Jas. Hook

yyyaaaaaaayyyy imma gonna kills stuff with it lolol.........

Mr. Cross -

LOL Like a block of Stilton or Cheddar or perhaps a prune danish.

Bos'n, looks like you lucked into a very nice blade.

Adam -

Nice job! I like the pattern left by the rasp teeth and the antler handle.

Jas. Hook

I smoke an occasional cheroot and I have a skull shaped meerschaum pipe which I adore! I really want a double cigar holder like Captain Hook uses though. Do you have one Jas Hook?

No M'lady Hook with an 'e'. Ner' a single nor double have I. Why I haven't spied many holders over the past few years, them hav'n fallen into disfavor. I do recall some nifty ones carved out of meerschaum though, as well as many meerschaum pipes. The one meerschaum I treasure to this day is the one that M'lady gave to me as a personal wedding gift thirty-five years ago.

Hummmmm... a carved skull ye say. Could start a trend here and sort of replace the hot-as-hades clay pipes.

Jas. Hook

Here's a litle ditty for all you users of the leaf -

"Tobacco doth an Indian weed,

from the Devil it doth proceed,

It picks your pocket and burns your clothes,

and makes a chimney of your nose."

Jas. Hook

Kilo -

"Once I smoke the cigar down enough, I split it open and smoke the remaining tobacco through my pipe."

Yech... that's the worst, all that concentrated crap... leave the stub for your local hobo!

Try some Captain Black (white pouch) pipe tobacco.

These days I prefer a cigar usually with a 50+ ring size.

Jas. Hook

Perhaps, but now I feel even more devilish drinking it. . . . .

Mmmmm.......Dark and Stormy's........One part Cruzan Aged Dark Rum and two parts Bundaberg Ginger Beer, Over Ice.

Cures what ale's ya on a hot sunny FL day.

Gumb -

Hot an' humid up here this weekend also... I went over to the dark side and did Bombay Saphire and tonic water with much ice.

I haven't seen Bundaberg Ginger Beer the last brand I had was Regatta brand.

Jas Hook

alright alright enough of this...lol ill get you some wavy seeded glass master hook.might not have the green tint to it.free of charge too.me and matty are in va...where might you be? 3 pcs 6"x8" 1pcs 5" x 7 1/2" ....unless we dont have any in the glass shop.ill let ya know in a bit

Matty/Adam -

On Long Island, NY we be.

Jas. Hook

Not period in the least but when I needed a replacment lens that size I decided to make a stain glass style lens out of broken rolling rock and heinikin bottles. It turned out great regardles of it not being "correct" and the glass has a very unique glow to it.

LOL

The early version of a neon bar sign.

Jas. Hook

as a glass blower, the things i would look for in a period peice of glass would be seed bubbles, a greenish tint, inconsistant thickness, and a size no more than 12 inches. and 12 inch glass would be very expensive.the glass should be a soda lime glass, that is to say, somewhat soft to the touch, it feels slightly slippery, and softish when compaired to modern glass.

the best place to get a replacement pannel would be a glass blowing facility. i happen to have access to one and the knowledge to make said glass. if you send me the demensions you are looking at then i can see what it would require to make it.

Matty -

I checked out some commercial on-line places an was poleaxed by the silver required for a light green blown seeded glass.

Each piece was like a bottle o' Kraken an a half. It didn't sound too bad at .22 per sq. in. till ye add up the squares.

3 6x8 1 5x7.5

Considering the lantern was only 10 with ripple glass lens.

Jas. Hook

A sheet of thin cow horn would do less likely to bust but v. stinky if the candle falls on it.

Grymm -

I've seen horn in smaller lanterns. The replacement size I need would take a couple o' Texas Longhorns and I also haven't found any mica sheets the right size.

Jas. Hook

What would be a suitable (pc) glass replacement for a flat panel lantern. I've seen some speckled 'seeded glass' that look good but...

Any thoughts?

Jas. Hook

Tomato Juice and Budweiser . . .first day of summer vacation . . . .

Ewwww... I met some folks once that were mixing Corona and Clamato juice. It's just not right, sorta' a sin against nature.

Jas. Hook

I was originally going to take my flag here to be finished and use their results as the official flag, or at least as the one we carry around. Now that I see other people make flags here, I'm not so sure. I'll have to compare quality and prices.

Do you mean William makes the flags or just makes the design?

William Red Wake is indeed a master flag designer. His are the absolute best I have ever seen. If you wanted to take your design and have it crafted into a real flag, the Pyrate Trading Co. whose link you have posted here is a fine choice! I know the owner, Jeff MacKay, he is a fellow member of the Order of Leviathan/Devil's Dozen and is an exemplary fellow! Plus, he makes the finest pirate hats on the market...

Be wary Captain Midnight et al -

Captain McKay heads up the honorable, PIRATE Trading Company which should not be confused by the dubious Pyrate Trading Company of Shawnee KS , that may have struck a reef and sank.

Jas. Hook

ST -

How about a scrap sheet of plywood with your head circumference cut out (try cardboard as a pattern mock-up first)

Jig saw the hole in the plywood and sand as necessary

Place the holed plywood over the crown to flatten down the brim on a flat surface

For long term, backup the brim with an additional flat piece of pylwood and pony clamp the plywood pieces to clamp the brim

Jas. Hook

Chocolate, chocolate did someone say chocolate?

Welcome aboard Mistress Dobyns!

Jas. Hook

Just finished Nature Girl by Carl Hiaasen and Slipknot by Linda Greenlaw. Starting Skin Tight by Carl Hiaasen

Jas. Hook

How about an 'Ambachts Roestbikkertje' (Ambacht being my home port, and the rest could be translated as 'Little Rust-Chipper' ), a local herbal liqueur...

Ahoy thar' Cap'n Frankie -

How much rust does this fine spirit remove? Ain't got but so much rust left to be chipped these days.

Jas. Hook

Hahahahaha.... Thank ye, Oderlesseye. Nothin' gets me on m' best than in th' heat of battle. Loves th' roar of th' cannons.

Wait? JUST th' crusted salt? Apparently I'm not stompin' hard enough then.

Hahahaha... oh, now I think that's a challenge, Oderlesseye! When next we cross paths... we shall see who best holds their rum. Aye?

~Lady B

Wow, I think M'lady has just tugged on someone's wiskers!

Jas. Hook

Hummmmm... a high waisted pair of breeches for M'lady. I be a wondering if some pewter or brass buttons at ye calf would add to the look.

Jas. Hook

Either something like this ->

Or something like this ->

Kara -

I likes the look of this one, a snug harbor and 'tid make a fine alehouse.

Jas. Hook

Minute Maid Lite Limeade and the Kraken Beast... good for what ails ye on a warm June evening.

Jas, Hook

Hummmmmm...

No posts for almost three weeks? Can all ye folks be on the wagon?

Well thanks to a fine New Joisey purveyor of wines and spirits I scrounged up a bottle of Kraken Rum over the holiday weekend.

Good stuff that!

Jas. Hook

Curious George

Jas. Hook

I can see this all generating into the - Brethren Order of the Garter.

Jas. Hook

Now that's what I like! Good looks meets usefull meets packs up small! The best of the best! I really like the design on the legs!

EO'K

Careful now, Cap'n Rob always was a leg man.

Jas. Hook

Oi Eye! Lookin' good- but does this mean ye can collect the bounty on yer own head?

GG -

What constable in his right mind would would accost such a gentleman?

Jas. Hook