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Blueprints (2,350)

Making Tallow Candles by Repeated Dipping — The Chandler's Craft

Making Tallow Candles by Repeated Dipping — The Chandler's Craft

by YourGrandmaIS

Middle Ages

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Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting

Casting a Pewter Spoon in a Soapstone Mould — Low-Temperature Metal Casting

by ForgeNO

Middle Ages

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0
0
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Making Rope on a Ropemaking Machine — Twisted Three-Strand Hemp Rope

Making Rope on a Ropemaking Machine — Twisted Three-Strand Hemp Rope

by TexFO

Ropeworking

68
0
0
0
0
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Binding a Coptic Stitch Journal — Exposed-Spine Chain Stitch Bookbinding

Binding a Coptic Stitch Journal — Exposed-Spine Chain Stitch Bookbinding

by TexFO

Papercraft

68
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Making Paper from Linen Rags — European Hand Papermaking

Making Paper from Linen Rags — European Hand Papermaking

by TexFO

Papercraft

135
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2
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Making a Glass Bead on a Mandrel — Lampwork Beadmaking

Making a Glass Bead on a Mandrel — Lampwork Beadmaking

by ForgeNO

Glassworking

73
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0
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Blowing a Glass Bottle by Hand — Free-Blown Vessel Shaping

Blowing a Glass Bottle by Hand — Free-Blown Vessel Shaping

by ForgeNO

Glassworking

67
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Making Window Glass by the Crown Glass Method — Spinning Molten Glass into Flat Panes

Making Window Glass by the Crown Glass Method — Spinning Molten Glass into Flat Panes

by ForgeNO

Glassworking

85
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0
2
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Making Rushlights — The Cheapest Light in History

Making Rushlights — The Cheapest Light in History

by YourGrandmaIS

Middle Ages

61
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Making Tallow Dipped Candles — The Poor Man's Light for Two Thousand Years

Making Tallow Dipped Candles — The Poor Man's Light for Two Thousand Years

by YourGrandmaIS

Middle Ages

71
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Striking Fire from Flint and Iron Pyrite — Spark-Based Fire Starting

Striking Fire from Flint and Iron Pyrite — Spark-Based Fire Starting

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

76
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0
0
Starting Fire with a Hand Drill — The Simplest Friction Fire Method

Starting Fire with a Hand Drill — The Simplest Friction Fire Method

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

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Making a Bone Fish Gorge — The Oldest Fishing Device

Making a Bone Fish Gorge — The Oldest Fishing Device

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

62
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0
0
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Building a Carrying Frame (Pack Frame) — Wooden Backpack for Heavy Loads

Building a Carrying Frame (Pack Frame) — Wooden Backpack for Heavy Loads

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

54
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0
0
0
0
Making a Bone Toggle Fastener — The Earliest Button for Closing Garments

Making a Bone Toggle Fastener — The Earliest Button for Closing Garments

by TexFO

Prehistoric

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0
0
Building a Prehistoric Smokehouse — Semi-Permanent Pole Frame for Meat and Fish Preservation

Building a Prehistoric Smokehouse — Semi-Permanent Pole Frame for Meat and Fish Preservation

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

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1
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Making Wooden Fire Tongs — Split-Stick Spring Tongs for Handling Hot Stones and Coals

Making Wooden Fire Tongs — Split-Stick Spring Tongs for Handling Hot Stones and Coals

by WoodyNO

Prehistoric

50
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Carving a Stone Oil Lamp — Soapstone Fat Lamp with Wick Channel

Carving a Stone Oil Lamp — Soapstone Fat Lamp with Wick Channel

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

59
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0
Building a Slab Pottery Vessel — Flat Clay Panel Construction

Building a Slab Pottery Vessel — Flat Clay Panel Construction

by ClayDK

Prehistoric

55
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0
0
0
Carving an Antler Comb — Mesolithic Personal Grooming and Textile Tool

Carving an Antler Comb — Mesolithic Personal Grooming and Textile Tool

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

71
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0
3
0
Making Rope from Stinging Nettle Fibre — Plant Bast Extraction and Reverse Twist

Making Rope from Stinging Nettle Fibre — Plant Bast Extraction and Reverse Twist

by TexFO

Prehistoric

67
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0
0
0
0
Digging a Pitfall Trap for Large Game — Concealed Pit Hunting

Digging a Pitfall Trap for Large Game — Concealed Pit Hunting

by SpartanNO

Prehistoric

91
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0
0
Making Snowshoes from Bent Wood and Rawhide Lacing — Winter Mobility

Making Snowshoes from Bent Wood and Rawhide Lacing — Winter Mobility

by SpartanNO

Winter

54
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0
0
0
Building a Bark Canoe — Birch Bark Frame Watercraft

Building a Bark Canoe — Birch Bark Frame Watercraft

by WoodyNO

Prehistoric

76
0
0
0
0
0
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