[TheForge] RE: TheForge Digest, Vol 24, Issue 20

[Dick Nietfeld]

Andrei, you might find some value in an amateur Czech Republic site :
http://kovarna.webzdarma.cz/.  There is some of it in English but most is in
Czech.  I think the owner of this site (Roman Kral)would be 300 to 500 miles
from you, but that is closer than the USA and the owner does speak English.
Also he might travel to your area once in awhile.

Dick




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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Andrei Pandelescu
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 3:14 AM
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Subject: [TheForge] RE: TheForge Digest, Vol 24, Issue 20


Wooo ! Huge loads of information I really spent some time sorting it out :)

Thanks a lot for all this support ! 

After reading all these I devised this plan that was actually set in motion.

1. I Ordered the "new edge of anvil" off amazon - hope it gets to me in
about 2-3 weeks.

1 and 1/2 . Personally I am vary much drawn to all metalwork - I think I
will go for ornaments and knives first, then for some more complicated tools
and then I can finally take on to swords and armor :)) - and yes there is an
SCA group in Romania - but no blacksmiths in it - only bowyers. And it costs
money too :( which I am not so willing to give for only a membership - I
prefer investing them in blacksmithing :)

2. Sadly (or dunno, maybe a good sign for the country) the areas where they
still work the land with horses is pretty far away from the capital - and
the closest blacksmith to the town is in a place sufficiently far away for
me to have to sleep over if I go on weekends. So I guess I'm somehow on my
own.

3. I have a yard in a low populated area of the city, which will enable me
to use a cheaper , hand made coal forge for which I found the plans already
and started making it (it involves a brake drum, a hairdryer, some piping
and welding but I think I'll manage - mostly if I get the ol' father to help
me with some parts), and I actually spotted a heavy (!!) piece of cast iron
in my grandmother's yard that I will somehow ninja out and use it as an
anvil.

4. I bought some coal from a gas station - dunno if they are the right type
( I think they're barbecue coal or something) - hope they will do their
thing - if not - I will find a coal-heated house nearby (there still are
some if I look carefully) and buy some of the owner(these are better
quality). I think there is some law around regarding usage of hand-made
propane installations - so I will have to pass on those...

5. I bought me a round-headed 1kg (that's dunno 2 pounds I guess) hammer and
some tongs that were very cheap and have 30 cm handles or something - I
think I can make use of them.

6. The materials I still lack - I wonder if some scrap iron will do? I hope
it will - cause I have some old angled iron and iron piping lying around and
rusting away :) 

I'll let you know in a few days and may even post a picture of an attempt :)


Thanks again for all the support!!

Andrei
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