[Ansteorra] Viking Box Workshop at Steppes Warlord

[Haraldr Bassi]

Greetings,

I am Haraldr Bassi and for the past several years I've been bringing some of my tools and 
offering long duration classes at Steppes Warlord.

This year, I will be bringing woodworking tools and having wood available for people to make 
their own wooden Viking style six board boxes. I will have my workshop setup indoors in the hall 
where we can work in relative comfort.

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Class title: Make a Viking six board chest

Instructor: HL Haraldr Bassi

Description: In the Viking age, trapezoidal six board chests were ubiquitous. Students will be 
creating their own six board chest using only the tools we know the Vikings had available: saws, 
chisels, square and spoon bits. No prior woodworking experience is required. Project complexity 
can be lowered using half lap joints or increased using wide dovetail joints. All materials and 
tools will be provided. Finished boxes are sized to fit into the rear of most hatch back 
vehicles and coincidentally are within 3cm of the original box from the Oseberg ship burial.

Class Limit: I will have 3-4 boxes worth of wood available. Observers are welcome to watch and 
learn the techniques.

Duration: Starting circa 10am Saturday morning and going until done or the hall closes. Estimate 
6-11 hours to complete a box depending on complexity and experience. I will be available on 
Sunday circa 9:30-1:30pm for anyone who was unable to complete their box on Saturday. Students 
who need to leave for other time commitments, within reason, will be accommodated. We will also 
have breaks for food, courts etc.

Materials fees: A box made with knotty Pine is $25. I might have one box worth of cedar left 
which has a materials cost of $40. Cedar is much lighter than pine, has many less knots, has an 
appropriate medieval rough side for inside and under the boxes and naturally repels insects and 
moths. However, it is a loose grained wood and will not make as neat of a joint as pine. 
Students are advised to contact me at "boxclass at haraldr dot drakkar dot org" if they wish to 
make a cedar box. I can purchase more cedar if demand is there, but would prefer to use up some 
of the pine I have left over from Gulf Wars.
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Please let me know if you have any questions or if you wish to reserve a box made of aromatic 
cedar.

Thanks,
Haraldr Bassi, Bjornsborg