Inaugural Cloak Pin

Julie on 28 July 2019

We’ve been wanting to try making a cloak pin for awhile now and gave it a go for the first time today. Room for improvement, but not bad as a first attempt!

Fire Striker – Drawn Out

Julie on 20 July 2019

Been learning to make fire strikers. This one’s from soft steel so probably no good for lighting fires, but great for practicing on! It started as a 4″ piece of bar stock and it’s now drawn out to 7.25″. Next up – the curls!

Julie on 19 July 2019

I’m usually the one taking the phots but someone snapped a picture of me working at the anvil at the Fiber and Flame event. This is where my knife began to take shape.

Julie on 18 July 2019

I don’t know that I’ve shared this yet, but this is the Viking Age knife I made at the Fiber and Flame event in late June 2019. It is my second knife. Started with a chunk of coil spring from a car. The handle is made of ash from a tree growing near Hedeby. This one is not for sale. Ever. Than you Jeppe Nordmann Garly for sharing your expertise all the way from Norway!

Julie on 4 July 2019

There’s a few of us out at the Bonanzaville smithy today.

Julie on 4 July 2019

A warm up project at Bonanzaville.

Julie on 23 June 2019

Kicking off the Fiber & Flame event with pizza – traditional Viking food, right?

Julie on 21 June 2019

Another piece of leaf spring that is starting to take shape. Can’t wait for the new grinder to arrive to continue working on it!

Julie on 19 June 2019

One of our trinkets in the wild. Looks pretty good!

 

Julie on 16 June 2019

Cut to 6-1/2”. Time to taper the other end!

Julie on 16 June 2019

Getting ready to cut it to length so that I can taper the other end.

Julie on 16 June 2019

Drew the one end out an inch or two and tapered it to a point. It started at 15-1/2″ and drew out to 17″.

Julie on 16 June 2019

Working on a troll cross today. Started with this round stock.

Julie on 8 June 2019

Hammered out a couple of trinkets today too.