There are two sections dealing with photography on this site. The first section covers designing and making custom large-format cameras. The second section covers daguerreotype photography. You will find more information as well as detailed instructions and plan sets for several cameras and daguerreotype photography kits.
I've created several custom camera designs for image sizes of 4x5" and 8x10" film formats. These plans are available separately or as part of the book, "Design and Build Custom Large-Format Cameras", which also details plans for a custom tripod to hold these cameras.
Furthermore, I have written a book, "Design and Build Custom Panoramic Cameras," which covers building three cameras in the following film formats: 6x9 cm., 6x12 cm., and 6x17 cm.
Here is the daguerreotype photography section.