madPete

Aye - Have a Arrrrrsome day!<br>mP<br>

The gallery upload is working for me now - Thanks Stynky for all your... er... hard work! mP

Hey Stynky,<br><br>I just tried to upload a pic into a new album and got the following error:<br>"Upload skipped (error 503)"<br><br>Windows 7, Firefox v3.6.13<br><br>Normally I would chalk it up to your madPete/spam filter, but since you solicited for input... <img class="bbc_emoticon" alt="" src="http://pyracy.com/public/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif"><br> BTW - All the embedded stuff in my message is new too.

she's a good "Camp Mom" too - actually "great" is much closer!

humble? well ... you are the Auctioneer anyway ... we'll have ta see what we can cook up this year! mP

Our first venture into steampunk - Tucson this weekend. mP

Have a great day Mr. Bagley! you are a gem in the midst of pirates! mP

marble pounding board is good if you have no other good surface, but I also have a plastic cutting board so the knife stays sharp

(Photo by madPete) Beowulf... be forewarned... I collect these photos. M' dogge didn't pay up!

You learn by choosing small projects and go bigger as your confidence increases. buy a low priced shoulder (tooling leather) and don't be afraid to throw away first attempts Ask questions at the tandy leather store like how do I use this tool, or "How would I do this...?" They are usually very helpful in hopes of selling tools. Don't go crazy buying leather stamps, even tho they are relatively cheap, I find I used them starting out but rarely use them anymore (except for background texture). If you are artistic at all and have basic hand skills - you will learn fast and be pretty happy with the outcome Get the basic tools first: A work surface rawhide hammer (rubber bounces all over) a selectable hole punch for buckles, snaps, rivets etc rivet setter swivel knife for designs (and tracing paper) strap cutter,slicker and creaser for belts a good utility knife with replaceable razor blades You will use these tools over and over - buy quality as you can afford it. This is mostly what I use, along with a few basic stamps for background texture At some point a quality set of Shears is worth the investment too. Have fun - make stuff you like for yourself first, if ye end up throwing a few away - at least there is no pressure from a paying customer... mP

You are going... We don't need to see his ID... Move along

Yeah, aye hear-tell of some such tale fer a while... the word up an down the street is it be takin 'im a bit exter time fer the "Bagley Original" engravings on each piece... Seriously... We're all looking forward to buying buckles from the "Evil Buckle Merchant"... mP (I'm sure Lob is responsible for the "evil" part of that tag)

You shouldn't feel obligated to do a Surgeons Journal for every event... that would indeed burn you out. Ye gots to enjoy the event too! We'll take whatever we can get - beggars can't be choosers mP

I haven't had the time yet to forg...obtain one. ye see... ask a stupid question...

If you post as you finish, you will probably get input/reminders of happenings for future chapters. And it's actually a lot to take in, all at once. But its a guaranteed ... snigger ... (just ask Sterling)! mP

put me down fer a wedge tent space - but this is tentative. Things could change mP

Eastcoast Black Pyrate or White Pyrate? mP

With Black Pyrate on the lamb - that is... - - HE NEVER SHOWED FER PIP - - and the resulting lack of source material... what can I say? (its not OK mate. you scurvy underhanded pirate wot is good fer nothing ) Just maybe... White Pyrate finally did him in with his syringe? Davy Jones gave im the black spot? he was abducted walking down Duval street while coming home from the peep show? he swapped hats with a magician and ran away with the rabbit? (sorry... random rabbits and all) He's out drinking with the big monkey that rescued Lob (more than likely Lob knows)? but we may never know...

oh - sorry this is late! Happy Birthday Gretchen! mP

welcome aboard mate! You can't go wrong with a period linen shirt, a pair of slops/breeches, and proper shoes. You can build on that for most any impression. There are lots of links on Garb here, especially in the sewing topics. Wait on the weapons til ye get a feel for them, ye can work a cannon and people lend weapons if you're nice! mP

eeeoowww... I'm ... In... (stop twisting my arm) Camping or hotel... hmmm.. don't know yet mP