"Harald the Blacksmith" has a related series of articles [0] on ab-initio iron production, but with more focus on the DIY-aspects. I have used those articles a

"Harald the Blacksmith" has a related series of articles [0] on ab-initio iron production, but with more focus on the DIY-aspects. I have used those articles a lot as reference for doing iron smelting with my scouts. Another excellent resource on the magic of iron is the hypertext "Iron, Steel and Swords" by Helmut Föll [1] -- which is also an interesting experience just for the form of presentation. [0]: https://www.haraldthesmith.com/iron-smelting/ https://www.haraldthesmith.com/iron-smelting/ [1]: https://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/iss/index.html https://www.tf.uni-kiel.de/matwis/amat/iss/index.html