ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I was clicking through the BBC's website today and noticed at http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-40286318 that the Dunfallandy Stone which stands near Pitlochry in Highland Perthshire shows a hammer, anvil and pair of tongs on it. (For those of you not familiar with how anvils have looked for over 2000 years and only know the "modern" london pattern anvil it's the block under the hammer---looks rather like the one in the Roman Museum in Bath England or shown on the stave church at Hylestad Norway) I'd post the picture but it's copyrighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 7th image down, stone on the right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copper Elf Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 The 8th century Franks Casket depiction of Wayland also shows this style of block anvil which is mounted into a wooden base: Here is Regin and Sigurd working a forge with a block anvil from the 12th century, Hylestad church: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/door3932.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thief_Of_Navarre Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Speaking of Wayland, I fortunately live 10m drive from Wayland's Smithy; a neolithic and later Saxon burial mound reputed to be where the smith god shod horses on the road. The local tea rooms have a bit of info on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 There are some good images of the Dunfallandy Stone (with nice clear shots of the tools) at http://www.stravaiging.com/history/pictish/stone/dunfallandy-stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 My anvil, forged from 1 piece of steel, by Steve Parker in 2008: (and yes it's seen some use!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 I had no idea blue spray paint was period correct for the Norse. Good to know! (grin) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Tool colour makes it so much easier when you have multiple smiths at a demo and "helpers" that are not aware of "what is whose" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 My wife uses Minion duct tape. No one has absconded with any of her tools yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 26, 2017 Author Share Posted June 26, 2017 Patrick N's tool color was hot pink. He said that people wouldn't even ask to borrow his tools... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.