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I saw it at a local speciality toy shop. They wanted over $100 for it. I'm trying to convince me boys that we should all go in on it together, otherwise they will all be fighting over it and I will get to keep it MY room.

Personally, I'm saving my dubloons for this toy.

Me boys favorite pirate toy be Playmobile's pirate sets.

DH and I would like that. I will pm you as we get closer.

My personal favorite is to grab them by the hair and slam them into anything hard. If nothing available, my knee has been known to do in a pinch. Especially if they be looking a me "assests" on the way down.

Well, well, Me mate was just telling me of his need to get to the coast soon and visit in the in-laws in Anaheim. It seems a right opportunity for me to meet some more pirates. Looks like the first weekend is going to work best for me.

ooooooooooooooooohhh! awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! pant pant pant............................. The two of you (EP and EP's Jack Sparrow's coat) make for a fine pirate indeed.

A beauty indeed. Thanks for sharing.

I found the following quote on stiffening leather. I remember an Discovery Channel show called Lynette Jennings where she visited a man who made leather masks for Mardi Gras. He used a combination of water and manipulation to make the leather harden. Well anyway, here is the quote. "I have made masks before using 1 to 2 mm veg. tan leather, stiffened by soaking the leather in alcohol. The alcohol did stiffen the leather up more than if I had used water, but because the leather was so thin, I could never get it to stiffen up as much as I felt it should be. I ended up having to apply a heavy coat of lacquer as a final step. David Kawamura and Peter Main have told me about a liquid leather stiffener produced in Japan that would be an ideal solution, but I will have to ask them for more information (what it's called and where it can be obtained -Craft and Co. or Kyoshin Elle & Co.,LTD.). David used it to stiffen a leather ball cap he entered in the Federation show in Denver. If Peter reads this, maybe he can offer some insight. I also learned of a very old Italian method for making leather mask in the "Commedia del Art" style, while attending "The Dimensions in Leather Conference" in Australia a few years back. Peter could explain the technique much better than I. I was not able to attend the workshop (taught by Peter's good friend, Loraine Tinniswood) that dealt with it, so my knowledge of what is involved is limited. As I remember, it did involve breaking the leather down into a mushy consistency then forming it to a mold by tapping with the pointed end of a cow horn mallet. Sounds strange, but the end result was a mask that felt like it was made out of lacquered wood."

Zorg, That sounded just like William Hung.

Ahoy Pirates, For those of you coming this weekend (March 13-14) to Arizona Ren Faire, it plans to be a warm one. Temperatures are expected in the 80's and it's a dry heat, but dress lightly. On a unhistorical point, plan on wearing sunscreen or ye will be feeling the flush and drink plenty. Hope to see you there!

I will be in Texas (Houston) in late March too. Me dad is getting his peg leg finally (diabetic). Me brother lives in Clear Lake. He volunteers on the Elissa. She's a pretty boat...I mean ship.

hmmmmm a suede tricor? I would love a suede tricor. This stuff is very heavy so I will guess that it is medium thick with a some stiffness. Oh, but do I have the skill to make something so desired with perfection? I can't sew worth salt but I would really love a suede tricor. hmmmmm decisions decisions decisions.........

I agree. That is exactly what I am looking for. Thank ye so much!

So I have these two suede leather pelts. I'm using part to make cuffs for off the shelf suede boots I have. I was hoping to make something else, which is why I bought two pelts. I was thinking of making a leather pouch for my cell phone/keys/money. Will this work or am I doomed to forever own suede pelts with no projects?