[Sca-cooks] Seeking Metal Eating Utensil Maker

[Den-Ter Leather]

will get him your email addy

----- Original Message -----
From: <lilinah at earthlink.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 12:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Seeking Metal Eating Utensil Maker


> I, Anahita, wrote:
> >  > I have a picture of an interesting "SCA-period"
> >  > eating device that was found in the Levant and
> >  > apparently made during the Islamic period. I
> >  > suspect it is Byzantine not Muslim in origin,
> >  > but anyway...
> >>
> >>  It is a long narrow rod with a simple hinge at each
> >  > end. Hinged at one end is a spoon bowl, hinged at
> >  > the other end is a three-tine fork.
> >>
> >  > I'd like to purchase one or have one made...
> >  >
> >  > Anyone know of someone who does this sort of thing?
>
> Philippa Alderton wrote:
> >I smith- whether or not I can or will do one for you,
> >I'd love to take a look at it.....
> >
> >Johan would too, I think.
>
> Angus MacIomhair wrote:
> >Even though I only work with silver I'd like to see it.
>
> Thanks for your interest. IIRC, the original is silver, but heck, i
> don't care if i get one that's iron. It would just be so cool to have
> a Medieval eating utensil from the Middle East. Does it qualify as
> being a runcible spork?
>
> I will have to locate the book the photograph is in and scan it. I
> can upload it to my website and notify the list when i do. I'm sure
> folks who haven't responded to the message will be interested in
> seeing it. Depending on how organized i am, i may get it done this
> week, but maybe not until next. We have another event this coming
> weekend, so i'll be baking my brains and freezing my patooties again
> Saturday and Sunday, and i want to finish some new garb.
>
> And Elric wrote:
> >Lord Subidi could probably make it for you. Hes now making a six peice
set
> >of period eating untincles for about $40 its knife, fork. spoon. scewer
and
> >tang. If you give him discription I am sure he could make it. His
smything
> >is excellent.
>
> And how may i get in contact with Lord Subidi? I'd be happy to let
> him know when i get the picture on my website.
>
> Anahita
>
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