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    Hello mates!!! Now that Jazz fest is over we have the 2024 Nola Pirate Gathering dates!!!!! Nola Pirate gathering 2025 will be held during April 17-20th. Which is a Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. Normally it is held the weekend in between French Quarter Fest & Jazz Fest. More info to come soon!!! Facebook
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    Braised Red Cabbage. I learned about this dish when Iron John made it at Key West. Made my own yesterday and it turned out quite tasty... sorry, wasnt a Williamsburg recipe tho...
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    Bring your whole crew to Ocean Renaissance: Tides & Tempests for a weekend of fantasy fun! Come meet our plundering pirates & magical mermaids, watch our spectacular stunt shows, and shop from over 50 craft merchants & artisans from all over the US! Tickets Facebook
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    RiverFest 2025 will be September 12-14 and feature Jacksonville’s own Godiva. Friday, September 12 will again be at Four Fathers Distillery. Musicians will perform 1-7 PM. Brown Sugar BBQ will be onsite for dinner (discounted meal tickets available). We have a VIP party Friday night at the Doubletree Hotel from 9-11. VIP guests will enjoy free drinks and food, conversations with musicians, a bottle of Dock Side Live Rum, and an entry into a VIP drawing for swag from the Mel Fisher Museum. Tickets, Meal Tickets, VIP Passes ==> https://riverfest2025.rsvpify.com Saturday, September 13 we will have a Dock Side Live Brunch (discounted meal tickets available) from 10 AM -12 PM at The Southern Grill. Music will commence at 2 PM on the water taxi, with dinner provided. Sunday, September 14 will be The Church Of The Lost Songwriters at The Southern Grill from 11-1 PM. An MFG Breakfast will be served from 10-12 (discounted meal tickets available). Entertainment for RiverFest 2025: Jesse and Noah Bellamy (talented sons of The Bellamy Brothers), Jeff Dayton, who has a great Glenn Campbell connection, Jessie Ritter, Jesse Rice, Jason Acy, Jacksonville's favorite daughter - singer/songwriter Godiva, John McDonald, The Church of the Lost Songwriters - Beth Travers, Dave Signs, Jackson Turner, & Barefoot Reggie Starrett, AND MORE TO COME! https://sailandsongpromotions.com/live-music-festivals/riverfest-2025
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    Hurrah!
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    According to Hemptraders where I bought it, its 2/5 of an inch. I measure 3/8 inch. You can definitely go smaller, and I may next time.
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    Well, there goes my supply of hemp rope! 10 foot lengths with newly made dogbones.
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    nice!
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    scotchgard, most likely. No matter what you use that part gets expensive
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    I think its 10oz. I need to waterproof it too. There's still hemp rope left over from my last buy, but I haven't cut it up yet.
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    Done!
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    I really need more acceptable stakes and hemp rope, but here it is. I used 4 poles I had from a civil war fly and added two more which I'll probably segment with a canopy cannector. Then I can shorten the pole and drop one side of the fly to block the sun.
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    I think the mix was like 2-3 tablespoons to the can. this way the alcohol soaks into the wool, dries and leaves the shellac in the wool. Maybe you were mixed too thick and it couldnt penetrate?
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    nice job!
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    I was talking slops not breeches on the Kanniks corner. they are french fly
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    It seems that I recall someone saying that the seat was cut a bit tight based on the RH pattern. But that was many years ago, like 10 years! I started with the pattern from Kanniks Korner and used it without issue. Later I narrowed the waistband and used gathers instead of pleats to make them more authentic looking
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    This shellac mixture will make the floppiest hat hold its shape. It may take several applications, but I'm sold on this stuff. You can always mix it stiffer than the recipe calls for too. fyi, I think we got the exact same hat!
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    I just want to add that Capt Richard is a hard but caring man. He has saved my life on several occasions, and put himself between the pyrate hunters and myself on many more occasions. He is always quick to offer aid to those in need on sea or land. I suspect our Pyrate ways have made him a bit wary, which might be the reason he is off on "errands" much of the time. But as we all know, what he brings back serves to enrich everyone in the crew. signed on this Sabbath, 22nd May 1718
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    Put a chisel and hammer in my hand... Best stand back while the chips fly. I'm definitely learning!
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    The hat is for Glo, I already have one I did in a similar fashion. It had to be stretched cause she has a large head (like me), and removed the liner. I'll put a linen lining in it once we have the shape done. We'll put a braided somethign or other around the outside. But we all need something to keep the sun off our faces... The shellac flakes are a couple years old and tend to bunch up, so I had to mash them with a hammer to get them small enough to go in the can.
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    when its dark, no one is gonna notice the modern features, just put it in the tent during the day (unlit of course)
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    I think you will be surprised!
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    I've done it before, its worked great every time. Here's where I got the information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHma3dpYqRw basically I bought a can of denatured alcohol at homedepot, dumped the shellac flakes into the can (measured per the video). Then you have to let the denatured alcohol break down the shellac for a couples days. Shake it up, transfer to a spray bottle and good to go. You can spray several times depending how stiff you need it. it takes a while to evaporate and dry, so I use rubber bands or whatever I can scrounge to keep its shape while it dries. You have to make sure the wool soaks in the mixture. If it just sits on the surface, you have some other coating on yer hat that needs to be removed!
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    Step back to the year 1780 Join us in Liverpool Queens County Nova Scotia for a fun-filled weekend of events! See a Battle Re-enactment, Historic Encampment, Rum Run, Live Musical Entertainment in the Main Stage, Reptile Zoo, Artisan and Crafter`s Market, Fireworks and Much More - it happens all weekend long! The excitement begins on JUNE 23rd and 25th for this Nova Scotia Signature Festival. https://privateerdays.ca/
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    I found a similar one. In the process of stretching it to a larger size. I removed the inside lining, soaked it in water and put a couple of hat stretchers inside to open it up. Next will be shaping it and spraying with combination of shellac flakes and denatured alcohol to keep its shape
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