JHCC Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 (edited) Adam Savage (of “Mythbusters” fame) gets a tour of the armorer’s shop at the Met: Some cool tools and even cooler history. Edited March 4, 2023 by JHCC Added link to second video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3F Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Neat stuff. I've heard it said for anvils, we don't own them, we're just their caretakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George N. M. Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Interesting to see tools we recognize immediately. The tool with the hole in the head may be some sort of set or monkey tool, IMO, rather than a striking hammer. If you go to the video on you tube there are a lot of interesting comments that you don't see on the link. A lot of armoring tools, particularly the hammers, are similar to auto body tools. Thanks for posting. GNM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHCC Posted March 4, 2023 Author Share Posted March 4, 2023 Interestingly, the Met used to have some of their medieval French woodwork displayed as if it were the walls of an armorer’s shop: (Photo taken in The Cloisters in the 1920s.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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