Metalworking Linkspage

Down'n'dirty Blacksmithing
   A Wikibook about how to set up a simple forge. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Down%27n%27dirty_Blacksmithing

Making Charcoal (Videos)
In the Middle Ages, wood charcoal was often used in forges instead of coal. Here is one way to make your own using a metal barrel.

Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIuXBFLIXyw

Part II:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aARJXCV_v4&NR=1&feature=endscreen

Traditional Charcoal Making
Experimental archeology based on medieval finds in Ireland. http://charcoal.seandalaiocht.com/uploads/3/5/0/8/3508898/leaflet_on_trad_charcoal_making_for_experiment.pdf

Making Bellows
A walkthrough showing one way to make a bellows. http://www.manaraefan.co.uk/index_files/Page408.htm

Casting Pewter in Stone Molds
An introduction to pewter casting in soapstone molds. Applies to other metals. http://guillaume.garrigues.net/Pewterersguild/Introduction_to_Basic_Pewter_Casting.pdf

Pewter Spoons
A discussion of the evidence for and making of pewter spoons. http://webzoom.freewebs.com/bessdarnley/Spoon.pdf