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Re:What if we called it the Flax Age instead of the Iron Age? by Cthulhu_ on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @10:22AM (#21584665)
Looking at Primitive Technology, I'd call all of those eras the Clay Age - he uses clay for pretty much everything, including (of course) trying to melt iron from mud.
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Re:What if we called it the Flax Age instead of the Iron Age? by ncmncm on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @02:05PM (#21587256)
Fair bit of wood, besides.
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Re:What if we called it the Flax Age instead of the Iron Age? by narrator on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @02:34PM (#21587561)
There is one primitive tech guy who actually got iron smelting working enough to make a useable knife[1]. This naturally took him an enormous amount of work and patience.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXniZZly4oA

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