Hammered Out Bits

Darrell Markewitz is a professional blacksmith who specializes in the Viking Age. He designed the living History program for L'Anse aux Meadows NHSC (Parks Canada) and worked on a number of major international exhibits. A recent passion is experimental iron smelting. 'Hammered Out Bits' focuses primarily on IRON and the VIKING AGE

Saturday, February 28, 2015

Blooms - Blades - Historic Realities

›
I don't often make references over to Facebook. The main reason why is that I actually find the format itself unwieldy and not at all ...
1 comment:
Saturday, February 21, 2015

Bladesmithing Interview - Part 2

›
3.Have you used smelted bog iron to make knives or swords? How do they perform? I have made a number of small knives as replicas of kno...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Beads = Female ???

›
Posted by Jeroen on the Bladesmith's Forum : A rare view of a burial including a longsax (or transitional), with scabbard fittings in...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

Bloomery Iron for Bladesmithing - some Questions and Answers (A)

›
Some Background: I was contacted a couple of weeks back by a staff writer from a major magazine that focuses on contemporary bladesmithing...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
the Wareham Forge
Wareham, ONTARIO, Canada
For more than you are likely to want to know (!!) check the complete WAREHAM FORGE series at www.warehamforge.ca
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.