Top 5 Living History/LARP beginner projects (cheap, easy, awesome)

[@castiron9002]

I love these simple projects you should do a part 2

[@W4iteFlame]

True

[@sh36]

I love these! I've been in reenactment for about 5 years now and was trying to figure out how to get into woodworking. The box project seems perfect

[@hanelyp1]

If the bark is smooth and tight you can leave it on the walking stick.

[@senfdame528]

5 Videos for the price of one. nice

[@sensationalfailure]

Super cool! Bone glue instead of PVA would have been nice, though. Personally I don't care what tools were used to make something, but the materials that end up in the product should be in period. That's just me, though. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheShieldery]

your welcome! Bone glue was invented in the 18th century though; the historical correct one would be Hide, rabbit, fish or cheese glue. I got most of them and use those a lot ( as you can see in my shield reconstructions of the Pavese and the Targe); but they are not good to start with ;)

[@senfdame528]

9:08 another Ryan George enjoyer. Nice (Y)

[@TheShieldery]

noticing a Ryan George reference is TIGHT

[@Seiaeka]

XD How have I not found you before? Normally I find these kinds of channels quite easily. Glad you posted in Skill Tree.

[@elricthebald870]

Getting candle wax out of clothing is actuality ptetty easy. First of course scrape as much of it off as possible. Then put a few layers of kitchen or toilet paper on both sides. Now put a clothing iron on it on a low setting. Silk for example. The wax will melt and get absorbed by the paper. Repeat if necessary.

[@TheShieldery]

thank's for the advice! If I'd have a Clothing Iron, I would like to test it :) I'll keep it in mind :)

[@elricthebald870]

@@TheShieldery It's an old trick I learned from my mother after I had been messing about with candle as a child back in the 80's/90's. And I've used it a few times since then.

[@Thalur_Thorston]

​@@TheShieldery a hot pot filled with hot water(to hold the temperture) will also work

[@jacobshort6528]

Like when making batik cloth. 😁

[@jacobshort6528]

When I was in 8th grade Advanced art class, we learned how to make batik clothes with drawings, and melted wax pen/applicators. That was a fun month.

[@acusetfilum6127]

Ein sehr schönes Video mit sehr hilfreichen Tipps. Danke! Dein Englisch ist wunderbar zu verstehen und ich freue mich, dir folgen zu können in deinen Erklärungen. Deine Zuschauer sollten ein Trinkspiel starten jedes mal wenn du "glue" sagst...😅 Die Flasche gefällt mir sehr gut. Bei mir sind vor drei Tagen meine Kalebassepflanzen gekeimt. Ich hoffe, dass ich dieses Jahr Früchte ernten kann. Wenn du magst, schicke ich dir welche zu.

[@SkillTree]

Great job! Love the projects!

[@_morgan_7839]

You make the hand sewn bag look so simple to make, I must try it!

[@henryeccleston7381]

For the rolls, take a pair of decently sized boards, so you can notch them similar to pliers or scissors with a bolt and washers or a wooden pin as the hinge point, and cut the ends so that they resemble hands clasping a loo roll slightly smaller than the ones you use, with the “fingers” (of which there should be between two and five) separated. Thin the handles where you don’t need the extra material, and they should be good to go. The multi point contact on both sides will stabilise it and reduce the odds of slipping or flipping. Edit to add: you want the “hands” to cover about a third to half the height of the roll, so consider that when selecting you initial board width.

[@Kingcastlesieger]

500TH View! Awesome vid! A walking stick was my first project and I've used it ever since, great tool!

[@TheGioguy]

I will always drop everything to watch your videos when they show up, I love everything you make

[@marcusfridh8489]

With that Hazel, you could even make a Ötzi-the ice man packframe and Ötzi arrow quiver

[@camper6569]

Great video. Thank you

[@CaptainTechnical]

Love your video. Btw bark peels very easily in the Spring because that’s when the tree is getting ready to grow. Also fairly easy to peel in the summer and a bit into fall. But once the tree goes dormant in the winter it’s very difficult. So if you like the look of the natural bark and want the bark to be durable on the stick, cut it in the winter.

[@alancook303]

Hi. First time I have seen one of your videos. I love it. I will be watching a lot more now!

