Hello - I asked one of our furniture conservators here, and he referred me to the following: There is an article on-line titled "A Carpenter's Chest: Tools of the 15th entury" by Lord Findlaech mac Alasdair at http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/topics/wood.htm. As for the hardware, start with the archives of the Society for Creative Anacronism, a group of medieval and Rennaisance re-enactors, at www.sca.org. Best wishes, Ann N'Gadi Technical Information Specialist SCMRE ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).