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Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:32 am
by caedmon
Just reconfigured my smithy for a set of homeschool blacksmithing classes my wife & I are giving, thought I'd share the pics. Not entirely period, but it is non-electric.
The big changes are the new sawyer's anvil and that all anvil stands are sunk into the ground. The main anvil, and the post vise are both sunk more than 2 feet.
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Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 5:58 am
by Iodo
That looks so amazing
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:44 pm
by Asbjorn
That looks so cool
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:15 pm
by Greg
Awesome setup. Looks like a great configuration for teaching.
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 9:30 pm
by Peter Remling
Very nice ! Plenty of room to walk around and access each anvil from all sides.
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:58 am
by RangerofAngmar
Nice Smithy there buddy.
i am currently setting up a very modern smithy
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 1:32 pm
by Elleth
Cool!
... "homeschool blacksmithing classes" - how old are your students going to be? Like Middle/High School age?
Whatcha gonna have 'em making?
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:20 am
by Cimrandir
Very cool! The wife and I are visiting Alaska next summer near Palmer. I'd love to take a class from you!
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:02 pm
by caedmon
Cimrandir wrote:Very cool! The wife and I are visiting Alaska next summer near Palmer. I'd love to take a class from you!
That would be awesome, let me know when you start firming up your plans and we'll try to get something cool on the books.
Re: Caedmon's Smithy
Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:07 pm
by caedmon
Elleth wrote:Cool!
... "homeschool blacksmithing classes" - how old are your students going to be? Like Middle/High School age?
Whatcha gonna have 'em making?
We have two classes 6 week classes, one with 9-10 year olds and one with 13-14 year olds (and a beefy 10 year old younger brother)
We are starting with fire pokers/hot dog sticks (because... swords), then we'll do hooks and finish with leaf charms/keychains. If everything goes really well, we'll add nails at the end. but that's stretching it.