My Lady wishes to thanks all the well wishers. However, she has had to move her Elevation back to Feb 19 at Better War through Archery in Sternfeld. Too many ...
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James Winkler
rivendalehall
Dec 1, 2010 4:27 pm
Will makes exactly the point.My citing guild rules wasn't to indicate who may or may not have done what but rather to document the range of techniques that...
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Thomas von Holthausen
tapoelker
Dec 1, 2010 6:25 pm
6BC= six board chest Thanks to all who have posted messages and links regarding six board chests. I have learned a lot. Previously, I have built a 6bc under ...
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Duncan Sinclair
duncansincla...
Dec 1, 2010 7:07 pm
T&G refers to Tounge and Groove moulding. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue_and_groove for basic information.  Duncan Sinclair (Mundane: Chris...
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Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
Dec 1, 2010 7:36 pm
Herr Thomas - You're in a very good place to start. If you've got a brace-and-bit, a combination saw, chisels, and mallets, you have much of what you need to ...
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W. Roberts
sancoeur
Dec 1, 2010 7:47 pm
... If you're more visually oriented, try http://www.craftsmanspace.com/knowledge/tongue-and-groove-woodworking-joints.html (tinyurl,...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 1, 2010 8:07 pm
Anything could be victorian. They were known for using period lumber and producing new pieces "in the style of ....." As for support of my contention "we...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 1, 2010 8:16 pm
Finally the answer I was kneading....lol Pertaining to the six board chest in question, and what looks like some sort of interconnected piece just above the...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 1, 2010 8:32 pm
Im not saying guild rule and restrictions were not held many times. To that extent I agree Will. What Im saying is that there is ample extant evidence that...
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Eric
ewdysar
Dec 1, 2010 10:03 pm
I believe that the point that was trying to be made with guild restriction was not about who might or might not be doing the work. I think that guild...
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Vels inn Viggladi
velsthe1
Dec 1, 2010 11:29 pm
... woodworking finds (various box lids), but I have yet to see an example of pin and tail dovetails in any Norse chest. Some 90 deg lap ... Speaking of...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 1, 2010 11:42 pm
"Surprisingly, many common woodworking techniques were not as ubiquitous as one might think throughout SCA time. There are often subtle differences that can...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 1, 2010 11:54 pm
Some examples of what I was referring to.... Viking age ring hinge (which I suspect would be forge welded) ...
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albionwood
Dec 1, 2010 11:58 pm
Thanks to Duncan and Lee for pointing Thomas to explanations for T&G and spline joints. Both can be cut with hand tools, though I erred in saying a T&G could...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 2, 2010 12:03 am
Offering a couple of used and still more than serviceable basic hinges. http://www.partsandtechnical.com/hinges1.JPG ...
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albionwood
Dec 2, 2010 12:06 am
Drew, this is two consecutive posts in which you claim there is "evidence"; but then offer none. Do we have a semantic misunderstanding here? Speculation and...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 2, 2010 12:07 am
Forgot to add measurements.... I would say each end of the hinge is around 7-8 inches. Width is around 1.5 - 2 inches. Oh yes....also hinges do not have to...
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albionwood
Dec 2, 2010 12:10 am
Drew, did the dealer give you any idea of the dimensions, especially thickness of those end-boards? What you're describing sounds like a floating tenon, which...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 2, 2010 12:26 am
This seems bloody obvious. Off the top of my head: -furniture with textile coverings -chests with leather/skin coverings -painted furniture -carved furniture ...
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Jim Looper
jimlooper1970
Dec 2, 2010 2:03 am
Hmmm... It seems to me that metal hinges (or locks, or fittings, etc.) on wooden furni ture does not prove guild cross-over as much as a furniture maker...
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D. Young
partsandtech...
Dec 2, 2010 2:53 am
"Hmmm... It seems to me that metal hinges (or locks, or fittings, etc.) on wooden furniture does not prove guild cross-over as much as a furniture maker...
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Jim Looper
jimlooper1970
Dec 2, 2010 3:36 am
No, Drew, you are inferring something that I am not saying. What I was stating is that... You know what? Forget it. I have tried, but it is just not worth it....
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AqA WyrdWynd
wyrdwynd
Dec 2, 2010 5:23 am
yhat depends on what floor yer gardrobe is on.....and if i might ask,are jacobean turned joint stools. a euphonysim for the"back-door-tango" ??? have at ye...
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albionwood
Dec 2, 2010 5:46 am
I do have dimensions for several late-medieval Gothic slab-ended stools. By "depth" do you mean the width of the seat? I'll have to go rummage through notes...
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Eric
ewdysar
Dec 2, 2010 8:13 am
I have to admit that I'm lost here. I can't figure out what point you are trying to make... ... D. Young - I also do not hold guild restrictions in terribly...
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conradh@...
Dec 2, 2010 8:15 am
... lot ... Herr Thomas, Are there _any_ period woodworkers within a reasonable travel time that you could arrange to learn from? A lot of this stuff isn't...
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conradh@...
Dec 2, 2010 8:30 am
... <good stuff snipped> ... In particular, as you and others suggested, the "radar" was mostly in the big cities. The further out you got, the fewer...
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conradh@...
Dec 2, 2010 8:36 am
... Is this anything like the edge-joining technique used for ship planks in ancient Greece? Apparently they used wooden tabs as a modern cabinetmaker might...
