Woodworking

Viking period vessels that can be used to store food.

Includes several articles of interest to woodworkers.

Articles and essays on medieval and early-modern woodworking and furniture.

This comprehens ive report represents a landmark in the publicatio n of medieval finds from excavation s in York. It encompasse s very large assemblage s of medieval artefacts of a wide variety of materials, including iron, non-ferrou s metal, stone, jet, amber, fired clay, glass and textile. These were recovered from four major sites in York.

Selected illustrati ons from the Mendel Hausbuch, depicting 15th and early 16th century craftsmen at work.

The illustrati ons from the Mendel and Landauer Housebooks , indexed by profession and with lists of items found in each illustrati on.

Master Charles Oakley&#39 ;s website with plans for making several wonderful pieces of furniture, including a several types of chairs, a version of St. Jerome&#39 ;s table, and more.

plans and articles for furniture and items, and even period tool building.

Domestic details in the Elizabetha n Era. Includes some informatio n on room interiors (wainscoti ng, paneling, etc.).

On carpenters and related trades in the Middle Ages.

Like many areas of study, medieval woodworking tends to elicit a core set of questions that get asked time and again. Over the past several years I have collected some of these, along with the answers to which my research has led.

A group for the discussion of Medieval woodworking techniques and for display of pictures, drawings, articles and photos of ideas or resources.

This paper seeks in the first place to give some indication of the range of these industries in a few English forests of the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries, and then to describe their organizati on.

A gallery of photos taken during a trip to the museum, including a folding table (1480-1500); casting molds; a brooch; some wooden combs; six candlesticks (14th-15th centuries); a clasp (13th century); belts (14th and 15th centuries); carvings in ivory and wood; a pig-face bascinet; a mail shirt; a 14th century dagger and some sword pommels; and a chest, stool, and bed at the Design Museum.

Discusses different sorts of dwellings and their construction, furniture, heating & lighting, and tents.

Different types of wood, period terms.

Description of furnishings typical of a 16th Century French tavern.

The Timber Framers Guild is a non-profit educational membership association. Our goal is to educate our members as well as the public in the techniques and theories of contemporary and historic timber framing, the centuries-old construction system of large wooden posts and beams.

A chart of wood types mentioned in the catalog_From Viking to Crusader_ by Neil Peterson. Lists: Wood Type, Date of the Artefact and a brief Description

Working in wood was one of the most important crafts of the Viking Age, and resulted in many of the most famous works of art that survive. Learn about tools, types of wood, finishing, and carving.