Making an Axe from Iron Ore: Trailer for the film Ore to Axe by Ken Koons

Purchase the Movie Here Ore to Axe This documentary film details the process of smelting iron ore into metal and forging it into an eighteenth century-style axe. Follow blacksmiths with over 100 years collective experience as they demonstrate every step in the centuries-old bloomery smelting process. By combining earth, air, and fire, they create that “tool of necessity“ used for generations. Blacksmiths Shelton Browder, Ken Koons, Steve Mankowski, and Lee Sauder take y