Hi, I'm looking for a little advice and guidance here. I'm looking to build a 8x10 field type camera (or if some one can provide diagrams, a clone of a 2D or other camera of that style). Apart from Jon Grepstads' site, are there any other resources online - e.g places for the machined parts such as focus racks, leaf springs etc. Not very trusting of MDF so I'd rather not go down the bulldog camera route. What kind of wood is suitable? I'll have a good bit of American White Oak and possibly some Maple left over from a renovation project - are these good for constructing the camera or are there better woods to use?
I plan on using part of a Toyo 45G front standard, possibly building in a shutter (depending on how much rescuing it needs, but looking at the ebay pics the shutter cloth is likely shot).
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