[Ansteorra] Viking Box Workshop at Steppes Warlord

[Dan Baker]

I would enjoy a chance to sit in and watch, but i will leave the kits to
those who are still starting out in skills.  Do you offer a handout with
instructions and drawings?  I would be happy to pay for a copy.

Also, If you are interested, I have plans for a mastermyr chest I have done
in the past if you would like to exchange copies

Capten Rhys
On May 20, 2013 12:31 PM, "Haraldr Bassi" <ansteorra at haraldr.drakkar.org>
wrote:

> 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.
>
> <class info>
> 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.
> </class info>
>
> 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
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