[@OutlandStation]

Followed your link from Skill Tree to here. Great video! Have a subscribe!

[@Beschaulichkeit]

This was super great! Thank you for easy and simple instructions.

[@TrebizondMusic-cm6fp]

I'm making gourd water bottles right now, but I had not thought of using spent shell casings for cleaning them out. I'll try that, thanks. I like making walking sticks from branches from local fruit trees, or some wild mountain trees. I do let them sit for about a year to dry out (after daubing wax on the cut ends to prevent cracking).

[@TheShieldery]

Hi, I used rivets and no shell casings; I'm afraid they could be to light :( . A year is quite long, but at last you can be sure that they are really dry then. The 4 days where really way to short. 2 weeks would have been reasonable in my case.

[@guardiandevil3]

Kudos to you. You speak so fast I couldn't watch on 2x speed which is honestly impressive.

[@Fischbroetchen1]

Servus and thankyou

[@W4iteFlame]

Some boxcutter knives are very flimsy, so guess better to use just any sturdy knife you have. Also yeah, I am a bit jealous that boxcutter knives over there are so good

[@TheShieldery]

A bandable blade actually makes a huge difference, so I'm afraid most of sturdy knives won't achieve the same result. You should try to get one of the boxcutter knives where you can lock the blade in place. I once bought one of the advanced ones with instant changable blades and so on; It caused more problems then it solved. Only go for the one with a lockable blade, then oyu should be good :)

[@MsJackle99]

I just discovered this video, and I really like it! I appreciate the multiple simple projects on a single video.

[@mitchelltravis1187]

Canning grips might work well for the torches

[@TheShieldery]

Yes, indeed! They ahere allready mentioned in another comment and added to my shopping list :) Thanks

[@cyberseas]

Sweet

[@JaraSchatz]

I have been waiting patiently for a new video of you and I am Not disappointed ♥️ Thank you so much, i love your content!!!

[@67wing]

To lift the torches you could use a deep fryer basket scoop

[@donaldclewett3257]

If you use canning tongs, you may be able to lift the loo rolls easier.

[@GwentheShieldmaiden]

Very cool, you make it all look so easy! I might need to try making a box someday to store my reenactment tools and shinies... Suggestions for a part 2: a saddle bag/sack (super for carrying around your neck/other shoulders), simple leather pouches, willow basket, wood/horn spoon or bowl, simple braided cord (super useful to tie things or clothing), eating knife, bedroll...

[@TheShieldery]

I had/have list of possible items for my top 5 and the leather pouch was my Nr. 6; but becaus I allready had the shoulder bag as carriadge device I abandoned it... the braided Cord was on rank 8 because a leather cord could do the same job and is way more accessable. A bedroll is a ussadge of purchasable items and not an Item by itself ( I assumed?). The eating knife is a thing I didn't think of though. You could easily grind it by hand from a flat steel or similar and the handle could be made in a lot of simple ways. I just write it down as a single video Idea now :))))). Thanks!

[@GwentheShieldmaiden]

@@TheShieldery Yeah I basically went through the kit I take to reenactment shows 😆 Bedroll you can make with either modern duvets, or layers of fabric that you can quilt, or even sheepskins you sew together. Lots of ways to make a DIY bedroll of varying levels of comfort

[@lordvash9]

Hallo, ich bin Amerikaner, und ich liebe deine Arbeit! Die videos sind super toll! That's all the German I remember. But I love your work keep it up. You are an inspiration to the hobby!

[@LIQ12345]

Awesome video bro)

[@weaselwolf]

A cheap and simple finishing technique for wood like the box would be to burn the surface with a torch until it starts to get a bit charcoal looking, then bush with the grain with a wire bush (wear a mask and do it outside, lots of fine carbon dust) the end result will be very dark and will make the surface grain really POP. Give it a light sand, but not too much or you could lose the color. It's a great way to darken with without stain and it really accentuates the grain and creates a wavy rustic look as opposed to perfect machine flatness. And since you've just driven a lot of moisture out, the wood is now very hard and will soak up a lot of varnish. I like to do a few coats of wipe on polyurethane. Obviously if you're doing leather fixings you'll want to do them after, but with metal fixings you can sometimes leave them in place and the heat can make the metal look neat. Just be careful, the wood can be a lot more prone to splitting so pre-drill and because the wood isn't as elastic to grip the nails you might get better results with screws. I'll usually cut the heads off of fancy upholstery tracks and then use some epoxy or jb weld to stick them over the screws

