If you're in the area, you're welcome to lend a hand. Two hands would be better!
I'll take pictures.
Oakley Forge Moves this Weekend!
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Cap'n Atli
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Oakley Forge Moves this Weekend!
300 yards by bowshot, 400 yards by dirt lane, the forge migrates to its new home on my side of the farmstead. I'll finally no longer be a "tenant at sufferance."
If you're in the area, you're welcome to lend a hand. Two hands would be better!
I'll take pictures.
If you're in the area, you're welcome to lend a hand. Two hands would be better!
I'll take pictures.
Retired civil servant, part time blacksmith, and seasonal Viking ship captain.
Visit parks: http://www.nps.gov
Forge iron: http://www.anvilfire.com
Go viking: http://www.longshipco.org
"Fifty years abaft the mast."
Visit parks: http://www.nps.gov
Forge iron: http://www.anvilfire.com
Go viking: http://www.longshipco.org
"Fifty years abaft the mast."
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Thomas Powers
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Cap'n Atli
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The primary forges, benches and tools have been moved and the barn has a couple of table of hardware and stock. I still have to clean up around the outside of the old building, which is surrounded with stock, junk and trash (SJT) and turn things over to the new owner.
Starting late Friday afternoon (after we hauled out the longship for the winter) I had 10 different folks helping me. No less than three want to be "armorers and swordsmiths" so I referred them here. We shall see!
Starting late Friday afternoon (after we hauled out the longship for the winter) I had 10 different folks helping me. No less than three want to be "armorers and swordsmiths" so I referred them here. We shall see!
Retired civil servant, part time blacksmith, and seasonal Viking ship captain.
Visit parks: http://www.nps.gov
Forge iron: http://www.anvilfire.com
Go viking: http://www.longshipco.org
"Fifty years abaft the mast."
Visit parks: http://www.nps.gov
Forge iron: http://www.anvilfire.com
Go viking: http://www.longshipco.org
"Fifty years abaft the mast."
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Cap'n Atli
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- Location: Oakley, Maryland, USA (in St. Mary's ["b'Gawd Cap'n..."] County)
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It's done! I loaded the last load of trash and unusable junk in the truck today after church. Altogether, a dozen folks helped over the last two weekends to get everything moved. It seems to take a village (or a small longship crew) to move a forge!
I started some cold work on Christmas gifts tonight, I'll be using the gas forge this week, and will probably build the stack for the coal forge after MarsCon ( http://www.marscon.net/Home ). Installing shelves and stowing stuff will continue through the next few months, but things are up and workable.
No cats were wielded in the moving of this forge!
I started some cold work on Christmas gifts tonight, I'll be using the gas forge this week, and will probably build the stack for the coal forge after MarsCon ( http://www.marscon.net/Home ). Installing shelves and stowing stuff will continue through the next few months, but things are up and workable.
No cats were wielded in the moving of this forge!