[TheForge] Fw: [SCA-AS] Fwd: Links: Medieval Tools.

[Phlip]

Hey, guys, Dame Aoife has been putting out these Lists of Links for quite a
while. This weeks List of Links is on Tools, a topic which I am quite sure
is dear to all of our hearts- I'm most interested in the picture of St
Helena and St Eloi, towards the bottom, but there's certainly other things
of interest as well. Enjoy ;-)

Note- if anyone wants to contact Aoife, I can do that for you- we're just
reducing incidents of her addy because she's been hit hard by spammers.

Saint Phlip,
CoD

"When in doubt, heat it up and hit it with a hammer."
 Blacksmith's credo.

 If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it is probably not a
cat.

Never a horse that cain't be rode,
And never a rider who cain't be throwed....

> Begin forwarded message:
>
> >
> > Hi all. This week, prior to getting my new system set up, I am going
> > to send
> > this list out to a few places and depend upon you all to forward as
> > needed,
> > rather than hitting all the variousplaces I normally do send. Please
> > accept
> > my apologies. If you do send it on, please strip my personal
> > information
> > from the list first.
> >
> > I had the opportunity to come across two individuals at Pennsic whose
> > personal SCA mandate is getting information to YOU. They are Iustinos
> > Tekton
> > called Justin and his wonderful lady Malicea (sp?) of SCAtoday, of the
> > Midrealm, and Stefan of Stefan's Florilegium from Ansteorra. Wow, what
> > knowledgeable people, and incredibly wonderful to know. I'd like to
> > point
> > out that they give many hundreds of hours of their time to get
> > information
> > to you, and they do it at no cost, often out of their own pockets, and
> > then
> > they distribute or publish this information for anyone to read. People
> > like
> > this are what make the SCA what it is today, so I hope I may be the
> > first of
> > many to stand up and applaud your efforts, good people. Thank you for
> > what
> > you do.
> >
> > This week we are focusing on: Medieval Tools. So frequently I hear an
> > artist
> > or a teacher say "we don't really know what they used to do this" or
> > "we
> > don't know what the tools looked like". So, here to dispel some of
> > that myth
> > is a Links List devoted to tools. If you're a medieval toolman/woman,
> > then
> > please read on for more information about the tools of your trade.
> >
> > Remember to forward this missive on (without my personal address
> > attached)
> > wherever it may be of interest.
> >
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Aoife
> >
> > Dame Aoife Fin of Ynos Mon, Ol, OP
> > Riverouge
> > Barony of the Endless Hills
> > Aethelmearc
> >
> >
> >
> > Castle Learning Center: Medieval Tools
> > http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castlezc.htm
> > (Site Excerpt) Shovels and spades were made of wood, but some cutting
> > tools
> > were tipped with iron. Poorer quality wood was used for wicker and
> > basket-work. Much work time would have been spent resharpening or
> > replacing
> > the tools.
> >
> > Medieval Farm Tools
> > http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/MEDTfarming.htm
> > While this site is pretty basic, scroll down, then click on a menu
> > item to
> > be taken to a description, method of use, and an historical
> > illustration of
> > the tool.
> >
> > Stefan's Floilegium: Tools-Bib
> > http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/tools-bib.html
> > (Site excerpt from ONE message of several)  Plenty of visual
> > depictions of
> > tools exist. The ones that most immediately come to my mind are the
> > following. The Bayeux Tapestry shows men felling  trees and building
> > longships; the tool depictions are fairly explicit. The
> > Mendel Housebook has nice depictions of 14th through 16th century
> > workers of
> > all types, including several types of woodworkers (carpenters/joiners,
> > turners, and, for lack of a better qualification, makers of textile
> > tools).
> > Period depictions of Noah building the ark are good sources, as are
> > depictions of St. Joseph at work. The Campin altarpiece has a lovely
> > depiction of St. Joseph's workshop with some really good tools in it
> > (including a broadax).
> > See also: Reconstruction and Use of a Saxon Plane
> > http://www.florilegium.org/files/CRAFTS/plane-art.html
> >
> > Pictures of Medieval French Woodworking Tools from Dcctionairre
> > Raisonne' du
> > Mobilier Francais
> > http://www.medievalwoodworking.com/vld_tools.htm
> > See also: European Woodworking tools at
> > http://www.medievalwoodworking.com/articles/errata.htm
> >
> > The Medieval Technology Pages
> > Agricultural Tools
> > http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/agritools.html
