[SCA-AE] AE royal gate design contest

[Deidre Olson]

 Lord Thorpe, Please contact Their Royal Majesties off list regarding this project. Thank you,Baroness Liadain--- On Mon 01/07, < Sunshadow at twcny.rr.com > wrote:From: [mailto: Sunshadow at twcny.rr.com]To: discussion at aethelmearc.orgDate: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:05:25 -0500Subject: [SCA-AE] AE royal gate design contestUnto all of AEthelmearc, Greetings!At Pennsic this year I discussed with other members of the Royal Guildof Aethelmearc Metalsmiths the idea of how best to do a project thatmany members of the guild could work together on that would benefit ourSylvan Kingdom, and showcase some of the skills of our metalworkingcommunity. The idea we came up with was to do a metal gateway and gatefor AE Royal encampment. I posted a design sketch competition on themetalsmiths list, and so far have received no responses, so BaronessClarice and I are extending the invitation to all of AEthelmearc.The rough concept is to have a hammer-in at Barony Wars in June tobuild the arch and 
supporting sections, then next year build the gateitself.What we need now to get this project moving is a design.I was talking with Baroness Clarice of Delftwood, and she iswilling to donate a bottle of handmade cordial to the person submittingthe design sketch we base the gateway on. Documentable design is good ifpossible, but as most exterior portal design was done in the interestsof fortification,it was usually done as stone with a metal sheathedsolid wood door. most documentable openwork metal fence and gatestructures would be late period interior or urban, so if you come upwith something that looks really good, but you can't document it, submitit anyway.SOOOOOOOPlease doodle, draw, draft, whatever concept sketches for the AE royalgateway, the logistical details as far as construction, disassemblycan be worked out later, at this stage they are relativelyunimportant. I would like this project to be something which shows offall of the many different metalsmithing talents i!
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AEthelmearc.Please get designs to me before Ice Dragon so that we can submit themfor Royal opinion and approval.The working parameters are: center opening 7 feet wide, and 7-8 feethigh in the center, 2 "fence" sections on either side with groundanchor braces and/or offset placement for stability.Assembly and disassembly should be managable by 2 average sized guysin August weather with 1 pickup truck for transport 1 time in eachdirection with minimal tools.-ThorpePS If you would like to join AEMetalsmiths, I have put a link below,hopefully it works