Right. It's a pretty major investment in time also. Build the kiln, then fire it all night to end up with a bloom, then fire it for another day for the wootz.
The all nighters could be fun, but someone would have to stay sober.:boohoo: I doubt that we could get very far in four days without all of the equipment being pre built.
I'll bet that that video of Al Pendray was three or four days and everything was sitting there and proven.