Dan,
Interesting..I do the same for iron and steels.
I'll be working on some Chinese sword reproductions in the Spring
Have you done much in the way of Chinese work? I have it in me to do
a Shang Bronze or two.
Ric
On Aug 31, 2007, at 1:23 PM, Dan Brower wrote:
> Ric,
>
> Thanks for the offer, but I have my own facilities for smelting
> ore. Most of
> what I do is to replicate Bronze work for archaeological study. In our
> country there are not many experimental archaeologists working with
> bronze
> age technology. I keep myself busy with my own research and
> providing test
> pieces for a number of Universities.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Furrer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Source of Copper Ore
>
>
>> Dan,
>> I am in Sturgeon Bay, WI.......if you are close and interested.....we
>> can do a smelt here.
>>
>> Ric Furrer
>> Sturgeon Bay, WI
>> On Aug 30, 2007, at 1:09 PM, Dan Brower wrote:
>>
>>> I have several hundred pounds of Malachite ore from India and
>>> nearly a tonne
>>> of high grade copper ore from Michigan. The problem is that I am in
>>> the USA.
>>> But if you are still interested, I will give you some ore free if
>>> you want
>>> to pay the postage. I am also friends with an experimental
>>> Archaeologist in
>>> England who obtains his own tin from local sources and would be
>>> glad to sell
>>> you some. You would not need as much tin ore. I will have to add
>>> that if you
>>> plan on smelting ore for the first time, you are better off not
>>> paying for
>>> it. The process is straight forward enough, but speaking from
>>> experience, it
>>> takes some practice to do correctly. You might very well waste some
>>> money in
>>> the beginning.
>>>
>>> Are there any public accessible deposits of copper ore in Scotland?
>>>
>>> Dan
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Trevor Dunkerley" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 11:54 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Source of Copper Ore
>>>
>>>
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> I can put you in contact with a source for lead/silver ore. It
>>>> would be
>>>> somewhat costly to send due to its weight.
>>>>
>>>> Email me off list if interested.
>>>>
>>>> Trevor
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Michael Haseler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:33 PM
>>>> Subject: Source of Copper Ore
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> This summer I finally got around to building my own furnace and
>>>>> had a
>>> very
>>>>> enjoyable couple of days producing tin ornaments for kids.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately, I've now been caught with the bug, and having
>>> successfully
>>>>> melting aluminium and accidentally some iron I would really like
>>>>> to see
>>>>> whether I could smelt some ore.
>>>>>
>>>>> Having tried several times to "authentically" find the copper
>>>>> mines that
>>>>> are
>>>>> supposed to be in lowland Scotland, I've given up on the idea of
>>>>> being
>>>>> able
>>>>> to just pick up copper ore, so if anyone could tell me where to
>>>>> buy it I
>>>>> would be grateful.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'd also be interested in sources of tin, iron and lead ore.
>>>>>
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>> PS. Which all begs the question: if I, with a geological map, a
>>>>> book on
>>>>> the
>>>>> geology of Scotland, and a car to travel can't find copper ore,
>>>>> how on
>>>>> earth
>>>>> did bronze age man?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>
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