Iron Hand

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Glad ya mentioned it: Don't come aboard unless invited in. Don't drink me rum lest I offer it. If ye show up at mealtime; bring food Please respect all our hard work We don't respond well to Arrrrrrrrrr I prefer woubleuuuuuuuuu Iffin' yer too big for a chair, sit on a trunk, I made em that way Don't leave yer modern crap layin' around Iron Hand's camp, at least in plain sight, I'm kinda wierd bout that.

Just a stupid question here Callenish....Is the beef and sausage cooked before adding into mixture?....I'm sorry for the naivite of this inquiry, I just never had made or even eaten this delicassy....Sounds great though, and I don't wanna screw it up....Thank Ye, Sir

They told me they war sandsharks from the Chesapeake....

Arrrrrrrrrr ye lookin for real cannon or quakers? Hern Iron Works makes a sleeved real cannon that I've had great luck with. They are sold as display only...I have not shot munitions out of them, just blank cartridge. They're reasonable and ship out of Idaho. Check out their site.http://www.hernironworks.com/cannons.html. I think you'll find them well used in our community. I have purchased 4 myself with n'er a problem.

Look Great Liam..

How's bout some more details on the Sword makin' workshop....I be really interested in attendin' that one....

Just a note.....Ne'er tried it but.....A few years back while visiting Colonial Williamsburg, I visited the cabinet maker's shop and was shocked when all the workers were outside nailing sharkskins to work bench planking. I asked them what they were doing, and out came the sea salt. They were drying sharkskins to use as sandpaper for fine finishing in places they couldn't use scrapers. made sense to me. Sharkskin when dried has a rough surface and kinda bubbly. That same summer I watched an Indian girl scraping a writing box with a broken piece of glass. Like stated earlier, if ya mess up, ya can cause alot of damage by takin' off too much wood. I guess that's why woodworkers back in the day were considered craftsmen....

If ya wanna really tacky it up, where youre piece came out, glue it back in. Then take a small dog chew and boil it in water til it opens up to a square. While still wet, wrap around the wrist of the gun real tight. trim punch holes and lace ends together with sinew. Chews are made of rawhide, and if ya since em up snug while wet, they form a rawhide patch that looks gnarley and be period correct. ya could even india ink some sea designs on it and turn it totally renegade pirate. Let's face it if it shoots, tacky is better. You can even use small headed silver tacks to secure the piece. That looks really cool as well. Definately, I suggest makin' it look like its a repair, rather than trying to make it purty...IH

Yeah I sold one of those pistols...Beautiful weapon.....I would suggest using formb'ys to remove the top coat of laquer and then apply mineral oil to the stock. It actually hardens the wood and brings out the grain. On my Virginia rifle I used straight gun oil on the stock after I got my desired stain on..Really made the Curl pop and gave it that backwoods look. Everytime I clean the gun I coat the stock liberally with gun oil and scratches to the stock just disappear....

Mine's a small blockade runner named "Revenge" shortened from Kidd's Revenge in honor of me Great(etc)Gran Dar...Cap'n Kidd....

Matt, I didn't see this hanger on your site....What's the damages on a fine sword as such?

Yarr, me and Liam just got back from a truly primitive rendezvous at Hart Canyon. Ye'd be hard pressed to see anything modern after clearin' the Parking area and cresting the adjacent hill. So far the Iron Brigade are the only pirates to encamp with that bunch of Mountain Men. Last year as I was leavin', one of me dear friends said," I just don't get it...Mountain Men and Pirates....." I says, says I, "aint ye never read about the river boat pirates that brought goods up the Mississippi and Missouri rivers... Ya figure them goods and supplies only came on the backs of animals?' He says, says he," Oh Yeah, now I see the connection." Any how, as Patrick said, Ye get to shoot live rounds at Injuns and such. They have trail walks, shootin gongs, and my favorite...They love to see us shootin' archery. this year there were 3 origional boarding axes sold in camp, a visit by the Dinsay twins and their flip cart, and several appearences of Chester the night soil man, not to mention his capture and escapes. I thought Liam was gonna keelhaul him when he threw him over his shoulder...Thank God Liam didn't hurt him.....These guys are like some of us pirates....Totally period correct to their time period which includes the fur trade era to 1820. Really refreshing after the hollywierd pirates and plastic renees. Kind of a cleansing for us, so's ta speak. Unfortunately We have so much fun keeping period correct we rarely take pictures but I think I got some of Chester and the Dinsay twins, I'll try to forward tonight....

