tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post3355035426743513780..comments2024-03-25T22:03:50.066+01:00Comments on St. Thomas guild - medieval woodworking, furniture and other crafts: Medieval chess pieces made from antlerMarijnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-68261248232242133722020-03-01T20:39:04.939+01:002020-03-01T20:39:04.939+01:00Thanks, apparently I was not the only one inspired...Thanks, apparently I was not the only one inspired by this chess set. :) Your replicas looks very well made. Did you also make the missing chess pieces in order to have a complete chess set?Marijnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05839707199186597043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-70940354359441788922020-01-18T14:45:20.191+01:002020-01-18T14:45:20.191+01:00Hi,
look at my blog !
http://cpicod.blogspot.com/2...Hi,<br />look at my blog !<br />http://cpicod.blogspot.com/2014/01/jeu-dechecs-medieval-french-medieval.html<br />best regards from france.<br />Christophe PICODChristophe PICODhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303068290610145423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-46271795640725281402019-07-14T10:45:58.848+02:002019-07-14T10:45:58.848+02:00You mention the board from the Gloucester Tables S...You mention the board from the Gloucester Tables Set. It is 'Gloucester' (pronounced 'Gloster' or if truly local 'Glawsterrr'), not 'Glouchester.' Malcolmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07656506623168122460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-86773590021834014142018-04-05T17:01:19.591+02:002018-04-05T17:01:19.591+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Faiza_Hackshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963072174179096926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-75494558609829963932018-01-07T11:57:22.137+01:002018-01-07T11:57:22.137+01:00Amazing, this antler reenacted chess set based on ...Amazing, this antler reenacted chess set based on the set of Noyon. Happy to have let you think it was possible. It was a pleasure to share with Master Marinus and his family from St Thomas Guild. Feel free to have a stopover if you travel through Normandy again. Cheers, Aisling-1198Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02078820571849295262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-38191930630459940122017-12-19T13:56:23.579+01:002017-12-19T13:56:23.579+01:00These look fantastic Marijn, Congratulations. It i...These look fantastic Marijn, Congratulations. It is very useful, in my opinion, for people to do things like this, because one gains an appreciation for the work of the medieval craftsmen that he could never really have, simply by viewing objects in a museum. <br /><br />Doing things like this, you are suddenly confronted with the evidence of all sorts of long vanished items that must have been part of the process. The saw to cut, the devices for holding whilst the work was done, the type of tool(s) used to actually do the carving, etc. etc. in reproducing something that might look "primitive" or "crude" to our modern eyes, suddenly we realise the complexity of the task, and what went into making it. <br /><br />I will add that the tools used to carve antlers must have been the same as those used to carve bone and ivory, which are 'burin' type tools with short "blades", to prevent breaking when applying the pressure necessary for carving. Of course this was already a technological advancement over neolithic people's tools, which were carefully chipped long thin stones, which they were able to use to make all sorts of tools and ornaments from bone, and antler. (they had way fewer distractions to prevent them from taking the time to do such things, than we do!)Johann von Katzenelnbogenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12774736348480165809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4996432166551690323.post-83766802978034755192017-12-16T22:31:15.810+01:002017-12-16T22:31:15.810+01:00>So how did the medieval men work this material...>So how did the medieval men work this material?<br />I was told by some experimental archaeologists that they wet the antler to soften the collagen and make it more pliable. It definitely worked well when using flint blades, I expect it would be the same for metal tools.<br />/LenaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com