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Trestle Table and Six Board Chest. The Trestle table breaks down into four pieces by removing two pins and two wedges. It is constructed of red oak and has a modern stain. The finish consists of two coats of boiled linseed oil, followed by one coat of beeswax melted in boiled linseed oil, followed by lemon oil. |
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Table and Bench. |
| Red Oak Trestle Table. The parts are held together with glue and maple dowels. |
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Table Broken Down. |
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Six Board Medieval Chest. I based my patterns off of the The Mastermyr Tool Chest but added to the ends to make it stand 18" high: http://www.pipcom.com/wareham_forge/mbxpl.jpg A description of building several types of six board chest can be found here: http://www.greydragon.org/library/chests.html |
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This sword was sold to me as being a 1780's Prussian Cavalry Officer's sabre. |
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Iron Hinges and Straps. I cut the hinges and straps out of 16 guage mild steel, then pounded them on a rough anvil. I used a wire wheel to clean the pieces, sanded the edges, drilled the holes on a drill press, then shaped the metal over an anvil or a vise. The hinge pins were cut from iron rod, then peened over on both ends. Once the pieces were shaped, I sprayed them with WD40 and tossed them into a fire made from the oak scraps. After a while, I tossed a bucket of water over the fire, and wiped them off. I nailed them onto the chest before I did the final coat of beeswax/boiled linseed oil. The nails are iron rivets shaped on a grinder. |
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Sabre It has a wire-wrapped ?sharkskin? grip, an etched blade and a plated steel scabbard. The blade is very light and flexible, but quite capable of a penetrating thrust. |