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by Elemmakil
Fri Feb 16, 2024 6:19 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: Middle Earth brewing
Replies: 19
Views: 10163

Re: Middle Earth brewing

Greetings fellow wanderers! I started brewing ales, meads and ciders... recently I made Dwarven stout. It's a smoked oatmeal stout with peppercorns. I call it HRUM, which is soot in old English. I am wondering shat other types of ales would you associate with different cultures? I am thinking brown...
by Elemmakil
Wed Dec 06, 2023 4:24 am
Forum: Hard Kit
Topic: Treasure!
Replies: 8
Views: 10967

Re: Treasure!

I do love the ShirePost offerings, and have collected them (at least the ME stuff) for many years now. I even have some real gold coins from BitD when those were offered, along with some of the very first coins that were made from the early, acid etched (?) dies - very different from his later stuff.
by Elemmakil
Sat Jan 01, 2022 7:11 am
Forum: Middle-earth Reenactment Society
Topic: Summer 2021 available now!
Replies: 11
Views: 11432

Re: Summer 2021 available now!

I noted this bit in the article on Dunadain blade design: "Of particular note is the karma helmet shown above (dated March 1960), “made of overlap-ping enamelled plates of metal, the 'fish-crest' of leather embossed and coloured” which looks like something from the Eastern Mediterranean Bronze ...
by Elemmakil
Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:28 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: So, I got a log...
Replies: 16
Views: 11818

Re: So, I got a log...

Peter Remling wrote:Burn or chisel ?
My question as well. I assume you will try to burn it, which is I believe is historically correct for this sort of thing(?)
by Elemmakil
Fri Jan 15, 2021 10:24 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: Copper-based alloys... bronzes and brasses etc.
Replies: 10
Views: 18581

Re: Copper-based alloys... bronzes and brasses etc.

This is a very useful little thread, by the way. I'd always wondered what "nickel silver" is - thanks for the clarification. As an aside, I seem to recall that medieval brasses tended to range from 10-30% Zn (corresponding to the "Commercial Bronze" you mentioned all the way to m...
by Elemmakil
Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:23 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Cawood-Korsødegården inspired sword
Replies: 3
Views: 6630

Re: Cawood-Korsødegården inspired sword

Awesome work, and coins in the pommel is nice idea :P Thanks! This sort of thing was not common in the Middle Ages, but is nevertheless documented, in particular a c.1400 arming sword that had an inset copper coin depicting the Duke of Urbino. Other swords, such as that of Edward III from around 13...
by Elemmakil
Thu Feb 13, 2020 7:17 am
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Cawood-Korsødegården inspired sword
Replies: 3
Views: 6630

Cawood-Korsødegården inspired sword

So here is a rehilted Late Viking Age sword that used the Del Tin 5120, which is based closely on the find from Cawood, as a starting point. The pommel was extensively reshaped to capture the boat like shape of the original, and the grip replaced with one inspired by the Korsødegården find, though...
by Elemmakil
Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:12 am
Forum: Human Culture(s)
Topic: Twelve Silver Pennies: coins of the Breelands
Replies: 15
Views: 25096

Re: Twelve Silver Pennies: coins of the Breelands

Finally: I'm sorry, but I can't sell them. Our very own Wil Whitfoot has paid dearly for the license to produce coins of Middle-earth, and I can't in good conscience infringe on a right he's paid (I assume dearly) for. That said, I'm sure these trinkets will find their way into the occasional Yule ...
by Elemmakil
Sun Jun 05, 2016 1:09 am
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Why Was There No Guard On A Gladius?
Replies: 13
Views: 18480

Re: Why Was There No Guard On A Gladius?

Why was there no guard on a gladius? I realize it was primarily designed for use with a shield and not really for blade-to-blade contact, but it is a cheap enough addition and doesn't weigh anything. Any thoughts? Actually, ALL swords prior to c. 1100 or so did not have meaningful guards, and prior...
by Elemmakil
Wed Nov 25, 2015 4:42 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Windlass Warbrand re-released
Replies: 7
Views: 13891

Re: Windlass Warbrand re-released

Hey all, figured I'd give you guys a heads up on a neat and inexpensive blade. Windlass discontinued it years and years ago (as is their standard practice) and I've been trying to get a hold of one since. Very hard to come by on the used market...I've seen maybe 2 for sale in the last 7 or so years...
by Elemmakil
Fri Nov 06, 2015 6:58 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Leaf Spring Swords
Replies: 14
Views: 20079

Re: Leaf Spring Swords

I was taught by my master...I took a couple of formal courses on smithing and bladesmithing, otherwise I was self-taught. In any case, he would have me heat them to a bright orange heat, cut with a hardy, bend over, bring to a welding heat, forge weld, and so on. Did this a few times. then bring it...
by Elemmakil
Wed Nov 04, 2015 6:26 pm
Forum: Hard Kit
Topic: Shire Post mint gets authorization
Replies: 29
Views: 36822

Re: Shire Post mint gets authorization

I've collected Tom Maringer's Middle Earth coins for years, and have some of his very earliest releases that used crude acid etched dies. I also have some very limited run mintages of certain coins as well (for example, I have two of the three gold Morgoth coins in existence; there is a story behind...
by Elemmakil
Thu May 01, 2014 2:15 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Cold steel seconds
Replies: 13
Views: 17836

Re: Cold steel seconds

How does one go about shaping the blade into a seax or elven hunting knife? I'm interested in trying a project like this. Hacksaw, files, and sandpaper of various grits, at a minimum. A bench grinder and belt sander can certainly help by speeding things up. And thanks, folks, for posting this sale....
by Elemmakil
Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Cold steel seconds
Replies: 13
Views: 17836

Re: Cold steel seconds

How does one go about shaping the blade into a seax or elven hunting knife? I'm interested in trying a project like this. Hacksaw, files, and sandpaper of various grits, at a minimum. A bench grinder and belt sander can certainly help by speeding things up. And thanks, folks, for posting this sale....
by Elemmakil
Wed Mar 05, 2014 7:16 am
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: New Finds- Please read the first post before replying
Replies: 238
Views: 178131

Re: New Finds- Please read the first post before replying

SBG was having some problems with their new migration, so that might be the case. I'd suggest you try again. I'll say they're having problems! For a brief time over the last couple days I was able to get on, but not able to register. Now I find that once again they're offline. *sigh* Turns out I am...