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Please provide citations and what is meant by "high quality", and if you are referring to at scale using blast furnaces vs small artisanal production.
by gunapologist99 3y ago
Please provide citations and what is meant by "high quality", and if you are referring to at scale using blast furnaces vs small artisanal production.
- BlueTemplar 3y agoAFAIK Serendib had "large" artisanal "blast" furnaces making "high tech" crucible steel maybe as far back as 300 BC : https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/06/science/ancient-smelter-used-wind-to-make-high-grade-steel.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/06/science/ancient-smelter-u...
- gunapologist99 3y agoVery cool, thanks for the link!!