[TheForge] ABANA Conference

[mpaietta]

I have not researched a name and go by Squire Martin. I was
given an SCA last name, but that is a different story. The
SCA is why I got in to Black smithing. I am changing my
persona to a norse persona. I live in Antir and play with
the people of Madrone (Seattle, WA area, although I live in
the sticks). I really have not been doing much in the SCA
this year. I taught myself how to GMAW and GTAW, but not
well, so I decided to use more of my GI Bill and go to scool
for welding. So after work five days a week I go learn how
to weld and what to look for in bad/good welds. On the
weekends when I am not fixing things around the house I work
in my shop that I have been putting together (Thanks Mike
for the forge help). As to learning I am trying to be a good
sponge.

Cheers
Martin



> 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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