1. Gather your materials. You will need:
* 1 cup of copper shavings
* 1 cup of tin shavings
* A crucible
* A furnace or kiln
* Tongs
* A mold
2. Prepare your materials.
* If your copper and tin shavings are not already fine, you will need to grind them down into a powder.
* Mix the copper and tin shavings together in a 9:1 ratio (or by weight, 88% copper to 12% tin).
3. Melt the copper and tin.
* Place the crucible in the furnace or kiln and turn on the heat.
* Once the crucible is hot, add the copper and tin shavings.
* Allow the copper and tin to melt completely.
4. Pour the molten metal into the mold.
* Use the tongs to remove the crucible from the furnace or kiln.
* Carefully pour the molten metal into the mold.
* Allow the metal to cool and solidify.
5. Remove the casting from the mold.
* Once the metal has cooled, you can remove the casting from the mold.
* Your bronze casting is now finished!
Iron:
1. Gather your materials. You will need:
* 1 cup of iron ore
* 1 cup of charcoal
* A crucible
* A furnace or kiln
* Tongs
* A mold
2. Prepare your materials.
* If your iron ore is not already in powder form, you will need to grind it down.
* Mix the iron ore and charcoal together in a 7:3 ratio.
3. Smelt the iron ore.
* Place the crucible in the furnace or kiln and turn on the heat.
* Once the crucible is hot, add the iron ore and charcoal mixture.
* Allow the iron ore to melt and the carbon in the charcoal to reduce the iron oxide to iron metal.
4. Pour the molten iron into the mold.
* Use the tongs to remove the crucible from the furnace or kiln.
* Carefully pour the molten iron into the mold.
* Allow the metal to cool and solidify.
5. Remove the casting from the mold.
* Once the metal has cooled, you can remove the casting from the mold.
* Your iron casting is now finished!