[@TheShieldery]

To be honest, I really hate that finish by now 😅. here are my reasons: - It often get's made to little in a wrong way. Till now I have mostly seen quite randome smoke traces that cover like 30% of the surface. If you want to make it correctly you got to burn it to a degreee, that you got a completly charred surface. this process deforms the boards and disolfs the pva glue. - it's not historical correct, in the middle ages boxes of that size more likely would have been painted. I haven't see a single burned one yet, but if you got an example, please share the link! - in my personal taste: Wood is more beautiful then charr - wood ages without additional help by itself, there are so many ways to make the chest more beautiful and historical accurate - If you want to age it realisticly only brush it with the steel brush, that breaks down the Earlywood way quicker down then the Latewood (I hope the therms where translated correctly, they mean the parts of the annual rings). By doing that you emmulate the effect of what happens when wooden boards are exposed to weather. Then add a thin acrylic blueish grey wash and rub that of while it's still dry. After that has dried just make a slight dry brushing with a light blueish-white. but in the End it's a matter of taste. I just have seen it quite often done wrong in "medieval" events although it never happened from a historical view and was done completly wong XD.

[@weaselwolf]

@@TheShieldery Fair enough. It does look terrible when it's done poorly and sloppily and you just get like tiger stripes. If you do it right it doesn't even look burned, it just looks old and brown and weathered. It definitely can weaken joints if you're not careful, but if you're scratch building then you can just be careful about not going ham on your mating surfaces. I've never had issues with warping though, and you shouldn't if the wood is dry already. But it can make an uneven surface, so don't do it on mating surfaces. But yeah, totally a matter of taste. If done well it can look great, but it is easy to mess up. I'll have to try brushing without burning sometime.

[@vagadagadingdong]

Ich kenne deinen Kanal zwar nicht, aber ich vermute mal du bist Deutscher? Hab bisher nur den Teil mit den Klopapierrollen gesehen. :D Wenn du durch deine Bretter, die du zum rausfischen benutzt, am Ende ne Schraube drehst und die ein kleines bisschen rausgucken lässt, solltest du nen sicheren Griff haben. Falls ich falsch liege, hier nochmal auf Englisch: you can make your candlewaxtoiletpapergrappingsticks a lot grappier, if you just screw a screw in the grappy end and let it poke through the tiniest bit.

[@thetinkermaniam5761]

canning jar tongs

[@sehakkurwag3213]

Great video.

[@LegioCorvus.]

Love the idea of this video!

[@Timbyte]

Great video

[@frankendragon5442]

At 13:30 the hammer you used is called a "ball peen" hammer. The process of rounding over the rivet is called peening.

[@frankendragon5442]

If you don't know him already, I think you might appreciate The Welsh Viking, who does both archeology and re-enacting.

[@marksanders573]

Super easy, barely an inconvenience…

[@TheShieldery]

Spotting a Ryan George reference is TIGHT

[@marksanders573]

@@TheShieldery yeahyeahyeah!

[@VinlandAlchemist]

DET ER HERLIG!! 🙂

[@followsupp]

Отличная работа! Ждем видео с новыми щитами и... не режь ножом на себя, хорошо? Я беспокоюсь. 😢😂

[@TheShieldery]

Thanks! yeah, I'm gona take care :) I allready got like 5 shield videos in the making :)

[@W4iteFlame]

Also, do you need to add some glue in the end while inserting nails in the screw holes? Will it make difference and if yes - which glue may be better?

[@TheShieldery]

If the nail should fall out gain, add a bit more splinters and it should stay in place. If you want to use a glue instead, go for one as the pattex multy purpos glue ;). BUT if you get a drop of that on the wood, you could have a hard time to remove it.

[@beckydavis2232]

if you need to lift the paper roll out of the wax, use pottery glazing tongs. You will be able to get a lot of squeeze on it, and they have sharp points to grab with.