I got ta say....I had the honor of puttin' some of Liam's work in my shop for the last week at a primitive rendezvous and the Colonials ate it up. His work is impecable and very affordable. Liam is in me crew, but aside from that, in almost 40years of re-renacting, I don't think I've ever met anybody so interested in authenticity. His prices are very reasonable and his hand stitching is beyond reproach.

I would so have to live in it.....My wife would kick me out....Great price though...

I'm lovin' the Colonial Schooner....and I got just the deck guns ta mount on her....

Hmmmm.................Captain Morgan......Harsh?????....Now Pussers....That be some harsh sheet.......I notice the Cap'n be well represented on dinner impossible...... I will say Sailor Jerry's is smoother than the Cap'n, but I think the Cap'n ta be fairly smooth.....I gotta try this Kracken stuff just in case....

I agree Lady B......That's a purty spensive gamble to get a bit part....And if ye do get hired..Ye gotta get back to Hawaii for filming and find yerself shelter... When I worked on Last of the Mohicans, they only paid $75 a day, and that was if ye already had yer own uniform....Let me tell ye, North Carolina be a far step more affordable for shelter than Hawaii. I'd love ta go but it's, other than being able ta say ye was in the movie,a losin' propersition if ye just get hired as an extra..Drat.....

Madd Dogge....Loved the gun threats to Cookie......Good showing one and all.....Have ta set me sails for Key West.....Was the food as good as it looked.....IH

I'm interested as well.Please email picture troller1775@sbcglobal.net

Bushmills and lookin' for me pot o gold...

Just a matter of clarification here...A tricourne is a Tricourne(three cornered hat) A cocked hat is one that is set ascew for a miriad of reasons. The tri-corned military hat was cocked to enable soldiers to shoulder their muskets without knocking off their hats. And that was only during the latter part of the 18th century. That can be accomplished by the way you set up your hat when you're tying down the sides.Officers didn't seem to ordinarily wear cocked hats and I never saw one on a pirate, at least on purpose. Bi-cournes are considered cocked hat's, don't know why... Now let's see....Hot.....Humid....Tropical Climate. Palm trees, cane breaks....no beaver....no money......Pyrate, second class citizens.....Yep gotta agree, straw hat seems to be more of a true choice than felt.....That is unless the felt hat belonged to someone ya kilt.....Northern waters....Felt seems to be the correct choice.... It's all a matter of geography,taste and economics...Savvy..... No offense intended......

Popular explanations of the use of the word "Brown" include that it was a reference to either the colour of the walnut stocks, or to the characteristic brown color that was produced by russeting, an early form of metal treatment. Others argue that mass-produced weapons of the time were coated in brown varnish on metal parts as a rust preventative and on wood as a sealer (or in the case of unscrupulous contractors, to disguise inferior or non-regulation types of wood). However, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) notes that "browning" was only introduced in the early 19th century, well after the term had come into general use.

I've seen Patrick's Hanger...He did a beautiful job on it. I carry an officer's 1753 Hanger that has a 3 bar basket and I'm very envious of Patrick's. It's more useable for fighting.

I did see that laddy.......and quit callin' me sir.......Yeah , I'm a Captain, but don't let that out....We might have ta stand back to back ...... Then make me a pair of tickin' slops....I'll send ya me gut size on the pm....