Own (=build) your own castle
 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10435388.stm

I saw a full 40 min-documentary about them two weeks ago. Fascinating. They are really only a handful of people, and they work in full "manual" mode, and every wooden nail and every roof tile they create themselves - without any machinery or modern day tools.

Wow. Very interesting project, i'd love to work on that. What was the name of the documentary?

Don't remember, I missed the first 5 minutes anyway. I think it was on broadcasted on ARTE, but I am not absolutely sure. I seem to remember that it was produced by either a British or a French team.

I'd love to get my hands dirty doing that. :DL

EDIT

Imma have to send that link to my cousin, she's totally into that time period.

Send this as well:

http://www.guedelon.fr/

Nice find:up:.

Check this out...

The "Coral Castle"

What is really amazing is that alot of it was done by one man alone with no cranes or other mechanized heavy machinery.

http://coralcastle.com/

http://www.castlemagic.com/color.html

This company in the US builds stone castles. If I win the lottery - I am employing them.

I remember watching a program on TV about that. :)