On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:31 , Gordon McKean <[email protected]> sent: >My Grandfather, Thomas (Tam) Moyes was a Master blacksmith in Edinburgh, >Scotland. His father, James Moyes had moved from the Kingdom of Fife, >also in Scotland. It seems probable that James Moyes moved to Edinburgh >sometime between 1871 and 1883 and set up his smiddy (smithy) in the >district of Morningside, South Edinburgh. <snip> Gordon, go to http://www.google.com and enter these words blacsmithing history tools history Scotland (all at the same time) a bunch of great links come up... here's one with a genealogy and timeline link Blacksmithing History, Part 1 http://www.appaltree.net/aba/history.htm here's another specific for Scotland - ...Many of the tools the Saxons used in metal working are similar to those www.lothene.demon.co.uk/others/weststow.html A reprint from "The American Blacksmith" September 1914 http://www.metalsmith.org/pub/mtlsmith/V05.3/Hist-anvil.htm Here's a book list - for UK - Scotland Blacksmithing TRINDERS' FINE TOOLS - BOOK LIST - ENGINEERING, METAL WORKING http://www.trindersfinetools.co.uk/bmetalw.htm best luck with your search, play with the words in Google to tweak your own search... Sue, with (at least) three 18th century blacksmith ancestors from early Western Massachusetts & Southern Vermont, USA ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/