[Ansteorra] site tokens

[Stefan li Rous]

Gavin MacGiollaRua asked:
> I am looking for a source for laser etched event tokens.  I can't
> remember the event I saw them at but they where nice.  Any info would 
> be
> helpful.
I'm afraid I can't help you with these specific tokens, but if you 
would like a period style token done using period methods, let me 
suggest casting pewter tokens using a hand-carved soapstone mold.

Having recognizable tokens that could possibly serve as souvenirs or 
keepsakes was what got me interested in pewter casting. I have taught 
my class at King's Colleges, Gulf Wars and Pennsic. If you or anyone 
else would like to learn, I'd be happy to teach you. The same methods 
can also be applied to making buttons, belt decorations and buckles, 
rings, jewelry and other items such as holy water bottles. I have used 
this method to make 300 site tokens for a single event and with more 
time or more people, this number could easily be increased.

I started from the first article by Mistress Nicolaa in this file in 
the CRAFTS section of the Florilegium and have gradually added a bunch 
more info over the years, so you could probably pick this art up from 
this file as well as in person.
casting-msg      (144K)  6/25/02    Casting pewter and other metals.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/casting-msg.html

For those interested in this, these two additional files might also 
prove of interest:
pewter-msg        (16K)  2/ 7/01    Pewter in period. References. 
Sources.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/pewter-msg.html
soapstone-msg     (21K) 12/ 3/01    Use of Soapstone in period. Modern 
sources.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/soapstone-msg.html

Stefan
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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