| Welcome to the Wareham Forge,
the work of Artisan Blacksmith Darrell Markewitz of
Ontario Canada. Here traditional hand forged techniques
are blended with original custom designs to create
distinctive objects for garden or architecture. (What is
called 'wrought iron work' by some.) A specialist in the
Viking Age, creating reproductions for Museums and
re-enactors. Offering training courses various aspects of
Metalsmithing, plus instructional DVD's. |
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Artisan Blacksmith Darrell Markewitz
brings decades of experience to all his work - at the
forge, background research, practical experimentation
and extensive teaching experience.
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Icelandic
Sod Walled Bloomery Furnaces ISBN : 978-1-0691597-0-0 December 2024 Prepared with the assistance of Neil Peterson This 124 page report details 11 experimental bloomery iron smelts, running from 2001 to 2022, all based on aspects of the first iron smelt in North America, at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland about 1000 AD. Includes an analysis of the archaeological evidence, descriptions of the individual exerimental tests, with 44 images and 13 illustrations. (8.5 x 11", colour) |
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Iron Smelting in Vinland
Converting archaeological evidence to a practical method ISBN : 978-0-9783284-7-4 November 2024 This 90 page report details 14 experimental bloomery iron smelts, running from 2001 to 2022, all based on aspects of the first iron smelt in North America, at L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland about 1000 AD. Includes an analysis of the archaeological evidence and 49 images and figures. (8.5 x 11", colour) |
 |  | Beginning Blacksmithing or I wish someone had told ME that! ISBN : 979-8882146145 April 2014 This 160 page volume is a guide to how to get started right, covering how to pick the correct tools, set them up, and working safely. Not a 'how to make objects' book, but insights from decades as a professional artisan blacksmith and teaching experience. Sure to save you time, money, effort - and avoiding the same mistakes * I * made when starting out! (6 x 9", B&W) Also available direct from the Wareham Forge |
 |  | How Dense Are You? Recording Bloom Density from experimental iron smelting with Neil Peterson ISBN : 978-0-9783284-6-7 February 2024 This 46 page report details 30 iron blooms, all made during during investigations into Viking Age smelting methods, and compares them to a number of artifact blooms from Norway. Potential effects of ore types, air volumes, compaction efforts, and working experience is charted. (8.5 x 11", B&W) |
 |  | Turf to Tools A Final Summation with commentary by Deirdre O’Mahony ISBN : 979-83215146-1-0 April 2024 A richly illustrated 76 page report on the Turf to Tools project, from 2013 - 23 at the Scottish Sculpture Workshop and the Wareham Forge. The project combined archaeology, practical experience, and artistic elements over 8 individual bloomery iron smelts and object creation. (8.5 x 11, colour) |
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How much does it cost? Take a look at the section that details the process of creating an original art metalwork. This section now includes a Gallery of Details - showing some of the wide range of possibilities of hand forging steel. This also shows some of my favourite techniques in my signature 'Rivendale' style. |
 An ongoing project over the middle part of 2007 was a commission for a set of front porch railings for a private home in the Riverdale area of Toronto. I have documented the process of creating a custom art metalwork - from first contact through finial installation. The resulting photo-essay can be seen : Railings for Riverdale House. The accompanying descriptions of the project will be of interest to anyone interested in commissioning work themselves |
 Who is Darrell Markewitz? |
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By contacting the Wareham Forge, any individual or organization is presumed to have given consent for the collection of such information as is required for the Wareham Forge to carry on its normal business related activities. Photograph 'Blacksmith at Owen Sound Museum' from the Owen Sound Sun Times. |
