Smelting iron from iron-sand is the oldest known method of iron production.
As seen here - the effort required to make 10 or 20 pounds of iron is
immense.
I've long wondered how hard it would be to turn our local iron-sands into
iron (or steel). Now I know :-(. Ours has high titanium content.

The enthusiasm of the narrator and her evident joy over the hunks of metal
that they produce is a delight to see. (She has an ornamental ironwork
business and is a black smithing instructor at the related 'project')

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DeYga8cdUSnM


C*lay & Steel:*

https://www.clayandsteel.com/about

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUFFRgPXg1cqcysYLsih9Pg

https://www.facebook.com/clayandsteel/


*The Crucible, Oakland*

                 https://www.thecrucible.org/

Wikipedia - https://wiki2.org/en/The_Crucible_(arts_education_center)

Yelp - https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-crucible-oakland

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thecrucible94607/

Images -
https://www.google.com/search?q=3D%22the+crucible%22+oakland&tbm=3Disch&sou=
rce=3Duniv&sa=3DX&ved=3D2ahUKEwjdjZWTsfXiAhUHVH0KHS5hDKMQsAR6BAgDEAE&biw=3D=
1440&bih=3D757

https://www.thecrucible.org/our-space/things-to-do/?gclid=3DCjwKCAjwuqfoBRA=
EEiwAZErCsi4Lt__b1698SZdmaoc-_JM1mJY8kiw97hWZ_qZaTHZQkeTVVsM6rhoCqdUQAvD_Bw=
E&gclsrc=3Daw.ds



legion

https://www.google.com/search?q=3D%22the+crucible%22+oakland&oq=3D%22the+cr=
ucible%22+oakland&aqs=3Dchrome..69i57j0l5.9102j0j4&sourceid=3Dchrome&ie=3DU=
TF-8




A web search on - "clay and steel" turned up a remarkable amount of
material. And quite a few black holes :-).


https://www.google.com/search?q=3D%22clay+and+steel%22&oq=3D%22clay+and+ste=
el%22&aqs=3Dchrome..69i57j0l5.3949j0j8&sourceid=3Dchrome&ie=3DUTF-8
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