[MR] Re: How to use a Boar's Bristle / Medieval Chests Book

[rmhowe]

janie moss wrote:
 
> > >Can these needles been made small enough to use on the tiny 
> > >glass beads. - Anastasia < < <

> >  "Lyle H. Gray" <gray at cs.umass.edu> wrote: Sounds like something 
> > that a boar bristle needle is better suited for... < <

> Hi Lyle,
> Sounds like that would be difficult to make.  Do you have any
> information on boars needles? - Anastasia

See: http://home.teleport.com/~tcl/food.htm
You will find a page on how to thread boar's bristles for sewing.

This is a page by the same professional conservator and
printer who has the English Medieval Chests/ Church Chests of 
the Twelfth and Thirteenth Century in England for sale although
he hasn't added it to the Caber Press webpage yet.

I think the Church Chests title is misleading because these are
not specifically clerical, but secular style chests that 
-survived- in England because they were in churches. There are
additional photographic plates in the back from a separate
review of another book on medieval chests, some I believe are 
later date.

Some of you saw this book at the Tourney of Ymir in Atlantia
last weekend and expressed interest in owning it. Here is
the information.

It was reprinted in late December 2001. 102 pages with a separate 
take-out section of chip carvings from the original chests.
This is so you can remove and copy them for laying out the
original copies of carvings on your own chest. This can be done
by ironing the photocopy so the styrene powder transfers to the
wood. You would want a reversed copy which you can have made at
copy centers if you care about the direction of the carvings.
It can also be done off of a transparency.
 
The book is very  detailed on the joinery and internal parts of 
some of the chests, not just exterior views like the few books 
you can find on the subject. Measured drawings of some of the 
many chests are in it.
Reprinted from articles of the first decade of the last century.

If you are interested in how to actually build a medieval chest
then this is the book you want. The joinery and hinging methods
are well depicted. I think you'll be surprised at some of them.
They are often very different from what you might assume.

The price of this paperback is $12.95 plus shipping ($3.50 U.S /
$4.50 Canada. Postage to the UK for this book is $7.55, and 
$8.40 to Australia. 

Believe me, for this book this is very cheap.
I paid several times that for the original articles. If this
sounds like a personal plug, it is and it isn't. It was my idea
to reprint the articles because of their value to reenactors.
I receive -no- money from any sales of the books. Just satisfaction
knowing that I have contributed to more authentic reenacting.

Jack also sells a number of books on unusual subjects and materials
like working horn, leather, making ink and paper, tempering metals,
etc. Some are translated books from Europe.
http://home.teleport.com/~tcl/caber.htm

Take the time to look at the other informative articles on the
web under Food for thought.

You can reach Jack at night Pacific Coast Time (he's a night owl)
at:
Jack C. Thompson
Thompson Conservation Lab.
7549 N. Fenwick
Portland, OR  97217
503/735-3942  (voice/fax) or tcl at teleport.com

Magnus