Waste

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Nice post, Findegil!

Originally Posted by Findegil

Thus it really makes sense that Tolkien named the dwarves as the most skilled iron and steel producer and as the most skilled street builders in Middle-Earth.

The dwarves may have had the most skill, and therefore the most efficient processes, but I don't think that they supplied all of the metalworks in Middle Earth.

The Rohirrim don't seem to like the Dwarves, and surely Sauron would have waylaid any arms shipments between the Lonely Mountain/Iron Hills/Blue Mountains and Denethor's realm if these were Gondor's only source.

Saruman equips his army in metal, and seemingly produces a lot of waste - then again, he didn't care so much. Anyway, his army was small compared to all of the armies that marched out of Minas Tirith, so even if Gondor has a clean process, there'd be some residue somewhere.

Maybe I'm looking for a place in Middle Earth that truly smells like home.

And the new Sandyman mill belched forth foul fumes - what exactly was going on inside?

But again, I think that Tolkien glosses over reality for the good guys - who don't pollute.