... [...] ... Thank you for your response -- and I have another question -- I've always thought of mazers as being more lower-class? Not something a ...
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Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
May 11, 2006 2:40 pm
Remind me Monday; I'm cooking feast for 104 this weekend, and sawdust and wood research are the last things on my mind. But I do still have those images and...
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Joseph Paul
jamieblackrose
May 11, 2006 4:39 pm
Mazers were often decorated with silver rims and feet. The inside could have a medalion of silver also and they could have silver covers as well. That much...
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Avery Austringer
avery1415
May 11, 2006 5:04 pm
... This is incomplete without: http://www.yukonomics.ca/wooddorking/antifaq.html For example: "2.2 SHOULD I BUY A TABLE SAW OR A RADIAL ARM SAW? Buy a band...
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Arthur Slaughter
dairmot
May 11, 2006 5:33 pm
I have run across photos of very elaborate silver mounted mazers, though i am not sure of the exact time period. I do 10th century Norse myself. I will do a...
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Arthur Slaughter
dairmot
May 11, 2006 6:23 pm
If Jamie can locate a decent hunk of malpe burl I happen to know a truner who does mostly bowls and the like THL Finnr ... ...
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Joseph Paul
jamieblackrose
May 11, 2006 8:34 pm
Hmm. Must prepare myself for the stalking of the wild burl. Any features that I need to know about burls that would screw up the turning of a mazer? Jamie ... ...
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Arthur Slaughter
dairmot
May 11, 2006 11:15 pm
Most often a burl forms over a broken off branch. The thing to be aware of is how deeply the branch runs into the burl Need to have enough "meat" over the end...
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Ralph Lindberg
n7bsn
May 12, 2006 12:16 am
... Gillian From my reading, I suspect that the mazer had all but vanished by QE-1st, lower probably drank largely from leather jacks or stave built mugs while...
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Stephanie S Smith, Ph...
lambdakennels1
May 12, 2006 1:00 pm
Does anyone have a recipe for animal hide glue? Can you use the hide of any mammal? Or does it have to be cow? Also, can you use tanned leather as the hide?...
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Bruce S. R. Lee
bsrlee
May 12, 2006 1:24 pm
Hide glue is made from RAW hide, so I'm afraid that the leather scraps are only good for grinding up for case hardening (if they are 'bark' or 'oak' tanned....
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Brian Tychonski
bribroadax
May 12, 2006 1:26 pm
From my reading, I suspect that the mazer had all but vanished by QE-1st, lower probably drank largely from leather jacks or stave built mugs while the upper...
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Randal
rwarr666
May 13, 2006 8:29 pm
Anyone have information on the making of wooden buckets/tubs? Want to do some for personal use and maybe do a demo at a SCA event, so am also looking for...
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Matt Henson
hl_matuesz
May 13, 2006 10:53 pm
Greetings, I am in the process of learning how to make buckets. I have made a few but they are not water tight yet. But that has not stopped me. After all not...
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Haraldr Bassi (yahoog...
haraldrbassi
May 14, 2006 1:32 am
I have participated in the making of a bucket, well at least the tuning and assembly phase, a couple times with Master Macsen Felenfoel, a former apprentice...
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Anthony Bayer
tonybayer73
May 14, 2006 12:25 pm
Here is an article I like about making buckets. Haven't tried it yet though. http://willadsenfamily.org/sca/danr_as/bucket/bucket.htm Tony B. ... to ... ...
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Anthony Bayer
tonybayer73
May 14, 2006 12:38 pm
Hello all. I'm still pretty new here. Been mostly lurking and reading, but now i need some advice. I'm working on a viking A- frame. For the ridge pole I...
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Tom Rettie
trettie
May 14, 2006 12:53 pm
... An excellent source is "Domestic Wooden Artefacts In Britain and Ireland from Neolithic to Viking Times" by Caroline Earwood. University of Exeter Press,...
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Haraldr Bassi (yahoog...
haraldrbassi
May 14, 2006 1:44 pm
You will want to use a dowel circa 1/3-1/2 of the thickness of the ridge pole. If the ridge pole is hardwood, you can get away with the 1/2 easier. You will...
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Bruce S. R. Lee
bsrlee
May 14, 2006 2:09 pm
Depends on whether you have a drill press or a lathe, or ready access to either. The one that requires the least modification is to do it on the lathe - chuck...
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Geffrei Maudeleyne
geffrei
May 14, 2006 7:01 pm
I agree with Haraldr's directions but would like to offer another point. This is for small pavilions only. Or for tent poles that have to fit into the back of...
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Chad Hamilton
twocopper
May 15, 2006 1:17 pm
Have you considered the use of instead of a dowel rod, using a section of black iron pipe? You would be able to use a smaller diameter of drill bit and still...
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Craig Robert Pierpont
crpierpont
May 15, 2006 1:38 pm
Tony, Way easier than some of the suggestions so far: Cut a 1" -2" block of hardwood the same dimensions as the end of part you want the hole in. Drill a hole...
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Avery Austringer
avery1415
May 15, 2006 2:05 pm
Before you do anything that requires building a special machine, ask yourself, how straight does this need to be? It's not like you can't make the hole in the...
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Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
May 15, 2006 2:50 pm
That can be a tossup. I use iron rods in the manner you describe, and it hasn’t given me any problem. But if something DOES fail, it’s going to be one of...
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Haraldr Bassi (yahoog...
haraldrbassi
May 15, 2006 3:17 pm
Which was why my first advice was to use a hand auger and brace if the person had one. And to get it sharp and keep it sharp :) I don't camp without basic...
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Bill McNutt
billmcnutt
May 15, 2006 4:02 pm
That's probably a better approach. I actually used the iron rods (mild steel, to be accurate) because they were handy and free. Free is very persuasive, as I...
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John LaTorre
tentmeister
May 15, 2006 4:57 pm
... Haraldr mentioned using a hand augur. If he means a brace and Scotch-type bit, I've found that they generally suck when you're trying to drill into end...
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Mark Schuldenfrei
delfcroft
May 15, 2006 5:03 pm
... Much like I did, when I made tent poles. However - I was not so clever, and made octagons first, and then drilled holes. Much easier to drill the hole,...
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Haraldr Bassi (yahoog...
haraldrbassi
May 15, 2006 6:19 pm
... There are different types of auger bits for different purposes. Some are designed for softwoods and some for hardwoods. I'd have to double check which...
