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v0.31:Smelting
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Smelting is the act of refining raw stone ore(s) into useful bars of pure metal(s) or alloys. Smelting is similar but distinct from Template:L, which reclaims existing metal objects back into (fractional) bars. Metal bars produced at a Template:L are usable in a wide variety of goods, from weapons to goblets to furniture to buildings.
Smelting also refines Template:L or Template:L into Template:L, a Template:L which is equivalent to Template:L, but first needs fuel to do this. Fuel is required to operate a smelter, metalsmith's forge, kiln, or glass furnace, but not their magma-powered equivalents.
Smelting requires the Template:L (or coal) to be processed, a Template:L, either Template:L or (for Template:Ls) Template:L at least 4/7 deep, and a dwarf with the Template:L Template:L enabled. Training in the skill is not required - since bars have no Template:L the only difference is the time the Template:L takes.
Since smelting coke requires Template:L in a conventional (non-magma) smelter, usually one Template:L is burned in a Template:L to create one charcoal to start the process. Alternatives are to bring one bar of charcoal or coke with the expedition at embark, Template:L for one from Template:Ls, or go straight to magma smelters.