Landsknecht Guild

We talked about trying to do some woodworking in camp again. And once again, talked about how we need period hand tools in order to do that. So here's a documentation dump on tools. Check out the images, and then everyone keep your eyes open if you're checking out antique stores or flea markets this summer.

If you want to find period documentation for hand tools, just about any image of Christ being nailed to the cross will have at least a hammer in it. This image by Durer has quite a few tools in it. (Hammer, hand drill, pinchers, nails, tool basket)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w….._Cross.jpg

This image, after Leonard Beck, of “The White King Visits the Carpenters” shows 2 different axes, and hand saws (?) or files (?) stuck in the workmen's belts.
http://www.davidsongalleries.c…..k/beck.php

The Book of Trades by Hans Sachs and Jost Ammon (1568) is a treasure trove of information about everything, but especially tradesmen. There are woodcuts of all sorts of period occupations. There are several different entries in Wikipedia and Wikimedia commons with images from the book.

The carpenter's shop has axes, saws, chisels, and various measuring devices.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..reiner.jpg

The Bookbinder's shop shows an axe, draw knife, hand drill, saw, etc. Check out the tools on the wall and floor.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..binder.jpg

Another draw knife in the window of the saddlers.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..attler.jpg

The gun stock maker has chisels on the counter of his shop.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..chmied.jpg

The sculptor also has chisels in his workshop, and an interesting round mallet thing.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..dhauer.jpg

The comb maker has a coping saw that looks just like the modern ones.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..macher.jpg

The Lute maker has assorted woodworking tools.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w….._Laute.jpg

The wood turner has a rack full of assorted tools on the wall.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..chsler.jpg

The copper smith is using a file.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..chmied.jpg

And the wagon maker is using a HUGE hand drill on this wheel.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w…..chmied.jpg

And some modern reproductions of period tools
From the Squire's Camp at Marching Through Time
http://i272.photobucket.com/al…..09_129.jpg

And from the Guild of St. Michaels (Bristol) at Reenactorfest. Their saw made from a modern hacksaw blade.
http://i272.photobucket.com/al…..10_089.jpg

An amazing find of viking era tools, 500 years before us, but many are similar.

http://www.netlabs.net/~osan/M…..geLib.html

What it really comes down to is that tools don’t change much other than tweaks here and there for hundreds of years after iron comes on the scene. The industrial revolution changes some things, then we get to power tools.

BTW, I really recommend this article for Friedrich: http://bloodandsawdust.com/Blo…..stion.html