Support The Oakeshott Institute from Anti-Sword Bias

In today’s post Craig and Nathan talk about the challenges of keeping The Oakeshott Institute running during the pandemic, a problem that was compounded recently when PayPal seized the non-profits’ funds for the entirely baseless allegation that we violated its terms of use.  We think it’s crazy and basically evil that a giant corporation stole the funds that … Continue Reading

Book cover for Arms & Armour

Arms & Armour History, Conservation and Analysis, Essays in Honour of David Edge

We we are honored to offer a Festschrift (a publication of articles, essays, etc., contributed by many authors in honor of a colleague, usually published on the occasion of retirement or an important anniversary) through The Oakeshott Institute. These works are written in honor of David Edge recently retired Head of Conservation at the Wallace Collection and our dear … Continue Reading

Smithing class

Blacksmithing

Blacksmithing 101 Here are some pictures from a recent intro to blacksmithing class we hosted. The participants learned about some of the basic skills of working steel hot and cold and some techniques for finishing. Giving folks their first taste of hitting hot steel with a hammer is always fun for everyone. Many got to … Continue Reading