Wieland Forge

29/03/2024

Could Jamie Bolam contact me please. Your order from TORM is ready. Cheers

19/03/2024

Thanks to everyone who came to TORM and made another successfull weekend. It was great to see friends and meet new people after spending months in the workshop making. A new reenactment season is about to start and lets hope its a good one (Well dry anyway) Hope to see you all again in November,Cheers everyone.

16/03/2024

****claimed****

Someone has just left their purchases on our stall (small paper bag). Come over to claim it!

15/03/2024

All ready at TORM now and we are open.

08/03/2024

Only a week now to go until TORM on the 15,16 and 17th March at the Sports Connexion, Ryton-on-Dusmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. These are old stock photos but I will have similar stock.

28/02/2024

It's a busy time of year for me getting ready for TORM. Today I managed to get finished a war scythe, a couple of langsesxes, two Irish Viking age javelins/darts and some Norman fire steels. The weapons are all commissions ready for pickup.

21/02/2024

Its coming up fast again.

We are getting ready for The Original Reenactors Market are you?

20/11/2023

Thanks everyone for coming and making this TORM our best ever. It was good to catch up with people again and make new contacts. I ended up buying a ton of stuff too but its hard not to. I made double the stock for November and all the weapons are gone. Time to get back in the workshop and get some more made for March. Cheers everyone see you next year.

19/11/2023

Hussar it's Sunday. Not alot left today after a mega busy Saturday. We're open now and there's lots of browsers already.

18/11/2023

Day 2 of TORM and still have lots of stock (I did make twice as much this time). Queues already building so looks like a busy day ahead .

17/11/2023

Ready!

16/11/2023

Its TORM time again. I finished off a few things in the workshop the morning and packed the stock ready for set up tomorrow morning. Opens at 12 tomorrow so see you there. Sports Connexion, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL.

05/11/2023

Not long now until TORM. I've been busy in the workshop making stock so here are some old stock photos of the kind of things I will have on my stall. TORM Sports Connexion, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. 17th,18th and 19th November.

29/10/2023

Some of the polearm commisions ready for pick up at TORM in a few weeks. From left to right. A Ranseur, 2x 15C poleaxes and a bardiche. Still have a load to go so better get on.

23/10/2023

If anyone has emailed me since Wednesday could you email me again please. My web host are doing an upgrade (Messing about with) their site and managed to loose all my emails since Wedneday. It seems to be back to normal know. (I hope)

21/10/2023

It's nearing that time of year again. Most of the reenactment events have been and gone so it's time to get ready for next year. I'm busy in the workshop getting orders and stock made for November. So come and see us at TORM, the Sports Connexion, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. 17th, 18th and 19th November.

02/08/2023

I'll be here this weekend with my forge doing demonstrations during the day.

Cromford Mills is the Northern Gateway to the Derwent Valley Mills UNESCO World Heritage Site and the birthplace of the modern factory system

25/06/2023

A commission for a 16thC Irish Sparth axe. A weapon used by the Gallowglass who were mercenaries from Northern England, Isle of Man and Scotland. A really broad axe related to the earlier Dane axe of the 10th-11th centuries. The are many variations of this axe and you can see its evolution as the blade get more upswept through time. Some are highly decorated with inlay work. This one has a blade width of 12" 30cm and is 5' 6" long in total but they can be longer. The shaft is ash.

18/06/2023

A commission of 2 Goedendags. (Dutch for good day) A simple weapon used by militias in the 14thC in Flanders. It's basically a large club with an iron spike simple but affective. These are around 5ft long and 3" wide at the top tapering down to 1 3/4" at the bottom. The spike is 8" (Some originals are shorter) with a collar and disc to strengthen the top. These are made of Beech which is strong and light for its size.

10/06/2023

A commission I did early this year was this socketed iron weaving sword. Its based on a find from a female grave on Westness, Rousay, Orkney. There's another example of the socketed weaving sword at Cruach moar, Islay. Both have the cranked socket. The sword is just over 24" (61cm) and is just over an inch wide. The original socket had trances of wood in it but I have no idea how long it was so I just made as I thought practical. Its made from antique iron so you can just see the grain and impurities in the blade. I just though it would look better in iron than clean modern steel.

17/05/2023

Just bought myself another Blacker power hammer. This one was owned from new by the family of the previous owner, all blacksmiths. Mines worn out and had it's day. I was going to buy a new one but I like using these and it's easily repaired if it goes wrong. Made in 1949 and still going strong and I even have the original manual.

03/04/2023

More photos of the light 3-pounder’s test firing

03/04/2023

Test firing the cannon. The original would have been a brass barrel but that would have been far too expensive. I wanted to make one anyway. It has a 35mm bore which is smaller than the original but fits in with UK gun laws for a shotgun.

03/04/2023

Just finished my new barrel for my 18thC light 3-pounder carriage. I started it in 2019 and only got it back from proofing in October.

We test fired it at the weekend and it makes one hell of a bang. The light 3-pounder was used by the British in the American War of Independence, mainly deployed in pairs supporting light infantry battalions. It was lighter than its predecessors and could be moved into positions the larger cannons could not.

At the end of the revolutionary war they were used as mountain guns.

Its first outing will be at the International Living History Fair at Avoncroft museum 15-16th April with my group Redcoats and Revolutionaries / 4th Battalion, Royal Artillery 1775-83

International Living History Festival

20/03/2023

Its the day after TORM and i'm exhausted. It was so busy. Great to catch up with people after being in the workshop for so long and looking forward to reenacting this year. Thanks for everyone for coming along and making it an awesome weekend. I promise to have 3 different outfits in November. Cheers.

15/03/2023

Not long now.

All you need to know for the weekend...

05/03/2023

Traders List March 2023 - for more details - look on our website www.reenactorsmarket.co.uk/

05/03/2023

It's that time of year again for getting what you need (or just want) for this years re-enactment season. Yes it's TORM at the Sports connexion, Ryton on Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL. Opening times are Fri 12-6pm Sat 10-5pm and Sun 10-4pm.

16/02/2023

Some information to plan your visit to TORM - a collection of craftspeople who provide goods and services of the highest quality to Museums, Historic Houses, Theatres, Film Companies, Reenactors and Local Authorities.
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