Patrick Hand

Rats...I forgot that when I use-ta go to Pyrate events it was with either with Tails of the Seven Seas, or an event like Pip... You got on-site, set-up a cool camp, and after the tourist left there was the after hours pyrate stuff goin' on... (I guess I got spoilt') I gotta think about it, Long Beach is kinda a long way to drive just to walk around Pyrate like durin' th' day, an' then go back to a Hotel fer th' night.... Hey, mad Pete, let me know about possible camping options,(I can afford a Hotel fer th' night, but...Well ...) I'll think 'bout it sum more.

Well, my hair grew out sence that Wasteland Weekend photo, I gotta take another one to use in my posts....

Wow, keep me posted, That sounds like a good event to go to this Summer. It would give me enough time to help Martie with her garb, make a new tent, and get alla my Pyrate stuff back in order. And the location is perfect... Martie has always wanted to show me Manhattan Beach where she grew up. So on our way home, we could do that.

Thankx All......Ain't it strange how stuff worx ? A few weeks ago, I was thinkin' bout makin' some bias cut wool socks that would be better than the knit ones I have fer me Pyrate stuff, you know “Other things ter do somday... maybe”..... So I was kinda surprised when I found a message from Red Handed Jill telling me that the Pub was back. (Well I don't check alla my folders in Facebook that often) So wot 'hve I ben doin' since then ? Well if any of you remember Martie (tall pretty woman with Blond hair) from the last PiP, Well... we “Jumped over th' Broomstick”, and are now married..., But (ick) she makes me take showers more often than once a week, I don't hang out in bars anymore, but we Love each other. I got into Post Apocalyptic stuff, and I've been to Wasteland Weekend five times...Fun and Games out in the Mojave Desert... Dust storms, temperatures up to 116 in the shade, Loud High Octane fuel Guzzilin' Mad Maxis cars...Wot's not to like ? I got a 3D printer,I have two; an Ender 3 FDM, and a Mars resin printer. And have been sculpting miniatures in Blender. Anyone into 3D printing can see some of my sculpts on Thingiverse, just do a search for designerpatt. Now that th' Pub's back, I wanna make those socks, I've gotta help Martie make her alla her Pyrate garb, so we can do som' Pyratie stuff....and I have a great idea for “Pyrate Comix...Th' New Hope” (OK, I gotta work on the title a bit more...) But it's great to be back.

OK, I haven't posted much in awhile, but I'm going to start to teach Arron Jr. how to sew, and the first project will be a ditty-bag so he can keep his sewing stuff...well where he can find it. I will post progress pictures and drawings showing what we are doing as we go along, but be aware they won't be too often, Arron Jr. is only 7 years old (but he is a really smart 7 year old), and he will be working on the project when he is over here, which is about every other week. But for anyone that doesn't think they can learn how to sew, this should be an interesting series of post.... .

'Appy Birfday ter ye.... 'appy Birfday ter ye.... 'APPY BIRFDAY CAPTAIN JIM....... 'APPY BIRFDAY TER EUUUUUUU....... .

This is kinda cool.... http://www.tickld.com/x/13-complete-soldiers-kits-from-the-armies

I found a copy at the Dollar Tree, so I couldn't pass it up... Silver Return to Treasure Island by Andrew Motion An Adventure of Jim Hawkin's son Jim, and Long John Sliver's daughter Natty who return to Treasure Island to search for the last of the loot.... Written in the style of Robert Louis Stevenson, it was a fun read, I just wish it had a better ending... Oh well it was only $1.

OK... I got to take inventory of the contents of my Ditty bag, but I was making a Pepsi can stove, and needed my awl... of course the awl is in the Ditty Bag, that's where I keep tools like that.... A Ditty Bag is where you keep small tools for sewing and rope work... (well and the awl that I needed for the Pepsi Can stove.) I'll take and post a picture of my Ditty bag in a day or so... (I think I've posted it before)... and more importantly what is in it.... And the contents DON'T have to be Period, just what you use and want to keep in your Ditty Bag. But post 'em if you got them....

Dang.... almost missed it. Hope ye had a great day......

hey... guess who's going to be a Ski-lift Operator? The Mascot Business gets really.....really slow in Winter, so I went out and got another job. It's kinda weird, I applied for a job a Jo Ann's, but I guess they only wanted little old ladies that can very slowly cut fabric...with 32 years of working with fabric making Mascots, and my art experience they weren't interested in what I could do to help their customers... As I was applying for a bunch of different jobs, I quickly realized just how important a job cover letter is... since 1976, I've only had three Jobs.... 4 years U.S. Army (Infantry) ...2 years at R. Cali Feed Store (working in the warehouse) and 32 years as a Costume Designer...So my resume only hints at all of the skills that I possess. When I applied for the Ski lift job, I was a little more creative with my cover letter, and it caught their attention. .

I know there are Pyrates in the Forum from Southern California, Well and some that may want to travel, but I just found this last week and figured I'd share it... Wasteland Weekend http://wastelandweekend.com/ It's kinda like a Pyrate Event, but Post Apocalyptic. If I can get the money for tickets, I want to go. I couldn't get tickets for Burning Man, and can't afford the air fare for Martie and I to fly to Key West for PiP (yeah I know... but the Fort Zachery Tailor Pyrate Invasion is too stinkin' long to type....) So for us, this is an affordable alternative.

Happy birthday to both of you.....

Happy End of the World Everyone...... it sure was nice knowing you.....

The Thunderbuss MK IV I started on another ray-gun, the “Thunderbuss MK IV.” I figured that people would be interested in seeing how I put it all together, so I will be taking pictures of the process step by step. I can only play with it occasionally, so it might be awhile between post. When I start a project like this, I really don't know how it's all going to fit together... I just kind of play with everything and see what fits together the best. I do want to rig it with lights that turn on when I hold the pistol grip (I'm thinking of making a switch that is an extension of the trigger guard). I also want a laser and a piezoelectric buzzer that will activate when the trigger is pulled. Somewhere around here, I have a short piece of El-wire, if I can find that a decide where I want it to light up, I might add that also. I bought a rifle stock a few weeks ago at a local flea market for $10.00. Originally I was thinking of making it into a largish pistol with a belt hook. But as I was playing with the peaces, I like how it's balanced better as a blunderbuss. Also shown in the picture are some candle sticks that will be turned This picture shows the barrels cut and soldered together. I found the base to another candlestick, so I used that and one of the candlesticks for the upper part of the barrel. The lower (main) barrel is three different candlesticks cut and soldered together. You can't see it in the picture, but I've sanded the inside of the lower barrel so I can fit a small laser pointer inside of it, that will turn on when I pull the trigger. I still have to make a bracket to hold the upper part of the barrel on. I started by cutting off the front part of the stock, I then used my bench grinder to roughly shape the front of the stock. Then using my Dremel, with a sanding drum, I've carefully inleted the lower barrel into the stock. I can't take off too much wood under the stock, there is a cut-out where the original rifles magazine was. I might make a “hatch” in the base of the stock, (where the magazine was) so I can hold a 9 volt battery to run all of the lights and buzzer later. With just the lower barrel in place, the center of balance is right at where the trigger will be. With the upper barrel assembly on and all of the tubing, it will move the center of balance forward, but I'm thinking of making a sort of “Patch box” for it full of interesting greebly bits, and a Kentucky style brass butt plate for it, so that should throw the center of balance back to about the pistol grip.... Unfortunately, the original inletting for the receiver is larger than the candlestick barrel, leaving some gaps. I might fill some of the gaps with epoxy putty but I'm pretty sure that I will be able to hide most of the gaps when I add all of the tubing and greebly bits later.