March 4, 20233 yr 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, 20233 yr by JHCC Added link to second video
March 4, 20233 yr Neat stuff. I've heard it said for anvils, we don't own them, we're just their caretakers.
March 4, 20233 yr 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
March 4, 20233 yr Author 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.)
December 15, 2025Dec 15 Nice post! I’ve also visited the Metropolitan Museum and really enjoyed seeing the armorer’s shop. It was fascinating to see the tools and craftsmanship up close. I also used a digital membership card, which saved me a lot of time and gave me more time to focus on my other plans. Edited December 15, 2025Dec 15 by Mod34 Commercial link removed
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