The Armour Archive

The Iron Dwarf

you could post a pic of the beer you bought instead

The Iron Dwarf

it is further away from me and I hope that those who can make it there have a good time

The Iron Dwarf

you could either set them on the outside as stated above to get a nice rounded head on them or use Hal's aardvark hammer to peen the inside

The Iron Dwarf

find some plain steel rod the right size, a large nail or a long bolt will do. get a tap ( faucet ) washer, a plain rubber washer with a hole in and make sure the hole is much smaller than the rod and also place something under the bracket to stop he rod from dropping too far. the washer may hold it...

The Iron Dwarf

never present a buffing wheel with an edge, buff from the center to the edge not the other way round unless you want to see a helm flying in a random direction at 50 mph

The Iron Dwarf

nice one Hal

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looks good. you may want them in a section other than toys and games, for reenactment try one of the more historic sections but be sure to mention these are newly made rather than original or that they are recreations of museum and metal detecting finds. you could probably do with a bit more in your...

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I dont need anything but others here might and it could be hard to find your stuff without an ebay name or a link ( and you may want to add it to your sig like the links in mine to my stuff on ebid ( I also use ebay but sell cheaper on ebid as they dont charge 10% plus as well as the 3.4% plus 20p o...

The Iron Dwarf

welcome to the nut house and watch out for the squirrels ( here they have armour )
im in the UK too
gis a link to your listings so we can have a look

The Iron Dwarf

thank you Thomas, at the last event I sold 2 forges there and one online the same weekend ( about $180 each US ), I think 4 fireboxes totaling ( about $450 US ) and other assorted items totaling ( about $300 ). I will also get sales later from those who seen me there and had not got money with them ...

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it was at a reenactment event but not all of it was LH etc. the beer tent was a modern marquee with modern seating and tables and lighting there were sellers of ice cream in vans and other things but they were seperate from the arenas and the LH areas and I was more with them. there was also a marke...

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sometimes it is a part of a special re enactors only event, like a training / practice event, and sometimes it is a small and slightly hidden part of a reenactment event ( not in the same area as any of the living history stuff which at the last event ranged from saxon to WWII each in a seperate are...

The Iron Dwarf

during the weekend we had lots of small knives, leaves, s hooks, spits and pot hangers for my fireboxes made, some armour repaired, a skillet re seasoned and many more things. mostly done by the reenactors at the event with the help of 2 blacksmiths who were with me. I sold 2 forges there and later ...

The Iron Dwarf

a couple of times a year I take a forge along to an event to use, yes it has an electric blower and is a modern forge ( the type I make and sell ) I do not do this as a part of living history or anything like that but to rather let re enactors have a go themselves. a lot of the stuff I make is not f...

The Iron Dwarf

will be setting off for this tonight and away all weekend

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sold a forge today at 17.07, it is now 20.04, if the buyer gives me a contact number tonight as requested on the invoice he paid and in the listing and in a message I just sent then the forge I packaged up ready to ship at about 18.00 can be sent tomorrow ( wednesday ) and he should get it thursday....

The Iron Dwarf

next weekend I am taking a forge to the midlands history festival 6th and 7th aug at ragley hall http://livinghistory.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=24111&view=unread#unread reenactors can have a go and get help from me or Tom Robinson, ironhead palmer will also be doing some stuff. anyon...

The Iron Dwarf

thank you for the pix Cap'n

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hope to see you there. this weekend I am at Ragley hall just south of birmingham doing some demo's with the help of Ironhead Palmer ( known for swords ) and Tom Robinson a blacksmith / reenactor I know. we will be using modern kit but will be letting reenactors have a go. if anyone is in the area ca...

The Iron Dwarf

in about a week and a half I will be heading down to your part of the world to an event where there will be some usefull demo's of early blacksmithing.
search for the 'wilderness gathering'
it is about 8 miles from wincanton and im trading there, if you want to know more just ask

The Iron Dwarf

well I call them banner stakes, a metal stake with 2 rings on it to support a wooden pole, I make them from 5/8 steel about 4' tall with rings of either 2" or 2 1/2" internal diameter, one ring near the top and the other half way down. hammer the stake in the ground and then put in your fl...

The Iron Dwarf

I have quite a few tools for just under $25 but from this side of the pond shipping for my heavy stuff would be a lot, often as much as the tool

The Iron Dwarf

moving forward at any speed is better than doing nothing,

The Iron Dwarf

I have a vibratory bowl as well but normally use an old cement mixer which has the paddles removed and a few bars added to the inside of the drum.
fill with sand and gravel and all the metal you want to deburr

The Iron Dwarf

Sigurd Fjalarson wrote:4'33"? You're 6'9"??? You could be cut in half and be 2 dwarves!

or he could be 12 giants at over 6 and a quarter inches tall each

The Iron Dwarf

maybe he IS the Tick

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any offers posted before this are valid, if not then the winner is Duke Drake and I will contact Woeg to find out what he wants to do with the ballstake or if he wants to resell it and let me send it direct to the new owner.
my thanks go to Duke Drake

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ok later than I thought but am ending this in about 5 mins from this post. we have an excellent ammount from our single bidder Duke Drake, he offered $100 and does not want the tool, because of his generous offer I will shipp the tool free to Woeg if he wants it to either use or to re auction to rai...

The Iron Dwarf

im not too tall but am a long way away, go dwaves, hack their knees off

The Iron Dwarf

this is a one hour warning!!!!!!!!!
this will end in an hour ( or maybe two )

The Iron Dwarf

or maybe a spork?

The Iron Dwarf

have been asked in the past to do some 'battle ready cookware' for one group here, sturdy skillets and ladels to hit knights with but not got round to it yet, maybe this spoon will inspire me when I get back from kelmarsh next monday to do something. have you made any other odd weapons of daft destr...

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less than 2 days to go now.
thats not long for someone to grow some big brass ones and beat this Duke

The Iron Dwarf

great news.

now dont forget those lines from 'Hotel California' about:
you can check out anytime you want.......

The Iron Dwarf

Woodstock wrote:I don't have a stash of monks in my basement who work away with hand cut quills on handmade parchments by candlelight...

you dont!

I thought everyone did

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