redhand

Aye! what Coastie said....

Then when they're in range, give 'em

the double cannister!!

Cheers

Redhand

Too bad one of the History Channel's "experts" refered

to the Rose as a "boat", funny I always thought that

a man 'o war was a SHIP!

Gee, I musta been wrong all these years

Redhand

Speaking of knot tying & the like, a friend of mine

who also does 18th century maritime living history

has a beautiful "Turkshead" around the base of his

pipe stem, there's something I wish I had the

patience and talent to do! someday I'll get him

to tie me one a those on me pipe!

Cheers

Redhand

Hey anyone seen Dorian, Luigi or Charity???

These Scallywags haven't posted in some while,

Hope ya haven't been scuttled or found yer self

tarred and danglin' from a gibit somewhere mates!

Cheers

Redhand

Those ACW types of round shot were filled with powder

and had a timed fuse, and were designed to explode

over the heads of the enemy destroying rank & morale.

Many of these CW relics were found on the old battlefields

and were kept and used as door stops. Unbeknownst to the

person(s) that these little time bombs weren't solid round shot,

and woe be the person who came home and threw their door

open in a rage!

Cheers

Redhand

BURN THE GUY!! BURN THE GUY!! BURN THE GUY!!!

Or hey, any disgruntled prodestant will do!...

juuuuust kidding , sorry got carried away in the moment

OK, you can put down the pitchforks now...touchy aren't we

Sheesh!

Redhand

Hmmm, gives new meaning to the

term "Big Bang!"

Cheers

Redhand

Tea and Coffee as well as ground or whole

walnut hull work to sadden clothing, with the

walnut you'll need a mordent, I use a few iron nail.

remember the longer you leave it to steep, the darker

the color, especially with the walnuts.

I've also heard that a cheese grater will do the

job of helping make "worn" areas more extreme,

as well as the sandpaper, and I believe you can create

a sweat stain in your hat with a clear wax crayon

(like the kind that comes in the easter egg coloring kits)

Nothing beats aging your kit like

wearing it however! I have a nice pair of striped

overalls that i have for my Rev War kit that I had "field aged"

for about 7-8 months and washed them only by rinsing them out.

I loaned them to a freind who wanted badly to clean them, I asked

that if he really needed to "wash" them before wearing them that

he just rinse them in mild water! He proudly sowed up at the appointed

event with my white & blue stripped overalls newly washed in "oxyfresh"!

so white they hurt your eyes!! He also ruined the braintan heel straps

I had on them by waxing them for me....he was very proud of his work!

Hope you found the aging info helpful

Cheers

Redhand

Joshua-

Very nice stuff!

I like your ink style as well as your

softer & looser water colors.

Your illustration work also has a very

distinct look, nicely done!

Cheers

Redhand

Il Pirata....isn't that what happens when

ya lose yer sealegs?

Redhand

Claire-

I just finished one (have a show coming up in December)

a little pen & Ink, haven't colored it yet.

I don't have the web knowlege to post it here

I could email the image if you're

interested in seeing it

Cheers

Redhand

I can't believe no one posted ZARDOZ starring

Bond...James Bond's...Sean Connery

uuuuuurrrrrk....that's one bad sci-fi movie!

I can't even get through it again...to painful!

Redhand

Char cloth is fabric that has been smoked

almost til it's completely been consumed by flame.

What is left is small pieces of black (charred) cloth....

I use a wool or cotton flannel, which when struck by

the sparks created by the flint & steel, create and hold

a glowing ember. This was used to help start fires

(along with sundry other tinder) as well as your pipe.

Also a piece of slow match in a brass, tin or copper

fire tube was used in the same manner.

Hope this answered your question

Cheers

Redhand

I'm definately in the crowd with Hawkyns & Dorian,

most of my kit is early to mid 18th century...which

is my area of interest, along with most anything

in that time period of 1690 to 1790.

My kit consists of several linen & cotton shirts

both plain & checked.

a couple of wool and linen weskits

seveal pairs if wool & cotton hose

a pair of brown wool breeches

many colored silk scarves

a pair of shoes w/ ribbon ties (no buckles)

a sleeved weskit

various sashes and belts

several forged belt knives

a couple of period folding knives

a 62 cal. pistol

a 62 cal. fowler

and a long land pattern British musket

and one 1700 style military cutlass

1 black tricorne

plus various cartouche boxes

powder horns shot pouches & etc.

working on a pair of slops

a early bucket sleeved work jacket

and a brown wool watchcoat

Cheers!

Redhand

Just taking an educated guess here.....

but I don't think snuff became popular

until the very early 19th century (not saying it wasn't around),

and I've always associated it with the gentry, the middling

class and poor were probably left to smoke their tobbacco

in their pipes.

I do know that smoking was allowed above decks on board ship,

but I suppose that also was left to the discretion of the captain.

That's my best guess, anyhow...great question tho,will have

to look into it further!

Cheers

Redhand

Yeah, McBride's work is great! He's one of my favorite

modern historical illustrators. I've bought the Osprey

book titles for years simple because he illustrated

the majority of them, even titles Ihad no interest in.