[@TheShieldery]

Uhhhh, thanks! they also look very good!

[@BubuH-cq6km]

hope that wasn't a plastic flower pot 🙄

[@TheShieldery]

Ah, crap; yeah they also exist; But the pleastic used for them should be able to withstand 100 °C, I think. (Most of) the plastic ones also have holes and are therfor excluded from the start ;)

[@salkincan7508]

klasse

[@DevDerHenker]

Wow, this is so awesome! First of all, sorry for my bad English. I am from Austria, so I will put the German words in brackets in case it might help to understand. My Girlfriend and I are definetly going to try out the torch! It looks awesome! The stick looks really awesome, but I am already crafting a more advanced model XD For the bottle, I actually planted some Grouds ("Flaschenkürbis") and looking forward to a hopefully good harvest. Maybe I come back to this video much later. Regarding the shoulder bag: All of the sewing and stitching is shown quite fast. Do you have any more beginner friendly videos or perhaps introduction books you would recommend? (books would be great in German) I am planning on making a medieval tent. I am an advanced wood worker and a beginner leather crafter. But I have 0% expierence with fabric. Could you recommend some linen (Leinen) material to be used for that purpose? It should be somewhat water resistant. In our local medieval festivals people told me that it can withstand rain. I am not 100% convinced, but willing to try out! (you are not planning on making a video on that maybe? Or maybe have some expierence or tipps to share?) The last project is actually really a great idea with the leather straps as hinges (Scharniere). Great video! Will recommend your channel! Have a lovely day, greetings from Austria! (Hope you dont mind long comments and questions)

[@TheShieldery]

Servas, Imma gerne :) . I actually handsew a tent once, but wouldn't recommend that by any means, it just takes a lot of time and small mistakes in the measurement can lead to big problems. Linnenfabrik in the correct water proofe way is quite difficult to get, so I'd recommend this Cotten Fabric instead: tolkostoffe.de/natur-segeltuch-wasserdicht-schwere-canvas-baumwolle-fuer-plane-zelt-205cm-breit/181133 It would be better though to buy an allready made tent and invest the time and effort in making it medieval. You can do that by adding a nice paintjob for example. I'm not sure weather gourds can grow to the required size in austrian climate, I hope you planted them in a greenhouse? I got another video about handsewing a complete medieval clothing set :) . The stitches are so simple though, that I'm sure you won't need a deeprer understanding. If it yhould be the case though, I'm sure you can find other videos on youtube about the running stitch for example ;) . Have fun crafting and if you got more questions, don't hesitate to ask :)

[@DevDerHenker]

@@TheShieldery Thank you very much. Will definetly watch the clothing video!

[@callumredknee]

Sehr schönes Video. Hast du schon mal versucht Lederboxen zu machen? Cimbrer Bushcraft hat mal welche gemacht mit Anleitung. Ist vielleicht eine gute Alternative vorallem für die Umhängetasche.

[@TheShieldery]

Interessante Idee. Gemacht hab ich's noch nicht, aber schon öfters im Lager gesehen. Eine Alternative ist es sicher, aber für Einsteiger ist die Stofftasche glaub ich besser ;)

[@Tori03abs]

I found your channel when I planned to felt a hat, stayed for great tips, tricks and general cool and useful content. One finished and one failed hat later (which I'm gonna turn into shoe inserts), I got inspired to do a bog man wool tunic like yours. Any chance you will cover snacks or food/drink options for reinactment or the general visit to a medieval market?

[@TheShieldery]

thanks! food or drink is -hehehe- not on the table so faar. But I thought about making a video about how to camp on a medieval event a lot. Or "Camping on a medieval event" . Is that what you mean? :)

[@Tori03abs]

@@TheShieldery Camping on a medieval event is also cool, even though I won't probably doing it of my fear that ants would crawl everywhere 😅 I like my tents. My initial thought was what kind of food would you take on the road with you (or an medieval event in our time). Dried fruits or nuts are given, but were there other options. Typical in media or games your way to go would be dried meat, but would it be that afordable to the common farmer. Something like that. The idea came up while I was searching for fruit-leather recipes, because I'm pretty sure that wasn't a thing back in the day :D

[@ProfaneGod]

Sadly nails were expensive in the medieval period and that box should have been made with glue and wooden pegs to be realistic but the leather straps would have to be held on by nails or looped through a small hole in the wood and glued.

