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A Process of Trial and Error

Hello friends! Socially-distanced blacksmithing is a phrase we never thought we'd need to write, but here we are. Despite the continuing...

An Ornamental Diversion & Project Postponement

Hello Friends! Well...we are in the middle of a hiatus on our project due to the coronavirus pandemic shutting down the Milwaukee...

A 5th century BC Spear Re-created

Hello Everyone! Last weekend (March 7), we returned once again to the forge and finished our prototype spear! We attached the central...

Project Update: Spears and Dragon's Breath

Hello Everyone! We're back after the winter holidays and the start of the semester at UWM. We managed to return to the forge and continue...

Project Update! Belt 2.0

After a brief hiatus, we've resumed work on the main project! As mentioned in "The Project Begins" post, after we finished the prototype...

The Project Begins!

Hello Friends! This post marks the start of our journey in recreating a set of grave goods from a burial near the Iron Age hill-fort of...

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