Making a Forge Blower

Video on Making a Forge Blower from Clay & Sticks

from Primitive Technology

The Bow Blower, a combination of the bow drill and forge blower to make a device that can force air into a fire while being easy to construct from...

The young man who has created the Primitive Technology Channel on YouTube shows how to shape clay into a blower to be able to forge iron ore into a chunk of metal.

Watch how he shapes each piece he needs from clay and then puts them all together at the end to create a fire hot enough to melt metal. The key to this process is being able to give the fire extra air. More air and the fire will burn hotter.