After a long break over the Summer, Blackwolf met this weekend to start preparing for the 2014 medieval season.

It was so fun to plan and prepare, dreaming up ways to make our medieval encampment even better.

Alex sanded until his arms went numb, getting all the boards ready to make medieval shelves for our gathering tent.

sanding wood boards

We were able to source boards from a torn down fence, and with a bit of sanding and shaping, we’ll have great sturdy shelving to hold medieval weapons, medieval cooking utensils, and all sorts of delicious medieval food.

Neil found a whole stack of fantastic pillows that Stacey will be recovering with medieval Moroccan and Turkish fabrics for our new harem display.

The Duke bustled around fixing tools, collecting materials, and helping all of us with our various projects. He’s in the midst of building a medieval cart to haul water and it is going to be a beauty!

medieval wood working

Neil got started twisting ropes together for our new awnings that will cover our trade goods stalls and medieval medicine display to keep us protected from the sun. He knows so many interesting knots and each one looks beautiful.

Krista tackled one painting project after another, getting various wood bits ready to be put together into a medieval-style lectern from which we can give our talks at medieval functions.

medieval rope

Ann put the belt sander through its paces as she sanded the new batch of tent pegs to be used to anchor the shade cloths. Now we can pick them out without getting hands full of slivers.

medieval tent pegs

Other members were busy working on projects at home. Marie is knitting up a storm, creating medieval knitting patterns for hats and coin purses. Stacey and Shaun are working on creating the harem display, and Stacey is carving her original bone work designs. Krista is also working on creating wood-burning pieces featuring trees and herbs used in medieval times.

We’re looking forward to getting together as a group to share our ideas and projects and finalize last minute details before our first medieval event.