Smelting Iron in Africa (A DEMONSTRATION)

Why it was recommended

One of my favorite videos is a documentary of a village in Africa that goes through the process of producing iron tools from scratch

Strong recommendationoflannabhra · Original2020-09

What it covers

A 105-minute film of a West African smith family in Burkina Faso smelting iron from ore, from making charcoal and building the kiln to forging tools. It is a cultural. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Christopher Roy

Length

1 hr 44 min

Year

2014

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