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Any series / books that revolve around basically DIY in medieval times?

I want to learn to do all sorts of shit without electricity. Dig a well, make a forge, etc

>> No.1534576

theres a youtube series of a guy who does primitive stuff. Dont remember the name of it but its someting like primitive technology or something. I think he wears a leaf.

>> No.1534577

Not medieval but you might try survivor library

>> No.1534579

>>1534576
You probably were talking about this guy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA

>> No.1534581

>>1534579
thats the dude

>> No.1534594

>>1534556
Not medieval but the Foxfire books have a large amount of pertinent info.

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I think a great youtube series would duplicate Maxwell's achievement starting with Faraday, Ampere, Coulomb, etc., and doing their experiments with crude instruments and homemade equipment like they had, measuring amperes and flux and such when nobody had ever heard of an "amp", much less owned an ammeter, and you powered your stuff with the most godawful batteries imaginable.

And consider the math at the time. All done by hand. How the fuck did Maxwell conclude that electromagnetism could propagate as a wave at the speed of light? That part is incredible to me.

>> No.1535337

>>1534643
So go do it. I'd watch.

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>>1534556
Bless you for reminding me this guy existed. Eric Sloane, "our vanishing landscape" and a few others.
Not medieval, but pre-electricity.

>> No.1535427

>>1534643
Off the top of my head I think it was because he found that the equations describing electromagnetism satisfied the wave equation, ergo electromagnetism had to be a wave.

>> No.1535458

There's a great BBC series called "Secrets of the Castle", about guedelon castle which is currently being built using period techniques. They go over stone masonry, blacksmithing, food, clothing, rope making, and weaponry. it's a good watch.

>> No.1535593

>>1535458
The only BBC I like isn't allowed on tv

>> No.1535895

>>1535593
then you don't get to learn the secrets of the castle.

>> No.1536079

>>1535895
casual observer here
you're funny

>> No.1536099

>>1534643
was it cause he was paid to do it at a university?

>> No.1536522

>>1534556
Caveman Chemistry
https://www.amazon.com/Caveman-Chemistry-Projects-Creation-Production/dp/1581125666

>> No.1536992

https://www.amazon.com/Divers-Arts-Dover-Art-Instruction/dp/0486237842

>> No.1537003

>>1535423
Came here to post this.
Good man, beat me to it.

>> No.1538316

Dr Stone is a manga about a genius who recreates modern conveniences after the world has reverted to caveman technology after thousands of years of everyone on Earth being turned to stone.

>> No.1538656

>>1535458
>BBC series called "Secrets of the Castle"
thanks for this

>> No.1538657

>>1534556
Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica

>> No.1538668

>>1534556
just search for 'preppers' those guys are into this kind of thing and some are pretty creative, too

>> No.1538774

>>1535458
Thats part of an entire series that touches on numerous topics- I have been binging it. Best part is they are all on youtube and they mention a number of very comprehensive books that they base the shows off of.

>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Green_Valley
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_Monastery_Farm
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Farm
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_Pharmacy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwardian_Farm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wartime_Farm

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>> No.1539668

>>1534594
Crap. I almost said the same thing. Don't want to be one of those repetitive asses that go off half cocked. These are cool books. I found a couple kicking around the thrift store.

>> No.1539674

>>1534556
MrChickadee on YouTube is good. Of course there's Roy Underhill with The Woodwright's shop, and he has books out too.

>> No.1539863

>>1534556
>>1534576
>>1534579
>>1539674
Here's probably my favorite youtube channel touching the subject. Not medieval but colonial America.

https://www.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson/videos