The Armour Archive

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Save the Stainless steel cooking pot this is a damned fine picture taken by InsaneIrish a couple months back at a small overnight gathering

Love the 'glow' of the fire off all the golden oak:)

I have some more, I just need to get them off the camera.

I also have video of us singing around the fire that night. I really need to get that up.

pshhh, farby vikings

Heh, I completly missed the steel bucket. My attention was drawn to the obviously mill-cut square timber framing as being OOP. It's amazing what draws different peoples attention.

Looks like it was a fun event though.

Sean

Sean Powell wrote:Heh, I completly missed the steel bucket. My attention was drawn to the obviously mill-cut square timber framing as being OOP. It's amazing what draws different peoples attention.

Looks like it was a fun event though.

Sean

I look forward to seeing how you get around that when your longhouse is finished

Many lessons where learned during the process
I can over look the cut of the wood since it wasnt done commercially but by AMISH POWER

Considering the cost of the project (well over $10K in labor and god knows how much furniture grade oak donated from the landowner) and the lack of man power (most work crews were less than 5 man) I think it turned out well.


I heartily welcome anyone to give Norstead some competition when it comes to atmosphere and or hospitality:)

Halvgrimr wrote:I look forward to seeing how you get around that when your longhouse is finished

I can over look the cut of the wood since it wasnt done commercially but by AMISH POWER

Well after I win the lottery and hire the Amish in Lancaster to build my mid-15th century French chateu I'll tell you how it goes. Thankfully that style of construction is supposed to be reasonably square. You can bet I won't leave obviously OOP buckets lying around though.

Care to share any of the other construction details with us?

Sean

Sean Powell wrote:
Well after I win the lottery and hire the Amish in Lancaster to build my mid-15th century French chateu I'll tell you how it goes.

--I look forward to the pics

Thankfully that style of construction is supposed to be reasonably square.

--Perhaps you might point me in the right direction to a source in which squared lumber was outside the scope of the Vikings or Anglo Saxons.
Ive seem some pretty square objects from the period
Leaving a tree rough in shape or just 'unbarked' seems very 'redneck' to me, finishing wood for a nice appearance isnt unheard of. IMO squared pillars are less 'hick' than unfinished round pillars but thats just a personal thing.


Im sure the folks at Wychurst/Regia and several other reconstructed halls would also like to see the source as they went the same route.

You can bet I won't leave obviously OOP buckets lying around though.

Trust me when I say thats easier said that done

Care to share any of the other construction details with us?

Sean

To be honest there are some folks that I would share my resources with but the list is a small one.