Glow of Iron
Bohinj, Slovenia
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Exhibition GLOW of IRON, Stara Fužina, Bohinj 2016
In the vitrines smelting and smithing remains from iron age were shown (different slags, blooms, remains of smelting furnaces) and also ore from the Bohinj mountains all from the author's private collection.
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On the stage: cross section of the smelting furnace; two heaps of ancient slag from Dunaj; big pieces of limonite and limestone with ore; heap of ore from mineholes in Pokljuka ; at the back remains of smelting -
Charcoal burning, model of charcoal stack – an article made by pupils from Osnovna šola Bohinjska Bistrica -
The author's exponents and products of smelting in 2001 -
Ancient smelting product from Dunaj, two blooms, three different slags from smelting process; pieces of furnace, remains of smithing at Dunaj
Middle Age smelting products: bloom, slag from tapping, remains of furnace and iron peel, near the Sava river in Bohinjska Bistrica
Artifacts found inside of ironworks Stara Fužina : ore slag from smelting, sandstone of inner layer of furnace, oxidizing slag of carbon elimination in hearth: indirect process
Ore from Bohinj: bog-ore, iron-stone, pieces limonite
View on panels and vitrines
Preparing for exhibition
Guests on the openig of the exhibition
Dr. Urška Repinc, Ivo Janez Cundrič
Pupils from Osnovna šola Boh. Bistrica
Jan Jennisen, representative of ironmakers from the Netherlands; had presentations of Ironworking Festivals in Europe from 2004 up to know
At the opening there were also members of ironworking teams at the Festival
Remains of the saw-mill that was built when the ironworks Stara Fužina stopped
Model of the Brescian type of smelting furnace in original size; these furnaces were operating for 210 years ( 1581 – 1791)
View on the place of Ironworking Festival at Stara Fužina on the raining day
What is better, high furnace or ruins of concrete ?
View on the foundation of ironworks Stara Fužina ; dry folding of stones 20 x 10 m
Author among his grandchildren
Exhibition panels.....read more