Traveling through ancient times: Savages are hungry for food

In this half month.

The females in the tribe are all picking fruits, making fruit wine, making preserved fruits, canning fruits, etc.

Cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, etc. were also picked.

Scrambled eggs with cucumber, smashed cucumber, stir-fried zucchini, zucchini soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, tomato soup, tomato-based hot pot, etc.

half a month later.

The tribe's raw iron blocks have been stored to a certain amount.

The next step is to officially make the iron utensils.

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Sang Tian and the males arrived at the furnace early.

The first thing to do is to choose the iron block.

Iron blocks may contain impurities, pores and other problems, so they must be selected carefully.

Try to choose parts with uniform texture and few impurities for making utensils.

Then prepare the charcoal.

Used to heat iron blocks.

This step is to put the cooled iron block into the furnace again and heat it to make it reach a certain softness.

Put the selected iron blocks into the heating furnace, ignite the charcoal, and blow air into the furnace by pulling the bellows to gradually increase the furnace temperature.

When the iron block is heated to cherry red, the temperature is about 700-800 degrees Celsius.

The hardness of the iron block is reduced and its plasticity is enhanced, making it easier to forge.

Next, we will start forging and refining.

The heated iron block is repeatedly hammered with a hammer. This process can squeeze out impurities in the iron block, making the texture of the iron denser, and also can initially shape the iron.

During the process of multiple heating and forging, the purity and quality of the iron block will continue to improve.

Use tongs to remove the heated iron block from the furnace and place it on an anvil made from a raw iron block previously made from molten iron.

Use a bone hammer to give the iron block a preliminary hammering to give it a rough shape.

For example, the first iron tool was an axe.

The blueprint had already been handed to He who was standing beside him, and He was going to make real-time adjustments to the shape of the axe.

Yong has great strength.

At this moment, he first hammered the iron block into the rough shape of an axe.

Including the prototype of the axe head and the axe handle hole.

Repeated heating and hammering will gradually reduce the temperature of the iron block and increase its hardness as the hammering progresses, making it difficult to continue deforming.

At this time, the iron block needs to be put back into the heating furnace to heat it, and then taken out for hammering.

Repeat this process several times until the iron block reaches the basic shape required for the axe.

Making iron utensils is troublesome, requiring repeated heating and hammering.

Then comes the processing and refinement.

Use small hammers, chisels and other tools of different shapes and sizes to perform detailed processing on the roughly formed iron blocks.

For example, when making a knife, use a chisel to carve the shape of the blade on the blade, and then use a small hammer to gently hammer it to make the blade sharper.

The same goes for the axe

During the machining process, shape deviations may occur, which need to be corrected using anvils and hammers.

The iron block is placed in the proper position on the anvil and hammered back into its correct shape.

In this regard, He is more sensitive than anyone present.

So the proofreading work naturally fell to him.

Just do this step.

Everyone was sweating profusely from the heat of the furnace and the forging of iron. The heat was unbearable.

Sang Tian wiped the sweat off his face and told Zhen to go collect saltpeter when the transport team returned tomorrow.

Otherwise, how could the tribesmen who forged iron tools bear it?

Zhen also knew that saltpeter could be used for cooling.

I was also very happy.

That's really great.

This summer is not at its hottest yet, but it is really uncomfortable to be next to this furnace!

Just when everyone was sweating all over.

Jie and Ming brought over whole basins of cut watermelon.

After washing their hands briefly, everyone started to eat with relish.

"Ah! Cool!"

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After eating, take a short rest.

Everyone started again.

Next, it’s time for heat treatment!

That is quenching!

Heat the forged tool again to the appropriate temperature.

Generally it is between 750-850 degrees Celsius.

Gained experience in smelting molten iron.

The tribesmen have already mastered the use of the charcoal and bellows in the furnace.

After a long wait, it’s finally here!

Then take these iron axes out of the furnace.

Quickly put it into the prepared large ceramic trough of water for quenching.

Quenching can improve the hardness and wear resistance of tools.

For example, when making swords, the hardness of the sword edge will be greatly improved after quenching.

Just listen to the moment it is put into the water.

"Thorn-"

Hot air instantly rose around the sink and spread like a mushroom cloud after an explosion.

The cold water in the trough began to boil and bubble after a moment.

The tribesmen were all shocked.

After quenching is completed, tempering is required.

The tools after quenching are brittle and need to be tempered.

Place the quenched utensils in a furnace and slowly heat them to a certain temperature.

At this time, only 200-400c is enough.

Then keep warm for a while and then cool slowly.

Tempering can reduce the brittleness of tools and improve their toughness.

It takes time to cool down slowly.

The tribe can finally take a break.

Sang Tian quickly picked up a bamboo fan and started fanning herself.

I’m so tired!

It’s okay, I’m only twenty-one or twenty-two years old, I have plenty of time and means to spend.

Iron smelting is not a short process.

No problem.

Tianlang has the strength and resources to smelt iron for a long time.

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Of course, we had lunch together.

The females are getting better and better at it.

Sang Tian has been consuming a lot recently and does have a big appetite.

I feel like I'm getting fat.

Grilled fish, honey-glazed lamb chops, braised beef with soy sauce, braised pork with quail eggs, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, chestnut-braised chicken, and crispy duck with taro paste. I also made a mushroom and shrimp soup.

That’s not enough, grapefruit apricot peel green tea can clear away heat and relieve summer heat, it’s delicious!

Sang Tian picked up the bowl and started eating.

Cang doted on Sang and felt sorry for him. He picked up some vegetables for her, removed the fish bones, and served her soup.

He touched Sang Tian’s head as she lowered her head to eat.

"I wish that Tianlang can become stronger as soon as possible, so that you don't have to work so hard..."

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Dusk.

Everyone went to finish up.

Now it just needs surface preparation.

That is polishing.

Although there are no tools such as sandpaper and grinding wheels.

But the whetstone can still be found.

The surfaces of these axes are polished to make them smooth.

Polishing can remove defects such as oxide scale and hammer marks left during the forging process, and can also make the tool more beautiful.

The iron axe, after being sharpened, has become shiny silver.

The quality is exactly the same as the axes bought in modern town markets.

After polishing, anti-rust treatment is also required.

In order to prevent iron utensils from rusting, you can use methods such as oiling and painting to carry out anti-rust treatment.

Sang Tian has been allergic to lacquer trees since childhood and cannot bear to touch them.

So they used tung oil instead.

After tung oil dries, it will form a protective film on the surface of the axe, isolating it from air and moisture and preventing it from rusting.

After drying, He put the wooden handles he made on the iron handle of the axe.

Install the axe head onto the wooden handle and secure it firmly using wedges etc.

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"Ding-deng-deng-deng-"

The first batch of iron farm tools in ancient times were born!

Cang picked it up and weighed it.

It instantly hit a big tree next to it.

The tremendous strength and explosive power drove the sharpness of the axe to chop down the tree.

The moment of pulling it out.

A deep gap was left in the tree!

The tribesmen were all stunned.

This is just a farm tool used to chop trees and firewood.

If it were really made into a weapon like a dagger or a long sword, wouldn’t it have incredible lethality!

Cang smiled and said.

"It's really good, much better than a bone axe!"

Sang Tian has been in high spirits for so long.

I'm no longer excited.

This kind of result is what she deserves.

The tribesmen have put in enough effort and sweat.

The results are simply proportional to these.

To make iron.

A battle line has been drawn up that has lasted for a month.

Now we have finally succeeded in making iron tools!

All I can say is, hard work pays off.

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