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He did end up making a small blade at some point, but it seems like the process of getting iron ore from bacteria is excruciatingly slow. If he was in my area he’d be walking around in full plate armor by now.
Years ago I watched this video that demos old iron smelting technology in Burkina Faso, and these people get farther. They have better natural iron deposits (also lots of people working together helps).
He did end up making a small blade at some point, but it seems like the process of getting iron ore from bacteria is excruciatingly slow. If he was in my area he’d be walking around in full plate armor by now.
How great would that be? If you know anyone who’s done that whole technology tree from the ground up, let me know.
Years ago I watched this video that demos old iron smelting technology in Burkina Faso, and these people get farther. They have better natural iron deposits (also lots of people working together helps).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuCnZClWwpQ
Super cool, thanks!