His work made the subject really come alive.

A friend of mine is making me the bucket sleeved work coat

that the sailor is wearing in the "Blackbeard" plate in the

Pirate book he illustrated....it'll be in green wool with brass

buttons...hand sewn with linen thread of course!

(a little authenticity joke there)

I'm also getting set to start some piratical pen & inks as

well as a couple of oil paintings. Just as soon as I get

my film back from the modeling sessions.

Cheers

Redhand

I'll pipe in on this thread, since I probably fall into the

"thread counter" catagory.

First off I'd like to see the term "Autheticity Nazi" tossed out,

it's over as well as misused.

A NAZI is/was a facist assh*le, resposible for hate crimes

and the ethnic/cultural cleansing of European peoples.

I've certainly been accused of being elitist simply because I

choose to have my clothing made from period cloth and hand sewn.

(as much as budget allows-LOL!). In fact I've left several groups

simply becuase there was so much friction created by individuals

who seemed threatened by our own interest in re-creating our kit

by using period threads, cloth & hand sewing our garmets.

My interest level may not be YOUR interest level...and that's fine,

but we shouldn't be pusecuted simply because I enjoy hand sewn garmets,

just the same as If Bob or Susie want to make & wear tie dyed frock coats made

from an old tux coat they bought from goodwill...super, enjoy & have fun!

It doesn't bother me, you get out of this hobby what you put into it,

like anything else in life. You must make it enjoyable for yourself to pursue,

otherwise what's the point?

Ultimately our hobby is the pursuit of FANTASY, not reality,

even those of us are reguarded as thread counters, realize

that total re-creation of a time period is ultimately impossible.

The more I learn about a time period the more I realize how little

I know . I enjoy my pursuit of historical knowlege and recreating

an authentic period costume or kit, and the next guy may get

the same from putting together a total fantasy pirate outfit-

there's the beauty of the hobby!

We're lucky in this regard, that our piratical venue allows for such a

diverse range of time period and authenticity levels, much more so

than other historical clubs, time periods or venues.

Maria said it well, there are many time periods to cover here

and certainly room for all. Whether you're just starting out,

into the fantasy aspect, a progressive hardcore living historian,

or somewhere in between. In the immortal words of Rodney King...

"Can't we all just get along?"

BTW- Baptiste... No need to apologize as far as I could see,

you asked a simple and interesting question.

Cheers!

Redhand

Yes, I've only seen a limited amount of Becker's work, but

what i have seen, I liked. I enjoy George Woodbridge's

work very much. He did a ton of military illustrations...

Company of military historians journals & books, as well

as several books written by Newman. He also used to

do work for MAD magazine. I am lucky enough to own

one of his originals...a Confederate drummer boy.

I'd love to one day purchase another one.

Right now I'm getting ready to start illustrating

some pen/ink & Watercolor drawings of early Wampanoag

indians and Massachusetts militia from the King Phillip's

War period, not exactly piratical, but interesting time period

non the less.

Cheers

Redhand

Yeah, I forgot about Becker's stuff,

although I don't own any of the comics

that he illustrated, I do enjoy his work.

Redhand

well I made my own, though I'm still tryin' ta figure

out how ta make it bigger & higher res.-uuuurrrrg!

redhand

You might also try half.com

they have all kinds of used stuff for sale,

cd's dvds, books & etc.

Cheers

Redhand

Capt weaver-

Those are cool, I love old illustration ads.

it's basically a lost art, to much photography

being used today. People just don't have or

want to use their imaginations anymore.

Don Maitz is one of the only guys illustrating

a large ad account that I can think of much anymore.

Illustration is largely becoming a lost art, it's nice

to see those great old illustrations. especially

something as fun as that pirate one.

Cheers

redhand

Cronus-

Depends on whethert you want "historicall acurate"

or to step into the realm of fantasy. Historically speaking

a sash was generally worn as a mark of rank or some sort

of distinction. Belts as we think of them today, were not a

very popular fashion item. Belts were reserved for a more

utilitarian purpose, ie: a sword belt.

The wearing of a belt and a sash together would be sort

of of like wearing suspenders and a belt today. Not saying

it wasn't done, just wasn't right

I'm sure sashes were popular with "pirates" of the day

simply because of their colorful nature, but remember

that these guys (and gals) were generally able bodied

seamen, and any extra bits hangin' round yer feet & waist

would be apt ta get ya frigged in the riggin'!

Cheers!

Redhand

Cascabel-

Thanks for the quote, I know it's hard ta

give those out without seein' the firelock first.

I'll keep that in mind, and drop ya a line when

I get ready to do it. The price be fair enough though.

Cheers

Redhand

Grace-

Check out the book of kells, and maybe run a search

for celtic art on the web. I used to have a bunch on my old

hard drive...which is inaccessable now due to a bad monitor,

but I had some really cool celtic horses, sea creatures, birds

dragons & etc. Some of those have incredible design to them,

I also have an irish background....hence the interest.

I've designed a few tats for friends, as well as for myself...

now if I just had the cash to spend on 'em....well maybe

if I quit buying new toys all the time

Cheers

Redhand