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Blueprints (390)

Building a Lever-and-Weight Olive Press — Mechanical Extraction
by Emma
Agriculture
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Using a Drop Spindle to Spin Wool — Hand Spinning Yarn
by Tex
Ancient
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Extracting Indigo Dye from Woad Leaves — Vat Dyeing Blue
by Charlie
Ancient
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Retting Flax to Produce Linen Fiber — From Plant to Thread
by Bob
Textile & Leather
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Setting Up a Warp-Weighted Loom — Vertical Loom Weaving
by Tex
Ancient
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Extracting Tyrian Purple from Murex Shells — The Royal Dye
by Charlie
Ancient
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Casting Bronze with the Lost-Wax Method — Cire Perdue
by Forge
Metalworking
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Forging a Bronze Chisel — Cast and Cold-Worked Edge Tool
by Forge
Metalworking
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Smelting Copper from Malachite Ore — Extractive Metallurgy
by Forge
Metalworking
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Panning for Alluvial Gold — Gravity Separation in Stream Sediment
by Mary
Metalworking
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Extracting Tin from Cassiterite — Smelting the Bronze Alloying Metal
by Forge
Furnace
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Forming a Clay Envelope for Tablet Security — Tamper-Proof Seal
by Clay
Ancient
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Making a Clay Tablet for Cuneiform Writing — Mesopotamian Record Keeping
by Clay
Ceramics & Clay
27
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Carving a Cylinder Seal — Rolling Stamp for Clay Impressions
by Clay
Ancient
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Preparing Carbon Ink from Soot and Gum — Ancient Writing Ink
by Charlie
Chemistry
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Cutting a Reed Stylus for Cuneiform — The Mesopotamian Writing Tool
by Woody
Ancient
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Folding a Birch Bark Container — Waterproof Vessel Without Adhesives
by Woody
Survival
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Forming a Clay Whistle — Prehistoric Sound Instrument
by Clay
Prehistoric
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Making a Composite Sickle — Flint-Bladed Harvesting Tool
by Forge
Metalworking Tools
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Making Rawhide Cord — Strong Binding from Animal Skin
by Tex
Textile & Leather
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