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Michael McCarthy (with help from some friends) spent a great deal of time and effort building an iron smelting furnace, carefully feeding it, and finally breaking it open to reveal the bloom. The entire process literally took all day and well into the night. Below are some pictures of his efforts.
Michael McCarthy.
The freshly made furnace.
Feeding the fire.
McCarthy tending the fire.
The furnace smelting away.
Viewing port in the tuyere.
Michael feeds the furnace, while Aldo views the bloom through the tuyere window.
The view through the tuyere port.
The hot bloom, fresh out of the furnace.
The cooled bloom at Sundays show, with one of Michaels hawks in the background.
Michael McCarthy.
The freshly made furnace.
Feeding the fire.
McCarthy tending the fire.
The furnace smelting away.
Viewing port in the tuyere.
Michael feeds the furnace, while Aldo views the bloom through the tuyere window.
The view through the tuyere port.
The hot bloom, fresh out of the furnace.
The cooled bloom at Sundays show, with one of Michaels hawks in the background.