> > (Site Excerpt) Many agricultural tools, such as the plow, have been
> > known
> > since antiquity. Nevertheless, the Middle Ages saw the introduction of
> > new
> > tools, little-used old tools, and the importation of tools developed
> > elsewhere. It is not possible to rank these in order of importance.
> > Each
> > played a role in the development of medieval agriculture. The
> > cumulative
> > result of these improvements was a major increase in agricultural
> > productivity. Se also the main page at:
> > http://scholar.chem.nyu.edu/tekpages/Subjects.html
> >
> > A Carpenter's Chest: Tool sof the 15th Century by Lord Findlaech Mac
> > Alasdair (Acrobat reder required)
> > http://www.his.com/~tom/TOOLS.PDF
> >
> > Medieval Science and Scientific Instruments by Richard A. Paselk
> > http://www.humboldt.edu/~rap1/EarlySciInstSite/EarlyInstSite.htm
> > (Site Excerpt) Since I was a child I have had a strong interest in how
> > we
> > humans understand and measure our world. Consequently I have played
> > with and
> > collected measuring instruments for almost as long as I can remember.
> > This
> > interest in turn lead me to pursue the types of measurements made by
> > earlier
> > cultures, in particular Medieval Europe, and how they made them. Such
> > instruments are rare, and most of us have little opportunity to see,
> > let
> > alone handle or own such artifacts. Thus since the mid-1980's I have
> > been
> > occasionally building my own working replicas of ancient scientific and
> > philosophical instruments.
> >
> > German language articleon Roman Carpenter's Tools: Wolfgang Gaitzsch
> > Römische Werkzeuge
> > http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/uni/ymu/sqhm/werkzeug/daten.htm
> > While I don't understand the language myself, there are some great
> > photographs of tool illustrations.
> >
> > Early Wood Lathes
> > http://www.historicgames.com/lathes/ancientlathes.html
> > (Site Excerpt) The Egyptian lathe is based on a stone carving which
> > may be
> > the earliest pictoral representation of a lathe. Artifacts as early as
> > the
> > 7th century B.C. have been found which appear to have marks consistant
> > with
> > having been turned.
> >
> > Museum of Woodworking Tools
> > http://www.antiquetools.com/
> >
> > Museum for Old Techniques in Belgium--English Link provided!
> > http://www.mot.be/
> >
> > Medieval Leatherworking Techniques--Tools
> > http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/leather/plwt.html#pl3
> >
> > New York Carver: Painting With Light: Tools & Techniques (Stained
> > Glass)
> > http://www.newyorkcarver.com/makinglass.htm
> > (Site Excerpt) ".if you want to assemble simple windows, first mark
> > out the
> > dimensions of their length and breadth on a wooden board, then draw
> > scroll
> > work or anything else that pleases you, and select colors that are to
> > be put
> > in. Cut the glass and fit the pieces together with the grozing iron.
> > Enclose
> > them with lead cames...and solder on both sides. Surround it with a
> > wooden
> > frame strengthened with nails and set it up in the place where you
> > wish."
> >
> > Hugues Libergier and his Instruments
> > http://www.nexusjournal.com/Wu.html
> > (Site Excerpt) As can be expected from the effigy of an architect, it
> > is
> > accompanied by several instruments of his profession: a square, a
> > compass,
> > and a measuring rod. While these instruments are frequently found in
> > conjunction with the representation of architects, whether on tomb
> > slabs,
> > sculpture, in construction scenes on manuscript pages or stained glass
> > panels [4], it is the square to the right of Hugues that has received
> > the
> > most attention from scholars in search of the secrets of medieval
> > construction.
> >
> > St. Helena, St.Eloi & blacksmith's tools: Broughton, Bucks.
> > http://www.paintedchurch.org/broubhel.htm
> > (Site Excerpt) The two saints, Helena on the left, stand against a
> > diapered
> > background, surrounded by a scrollwork border. Below them is a cluster
> > of
> > blacksmith's tools and products of the forge, including many keys and
> > padlocks (interestingly, the OED gives 1478 as the first known usage
> > of this
> > latter word) along with horse-trappings complete with horse (at the
> > right)
> > and much else.
> > All of these, shown here against a squared pattern suggesting a
> > chequered
> > floor, are attributes of St. Eloi, who was a blacksmith and goldsmith
> > in his
> > earlier life, before he became eventually bishop of Noyon in France.
> >
> > The Mastermyr Toolchest (Original Viking tools)
> > http://www.historiska.se/collections/treasures/viking/verktyg-e.html
> >
> > Regia Anglorum Ironworking
> > http://www.regia.org/ironwork.htm
> >