This is how steel/iron was made in the medieval era and before. This was my third attempt at making bloomery steel and this was the best quality steel so far, I got 4.6 kg of usable steel and some cast iron like stuff that I can't really use. I used about 135 kg of charcoal and 19 kg of metal scrap and shavings but a lot didn't melt so I didn't get as much as I would have hoped. Unfortunately this will be my last bloomery melt till October because fire restriction but I have MANY other projects coming up. 06:30 First charcoal addition. 12:30 First slag tapping. 13:30 Birthing the bloom. 18:20 Consolidating the bloom. 20:10 Spark tests. Thanks for watching and if you like my content consider subscribing or commenting. If you want to buy any bloomery steel or more information on how to make it DM me at my Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclassicblacksmith/ Or Gmail: blacksmithclassic.live@gmail.com