Dread Pirate Slasher

How about a hurdy gurdy?

It seems I was mistaken what one was. I always thought a hurdy gurdy was what an organ grinder played whilst his monkey danced about

But seriously, the hurdy gurdy has been around long enough to have been used aboard a ship. So far I haven't been able to find a reference to any being used aboard ships, pirate or not, but it's a fine instrument, and similar to a fiddle, so if I had lived back then, I think I might have brought one aboard.

The clock ticking and the little voice in my head saying "why the hell are you up at 3 am"

One of me favorites...

Sweet Victory - Spongebob Squarepants (from the "band geeks" episode)

Listen to your heart - (Roxette, not DHT)

Is your son named Junior?

(While this has nothing to do with your son, this is the Buford P. Justice quote from that movie that jumps into mind...)

"Soon as I get home, the first thing I'm gonna do is punch your momma in the mouth."

Actually, my son IS a junior

Yes, it's from smokie and the bandit.

I also say the punch yo momma in the mouth one too

Yay! I won one

Let's see...I have one that my son and I quote all the time

"My hat blew off, daddy"

Raiders of the lost ark? :)

I'll wade in with an easy one...

"They took the bar!"

Aye, I played it for my wife and she made me turn it off and gave me this look

Right now.........Ra - Do you call my name

OMG. After reading about it here, I listened to the scissorsisters version of comfortably numb.

That thing should come with a warning label.

One other instrument that I have seen evidence for from excavations is the Jew harp, though earlier ones tended to have a straight tang rather than the bent tang common on today's instruments.

Hmm... I hadn't thought of a Jew Harp on a ship but I suppose they would have had them. The instrument has been around a long long time. It's a shame you don't hear it much anymore. I actually have a Whitlow Harp in D that I learned to play. It's funny because when I show it to kids they ask what it is and I tell them it's a musical instrument. It's funny to watch them try to figure out how it makes noise. They invariably figure out the twanger and pluck it a few times and say "ok, so now what". Then when I start playing it always brings a smile.

Frito Pie...the cornerstone of any nutritous meal!

Apocalyptica - Hall of the mountain king.

Metal Band from Finland....played on cello's

(Because I'm silly like that)

Apocalyptica.com

Aye, but if ye consult the oracle (google) ye can find just about any manner o' tune ye be lookin fer.

I manged to find a little beauty called "The ballad of robin and the infamous pirate ja" here

Link

If I find more, I'll tell ye where :)

Good question!

I would think you would probably have seen a little bit of everything that was around at the time. Smaller instruments would have been best.

When I read your post I couldn't help but get a mental picture of the Captain of The Filthy Whore from "Cabin Boy" playing his sqeezebox

SCA Boots http://www.faireboots.com/ import a very decent starter boot.

I've been looking at those as well. In fact, my son likes them so much he's talking about getting two pair, one for each of us

Do they look like they could be resoled, perhaps? I know of an old-time boot store near here and the man has done wonders with my boots before. It might be a wise investment to have quality rubber soles put on.

I'm in the market for boots (as always). I have such a large foot it's hard for me to find normal boots, let alone the ones I want.

I looked at the site you purchased these from. You should have warned me there were platform shoes there (oww, me eyes lol) Do they seem like they'll last a while? I know they might not stand up to daily use, but I need a good starter pair until I can afford better ones.

My pornstar name : Chopper Maddox (great name)

Romance writers name: Dale Douglas (it's ok)

My Pirate name: White Ear Dale (ummm)

I think I'll stick to Dread Pirate Slasher for now

Arrrr, nothin like black powder...

*flash, BOOM......(wait for smoke to clear to see if ye hit yer mark)

Aye, I loves it so...

If you temper the blade like you described, it should flex more than bend. The amount of temper you get will really depend on the carbon content of the steel. The higher the carbon, the better it will temper. Traditionally, a machete is supposed to be flexible. While they might be softer then sword steel for example, this has a purpose. If your in the bush using your machete and damage it, you want to be able to repair it easily. Machete's are meant to take abuse that you wouldn't want to do to your fine knives or swords.

I hope posting links here is ok. A good source of info for all things related to knife-making is knifeforums.com

They have extensive information related to annealing and tempering.

I see I'm not the only one who makes things out of neccessity. I have several weapons displayed in my home and everyone ooh's and aah's over my tomahawks and says I should sell them...blah blah blah. But the real reason I started making 'em is because I couldn't afford 300 bucks for a real hand forged one

The knotwork sounds interesting. I always thought monkey fist sounded like a funny name.

Don't raise ye' eybrows at me mates, but I was watchin ol' spongebob tha other day and it were the episode where The Flyin' Dutchman were showin' spongebob how to tie knots. Aye, ol' spongebob be one of me favorites :)

I've been makin' me own rags for a few years now as I have a big head

Basically I go to walmart (*shudders) and buy a yard of material. I cut it in half and hem the edges to make a 3 point bandana.

All I do is tie it in the back in a square knot with the tail tucked underneath the knot.