[Regia-NA] [Fwd: *WH* FWD Blacksmithing and the Mastermyr Chest of Tools.]

[rmhowe]

Seems like a good time to repost this. New people and all.
- Magnus

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Subject: *WH* FWD Blacksmithing and the Mastermyr Chest of Tools.
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003

Poster: rmhowe <MMagnusM at bellsouth.net>
Happened to see the following on the Meriedies
Blacksmithing list and thought of you.
Some of you ODD lot might be interested in this:

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     Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 17:45:30 -0500
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Subject: Fw: blacksmith videos

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From: magichammer
To: LAMA members
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 9:20 AM
Subject: Fw: blacksmith videos

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From: ANVILWORK at aol.com
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 7:20 AM
Subject: [aba_blacksmiths] blacksmith videos

Rocky Comfort Forge is selling educational videos and dvds by noted
blacksmiths such as Elmer Roiush, Clay Spencer, Tal Harris, Brad
Silberberg, et al.  VHS $25;  DVD $32

35 selections featuring 21 different artists

For free catalog, email Debbie Parramore at

rockycomfortforge at gdsys.net
or
rockycomfortprod at msn.com
or write to

Rocky Comfort Forge
6323 Pat Thomas Parkway
Quincy, FL  32351

Dave Allen, Newsletter Editor
Appalachian Blacksmiths Association
Website:  http://www.appaltree.net
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Message: 2
     Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 00:20:31 -0400
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Subject: SOmething to look at.

BlankHej!
      A friend sent me the following link to a group that was set up 
near her
at a mundane blacksmithing hammer in.  They are called the Wolves of Wodan,
they received an award for "most historic display" & put up a series of
photos of another group of smiths from the Forge e-list that are doing a
reproduction of the Mastermyr find.  Check out the photos of "Age of Iron
2003"  http://groups.msn.com/WolvesofWodan/shoebox.msnw?Page=6
Pax,
Olaf of Trollhiemsfjord

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Incidentally Kayne and Son in Candler NC sells some nice hammers,
swage blocks, grinders, fly presses, and Pull Max machines.
http://www.kayneandson.com/
Were I a professional armorer I would love a Pull Max and
an English Wheel to save blowing out my elbow.
(Says he who has trouble driving a dozen 16 d nails now. disabled)
They are a bit light on round forming stakes but boffo
on hammers and swage blocks. A wonderful assortment.
I've been to their shop. You should see the huge truck
full of tools they take to hammer ins.
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I was the guy who encouraged the reprint of the Mastermyr
Find: a Viking Age Tool Chest from Gotland, where it likely
overturned in a bog that became a meadow and it was turned
up by a plow. Has blacksmithing, woodworking, jewelry, and
cooking tools - a folding fish grill and a cauldron associated
with it. $20 in America from
Norm Larson Books,
5426 E. Hwy 246, Lompoc, CA 93436.
   Fax 805-735-8367, Ph 800-743-4766
   Postage is $2 for first book
   plus $.50 for each additional book to a maximum of $5.00
larbooks at impulse.net

I looked for a Mastermyr book for two years before Norm
did the reprint, shortly before the author died. After
two more years I got the hardback original too in English.
This is the biggest single survival of tools from medieval
times. Most other books on medieval tools are rare and
expensive. I paid $240 for Vikingetidens Redskaper by
Jan Petersen (Viking Age Implements (tools) (from Norway))
for example. By comparison Mastermyr is an incredible bargain.

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The English Medieval Chests book and the Ancient Locks
and Keys Books are available from Thompson Conservation Laboratory
and the Caber Press. Look on the pdf flyer for the English
Medieval Chests reprint, which has measurements and details,
and rubbings of original carvings on them. A dozen would
make excellent Xmas gifts for everyone. They sell well too.
I got rid of two dozen in a couple of days.
He sells them at discount by the dozen if you care to profit.
If you want to make a medieval chest and want a good
idea of how they were put together than this is the
book for you. It covers initially two centuries but
the additional plates cover the next two or three.
http://home.teleport.com/~tcl/caber.htm 1/03

http://home.teleport.com/~tcl/CaberPress_web.pdf
Thompson Conservation Lab.
7549 N. Fenwick
Portland, Oregon  97217
USA
503/735-3942  (ph/fax)
http://home.teleport.com/~tcl   1/03
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Master Magnus Malleus, OL, Windmasters Hill, Regia.org, Manx, GDH
Please do not put on the Rialto or any usenet newsgroup.
Your local kingdom, canton, shire, or friends elist is fine.