[TheForge] ABANA Conference

[Daniel Kretchmar]

Hi Martin,
      I'm known as Master Danr Ketilsmidr in the SCA.  I play the part of a 
Viking blacksmith and woodworker, around the 850 in Iceland.  Ketilsmidr 
means "Kettle-smith" and so I make and sell iron housewares.  I live in the 
Barony of Nordskogen, in Kingdom of Northshield.  That's Minneapolis and St 
Paul, the twin cities, Minnesota, for all you non-medieval types out there. 
:)

I teach and sell smithing at events.  I mostly sell camping gear to 
reenactors (tripods, grills, coat clasps, etc.  You can see my stuff at my 
website below.  I also do modern architectual custom work.

So...Are you in the SCA?  If so, where?  Tell us about yourself

Daniel Kretchmar
www.irontreeworks.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "marilyn traber 011221" <phlip at 99main.com>
To: "Sponsored by ABANA" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:26 PM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] ABANA Conference


>
>> Phlip, Are you in the SCA?
>>
>> Regards
>> Martin
>
> Uh, yeah, teach a fair amount of smithing at events, when I'm not cooking,
> Chirurgeoning, or doing leatherwork ;-) There's quite a few SCAdians on 
> this
> List, although I'll let them introduce themselves ;-)
>
> Phlip
>
>>
>> > > I'm going. Looks like a pretty interesting conference.
>> >
>> > OK... here you live in Maine, me in CT, and we have to
>> > finally meet in  Seattle? Interesting world we live in ;-)
>> >
>> > > What has been done in the past is to provide orange dots
>> > > with @ on  them so folks online can spot each other at a
>> > > distance when walking  past. I don't know if anyone is
>> > doing this, but it is easy to do yourself.
>> >
>> > OK, figured there was something done, but couldn't
>> > remember what.
>> >
>> > > If you haven't gone to an ABANA conference before, be
>> > > aware that it  will be a 5-6 ring circus. There will be
>> > > many conflicts in your  schedule...but this is good.
>> >
>> > I pretty well figured that. Already told Paul, my host in
>> > Seattle, not to  expect to see much of me for 3 days.
>> >
>> > > The Seattle area has a lot of interesting things to do.
>> > > I spent most  of a week out there last spring. Extra
>> > > days are recommended if feasible.
>> > > Steve
>> >
>> > Umm, well, actually, I'm going to be up there for most of
>> > the month of July,  for another purpose entirely, relating
>> > to my Medieval cooking interests.  Among other things, my
>> > host, who's one of the foremost scholars in the world  on
>> > Mongols, has promised me the run of his library, and the
>> > use of his copier  until we run out of toner ;-) Can you
>> > say, "Hog Heaven" ?
>> >
>> > Not only will I be interested in meeting my smithing
>> > friends, and finally get  to meet some of my SCA friends,
>> > but I also have a few friends having nothing  to do with
>> > either, from when I was in Seattle 35-40 years ago.
>> > Suspect this  trip is going to be almost as much fun as
>> > Pennsic- and I'll be following up  with two weeks at
>> > Pennsic.
>> >
>> > If things work out, I think this will be an interesting
>> > summer ;-)
>> >
>> > Phlip
>
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