tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post265593638661204336..comments2024-03-25T22:03:50.066+01:00Comments on St. Thomas guild - medieval woodworking, furniture and other crafts: Double screw viseMarijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-60216004801010603932022-11-07T11:47:39.222+01:002022-11-07T11:47:39.222+01:00Hello,
I couldn't find any other way of contac...Hello,<br />I couldn't find any other way of contacting you, but I have recently begun looking into the making of combs in the late middle ages, and for the same reason into vices and woodworking tools.<br />Vices are of particular interest because I lack any proper way of keeping the combs in place while working on them. I haven't yet been able to find any sources for vices in my period (the 1410s), but perhaps you know of one?<br />And if not vices, then any other way of fixing objects while working!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-19496458994040777262020-04-20T15:50:14.395+02:002020-04-20T15:50:14.395+02:00The images of the Italian bench vices remind me of...The images of the Italian bench vices remind me of a current day wooden leg vice turned 90 degrees, with the anti-racking parallel guide and pin at the other end of the vice instead of at the bottom of the leg. <br />https://confusedwoodworker.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/you-need-a-leg-vise/Reyn Adsetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794443494626624390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-77245561239372118742015-12-09T23:11:21.485+01:002015-12-09T23:11:21.485+01:00There are several reasons why not:
1. Time. Most r...There are several reasons why not:<br />1. Time. Most re-enactors have a regular job, and I am no exception to that. The time I can spend on medieval woodwork is limited, so if you want to create some stuff (at home), you sometimes have to use power tools, like a planer-thicknesser or a sawing machine.<br />2. Experience. A medieval woodworker works each day with his tools, thereby honing his skills. I do not daily work in the woodworking industry. I think I do reasonably well in woodworking, but for some tasks modern tools give better results.<br />3. Easthetics. The things I make are to be used. For instance my medieval furniture is also the regular furniture in my house. The tools need to be comfortable in my hand. Sometimes this comfort is made by a sander. And I personally like a smooth finish.<br />4. Newness. When you make a new thing, it looks new. This was also the case in medieval times. We one were on an event where a visiting lady said Bram: Your clothes look new! Bram replied: That is correct, yesterday I finished the last seam. Tell me, how old is your dress? New medieval things had to endure use and hundreds years of decay below ground before they were dug up by archaeologists.<br /><br />As for the vise, I will probably make another one with other screw-bolts, more in the 14-15th century style. Marijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-12090672499738028352015-12-02T16:34:12.869+01:002015-12-02T16:34:12.869+01:00Once again a nicely presented arcticle. However I...Once again a nicely presented arcticle. However I am a bit perplexed and this is not meant as a critism.<br />But when I look at medeival re enactment demonstrations. What I see more often than not is people demonstration medeival techniques using props that are clearly machine made . and it looks odd to my eye. With the vice you had a ideal oppurtunity to make it with the correct tools . I am interested as to why you choose not to . ??? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709352963386240641noreply@blogger.com