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Statement: Traditional bloomery and forge bellows are constructed from leather (flexible chamber), wood (frame and handle), and iron or bone (fittings); the leather must be kept supple with oils or fats to maintain airtightness.
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- About → Blacksmith’s Bellows
- Cites → forbes-1964-studies-in-ancient-technology
- Cites → simmons-2004-the-southwestern-blacksmith