Early Medieval timber work
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A look at early medieval wood work techniques with evidence from documents, and archaeological finds. A team from the East Sussex Archaeology and Museums Partnership demonstrate their skillls in turning round logs into square timber.
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14 comments so far
bluetoad2001
November 8, 2011
a friend wants a new handle for his hewing ax.
i wonder if you guys ever hang new handles in big hewing axes?
this baby is twelve inches wide and appears to never have been used.
i am not sure if the handle should have a curve ?
here is a fact from the past.
in the early 1900′s railroad ties were made by “Tie Hacks”, the record was said to be around one hundred made in one day’s time. by one individual using a hewing axe.
buzz
mrwill711
November 15, 2011
I hear talking but I don’t hear chopping.
WOODLANDSTV
November 15, 2011
@mrwill711 It’s there. Maybe a problem with your set up?
Honken
January 24, 2012
How is this wood treated afterwards? I’ve seen a lot of long term shelters been done with untreated wood buried in the earth and so on but I’ve always been told that this wood deteriorate rapidly if left untreated.