George N. M. Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 If you are interested in historic metal working (not just iron working) and have an hour and 9 minutes to devote to a rabbit hole here is a link to a talk by Dr. Owen Humphreys of the Museum of London on "Metals, Making, and Magic, The Smith in Roman Britain." Some of the talk is technical and speaks of tools and techniques and some is sort of social history. One interesting factoid is that when a Roman fort in Scotland was dismantled the nails were removed from the buildings and buried in a pit (IMO possibly for recovery later) when the pit was excavated by archaeologists the nails amounted to 7 tons! "By hammer and hand all arts do stand." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted July 23, 2022 Author Share Posted July 23, 2022 PS It is supposed to be Metal Working, not etal working. I got back too late to edit. Sorry. Maybe the mods can correct it. Also, Dr. Humphrey is the author of a new Museum of London book published in April. Like other MOL books, pricey at US$ 140 but I am seriously tempted. Maybe if I am good Santa will deliver. GNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 23, 2022 Share Posted July 23, 2022 On a sadder note; a lot of those nails ended up scrapped as there was just too many of them for museums---how many of us would have been willing to buy a couple for show and for roman stock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Thanks for the link George, I love this kind of stuff. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Have you perused "Egyptian Metalworking and Tools"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Do you have a link handy? I get flooded with ads and so many peripheral non-sense sites I get lost trying to sift useful from the drek. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Egyptian Metalworking and Tools (Shire Egyptology) by Scheel, Bernd Search on your favorite used book site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 I'll keep my eyes open, thanks. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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