Woodworking Linkspage

St. Thomas Guild: medieval woodworking, furniture, and other crafts.
A blog including content about medieval woodworking tools and furniture production. http://thomasguild.blogspot.ca/

Blood & Sawdust Woodworking FAQ
A list of interesting medieval woodworking FAQs, with references. http://www.bloodandsawdust.com/Blood_and_Sawdust/A_Miscellany_of_Frequently_Asked_Question.html

A Brief History of Medieval European Joinery (Woodworking)
The title explains itself. http://www.medievalwoodworking.org/articles/joinery.html

Mortise and Tenon Joints
Information about mortise and tenon joints. The timber frame building is really nice too! http://www.earlyoakreproductions.co.uk/news-blog/oak-furniture-construction/news-blog-5256-mortise-and-tenon.php

Medieval Lathes
Yes, lathes and wood turning are period! http://www.bloodandsawdust.com/Blood_and_Sawdust/Lathes_Part_1__About_Medieval_and_Renaissance_Lathes.html

A Brief History of Nails
http://www.glasgowsteelnail.com/nailmaking.htm

A PDF on Medieval Furniture
(SCA source, but looks to have some good information) http://www.die-familia.de/familia/uploads/file/Furniture_class.pdf

Illustrated History of Furniture, From the Earliest to the Present Time from 1893 by Frederick Litchfield
(free e-book -- located by Jeanette Dunnett) http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12254

Muckley 1386 Furniture
A few images of furniture from a couple 14th century manuscripts. http://muckley.us/1386/furniture.html

Furnishings of Medieval Peasant Houses
"Furnishings of medieval peasant houses: investment, consumption, and lifestyle." A PDF about medieval peasant house furnishings. Most of the references are from the 15th century, but there are some 14th century references. http://www.uv.es/consum/dyer.pdf



 Chests

The Medieval Chest
A description of various styles of medieval chests. http://www.greydragon.org/library/chests.html

Making a 6-Board Chest
http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/chest4simple.pdf

An English Six-Board Chest
http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_276745_en.pdf



Making Trestles for a Trestle Table
How to make trestles for a trestle table.http://www.maryostler.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Table-Trestle-Documentation.pdf

The table in Bruges referred to in the PDF: http://thomasguild.blogspot.ca/search/label/trestle%20table

Trestle table in the Luttrell Psalter: http://www.godecookery.com/afeast/dining/din039.html

Furnishings of Medieval Peasant Houses
"Furnishings of medieval peasant houses: investment, consumption, and lifestyle." A PDF about medieval peasant house furnishings. Most of the references are to the 15th century, but there are some 14th century references. http://www.uv.es/consum/dyer.pdf