Old N Rusty Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 While on holiday here in England, I saw a tripod that I thought was so simple and efficient I had to share it with IFI. take three pieces of 1/2" round bar about 6' long and forge eyes in one end of each,large enough to easily pass a 1/2" round bar through.these eyes will be stacked one on top of each other, with a bend of about 30 degrees in each leg. The top one will be the longest from the eye to the bend, the second will be shorter and the third one will be the shortest so it will fold flat. Forge a hook from a short piece of 1/2" round and pass it through the three eyes and upset the top so it will not come out of the eye. with a little adjusting of the length of the legs you will have a tripod that will fold flat and easily set up over a campfire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec.S Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 hey dan! it was really nice you comming to my shop on sunday! i hope the rest of your stay in england is good! Neat by the way... where did you see that design? alec p.s sorry for not posting pics of your visit... been busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Sounds like it is based on the Oseberg Tripod from a viking age ship burial. The neat thing about that one is that as it's made from real wrought iron you can get an idea of the size of a viking era forge's hot spot by how much they could twist in 1 go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Sounds neat! How about a picture or two or three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 so sorry no pics even if i took some i still dont know how to post them we saw the tripod at a re-enactor campsite at Corfe Castle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 anything like: This Tripod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old N Rusty Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 yes it was somewhat like that one, Thomas, only not so pretty, it had to be for a commoners campfire i am sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 That looks handy for use by modern day campers. that is if you're allowed to have an open fire. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Well as Darrell mentions commoners would have most likely used wood for their tripods and avoid the hefty expense of a metal one---and having to lug it around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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