Vinland | Y |
46 | 45 / D23 | 6-Nov-10 | CanIRON 8 test | DARC | Wareham ON | modern | CanIRON 9 demo | team experience | N | |
47 | 46 | 18-Mar-11 | Africa' | Smeltfest | Lexington VA | Africian | Burkino Fasso | proof of concept only | N | |
48 | 47 | 21-Apr-11 | Experiment & Iron | Brown Students | Bristol RI | Viking Age | standard | teaching | Teaching | N |
49 | D24 | 11-Jun-11 | CanIRON 8 test | DARC | Wareham ON | modern | CanIRON 9 demo | team experience | N | |
50 | D25 | 28-Jul-11 | CanIRON 8 demo | DARC | Fergus ON | modern | CanIRON 9 demo | public demonstration | Y | |
51 | 48 / D26 | 9-Oct-11 | Slag Pit 1 | Burnham, Peterson | Wareham ON | Celtic Iron Age | van de Manakker | proof of concept | N | |
52 | 49 | 5-Nov-11 | Slag Pit 2 | Peterson | Wareham ON | Celtic Iron Age | van de Manakker | proof of concept | N | |
53 | 50 | 5-May-12 | Production | Wareham ON | modern | Lee Sauder | production furnace build | N | ||
54 | 51 / D27 | 26-May-12 | Icelandic 5 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals Iceland | resume Icelandic series | Icelandic | Y |
55 | 52 | 11-Aug-12 | Celtic Festival | Celtic College | Goderich ON | Viking Age | proven design | public demonstration | Teaching | Y |
56 | 53 | 11-May-13 | ICMS demo | ICMS | Kalamzoo MI | Viking Age | workshop / demo | Y | ||
57 | 54 | 26-May-13 | Intro Smelting | Evarts, Eamon | Wareham ON | Viking Age | teaching | Teaching | N | |
58 | 55 | 22-Oct-13 | Experiment & Iron | Students | Washington College MD | Viking Age | teaching | Teaching | N | |
59 | 56 | 14-Jun-14 | T2T prototype | Peterson + | Wareham ON | Pictish 200 - 400 AD | Culduthel, Scotland | test wicker frame / build | Turf-to-Tools | N |
60 | 57 | 11-Aug-14 | T2T 1A | SSW | Lumsden Scotland | Pictish 200 - 400 AD | Culduthel, Scotland | build / resource test | Turf-to-Tools | N |
61 | 58 | 14-Aug-14 | T2T 1B | SSW | Lumsden Scotland | Pictish 200 - 400 AD | Culduthel, Scotland | build test / skills development | Turf-to-Tools | N |
62 | 59 | 17-Aug-14 | T2T 1C | SSW | Lumsden Scotland | Pictish 200 - 400 AD | Culduthel, Scotland | bones test | Turf-to-Tools | Y |
63 | T1 | 21-Aug-14 | Peat Test | SSW | Lumsden Scotland | Scotish | Scotland | peat fuel test | Turf-to-Tools | N |
64 | 60 / D28 | 20-Jun-15 | Icelandic 6 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals Iceland | build elements | Icelandic | Y |
65 | 61 / D29 | 12-Oct-15 | Icelandic 7 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals, Iceland | build elements | Icelandic | Y |
66 | 62 | 22-May-16 | Production | Wareham ON | modern | use of May 2012 furnace | N | |||
67 | 63 | 20-Jun-16 | 50 Year / demo | SCA | Danville IN | Viking Age | speculative | multiple small bellows with bladder test | Air | Y |
68 | 64 | 9-Sep-16 | ARTEfakty A | ARTEfakty | Proszkow Poland | Viking Age | to museum | Y | ||
69 | 65 | 11-Sep-16 | ARTEfakty B | ARTEfakty | Proszkow Poland | Viking Age | to museum | Y | ||
70 | 66 | 17-Sep-16 | T2T 2A | SSW | Lumsden Scotland | Pictish 200 - 400 AD | Culduthel, Scotland | local resource test | Turf-to-Tools | N |
71 | 67 | 24-Sep-16 | T2T 2B | SSW | Lumsden Scotland | Pictish 200 - 400 AD | Culduthel, Scotland | peat fuel test | Turf-to-Tools | N |
72 | 68 | 27-Sep-16 | T2T 2C | SSW | Lumsden Scotland | Pictish 200 - 400 AD | Culduthel, Scotland | public demonstration | Turf-to-Tools | Y |
73 | 69 | 9-Sep-16 | Celtic Iron | SCC | Aberfeldy Scotland | Celtic Iron Age | Celtic Iron Age ? | build and firing test only | Teaching | N |
74 | 70 / D30 | 29-Oct-16 | Icelandic 8 | DARC | Amaranth ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals, Iceland | full scale build | Icelandic | N |
75 | 71 | 19-Nov-16 | ExARC Iron | ReARC | Williamsburg VA | Viking Age | teaching, use of smelting bellows | Teaching | Y | |
