useful links

distilled information that I have found useful and a great satisfaction to read/see:

blacksmithing:
http://tidewaterblacksmiths.net/1.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/theironworkshop

instruments:
http://dennishavlena.com/
http://www.handyprise.eu/doc/mpp-en.pdf  //information on fujara and violin