Guy makes a knife from scratch. He has to make a smelter first.

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Re: Guy makes a knife from scratch. He has to make a smelter first.

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Post by eli » Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 2:34 PM UTC

"Charcoal has to be chopped to a specific size for the operation to run smoothly. I chopped mine during the days before the run in little chunks about a cubic inch or less."

Chopped using what?

Re: Guy makes a knife from scratch. He has to make a smelter first.

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Post by mumrah » Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 2:42 PM UTC

polynomial wrote: post #2

Well at least he didn't have to invent the universe.

Relevant: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Sagan#Cosmos_.281980.29

Re: Guy makes a knife from scratch. He has to make a smelter first.

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Post by js2 » Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 2:43 PM UTC

Also, http://www.thetoasterproject.org/

Re: Guy makes a knife from scratch. He has to make a smelter first.

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Post by dstein » Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 2:50 PM UTC

It's reasons like this, that I really wonder if someone from today were to time travel into the past if anything they know would be useful at all. Medieval people would probably think we're all idiots.

Re: Guy makes a knife from scratch. He has to make a smelter first.

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Post by napierzaza » Sun, Jun 12, 2011, 2:52 PM UTC

eli wrote: post #6

"Charcoal has to be chopped to a specific size for the operation to run smoothly. I chopped mine during the days before the run in little chunks about a cubic inch or less." Chopped using what?

Looks like wood charcoal. Use your imagination.