... Try it and keep us posted! I've used black walnut to stain wood, and as a fabric dye, but we just made it up and used it--never tried to save it. Along...
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Dave Ordway
ddordway
Nov 6, 2012 7:55 pm
Greetings, I've been kicking around the idea of making a woodworking bench that is collapsible or disassembles to bring to demos and faires. I'd like it to...
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Sean Powell
sean14powell
Nov 6, 2012 11:12 pm
I've been re-watching a lot of Roy Undilhils Woodwrights shop lately. Recently there was a re-run with a guest carpenter and they were using an low English...
15393
D. Young
partsandtech...
Nov 7, 2012 4:05 am
Neat! Love to hear more about this...when was it used? Fine Armour and Historical Reproductions Custom Commissions Welcome....! www.partsandtechnical.com ...
15394
Geirfold
hammered_sha...
Nov 7, 2012 4:23 am
Which episode was that for the sawhorse? Geirfold...
15395
bsrlee
Nov 7, 2012 6:46 am
Not sure which episode/season, but the guest carpenter was Chris Schwarz, who also makes a DVD on how to make your own, as well as teaching classes. You can...
I have used a folding bench, based on one of Roy Underhill's, that appears in his first or second book, for fifteen years or better. It is mostly of Douglas...
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John LaTorre
tentmeister
Nov 7, 2012 6:20 pm
... There are some pictures of my portable workbench in the files section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medievalsawdust/photos/album/628969802/pic/list and ...
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Dave Ordway
ddordway
Nov 7, 2012 7:35 pm
Thanks everyone who's provided input so far. I found this interesting table top on the web and by modifying the dimensions and attaching detachable legs it...
15400
James Daily
thedonatistc...
Nov 7, 2012 8:03 pm
Vises existed in the late period (and earlier for all I know, but these examples are from the late period): ...
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Antonia di Lorenzo
antonia_di_l...
Nov 9, 2012 9:57 pm
Hi everyone. My name is Maestra Antonia di Lorenzo, and I hail from the fair kingdom of Lochac. My persona is a 14th century Italian court artist. I am looking...
15402
D. Young
partsandtech...
Nov 9, 2012 10:01 pm
There is an antique dealer in the Chesapeake area that has a 18th/early 19th century workbench for sale at only 500. That is **CHEAP** for a great and probably...
15403
Julian Wilson
lhjw66576
Nov 10, 2012 7:04 pm
I have just added 6 pictures of my just-completed flat-packing replica-4-poster bed to the Album "Matthewe Baker -2012 additions to Camp". Enjoy, and perhaps...
15404
buck_shomo
Nov 10, 2012 7:56 pm
Do you have larger versions of the photos? I'd like to make a packable bench like you've made, but the photos show up the size of postage stamps. Thanks-...
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Julian Wilson
lhjw66576
Nov 11, 2012 8:27 am
Sorry, I can't find the original files of these, [they were filed on my old computer, and modified while I was still learning my way around Paint Shop Pro - I...
15406
i_griffen
Nov 11, 2012 5:08 pm
Good morning all, I wanted to share the photos of a tool I just completed. In the Photo section you will find pics of my No Cost Shave Horse. Why did I make a...
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Diane
dianerzebet
Nov 11, 2012 7:56 pm
I just hate it when people ruin a perfectly good tool through ignorance or impatience. A shame. Good luck. Are you a goo sharpener yourself or do you know...
15408
i_griffen
Nov 11, 2012 8:25 pm
Good afternoon all, I have a spoke shave with a curved blade and it is dull. Question: is there anyone in Atenveldt that sharpen it? I also have one with a...
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Jim Hart
baronconal
Nov 11, 2012 8:35 pm
I saw one at an antique show that someone had used like a splitting froe... MULTIPLE times by the look of the thing. They used a steel hammer to beat on the...
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Peter Ellison
matrixrunner...
Nov 11, 2012 9:27 pm
Grinding is for re-shaping or taking a chip out of a blade. If the shape is good then stones or your favorite method will put a good edge back on. It...
15411
i_griffen
Nov 11, 2012 9:56 pm
What grit(s)of paper would you suggest. The blade is convex, instead of pulling a curl it chips and clogs the assembly. Iain (John)...
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Peter Ellison
matrixrunner...
Nov 11, 2012 11:57 pm
If the blade is in good shape, no major nicks or chips out of the blade the 400 to start with and 800 to finish should give you a pretty good working edge. ...
15413
nelsonhaynes@...
appelgarthe
Nov 12, 2012 3:33 pm
I, also would use the scary sharp method using 600 grit and 1500 grit sandpaper. A good site to find out about the scary sharp method is: ...
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Peter Ellison
matrixrunner...
Nov 13, 2012 2:25 am
For some reason large wooden vice screws have always fascinated me so I decided to make one using more or less hand tools. Minor diameter 2", major diameter...
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Jim Looper
jimlooper1970
Nov 13, 2012 5:24 am
That sounds cool! Pics would be great! Lucien ... For some reason large wooden vice screws have always fascinated me so I decided to make one using more or...
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Julian Wilson
lhjw66576
Nov 14, 2012 11:03 am
I have just added 3 pictures of a just-completed 4-person Gothic-carved table and two benches, - to the Album "Matthewe Baker's items for Camp". I used antique...
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Diane
dianerzebet
Nov 16, 2012 8:07 am
This is a truly beautiful set you have made. Thank you for the photos....
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Julian Wilson
lhjw66576
Nov 16, 2012 11:28 am
Diane <dianerzebet@...> wrote: -Â < This is a truly beautiful set you have made. Thank you for the photos. > REPLY Thank you, Diane, - appreciation is...
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gavinkilkenny
Nov 16, 2012 9:26 pm
ugh. Mine has some hammer marks on the back as well, but those I can live with more easily than the irregularities on the cutting edge. Agreed on the...
