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active history lovers wanted

valen · 2006-01-05 15:38:30

Guys, thought you might be interested in this ; http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054860491 (didn't bother cross posting too much). We also do some experimental archaeology from to time, see some bronze casting that was done recently; http://tinyurl.com/cd2au John

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valen

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Guys, thought you might be interested in this ; http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054860491 (didn't bother cross posting too much).

We also do some experimental archaeology from to time, see some bronze casting that was done recently; http://tinyurl.com/cd2au

John

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#2 11-01-2006 5:11pm
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I'd love to try the bronze casting!! Any chance that a few students could get some hands on experience?

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#3 11-01-2006 6:24pm
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Umm...maybe. But letting newbies play with 1000C furnaces and molten metal is usually frowned upon. Post on http://livinghistory.ie, and ask if there are groups doing casting - ask them to let you know when their next event is on. If nothing else, you could be a bellow's pumper, or a charcoal fetcher

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#4 12-01-2006 6:27pm
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valen wrote:

Umm...maybe. But letting newbies play with 1000C furnaces and molten metal is usually frowned upon. Post on http://livinghistory.ie, and ask if there are groups doing casting - ask them to let you know when their next event is on. If nothing else, you could be a bellow's pumper, or a charcoal fetcher

John

Suits me mate!!!! Btw, I was a wizz at metalwork in school... used to specialise in forge and wrought work, so I'm used to the heat. That was a time ago, though...

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