Reproducing the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 1: The suspension ring.
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- In this video, I start the task of reproducing the Sutton Hoo cooking chain. The Sutton Hoo Burial was a ship burial featuring some rather nice ironwork!
More on the Sutton Hoo burial can be discovered here: en.wikipedia.o...
Hi Rowan, my name is Steve and I have become quite interested in blacksmithing. Sadly, because of my age, and dismal outlook on finances, the more I learn, the more I realize I'll not realize much real smithing of my own. I discovered you channel while trying to find out how chain was made in ancient times which led me to your video on forge welding chain. (I did believe forge welding was involved, but wanted to get an idea how long ago they did it.) MY POINT HERE is to say that your video's are a joy to watch and go a long way to satisfying my intrigue in the craft of blacksmithing. Your skill is obvious - both in working the steel and in making videios that are teaching me a lot of stuff I didn't know. Thanks so much for sharing. BTW, I really like your historic recreations.
I have the hardest time forge welding. Hand crank, using bituminous coal, mild steel and wrought. Just no luck. I love your videos. I never stop learning.
great I'm glad you have a wonderful resource to draw from .your work is truly inspiring for all Smith's alike thanks for sharing your talents with us
nice job! I love the way wrought iron welds
One ring to rule them all!... Oh wait a sec.... Great video!
once again, you blow me away with the skill and perfection of the forge welds in your work :D keep it up! or take me on as an apprentice
Looking forward to the rest of this piece....Cheers Mate!
Rowan,
Wow! Thanks for producing this soon to be "must see" series! I know that there are lots of us that appreciate these kind of historical reproductions and the education that you impart. Again, thanks for taking the time, and the having the dedication to documenting everything you do.
AAR
Love your work chap. I remember seeing this in the British Museum and staring at it for ages! Look forward to the rest
Rowan, as I've said before, you do the most interesting projects, I look forward to seeing the rest of the cooking chain come to life. Well done.
Excellent start to the project; looking forward to following along with the rest of the reconstruction!
wow wrought iron looks like a lot of fun to hammer around
beautifully explained and a nice job Rowan
Nice project.
Rowan where did you learn the techniques in all of your different videos. Was it an apprenticeship or a classroom setting or both. You have such in depth knowledge of your skill it's amazing. Have you thought about producing a teaching and practice video series for those of us who aspire to do this craft. You are truly a master of the craft. Much thx to you for all the time and effort you put into your videos
ONE RING TO RULE THEM ALL. ONE RING TO FIND THEM ALL. ONE RING TO BRING THEM ALL AND IN THE DARKNESS BIND THEM.
Great video as always; nothing flashy but you go through the skills and the details like no other channel I have seen. A real help for people actually wanting to practice these skills... I have only worked with wrought on a few occasions but have noticed it splits way more than mild steel, any tips for working wrought vs mild steel? hammer blows, heat other.? Thanks
very nice
I had never heard of the Sutton Hoo burial. Very interesting. Could you, at some point, either in comment or in the videos series, explain what this artifact's purpose is? I've not been able to identify it, other than that they call it a 'suspension chain'. Perhaps a fitting for the ship?
Here is a link to a photo showing, I believe, what the chain was used for:
www.google.com/search?q=finds+at+sutton+hoo&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwidrP2QuMXRAhUN_WMKHTwJAyUQ_AUICSgC&biw=1355&bih=714#tbm=isch&q=suspension+chain+from++sutton+hoo&imgrc=i9W87pdKKSeIVM%3A
Any idea what size material the Sutton Hoo smith would have started with? If they were welding up a bunch of small bars, then it probably wouldn't matter if you started on the power hammer to forge the paddle rods down to a period accurate size range, then switched to the anvil. That might in some ways be closer as you could figure out how they would have constructed the pieces based on the type of starting material they would have had. Maybe?
Cool! Does that crazy woven portion of the chain have another function?
What do you do with your scraps of wrought iron? Wrought isn't made any more, so do you keep small (but not completely useless) pieces on the off chance that you might use it in the future, or do you simply put them into metal recycling?
Great, I will reproduce the Mästermyr chain soon ( at least I hope so... fuck school... :/)
Thanks for your great videos, they are really helpful.
Greetings from Germany, Edgar
That big anvil sure is impressive. Do you know how much it weighs?
Lovely job, is it possible to buy wrought iron or is it a salvage only material?
I remember reading somewhere that there is one bloomery in the UK that produces wrought. Rowan uses salvaged wrought.
AAR
Where do you get your wrought iron? I'd like to use it because of the grain when etched
No relation to the project, but was that a smokeless tobacco tin in your left pocket?
Are you going to forge the pot as well?
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Sutton who?