[TheForge] EK has new steel junkies....;-)

[Aaron Silver]

At 05:47 PM 10/7/2002 -0400, you wrote:

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>From: "Phlip" <phlip@99main.com>
>Subject: [TheForge] EK has new steel junkies....;-)
>
> > several useful chunks of steel, too, ranging from small anvils made in the
> > Medieval style, to special purpose anvils.
>
>
>Please describe what is a medieval style anvil.
>Block of iron?

Yup. That was exactly what Grimbold had brought, a couple of chunks of 
metal with metal shafts that could be driven into a stump. Two were simply 
squarish chunks of metal, while one was more of a stake anvil shape 
patterned after an archeological find (I can't remember the details of 
when/where at the moment).

And I agree with Phlip... the event was great!!! I got to teach for my 
first time, which forced me to actually get out to the forge and make sure 
I knew what I was teaching, (Thanks Phlip for twisting my arm!) and I got 
to learn hardening and tempering (Thanks Grimbold for breaking the guild's 
silence on that mystical art!), as well as pewter casting (I can't recall 
the kind lady's name that allowed me to sit in on her class and was very 
generous with her time, but a thanks to her), as well as pattern-welding 
cable (Thanks Kim!). My wife also had a wonderful time learning bead-making 
and jewelry making over the weekend as well, and now we're happily chatting 
about how we're going to get all the stuff we need to further these new 
hobbies!

Given the fact that this event only lasted about 2 full days (Friday 
afternoon/evening, all day Saturday, and breaking up early Sunday 
afternoon), this event packed a tremendous amount of in. About the only 
complaint I heard was the fact that we couldn't keep it going a full week!!!

Aaron Silver