RowanTaylor

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Archaeological metalwork specialist, working in Bronze and iron. I reverse-engineer archaeological and historical objects, driven by a need to know HOW! I al...

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Forging a no-fold bloomery iron dagger. Part 1 The blade

Unrefined bloomery iron arrowhead

Early Bronze Age (Arreton phase) spear from scratch.

Forging Viking Tongs

Forging a Roman Iron Fibula

Recreating the iron stand from Sutton Hoo. Part 2 The bull head capital.

Reproducing the Iron Stand from Sutton Hoo. Part 1 The shaft.

reproducing the Sutton Hoo Axehammer. Part 4 Completion.

Forging the Sutton Hoo axehammer. Part 3 Profiling, assembly and new ring.

Forging the Sutton Hoo Axehammer. Part 2 The head.

Forging the Sutton-Hoo axe-hammer. Part I, the iron handle.

Casting experiment #1

Forging a Brown Bess Bayonet. Part 3 Preparing the socket and scarfing the blade.

Forging a 1st model Brown-Bess Bayonet. Part 2 forging the blade.

Forging a Brown Bess Bayonet Part 1 Tooling-up.

Forging a mini turning hammer for Pete Smith

Recreating the Sutton Hoo Chain. Part 14 finishing.

Recreating the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 13 Reef-knot chain links.

Recreating the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 12 Rivetting the swivel.

Recreating the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 11 The figure of 8 links.

Forging the Sutton Hoo cooking chain. Part 10 assembling with firewelded rings.

Forging the Sutton Hoo Chain. Part 9 The two-bar hooks

Forging the Sutton Hoo Chain. Part 8 Finishing the composite element.

Forging the Sutton Hoo Chain. Part 7, starting the composite element.

Forging the Sutton Hoo Chain. Part 6 The knotted element.

Forging the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 5 The first chain element.

Forging the Sutton Hoo Chain. Part 4 the third element.

Forging the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 3 The fullered side bars.

Forging the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 2, starting the swivel.

Reproducing the Sutton Hoo chain. Part 1 The suspension ring.