76 | 72 | 30-Nov-16 | Intro Smelting | von Eschen | Wareham ON | Viking Age | teaching | Teaching | N | |
77 | 73 | 21-Jun-17 | Intro Smelting | SCA | Milton ON | Viking Age | Vinland | teaching | Teaching | N |
78 | 74 | 16-Jul-17 | Vinland 6 | DARC / Parks Canada | L'Anse aux Meadows NL | Viking Age Vinland | Vinland | demonstration on site | Vinland | Y |
79 | 75 | 6-Aug-17 | Celtic Iron | SCC | Aberfeldy Scotland | Celtic Iron Age | Celtic Iron Age ? | demonstration on site | Y | |
80 | 76 | 23-Jun-18 | Slag Pit 3 | Peterson + | Wareham ON | Celtic Iron Age | Celtic Iron Age ? | N | ||
81 | 77 | 30-Jun-18 | Viking Age Iron | Hurstwic | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Viking Age ? | teaching | Teaching | N |
82 | 78 | 16-Sep-18 | CAMELOT | students, Gissing | Waterloo ON | Viking Age | demonstration on site | Y | ||
83 | 79 | 13-Oct-18 | Norse in America | Peterson, Robertson | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Y | |||
84 | 80 | 18-Oct-18 | Roman Passive | Peterson | Wareham ON | Roman | Roman / Rehder | theoretical system | N | |
85 | 81 | 3-Nov-18 | Gromps | Peterson | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Espelund | theoretical method | N | |
86 | 82 | 22-Jun-19 | Stone Block A | Goltz, Cogswell | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Iceland | theoretical system | N | |
87 | 83 | 13-Oct-19 | Block / Slag Bowl | Peterson, Burton | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Iceland | previous slag bowl remains left in place | N | |
88 | 84 | 30-Oct-19 | Stone Block C | Peterson, Cogswell | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Iceland | N | ||
89 | 85 / D31 | 20-Jun-20 | Bones | Peterson, Cogswell | Wareham ON | Viking Age | hypothetical | effect of addition of bone | N | |
90 | 86 | 11-Oct-20 | Smelting Course | Porter | Wareham ON | Viking Age | teaching | Teaching | N | |
91 | 87 / D32 | 31-Oct-20 | 65 for 65 | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | past work | celebration of 20 years at 65th | N | |
92 | 88 / D33 | 19-Jun-21 | Icelandic Clay A | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals, Iceland | full scale build | Icelandic | N |
93 | 89 / D34 | 4-Sep-21 | Icelandic Clay B | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age Icelandic | Hals Iceland | full scale build, repeat use | Icelandic | N |
94 | 90 / D35 | 28-Oct-21 | Wind & Weather | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | past work | comparison of blower to smelting bellows | Air | N |
95 | 91 / D36 | 22-Jun-22 | Low & Longer A | DARC | Wareham ON | Viking Age | past work | LAM clay test / lower air volume | Air | N |
96 | 92 | 29-Oct-22 | Low & Longer B | Peterson, Kuntze, Hafner | Wareham ON | Viking Age | previous | lower air volume repeated | Air | N |
97 | 93 | 27-Aug-23 | Caherconnell | Jeffery, O Duhghail | Caherconnell Ireland | Irish ? | previous Irish work | test of ore | Y | |
98 | 94 / D37 | 28-Oct-23 | Plusing Air | DARC, Kuntze | Wareham ON | Viking Age | smelter bellows | effect of sliding gate air supply | Air | N |
99 | 95 / D38 | 21-Jun-24 | Pulsing Air Demo | DARC, Rodgers | Tiverton ON | Viking Age | smelter bellows | effect of sliding gate air supply | Air | Y |
100 | 96 / D39 | 13-Oct-24 | Pulsing Air Followup | Peterson, Hafner, Hickey | Wareham ON | Viking Age | smelter bellows | effect of sliding gate air supply | Air | N |
101 | 97 | 19-Oct-24 | Artfire One | Caroll/Patton/Logan | Viking Age | N | ||||
102 | 98 / D40 | 3-Nov-24 | Return to Icelandic | Peterson, Hafner, Hickey, Cogswell | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Hals Iceland | Reuse after long delay | Icelandic | N |
103 | 99 | 9-Nov-24 | Smelting Course | Koss/Ferral/Gallant | Wareham ON | Viking Age | Teaching | N | ||
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