Canadian National Blacksmith's Conference comes to Ontario in 2011 CanIRON 8 Thursday July 28 to Sunday July 31, 2011 Centre Wellington Community Sportsplex ...
After closer examination of the photo of the anvil in Wainfleet, I'm reasonably sure, that anvil is a 200lb Mousehole anvil. In which case, this has now...
I've started up a Resource File and I've downloaded 2 manuals I've collected over the years. I have many more manuals and documents that I'll download as I...
Greetings all, I know the Guild has been a little quiet as of late, and I hope you all know it's due to busy lives rather than lack of interest. So Lady Thora...
Morning all We have decided to do a monthly question, (Craig mentioned this in one of his posts) and since it is a new month and everyone is back from a...
Hello everyone, Just as an update on places to learn, the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum( were I work in Ottawa) has started a new Blacksmith Program....
The one thing that is a must is that it must be clean, I soak mine in a degreaser for several days then a strong vinegar and water bath to remove the...
... By braided wire I am assuming that you mean cable such as is used by wreckers or cranes. The first is to determine if it was from an elevator. This type of...
It occurred to me that most of you do not know me, so here goes. Master Helmut of Greenland, I received my Laurel for blacksmithing almost two decades ago here...
Hi Everyone This is mainly for the smiths closer to ottawa, I am in the middle of working with the Vintage Iron group here in Caldrithig (ottawa) into...
http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-blacksmith-Farrier-coal-forge-W0QQAdIdZ296075278 Came across this complete forge, blower, tools and...
The Barony of Rising Waters is hosting Fall Coronation 2011! It will be a celebration of the reign of Their Royal Majesties King Aaron IV and Queen Rustique IV...
Greeting all, Fortunate news folks! Lady Thora has informed me that a table will be made available for the Eldormere Blacksmith Guild at the Feast of the Hare...
Folks There will be one of the regularly scheduled iron smelting events coming up: Wareham October 8 - Sunday 9 am - roughly 5 pm Your host is Darrell...
If anyone else gets this message (see below), I'd be wary of it if I were them. It sounds like a phishing scam to me - especially since this person mentions...
Oh, I just realized this person emailed me at my address, not through the guild list - that's good, that means the list isn't being spammed. But watch out for...
Good day all I know that the monthly question is a bit late this month, but as it is the end of the crazy season for me I hope that you can over look that. So...
While I am more of an armourer than a blacksmith, (therefore I commit the sin of hitting colt steel), real wroght iron is the period material and mild steel is...
Hi Thora and everyone. Sorry I won't be at Hare, Aibhilin and I are committed to helping a friend of ours get their house buttoned up and livable before the...
Hear ye! Hear ye! We're just shy of 2 weeks away from Feast of the Hare, and I thought I'd put out a friendly reminder about the EBG brag table. Aurik...
Hi everyone So I am confirming photos, since I am totally in Hair flailing mode before Hare I thought I'd double check on who sent me photos to be printed and...
Hello Everyone So another month, another question: How do YOU make a striker? I was asked this at a demo this summer so I thought I'd pass it along AND do you...
Hello Everyone Strikers are one of the most useful but often forgotten tools, that we should be using everyday when we are in persona. When I do demonstrations...
