Capt. Trueblood

Compasses (plural) usually refers to the instrument we would call dividers today. They may have two points, or a point and pen or pencil. As the picture in Mission's post shows, the points may be interchangeable. Although that beautiful set would be used for drafting rather than navigating. For navigation they typically have two points and are used for measuring or marking off distance on a chart rather than drawing arcs. They were probably of the two pointed type with loops at the top near the joint.

Unfortunately, circumstances prevented me from making the trip this weekend, but I will be there next.

Thanks All, I personally am not a big fan of tassels. However, I was getting ready to start making a tassel-free Voyageur cap for this winter as they are very versatile and can be worn several different ways. I just didn't know if they would be PC for a pirate of non-French persuasion

Does anyone know of documentation of Voyageur Caps being worn by British sailors during the GAoP?

Pool (Billiards)

My point exactly! An opportunity for those of us who endevour towards PC to step out of our buckled shoes and say, " I wear bucket boots now. Bucket boots are cool!"

ROFLMAO- It just occurred to me that "Lacepunk" would be the perfect venue for.......BUCKET BOOTS!

I hope to be there Sept. 10-11.

More shoe photos: The latchets measure 1 inch, but Bob said they could easily be trimmed to 3/4. I'm still looking for proper buckles. Seems like the Holy Grail. Somewhere in my links I'd found some breeches buckles that would be perfect. Just have to hunt it down. If anyone has any or knows of a source please let me know.

Brit, I will get some more pictures today. Sam, they are available here:http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/products/late-17th-century-soldiers-shoes-1

Ok, not made by me but just arrived today... My new shoes from Reconstructing History! Thanks Kass & Bob! Now I just have to procure some buckles and start breaking them in.

IIRC, during that period in history, immersion in water was considered a source of disease and was avoided as much as possible.