matty short thumb

I strongly suspect that for the sake of "rescuing" said gun, Dutch will not notice the Explorer's gone missin... i'm sure it would grand on th' deck o' the Luna...

i am touched, sir. thankee. i cannot say what this event means to me. there are no words. i could not hope for a better first year and i look forward to the next.

party boat, party boat, paarty boat. diggin it.

well do to ye, sir. let me know when ye wish ta take a vessil fer yer own, i'll be glad to lend a hand.

and in my humble opinion, the leave of your senses. i'll still with the kraken, thank you. no offense intended to you sir, but 600 qiud for 40 year old rum?? this is for rich folk with more money than common sense. MST

well, the way i would produce these types of glass would be as rondells. i don't have the techniques for sheet glass, and i'm not sure what crown or boullion glass is. i'd need links to see what it looks like and whether i could reproduce it. i can produce rondells quickly and with out much heatache, and i know for a fact that the are period as my instructer was and is a jamestown glassblower. his name is chad clark, you can look him up. rondells limit the size that i can manage to perhaps 12 inches circular. the process involves literally spinning a round bottomed cup untill it becomes a flat plate. the glass i has access to is fairly clear soft glass. it has a slight greenish tint to it when it has more than 1/2 inch of thickness. i can add small amounts of color to it to cerate a more greenish tint which would be more accurate. as for seed bubbles, the best i can do for that is to take my gathers from the furnace before the batch melts fully, thus giving me seed glass, but there is an increased chance of trash in the gather. trash being potstones from the furnace. bill: i will work up some samples and get some pics up asap.

I will rember this incident. peace be upon those who were lost. is it possible for a homemade cannon to take multiple firings then completely let loose like that?

i'm doomed to be no thumbs, ain't i? oh well. but thanks to everyone for havin' me and amber along and makin us feel right at home. on to beaufort, eh?

captn, i'm sure i can arrange a swim for you far eariler than that. although i'm none to sure of the clorine content of the james river...

good gad, sir! look at the wonder on that mans face!! he is truly in awe.

ah it is a shame to hear of you loss, sir. but have you perchance looked in the good captain sterlings pockets? now if you'll excuse me i must be running i hear the bos'n has a new whip! j/k j/k i say!

adam, that looks fantastic!

my good captain, i may be a pressed man, and as such at the whims of those above my station, but i belong solely to myself. i shall follow all orders to my utmost, but i shall not be owned! i survived neither the attentions of the church, nor my africanni family, nor the rathful sea, by allowing others to hold my will in bond. /roleplay

thanks for that we appreciate it! i smoke a savinelli clarks favorite through winter when i've got more pockets. in summer i don't smoke much (too hot here in the old dominion) but i'm learning to roll so that may do for that.

i can speak for my self, my beaux, and bos'n cross, we shall be in attendance. sign me up for the explorer dutch, and tell grace i'll leave my knives at home. sorry i couldn't make it to the beer pull by the by.

so 3 peices at 6x8 and 1 peice at 5 x 7.5? the glass that i'm talking about gfet it's coloration from a slight amount of iron oxide in the batch (glass mixture) this is new world glass i'm talking about here. jamestown settlement to be specific. so the price should be nowhere near what you're qouting. silver should be unnessasary. as for size that seems just fine. i might be able to make these panes for you but it would depend on your location, as shipping glass is troublesome.

i must say, i hope to never see the good boatswain beat hisself. i feel it would be damagin' to me poor old mind.

thankee for those kind words, sir.

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.

if'n anyone needs meh, i'll be in the bilge. hiding.

good heavens what have i gotten myself into?