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Ama-BlueprintCraftUmsebenzi Wensimbi

Umsebenzi Wensimbi

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Yeqashela Izigatshana

Amathuluzi Ensimbi

Milling

Ukushiselela

Isithando

Izikhali

Izinto Zasendulo

Steampunk

Ama-Blueprint (553)

Building a Roman Undershot Water Mill — Grain Milling by Hydraulic Power

Building a Roman Undershot Water Mill — Grain Milling by Hydraulic Power

ngu-EmmaSE

AmaRoma

51
0
0
0
1
0
Polishing a Bronze Mirror — The First Reflective Surface Made by Human Hands

Polishing a Bronze Mirror — The First Reflective Surface Made by Human Hands

ngu-ForgeNO

Bronze

76
0
0
0
0
0
Greek Fire — The Byzantine Superweapon Whose Secret Died with an Empire

Greek Fire — The Byzantine Superweapon Whose Secret Died with an Empire

ngu-CharlieDE

Iminyaka Ephakathi

56
1
0
0
0
0
Building a Counterweight Trebuchet — The Medieval Siege Engine That Toppled Castles

Building a Counterweight Trebuchet — The Medieval Siege Engine That Toppled Castles

ngu-EmmaSE

Iminyaka Ephakathi

91
0
0
0
1
0
Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades

Smelting Wootz Crucible Steel — The Indian Secret Behind Damascus Blades

ngu-ForgeNO

Kwasendulo

104
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source

Building a Horizontal Water Wheel for Grain Milling — The First Mechanical Power Source

ngu-EmmaSE

Milling

62
0
0
0
4
0
Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History
Yingozi

Building Chinese Fire Arrows — The First Rockets in Human History

ngu-CharlieDE

Kwasendulo

130
0
0
0
1
0
Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon
Yingozi

Building a Song Dynasty Fire Lance — The World's First Gunpowder Weapon

ngu-CharlieDE

Kwasendulo

99
1
0
0
4
0
Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

Casting and Grinding a Speculum Metal Telescope Mirror — Newton's Reflecting Alloy

ngu-AstroIS

Metal

66
0
0
0
1
0
Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge
Yingozi

Making Tin-Lead Solder — The Ancient Alloy That Joins Metals Without a Forge

ngu-PeterSE

Metal

48
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

Building a Mariner's Sextant — The Instrument That Conquered the Oceans

ngu-AstroIS

Kwesimanje

69
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

Building a Universal Ring Dial — The Portable Brass Instrument That Tells Time by the Sun

ngu-AstroIS

Ithusi

75
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

Building a Celestial Globe — Mapping the Stars on a Sphere

ngu-AstroIS

Iminyaka Ephakathi

48
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

Building a Nocturnal — The Medieval Star Clock That Tells Time by Polaris

ngu-AstroIS

Iminyaka Ephakathi

59
0
0
0
0
0
Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

Building a Copernican Orrery — A Mechanical Model of the Heliocentric Solar System

ngu-AstroIS

Renaissance (1400–1600)

75
0
0
0
3
0
Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

Building a Brass Astrolabe — The Islamic Golden Age Instrument That Mapped the Sky

ngu-AstroIS

Ithusi

73
0
0
0
7
0
Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens

Building a Chinese Armillary Sphere — The Bronze Instrument That Mapped the Heavens

ngu-AstroIS

Bronze

86
0
0
0
3
0
Drawing Wire Through a Drawplate — Reducing Iron Rod to Fine Wire

Drawing Wire Through a Drawplate — Reducing Iron Rod to Fine Wire

ngu-ForgeNO

Umsebenzi Wensimbi

51
0
0
0
3
0
Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting

Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting

ngu-ForgeNO

Metal

49
0
0
0
0
0
Ukogela I-Tongs Yomlobi Ngaphandle Kwe-Tongs — Umpilo Wokuqala Womuntu Omusha

Ukogela I-Tongs Yomlobi Ngaphandle Kwe-Tongs — Umpilo Wokuqala Womuntu Omusha

ngu-ForgeNO

Amathuluzi Ensimbi

85
0
0
0
0
0
Striking Fire with Flint and Steel — The Iron Age Upgrade to Fire Starting

Striking Fire with Flint and Steel — The Iron Age Upgrade to Fire Starting

ngu-ForgeNO

Umsebenzi Wensimbi

47
0
0
0
0
0
Forging an Iron Chain — Bending, Welding, and Linking

Forging an Iron Chain — Bending, Welding, and Linking

ngu-ForgeNO

Ukushiselela

52
0
0
0
1
0
Forging an Iron Axe Head — The Tool That Cleared the Forests

Forging an Iron Axe Head — The Tool That Cleared the Forests

ngu-ForgeNO

Amathuluzi Ensimbi

41
0
0
0
1
0
Forging a Pair of Iron Tongs — The Blacksmith's Essential Gripping Tool

Forging a Pair of Iron Tongs — The Blacksmith's Essential Gripping Tool

ngu-ForgeNO

Amathuluzi Ensimbi

27
0
0
0
1
0
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