SC - Sealing a Cauldron

[Charles McCathieNevile]

I made a cauldron myself from mild steel, and used the porridge method to 
seal it - for the first few feasts it needed to have the water constantly 
topped up, but now it is perfect.

I recall a long and technical discussion on the OldNorseNet about what 
was and wasn't 'wrought iron'. So if it is something that can be welded 
at red heat it would e a nice thing to be able to use. My cauldron was in 
fact worked cold. Ockham's razor (not always a good historical test) 
would suggest that the porridge method would be a lot easier than going 
to the extra trouble of working inside a red-hot object, which is 
actually wuite difficult. THe first time I made one I bent all the pieces 
into shape, and then rivetted it, which was very difficult. The second 
time I rivetted the centres together (I did not have bottom pieces), then 
bent and rivetted as I went, which made life _MUCH_ simpler.

Charles ragnar
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