[@TheShieldery]

I know. But as I said bevore the reveal the high authenticity mark isn't the target here ;)

[@ProfaneGod]

@@TheShieldery But the wooden pegs are still within the scope of someone with a box cutter, Rather than finding nails that look slightly right causing more expense.

[@TheShieldery]

​ @ProfaneGod Good point, I also thought about that. But you couldn't hide the dowels, caus the screws holes have to get coverd up, therfor you need to place them from the outside. Caus of that the normal pre made dowels would be to ugly (and other reasons) and we would have to make our owen by sewing them from a round wood. That get's made after placing it in the holes, the sewing then often damages the board in which the doewl sits. You can again correct that with the box cutters knive, but that's a long rats tail we are building up here... You allready need the nails for the leather on the other hand. So why not just use them for the other purpose as well ;)

[@ProfaneGod]

@@TheShieldery You had what was left of the tree you made your walking stick out of, Which could have made the wooden pegs and they would have been less work to get the right size considering there were many parts of the tree, I agree with the leather straps, Plus it takes little effort to cut the pegs flush with the side so they don't stick out and look ugly, Also with your solution of the screw holes being too big for the nails it could just as easily be said to get bigger nails, It's a cheap fairly authentic looking box but if people happily deviate from trying techniques from that time that's all they will learn is how to take the easy way.

[@TheShieldery]

ok, I wouldn't say that cutting a natural branch to a pperfect fitting dowel is an easy task for beginners, but mayby we just have different oppinions about that. The entire purpose and reason of this video is to make it the easy way, so I take your last sentence as a compliment ;) . I am actually thinking about making a video entierly about "5 differnet ways on how to make an authentic medieval box or tchest" - or something like that. Wooden hinges for example are just so easy to make, underrepresented and highly authentic :) .

[@agreatalternative]

Another really great video, lots of inspirational beginner (which I am) ideas that could be adapted in so many different ways! Do you have any other key tips for making a staff? I’m looking to make some this year! My next project is a wizard of world themed basket, full of natural goodies for the wandering wizard 😁

[@TheShieldery]

Hi, thank you! I just visited you channel and you also got some very good content! I wouldn't call you a beginner though ;) . I deffinitly should have let the wood dry longer then 4 days; the 2 or 3 weeks on a heater/ in the sun are deffinitly necessary. If you don't have much experience with rivets yet, mayby invest a view bugs in the propper hammer for that, it makes the process way easyer. Great Idea! But for the wandering wizzard a willow backpack mayby would be more suitable. Otherwise he would need one hand for the staff and another one for the basket and therefor wouldn't have a hand left to grab something... this would also be a very good video opportunity for your channel. The video I made about it is a success although it was my first try, so I think it will be a larger hit for yours ;) . There are also a lot of different methods of making one and additionally they where used historically in the middle ages. Mayby take a look at my pinterest which I linked in my videos description :) .

[@agreatalternative]

@@TheShieldery Thank you for your comments and kind words!! Are you psychic!!?? 😂 My next video project is a random weave backpack!! I think you’re right that will work better, the other basket (video released an hour ago) is more of a stand alone basket that wouldn’t move much as it’s not really suitable for moving around. I really like how you’re work reflects historic values, I’m not sure I know enough to do that yet so I’m aiming more for general fantasy/ larp props rather than historical accuracy, although maybe we could do a challenge together sometime 😁

[@TheShieldery]

"Are you psychic!!?? 😂" - If you want I can guess the colour of your underwear now heheheheh. You can't go wrong with historic values - IF they are researched proppaly. The whole Lord of the Rings fantasy-realm is based on that. You got to go to the original source if you want to understand (or recreate!) the outcome. I am by any means not a youtube expert, but from my point of view, after watching your last video you are missing out a GIGANTIC opportunity, because "Wizard World themed " is way to unspecific for your content. Although your beautiful shots look more like the shire (which is based on Walse and parts of wessex, if I remember correctly), I'd place that video more in the Harry Potter universe caus of the tunes you used. The person that would be weaving from this "wizard world" would be without doubt Hagrid. Now immagine a video with the title: "Weaving Hagrids basket! Beginner friendly tutorial!", or similar. Take a (if possible iconic) shot of the character and place you bascet dominatly in that for the thumbnail. That video idea has like 10 times more potter-ential outcome then what you just uploaded, with the same expanses. I think you could modify your videos title and thumbnail towards that target - and It's worth the try. The quality and entertainment would fit, as well as the score, which is providing enough context for the topic without you directly mentioning it :) . In any case I'd be open for suggestions for a challange :)

