Does anyone know if they are going to send out a tool list for the workshop? Tools which we should have, I am guessing some less common tool will be available for use. What type of saw will be used? Are the dividers of a specific type? Maybe some better than others? Axe, adze? How "period" will it be?

How about the weather in that part of Mass in late Oct?

Tim

Tim:
There is a tool list on the page with the information. Which says:

#3 Hand tool use: Selection, tuning, and proper use of the basic hand tool kit (limited to what would have been available in the 1700s)

* Straightedge (length as an increment of the rod length and width as mortise width)
* Dividers - String - Awl - Race knife - Marking gauge - Plumb bob - Saws
* Framing chisel, corner chisel and mallet - T-augers - Axe - Adze - Drawknife

And I can tell you that the standard T-handle auger with a twist drill is "not" period...... twist augers came later on...

Yes, I have seen that:

http://www.tfguild.org/workshops/geodesign.html

I am looking for more detail, what type of T-auger, saw? In the photos I see a twisted auger and a cross cut saw, from the 1700s? These are the only two I see as being questionable.

Tim

Tim,

The weather can vary quite a bit, frosty mornings with mild sunny days (some times really warm) to overcast rainy drizzly days that are downright raw. The middle of October is the start of bird and deer season, my favorite time of year! There is nothing like the smell of the onset of Fall.

kfhines

Sound like it could be just like the climate we have here, very nice. Thanks.

Tim

I'll be there. Just signed up. Looking forward to meeting those I've only conversed with online. Be sure to write your usernames on your nametags Rarely do we meet people with whom we share the same passion.