Anexperimental studyof ironsmelting
Africa, theironsmelting process wasjust called ''blowing the bellows'', and competent smiths werereferred toas ''menskilled inbellows''2O. Although iron smelting ceased in Africa after the arrival ofthe Europeans, smithying and forging still continued and ispractised eventoday, sothat wehave much information onthemaking ofbellowsforsmithies.