09-26-2002, 04:50 PM
D. Sim & I. Ridge, *Iron for the Eagles* (Tempus 2002) ISBN 0 7524 1900 5<br>
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No, it's not about a kid nicking an F16 and dealing with Saddam single-handedly (happens all the time, I gather...), but as the subtitle says 'The Iron Industry of Roman Britain'. Lots of stuff about mining and production, but I suspect the stuff that will appeal to the re-enactors amongst you is that concerned with the production of artefacts (arrows, swords, pila, shield bosses, mail, nails etc etc). David, as most of you probably know, is a smith (not just a blacksmith) so writes from an informed point of view (unlike me, the culmination of whose metalworking career was the production of a rather tacky keyring many many years ago).<br>
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Mike Bishop <p></p><i></i>
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No, it's not about a kid nicking an F16 and dealing with Saddam single-handedly (happens all the time, I gather...), but as the subtitle says 'The Iron Industry of Roman Britain'. Lots of stuff about mining and production, but I suspect the stuff that will appeal to the re-enactors amongst you is that concerned with the production of artefacts (arrows, swords, pila, shield bosses, mail, nails etc etc). David, as most of you probably know, is a smith (not just a blacksmith) so writes from an informed point of view (unlike me, the culmination of whose metalworking career was the production of a rather tacky keyring many many years ago).<br>
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Mike Bishop <p></p><i></i>
