Weekend update...
What a fun weekend. I did an SCA event this weekend and once again I dragged out the blacksmithing stuff. I arrived Friday evening and unloaded all of the equipment because I didn't want to do it in the morning. Well, after I was set up, I went ahead and started smithing. I worked from about 7:30pm until 11pm. I then got up fairly early on Saturday and spent all day working. Made another pair of tongs, finished some gifts for the Royals, split a hunk of tool steel (it was too big for the tools I needed) which was a bit more work than I wanted to do but a lot of people were fascinated with the process, worked some on a new chisel made from the previously mentioned steel, made a spearhead and generally just tinkered. By the time Saturday night rolled around I was exhausted when I loaded up the truck. I was barely able to stay awake for dinner. I'm glad I loaded up Saturday because by Sunday I was very sore but felt good...
I also realized that the chest I mentioned in a previous post is a very good project. Since it is a period blacksmith tool chest, will be a great way to make my smithing area at events and demos look more medieval.
Finally, just watched a new series on History Channel called "The Master". It is about master craftsmen in history. Two episodes showed a lot of good smithing. One was a master armor maker and another was for Samurai swords. Unlike most specials of these types, these specials focused on the actual methods of production.
I will see about getting some pics of the actual chest I want to build online.
2 comments:
one of these days I'll actually look you up at an event. Were you the person who was working on an anvil, hammering something, near Fletcher's Field? I looked over & thought, "I wonder if that's Bomlim" - next time I'll just come over & introduce myself :)
I was working under the tree pretty close to where the Courts were held. Come on over and introduce yourself... I usually have people coming up and talking to me all day long. Its one of the things I enjoy about smithing at an event.
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