The difficulty is that the pictures are usually saved as a JPEG file. This a compressed file format, which reduces image quality and only gets worse as you...
Monday nite on the History International Channel will be running a series called The Master at 9pm eastern standard time. This one focuses on the best makers...
.. actually, all this silliness about turnip twaddlers has raised an interesting question in my mind... how much work have ya'll done in making some of the...
Goodness. My early-morning grumpiness has caused a raging conflagration. I apologise to all for dragging things away from making authentic sawdust. One of my...
Hello, just wanted to tell a little something about using dowels. If you ever have been to a farm and fleet store, or a T.L.C. store. They have small egg...
O.k... curiosity wuz' up... Wen out in the shop and found a chunk of pine... tried to attack end grain with a 5/8" spoon... the cut was 'pretty'... but...
I've got a book on British Campain Furniture from the 18th and 19th century. It all folds and packs to be transported. Perfect for the SCA. Here in the...
Greetings, I am considering constructing the gothic cradle that is found in Daniel Diehl's book "Constructing Medieval Furniture". Has any one on this list...
Ya' know, all this talk about drill bits got me to thinking... which is something I don't do lightly 'cause it hurts... BUT... I suddenly realized I HAD a...
How do you find out about competitions and artisan's fairs and things like that? I have just joined SCA (like, last week) and don't know much about how it...
Where can I get plans for a drop spindle and a lace spindle? What about things that a lady would use, such as a comb, mirror (have plans for that), etc....
While much of the sawdust i have made over the past few years has been to liberate chests from the enclosing timber, i've also knocked up - lucets (dead easy...
Good Day All: Do any of you regularly use animal hide glue? If so, do any of you have recommendations on which brand or where to buy it from? I've decided that...
So.. never having taken a class or even watched anyone turn.. my biggest fear was the Skew. (cause, ya know.. that’s the first tool you pick up, and the...
Would probably be nice for a mundane camp, NTL I fear it is EBM (Everything but medieval), isn't it? Tassilo Hey I never said it was or was even supposed to...
... um, you mean "any time before at least 1350"? Sorry for the knee jerk, but "out of period" is a very slippery phrase that can lead to grief. Bringing that...
Well... being as we're on the subject of turnip twaddlers (why am I seeing these things haunting this list for a LONG time to come...)... its interesting to...
Okay.. I recently got the nifty veritas scraper burnisher for lathe scrapers. I have now made several bowls entirely with the scrapers.. and see no reason to...
... Unlikely for a number of reasons. First, go a day without using pronouns, I dare you. Second, there are many things which we know existed in <place, date>...
Good Day again: I will sharing what I learn with you UNLESS you tell me the group would rather not get links and citations as I dig them out. You will not...
Good Morning All: Along with the shield, I am making my SO an armour stand. This does not need to be documentable in any way. It just needs to be portable...
In my excitement I forgot to let this list know..... oops! I am very happy to let everyone know that we have a new addition to our family Emma Charlotte Hart...
I have just joined SCA and look forward to enjoying it. I am an advanced beginner woodworker. I am anxious to learn from the list. What type of combs,...
I had an apparently angry mother approach me at Mid-Winter A & S... Snapping her finger in my face, she said "I just want you to know....it's ALL Your...
Ok this is kind of funny, This morning my little one (next week she will be 18 months) figured out how to turn a door knob (time to start locking doors) and...
I want to build one or more bit braces (bit stocks) in a style that is appropriate to the SCA time period (European pre-1600). To this end, I am trying to...
... Subject: [Regia-NA] NA event announcement Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 11:56:34 -0500 "I just received an event announcement for a major North American event in...
Does anyone know where Stan Hunter's Medieval Furniture Page has gotten to? The geocities link I have appears to have been dead for some time. I'm looking for...
I just got done taking some notes on the first sixteen of my Hedeby books. There are some large later ones that I have or have not taken as many notes on. If...
