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2018 Furnace Festival

The first Furnace Festival in Woodford was held in August 2018.
​Smelters from 12 different countries
made about 150kg of bloomery iron

 The Festival on TV, video and news

2018 Festival was featured on prime-RTE Nationwide programme. We have also interesting videos about the event. 
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Visit of Nationwide crew to the Woodford Furnace Festival
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Festival reports

The Smelter's View. An overview of the practical side of making iron in Woodford by Leo ('Ironsmelter') Moonen from The Netherlands.
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The Artist's View. A journey into learning how to smelt iron in Ireland and Japan by metal artist Katie Surridge from England.
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The Scientist's View. A detailed report on the experimental iron smelt carried out by Daria Dabal from Poland but living in the UK.
daria_article.pdf
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2018 Festival pictures

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We regularly post updates and announcement on our Facebook page where you can see more posts and photos from the Woodford Furnace Festival.

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  • Furnace Festival
  • Live streams 2020
  • Woodford
  • Previous festivals
    • Furnace Festival 2019
    • Furnace Festival 2018
  • Contact