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Well, first, what are MACHICOLATES or Machicolations? Many people have never heard this word but I needed it to write this article to tell you how I turned them on my lathe and found it in (Parts Of Castles In The Middle Ages). They are the top part of a castle that surround its roof. The main purpose of them is defensive by providing a clear access across the top of the battlement enabling the soldiers to quickly follow the attack point of the enemy.
Now, how I turned them on my lathe for the chess box that looked like a castle? Again as usual, necessity was the mother of all invention. They were one ring of 12 segments that I screwed (not glued) on the roof of the castle. as in pic#1. After turning them together, I unscrewed the ring in one piece and cut off the waste parts as in pictures #2,3. By then I had 6 machicolates and 6 waste parts, as in pic #4. And last step was to glue them without the waste parts leaving equal gaps between them as in pics 5&6. Here my wooden castle was, with Machicolates to look like real one.
NOTE: If you like to read more about Machicolates, go to:
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/parts-of-castles-in-the-middle-ages.htm
NOTE#2: pictures #4,5 & 6 are replaced by better ones.
-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....
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Bob Collins
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#1 posted 111 days ago
Thanks for sharing Sam. you make things look so easy. The word MACHICOLATES makes your project very interesting and would be great to use at a show and tell session. Could that method could be used when doing a tall vessel? Found your background colour made pic 5 and 6 difficult to see or maybe I need new glasses. Nice work Sam.
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Sam Shakouri
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#2 posted 111 days ago
Thanks Bob, I took these photos on a bench made of pine in the men’s shed this morning. It is my mistake. I may replace them tomorrow. I can assure you nothing wrong with your glasses.
-- Sam Shakouri / CREATING WONDERS WITH WOOD.....Sydney,Australia....
ldl
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#3 posted 111 days ago
Interesting process and nice job.
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#4 posted 111 days ago
Good thinking Sam. Clever as always.
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drbyte
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#5 posted 111 days ago
Good solution for a great project but open segmented turning would be easier!
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lew
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#6 posted 111 days ago
Love the way you think, Sam!
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#7 posted 110 days ago
Cool, Sam!!...........Jim
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#8 posted 110 days ago
Sam you just love getting your head around a challenge :)
This is a great project
cheers Mate
Pete
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Cygnwulf
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#9 posted 110 days ago
Nice looking table. I’m not sure of the word you were trying to use but I always thought they were called crenellations, but that’s the gaps, not the parts that stand up. I think those are something like Merlons?
Either way, I like the determination to find a way to make it work. I would have been terrified of turning something with metal bits in it, though…..
-- Stephen H -- If it ain't broke, it probalby still needs fixing....
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