[Ansteorra] Viking Box Workshop at Steppes Warlord

[Haraldr Bassi]

Cool. You are welcome to come by and chat, watch or if we still have parts available make your 
own chest. As for plans or handouts, I am trying to do these using as much of Socrates suggested 
teaching method as possible, a log with a teacher on one end and a student at the other :)

As such, my "plans" are a story stick that I use to suggest general sizing plus a piece of ash I 
cut 15+ years ago with the two angles I found useful for the boxes. That's pretty much it for 
the plans :) Everything else is based on the wood available and the cuts the student makes for 
the first side or end piece. We move the joints or sizes as needed to work around flaws in the 
wood where it makes sense.

Haraldr

On 5/20/13 3:32 PM, Dan Baker wrote:
> 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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