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Also a number of coats without the top button fastened...

A.J.

Oops. In my most recent post, in the next-to-last paragraph where I state "...one of the boxes I saw used wood measuring 1-1/6” thick..." that should have been 1-1/16", not 1-1/6". I thought we...

Haven't dropped by for a while so I'm a bit late on some of these, but I wanted to comment on some of the things that have come up.

Wood planing. There was no standard such that outsides were...

Jimmy...

This is a common request and has been discussed before here on the forum. I can never figure out the search function so this link may not be correct, but here's a discussion here that...

Found it. The table is part of a display of Lee artifacts at the Museum of the Confederacy. The table is on the right in this image.

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr355/ajhamler/leetent.jpg...

I can't find it now, but I've seen photos of R.E. Lee's camp table, and it was a plain flat top (hinged, if I recall) of smooth wood mounted on what looks like a small tree that someone cut and...

Or in a dilute solution of muriatic acid and water. Takes just minutes. In the photo below, from left to right --- Brand new bolts. Bolts freshly stripped of shiny plating. Bolts I had stripped...

Provost...

Two entirely different processes.

For your chair, they cut armrests to the width and thickness they needed (probably around 7/8" or 1" square if it's a Grant type chair), and...

Ms. Lawson...

Excellent suggestion. Other styles to seek out include Gothic, Colonial, Early American, Queen Anne, Chippendale, Sheraton, Windsor, Federal, Biedermeier, Pennsylvania Dutch,...

Good eye! I never noticed those two cutouts on the right side. That would tell me that the tray is indeed the full length of the interior of the chest, and those two holes let the bottle necks...

Josie --- Whatcha think on my guesses as to that mess chest's dimensions and construction?

I just checked out EoG and that looks like a basic camp-chest style box, although smaller.

Judging from the white china/porcelain plate tucked into the back compartment, I'd guess that the chest...

Hi, Rufus...

Not sure what you mean by "mess chest." You mean something like a camp chest? Or like for cooking gear?

A.J.

OldGuard13...

I don't know of anyone out there selling finished stencils for hardtack crates; you'll need to print them out and cut them yourself. I can give you the images (if I can figure out...

Rick...

I order mine from www.rjleahy.com . If you have a hard time finding them, let me know and I'll toss a few in the mail for you.

A.J.

How about "Everyday Life During the Civil War," by Michael J. Varhola. I have it, and it's quite good.

Here's an Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Life-During-Civil-War/dp/1582973377...

Hi Rick...

Thanks for getting the book, and I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Don't worry about substituting oak for pine. That project as presented in the book was to convert a hardtack crate into...

David, do you know what the wood is? It's difficult to tell for sure from the photos, but I'm guessing we can rule out walnut and oak.

Thanks for the book plug, by the way! One small correction,...

Hi, Guys...

My apologies for not responding to some questions that were asked a long time ago. Didn't realize there were some unanswered questions till Rob's post bumped the thread up to the top....

Hi Guys...

Hope it's OK to post to a thread this old. An email request I got two weeks ago started me on my own search for info on correct tent slips. Thought I'd share what I'd found.

What...

First, thanks for the book plug, Kent! By the way, where in Ohio are you? I'm across the river from Marietta.

Will and others -- In an earlier discussion of ammo boxes here on the forum, I posted...

Usually, yes, they'll fit. Some may require a bit of filing on the inside to slide smoothly on.

If you plan to look for one on eBay, try spelling the word incorrectly. I bought my original...

Hi John...

While the directions in the 15th Arkansas article are valid, the dimensions are incorrect. As stated in that article, they've used the ordnance manual dimensions (same ones I listed in...

Here you go. This is the illustration from my book, "Civil War Woodworking."

http://i499.photobucket.com/albums/rr355/ajhamler/AmmoBoxlo-res.jpg

Keep in mind that this particular design with...

Thanks for the kind words about my book everyone. I've almost finished Volume II, and since the discussion here is chairs you might be interested in one of the projects that will be in the new book,...