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Reference for Modelling the Jack

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:57 pm
by peteratjet
I came across a useful website by re-enactors James and Kimberly Barker "Historic Life", http://www.historiclife.com/

In particular, there is an article about the construction and use of the jack in the Wars of the Roses. The PDF has some piccies of reenactors, preserved specimens of jacks and jacks appearing in contemporary paintings.

www.historiclife.com/pdf/JacksDocumentation.pdf

Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 2:35 am
by Skullzgrinda
Interesting. I have never seen any models or even depictions of the radial stitching found on the surviving museum examples at page 6. Rather stylish.

Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 3:24 am
by Legionbuilder
Very Nice