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SMELTING IRON, IDEAS AND INNOVATION
Online event
Sunday, 23 AUGUST 2020

FURNACE FESTIVAL 2020

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The idea of the Woodford Furnace Festival was born from a passion for the old iron-making craft and a desire to revive this forgotten art using only sustainable, local resources. Due to the current circumstances we have had to seriously alter our programme. On Sunday 23 August 2020, we have planned an online smelting Festival.
This means there will be no smelting or smithing activities this year.

ONLINE IRON SMELTING EVENTS

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On Sunday 23 August, from 12.30pm till 8pm, an online Furnace Festival will be streamed live online via
- our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Woodfordfurnacefestival/, will go Live at 12.30 on Sunday 23 August
- on this website, on our Live Stream 2020 page, you can follow the live streams from the various teams across the globe.

​What we have in store for you:
  • Around 10 smelting teams worldwide will be making iron live, nearly all using Irish iron ore shipped out to them
  • This includes teams from Denmark, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, the UK, the US and will have many familiar faces
  • This year we also have Master Akira Kihara, Living National Treasure of Japan and one of a handful of people who still make iron in the centuries-old way. He will be smelting Irish iron ore in his distinct Tatara furnace.
  • The members of the Blacksmiths of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia, Russia) will be smelting iron ore and producing superior 'Bulat' steel, at night!
  • Several blacksmith teams who will be forging Irish iron made i previous years.
  • The live footage will be complemented with talks from international and Irish specialists and cover a wide variety of topics around Irish iron
  • Interviews with the live teams
  • We will also be showing footage from previous Furnace Festivals
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2020 FURNACE FESTIVAL IN PICTURES

On Sunday 23 August, you will be able to follow the live-streamed smelting, part of the 2020 Woodford Furnace Festival. All times Irish Time (GMT+1)
For our curated Festival event, see https://www.facebook.com/Woodfordfurnacefestival/ from 12.30pm onwards.
Team
Vilyui and Sata blacksmiths 
Thomas Mink
Sakha Steelmakers
Matthias Fischer
Jens Jørgen Olesen
Leo Moonen
Katie Surridge
Tim/Gwilym Stanley
Lee Sauder
Adrien Morat
Mark Green
Colm Bagnal
Location
Nam, Yakutia
Asturias, Spain
Yakutsk, Yakutia
Greven, Germany
Hørdum, Denmark
Borger, The Netherlands
London, UK
Tang, Ireland
Lexington, VI, USA
Hayange, France
Greensboro, NC, USA
Dublin, Ireland
Time of live stream
6.00 - 13.30
7.30 - 14.00
8.30-14.30
08.00-17.00
10.00-17.00
10.30-15.00
12.00-17.30
12.00-18.00
13.00-20.00
15.00-17.00
15.00-20.00
17.00-19.00
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We regularly post updates and announcement on our Facebook page where you can see more posts and photos from the Furnace Festival.

​Do want to find out more or become a volunteer? Do not hesitate to contact us!

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  • Furnace Festival
  • Caherconnell 2022
    • The Festival
    • Caherconnel Fort
    • Geology and minerals of the Burren
  • From Ore to Object
  • Previous festivals
    • Furnace Festival 2020
    • Furnace Festival 2019
    • Furnace Festival 2018
  • Contact