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About Our Business Medieval Oak is owned Kirk and Maria Poore of O'Fallon, Illinois, about 15 miles east of St Louis. Kirk became interested in medieval woodworking as part of his activities in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) in the late 1980's. Starting with a small selection of hand tools, he started making boxes and furniture using medieval designs and techniques. Lacking the usual medieval collection of apprentices, Kirk began acquiring power tools to assist with the more drudging parts of medieval woodwork, such as thickness planing and ripping boards. This led to an interest into vintage 20th Century American woodworking machines. His shop is now outfitted with over 4,000 lbs of cast iron machinery. Maria has both encouraged Kirk's activities and served as a sanity checker on his wilder ideas. Within the SCA, Kirk is Kirk Fitzdavid, Master of the Laurel, Pelican, and Knight of the Society. He joined the SCA in 1985 while living in the Shire of Lonely Tower in Calontir, accepted the USAF's invitation to make a year long visit to the Barony of the Far West in the Kingdom of the West (stationed at Osan, Korea), then wound up near the Barony of Three Rivers (St Louis) where he met and married Maria. Within the SCA, Maria is Thyri Haraldsdottir, Mistress of the Pelican. She joined the SCA in 1986 in St Louis, where she has since spent her time on heraldry, costuming, and making the trains run on time, particularly with the War of the Lilies. |
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Medieval Resource Websites Mandrake Armory Charles Oakley's Website Tales from Froissart Web Gallery of Art |
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Woodworking Machine Websites Old Woodworking Machines Sawmill Creek |
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