2018 WOODFORD FURNACE FESTIVAL
The first Furnace Festival in Woodford was held in August 2018. Smelters from 12 different countries made about 150kg of bloomery iron.
The Festival on TV, video and news
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2018 Festival was featured on prime-RTE Nationwide programme. We have also interesting videos about the event.
Visit of Nationwide crew to the Woodford Furnace Festival
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Festival reports
The Smelter's View. An overview of the practical side of making iron in Woodford by Leo ('Ironsmelter') Moonen from The Netherlands.
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The Artist's View. A journey into learning how to smelt iron in Ireland and Japan by metal artist Katie Surridge from England.
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The Scientist's View. A detailed report on the experimental iron smelt carried out by Daria Dabal from Poland but living in the UK.
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2018 Furnace Festival in pictures
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