Making a hematite celt axe in less than 20 minutes

[@esben181]

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[@skate77116611]

Awesome video Virgil! Rock on

[@ponpaerostar]

I'm here before this video gets popular

[@branni6538]

Easier than smelting it into a bloom to forge and axe but what's it's strength like???? Most iron ore is brittle when whacked against things.

[@TimeSurfer206]

It is, but strong enough to deal with trees and bones, if not used too vigorously.
HOWEVER: If it does chip, sand that chip out now or it WILL break.

[@branni6538]

@@TimeSurfer206 great, thanx. I've now tried some different iron ore stones that fracture with an edge. Makes a decent hand axe and perhaps though i haven't tried, a shafted axe too. I reckon it'll grind up to an edge too

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@branni6538 I watched a video other day, an Archeologist or Geologist, not sure which, took two rocks, and smacked them together with a bit of "English." (Not straight on, more like a glancing blow.)
He picked out a flat shard about the size of his flat-out hand that had a mean edge, and said, "Now I am no longer Defenseless Human. I am equal of a Bear." Or some such..

[@branni6538]

@@TimeSurfer206 If you mean English flint , then that is lethal sharp.

[@TimeSurfer206]

@@branni6538 Not sure, really. Looked to me like your standard Spotted Potato River Rock.

[@NoodleGod-kg5ni]

so you made an iron rock celt, very interesting how does it hold up compared to other stones like basalt and granite?

[@bradleyphillips7730]

Look at all the paint you are creating at the same time!

[@mustamuri]

No...no...no ...in stone age we use waves and sand...✨🧸✨🙂

[@hyzercreek]

Congratulations, you made a stone tool and called it metal.