[@agreatalternative]

@@TheShieldery That’s a really great idea and your probably right I need to target it a little more. I like “Hagrid’s basket” 😁 What I want to try for now is projects that are inspired by those books/ films but not replicas, so it’s tricky what to title is as it’s not an actual replica 🤔 Thank you a lot for your thoughts 👍

[@marksanders573]

Also… have you considered making a dueling shield (langenschild)? I keep meaning to give it a go, but the idea of engineering the ‘long boss’ has prevented me from seriously starting one thus far…

[@TheShieldery]

When I google Langenschild doorlocks show up XD. Could you please be more precise? Do you mayby mean the little Hand Targets?

[@marksanders573]

@@TheShieldery ok, well, I’ve tried to reply twice now, but must be some shenanigans I don’t know about KZbin privacy restrictions. Feel free to hit me up about specifics, but you can just check them out by searching Talhoffer fechtbuch dueling shields (probably lol).

[@TheShieldery]

Ah, ok. you mean those very high ones with a spike at both ends! thank's for the Idea, added to the list!

[@marksanders573]

@@TheShieldery yessir. There’s a wide variety of them, too. I’ve tried to reply several times, but I guess KZbin doesn’t like me trying to post contact info😅

[@TheAncientAstronomer]

Schöne und kreative Ideen die du hasst! 👍 Aber ganz ehrlich, für ne kurze Moment ich dachte du machst ein Pariser für dein Stock! 😁

[@TheShieldery]

XD Der liegt auch gut in der Hand!

[@TheAncientAstronomer]

@@TheShieldery Aber nur wenn sie es sagt!😁

[@jacobshort6528]

This walking stick/Bo staff of yours brings up one glaring lack in your tools: You need a pocket folding knife. Or you need a Mora Knife from Sweden. Or a Sloyd Knife from Norway. Mora and Sloyd Knives both have fixed blades of 2 3/4 inch lengths. Sloyd also used to be a way to teach children math, carving and building methods.

[@TheShieldery]

29:30

[@BloodlightRadio]

Not to be a killjoy, but I wouldn't recommend random candlewax for anything food- or potable water-related. Lead and heavy metals are terrifying, vet your wax!

[@TheShieldery]

I also wouldn't grill anything directly on it, but to heat water in a cloased pot? Should be fine

[@tiredtyre]

I absolutely adore your channel! 😊

[@wittsullivan8130]

You were using a ball peen hammer as your anvil, when you could have used the flat hammer as the anvil and the ball peen hammer to "peen" the nail/rivet. :)

[@TheShieldery]

Yes, I know; But my goal was to show how it can be done WITHOUT the special hammer :)

[@pierreburgaud2347]

i realized that lurell is toilet paper only after you showed it. laurel?lurell?

[@TheShieldery]

Loo Roll ;) An often used synonym of toilet paper.

[@Dsmith6798]

using a ball peen hammer as an anvil while peening a rivet...smh

[@TheShieldery]

yes. As I explained I wanted to show how it could be done with a normal hammer :)

[@АлександрЛу-з4ф]

нужно было нагреть до красна втулку и набить на палку, а затем резко погрузить в воду. Она бы намертво села.

[@TheShieldery]

google translate can't handle that XD. English please?

[@АлександрЛу-з4ф]

@@TheShieldery it was necessary to heat the pipe to red. then put it on a stick and cool it in water

[@АлександрЛу-з4ф]

@@TheShieldery the pipe would compress the stick

[@TheShieldery]

that's an option, but you got to cool down the stick+pipe as fast as possible when you got it in place. The main problem in this context whatsover is, that you can't do that as a beginner with simple tools ;)