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Arne Jouttijärvi writes of three sites at which hammerscale deposits and concentration were used to map the areas of smithies in Viking Age pithouses in modern-day Denmark and Norway. For example, he writes how the "blacksmith himself shielded the floor where he stood, leaving a 'shadow' in the distribution of hammer scale."
Smithing is one of the oldest metalworking occupations. Shaping metal with a hammer ( forging ) is the archetypical component of smithing. Often the hammering is done while the metal is hot, having been heated in a forge .
[3] [4] Coastline to Atmosphere - A mod set in the Half-Life 2 universe, following Gordon Freeman after the events of Half-Life 2. [5] Dear Esther - An experimental "ghost story" created as a research project at the University of Portsmouth; initially released as a free modification in 2008, a longer commercial version was developed and ...
The "black" in "blacksmith" refers to the black firescale [citation needed], a layer of oxides that forms on the surface of the metal during heating.The origin of smith is the Old English word smið meaning "blacksmith", originating from the Proto-Germanic *smiþaz meaning "skilled worker".
Bladesmith, Nuremberg, Germany, 1569 Bladesmithing is the art of making knives, swords, daggers and other blades using a forge, hammer, anvil, and other smithing tools. [1] [2] [3] Bladesmiths employ a variety of metalworking techniques similar to those used by blacksmiths, as well as woodworking for knife and sword handles, and often leatherworking for sheaths. [4]
Ancient slag composition is usually a quaternary eutectic system CaO-SiO 2-FeO-Al 2 O 3 simplified to CaO-SiO 2-FeO 2, giving a low and uniform melting point. [ 8 ] : 21 In some circumstances, the eutectic system was created according to the proportion of silicates to metal oxides in the gangue , together with the type of ore and the furnace ...
Puzzlewood (grid reference) is an ancient woodland site and tourist attraction, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The site, covering 14 acres (5.7 ha), shows evidence of open-cast iron ore mining dating from the Roman period, and possibly earlier.
MOD Hebrides is a Ministry of Defence site in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland]], operated by QinetiQ. It consists of a deep sea range for complex weapons trials and an inner range for ground-based air defence test and evaluation. It has also been known as the Hebrides Guided Weapon Range and the South Uist Missile Range.