[MR] the right wood books to start with (Becky McEllistrem)

[Robin Reid]

The woodworking info is a great resource from several who replied.
Thanks for asking the question and to those who replied.

Robin Reid
Lord Robyn A'Dearg
Seneschal, Canton of Crois Brigte
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:33:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Becky McEllistrem <bmcellis at yahoo.com>
Subject: [MR] the right wood books to start with

I have a friend who has a bunch of tools and makes some great benches but his wood projects are not documented very well.

I was thinking of getting him a copy of Medieval Furniture (can't remember the author) but I'm wondering if that's the right way to start.  I had a vague recollection that some wood people didn't like that book for one reason or another but I can't remember why.

What should a new wood furniture person be reading to get pointed in the right direction on Medieval furniture?

Keep in mind he's not a beginning wood person but a lot of his stuff is just not documented very well.


Rebecca


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Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 07:36:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Karen <karen_larsdatter at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [MR] the right wood books to start with

Master Findlaech's?annotated list is at 
http://www.bloodandsawdust.com/Blood_and_Sawdust/Recommended_Reading.html?

Baron Ranulf's webpage is no longer online, but you can view an archived version 
of his research & books page (including an annotated reading list) from the 
archived versions at 
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.medievalwoodworking.com/books.htm

If your friend is looking for a specific type of furniture, point him at the 
"Furniture & domestic material culture" section of 
http://larsdatter.com/sitemap.htm?-- there's pages of benches, chairs, chests, 
settles, trestle tables, and so on, with links to related books, too.

To follow up on Baroness Janina's recommendation, your friend can sign up for 
the Medieval Sawdust mailing list at 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/medievalsawdust/

Good luck! :-)
Karen Larsdatter
www.larsdatter.com