Pat,
I missed the beginning of this thread.  Has anyone suggested the 2007
article by John Light "A Dictionary of Blacksmithing Terms" published in
Historical Archaeology, 41 (2): 84-157?  It may be a little off target, but
provides what may be useful information.
Allen


> [Original Message]
> From: Ron May <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 3/8/2008 12:10:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Blacksmith Shop Sites
>
> Pat,
>  
> While I cannot provide you with sources, I am reminded that the process
of  
> blacksmithing left a lot of predictable debris in the soil. I seem to
recall  
> Lester Ross explaining that droplets of melted metal, shavings, and cut
scrap  
> can identify foundry, work bench, and heavy work areas within the space
of a  
> blacksmith shop. Those are things to remember in planning your 
investigation.
>  
> Ron May
> Legacy 106, Inc.
>  
>  
> In a message dated 3/8/2008 3:09:07 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> Can  anyone recommend published and non-published reports on blacksmith 
shop
> sites prior to 1850? Reports concerning archaeological sites and 
excavation,
> tools and equipment, and blacksmithing theory in general. I am 
particularly
> interested in fur trade blacksmith sites.
>
>
>
> I  have John D. Light and Henry Unglik's A Frontier Fur Trade Blacksmith 
Shop
> 1796-1812, Studies in Archaeology, Architecture and History,  revised
> edition, National Historic Parks and Sites, Ottawa, Canada,  1987.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Pat Tucker
>
> French-Canadian  Heritage Society of  Michigan
>
> Detroit
>
>
>
>
>
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