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Nomad tribe of blacksmiths in the Sahara
This is a discussion on Nomad tribe of blacksmiths in the Sahara within the Blacksmithin' forums, part of the Blacksmithing category; I remember reading or seeing something on television about a tribe of Saharan nomad blacksiths. if anyone can help in ...
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08-27-2006, 06:23 PM
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 Nomad tribe of blacksmiths in the Sahara
I remember reading or seeing something on television about a tribe of Saharan nomad blacksiths. if anyone can help in any way with any information on this, I will be very grateful. Thanks a bunch!
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08-28-2006, 04:46 PM
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Hey AP, Here is a link to nomadic tribes people that are metal workers as well as blacksmiths Artisanat of Mali: Metalworking TIM
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08-29-2006, 03:16 PM
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Don't know about a specific people group, if that's what you were really interested in. But... Hoods Woods had a video in their Woodsmaster series about forging knives in "primitive" conditions. There was a fair amount of traffic on their site, a couple years ago, where people incorporated the ideas into a backpacking trip. On a trip in Tanzania I saw "lion spears" and crude utility knives that had been forged from rebar. Sorry, no pictures, and I didn't ask any detailed questions. That was a year or so before I got interested in this stuff. Steve
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08-29-2006, 03:56 PM
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Sam, Not sure about the smiths in the Sahara but look up info on the Dogon tribe of Africa. They have some interesting smithing history that is still practiced today! I learned about it in an art history class I had to take in college. Made the whole class worthwile!! LOL
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08-29-2006, 09:08 PM
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I have heard of the dogon blacksmiths, and remember reading many interesting articles on them as well! One praticularly interesting article was the excavation and recreation of a HUGE iron smelter, about 2 or 3 stories tall. I will see if I can find it again, but am SURE I heard and/or read about a tribe of traveling blacksmiths in the Sahara.
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09-02-2006, 12:00 AM
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Couldn't say about nomadics, but history channel a few months ago had a team of guys building a seige tower in, maybe, morocco or someplace. The carpenter's tools didn't make it, and the local blacksmith hammered out a beautiful broadblade gouge in about 30 mins, which the carpenter judged as better than his $100 store bought gouge. Once you leave the US of A, the Blacksmith once again becomes a staple of every community.
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09-02-2006, 12:21 AM
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Yeah I saw that too, great show.
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