Hey guys, long time listener, first time caller (well not really:) I am currently trying to make the following happen As with TFBO in its early stages, a new...
Over the holidays I'm making some custom casement windows and a pair of French doors and have been reading up on the subject to avoid the obvious failures. In...
Then there's... http://www.deslinc.com/composite_wood_plastic_shim.htm<http://www.deslinccom/composite_wood_plastic_shim.htm> This company makes a composite...
Ya'll got my curiosity up... check out: http://www.ezshim.com/<http://www.ezshim.com/> Not only do they have the taper shims... but hinge shims as well... and...
I installed 2 exterior doors and 14 windows using them, 2 of the windows were curved top windows and one of those was a 9.6 feet tall and 9 feet wide. we used...
I am looking for documentation for the painting of boxes, tables, furniture...Middle Eastern preferred. Any help is appreciated. your servant, mahee...
I thought you folks would all get a kick out of these... <evil grin> TOOLS (AS WE REALLY KNOW THEM) DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly ...
I was watching TV this afternoon and ran across the half-hour promo on The History Channel's coming presentation on the life of Leonardo da Vinci... it will be...
I recently stumbled across a website that sells replicas of medieval spectacles. They offered them in bone and in wood and now I cant find the site. I believe...
Hmm Grimm's is going out of the tent business? Last time I was there, there was a tent rental place out of Youngstown, OH that was starting to cut into their...
check this out. http://www.frappr.com/medievalsawdust You enter your zip code and it places a marker on a map showing your location. You can add a photo and a ...
Please distribute as needed... ... GRIMMS INC. WILL NO LONGER BE IN THE TENT RENTAL BUSINESS AS OF JANUARY 1, 2006. WILL WE STILL BE SELLING NEW TENTS AND OUR...
Greetings to the list: I am currently debating whether to bring my woodworking shop to the Period Encampment area of Estrella War in 2006. In the past, I have...
Good Gentles All, can anyone point me in the direction of details for making a mediæval Scribe's portable "writing Desk" or Tablet? URL's for mediæval...
About a month ago someone here was interested in scribal desk plans... well, yesterday, one of my Apprentices (he is into Bookbinding, big time) posted his...
I've been working on a few projects in the past week, and run into the same problem on all of them. I spend more than half of my time on a given project...
OK, the skew plane comment got me to thinking.... There is no reason they couldn't have made a skew plane if they wanted one. It's just a question of did...
499 members! WOW, when I started this list I thought I might get a couple dozen local woodworkers..... Baron Conal O'hAirt / Jim Hart Aude Aliquid Dignum '...
I a couple weeks I'm going to be in England (hence the title). From a woodworker39;s point of view, what should my priorities be? Also, I hear tell that a...
Greetings all Around Pennsic I had requests for a plans for Glastonbury Style Chairs. Took me a bit of work (I hate my CAD program), but here goes nothin. ...
Below is a web site I quickly set up so all of you can see some really nifty woodworking. This is NOT period, but this guy is good. From the location of the...
Not to be a smart #$% but have you tried www.trebuchet.com<http://www.trebuchet.com/>? They have plans, kits, and parts for a variety of sizes of trebuchets. ...
I was wondering if anyone had plans for building a trebuchet. I intend to start small with a tabletop version that I can launch grapes with at the head table...
OK, my website is back up for the Glastonbury style chair and the weighted banner stand. http://www.freewebs.com/lordrhys/Index.html Or at least until the...
I'm still very new to the woodworking scene but the idea of having a nice bed to keep my wife and I off the ground at events and also allow us to double up on...
One of the other guys in the shop that I work had a quick project converting some new buthcer block countertops into seats for some benches for a retail...
Hello, The database is up at the Historical Yellowpages: www.shypages.com Click on the ONLINE YELLOWPAGES button then a number to see time periods or a letter...