Others' Island (spoilers all books incl RWC)

[Chrischa]

Not sure if you (or nessie!) have come across maulkin's original questioning but he wondered who fashioned the bars to contain SWR and how they obtained the iron etc...one earlier post in this thread and another in the Mythical Creatures thread. Any ideas?

Yes; we think about these books too much.

How about the Others used their Skill to persuade a craftsman who was walking the beach to make the bars for them?

My sister, who is sitting next to me atm (we have an advantage over you, it seems) says that She Who Remembers touches the iron bars when she escapes, and they don't seem to do her any harm then, so...