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<DIV>Greetings Ansteorra,<BR><BR>I will be attending Steppes Warlord this
weekend and will be bringing equipment and tools so <BR>that I can do some
casting demonstration and will have tools and materials to run a day long
<BR>upright tablet weaving loom class.<BR><BR>The loom class will be limited to
2 to 4 people (not sure how many kits I have in the garage at <BR>the moment)
and will be at least 5 hours of commitment for the student. I am very flexible
in <BR>timing and allow students to come in and out to allow them to do other
things that might be <BR>needed at the event. The materials cost for the loom
will be $25 and the students will walk away <BR>with a mid period style upright
loom. No prior woodworking experience is required. Students will <BR>be using
sharp hand tools and such, but I've not had any injuries even having students as
young <BR>as 12.<BR><BR>The casting demo will mostly just be me bringing my
soapstone and pewter stuff. Unfortunately I <BR>don't have access to enough
soapstone to run a class for people, but if people want to stop by <BR>their
local Hobby Lobby, they should be able to find a 3"x3"x1/2" block of soapstone
for under <BR>$10. Anyone bringing their own soapstone will be walked through
the process of making a mold and <BR>getting a successful casting going (or if
people want to bring their own molds we can play with <BR>those as well). I need
to recover the costs of pewter and propane so generally run about <BR>$2/ounce
of castings people take away.<BR><BR>I should be fairly obvious with some tablet
looms and soapstone in the open and most likely <BR>setup in the main
hall.<BR><BR>Thanks,<BR>Haraldr Bassi<BR>Barony of
Bjornsborg<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>