[TheForge] Historical type Forge

Thu Apr 24 22:41:07 2003

Check your library for this book, it's an oldie (1963):
Revolutionary War Weapons; Pole Arms, Hand Guns, Shoulder Arms and Artillery
By C. B. Colby
This little 48 page book has some interesting info about arms of that
period. I also period drawings of various military carts, including a
traveling forge. Those pictures are credited to the Military Museum at West
Point. The forge picture has a side, front and top view. The scale of the
picture in the book is 7/16 inch equals 1 foot. That probably is not the
scale of the original drawing. It's a two wheel cart with the bellows
between the wheels. The forge sits on the end of the cart.
Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phlip" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Historical type Forge


>
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...
>
> > What kind of an outfit did Lewis and Clark take with them?  How about
the
> > various world army's?
> >
> > Dick
>
> I've been looking for the same sort of thing, too, so I can take my forge
to
> SCA events and have it be reasonably authentic. I've found a couple of
> pictures (actually, Aaron Silver found them for me) so give me some time,
> and I'll find the URLs for you.
>
> One of the reasons I'm so interested in the age of Iron event at the e3nd
of
> the month, is that someone there is supposed to have a pre-1600 forge
there-
> I intend to give it a good look and take pictures.
>
> What I'm working for, for my intended forge wagon, is a wooden forge and
> wagon, with a bellows set up on it, and the firepot lined with clay- if
> you're interested, I'll take pictures when I construct it.
>
> Phlip
>
>  If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
> cat.
>
> Never a horse that cain't be rode,
> And never a rider who cain't be throwed....
>
>
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