Cascabel
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all his pistols look like crap, look at the gaps in everything. They also look pinned together and fat. All of tiger lees stuff seems overpriced.
Agreed !!!!
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All of this makes me wonder, why a pirate would bother to keep a journal or diary of any kind. Certainly not to be able to show a higher authority that he had been busy doing his job, like a naval or merchant captain might need to. A logbook would hardly be important for the same reason, other than to make note of important details like location of sandbars, shoals and the like. Why keep a written record of your criminal activity ?
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About the tree...I belive that is supposed to be pine...It also may represent a palm tree and it has been drawn by illustrator who had never be in tropics or seen palm tree (or blackbeard).
........My point exactly !! I think the artist based it on what seamen were wearing at the time the illustration was comissioned, and apparently had no studio props to base detail on, thus the poorly rendered weapons. Blackbeard's appearance was apparently based on the artist's imagination, and whatever descriptions he could get from his client.
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If it was first published in 1736, it was most certainly not drawn from life! So many of the early illustrations are notoriously innacurate as to proportion and details. I suspect that the artists never even used a costumed model for reference, and just made the illustrations according to what they imagined the character looked like. If you look at the pistols, they are also poorly rendered. Even the tree does not look like anything that actually exists. The old woodcuts are even worse than the engravings for reference purposes.
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And your Mug is also here with those dastardly cards! http://josephlosteen...r/cascabel.html
You actually look a bit younger in one of those pics ! Hee HEee
Aye, Shipmate I was considerably younger in all of those. I've been at this pyrate stuff a l-o-o-o-o-ong time !!!
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I've got a price on me head...... twice, in fact !!!
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Ahoy Cascabel!
Still sharing the news about your great resource, Flintlocks 101. I'm sending you an order for 10 more so I can continue spreading the word to new and experienced black powder enthusiasts alike. Please tell the lovely Lady Jaye I said hello!
Thanks for the repeat order, and the compliment !! Jaye said to tell you hello, and thanks for thinking of her....
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.......As Commodore Swab said, "Ya gets what ya pays for....." Good luck to ye !!
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Or how 'bout drawstring waistbands ?
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Hmmmmm...... Now that the pocket issue is put to rest, does anybody know if belt loops ever existed on pants in period ? Or how 'bout suspenders ?
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......Well, I didn't write the script. Just gave the guy that signs the checks what he asked for !!
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How bout it Lads, anyone got a mainspring for an Elliot light Dragoon Pistol? Thanks, IrishJack
If it's broken and you have the pieces, they can often be repaired. I have had pretty good luck with welding and re heat treating mainsprings.
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Received Cascabel's "Flintlocks 101" just in time for Christmas. Buxom Anne Marie (B.A.M.) wants a Queen Anne pistol (figures), so she can be a part of the battle at Fort Taylor's Pirate Invasion next year. Guess she'll have to change from B.A.M. to Bam Bam. Previewed the instructional before wrapping it and found it to be a great educational tool. Well done. Thank you Cascabel for the quick delivery in time for Christmas.
Amazing !!! It got to you in only a couple of days. I guess the Postal service is not all that bad.....
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It was formerly the most prized posession of "Barnacle Bruce, the Sailor"......
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Recently surfaced on a notorious auction site....
Hmmmmmm...... Kinda looks like it was captured from one o' them "broke back buccaneers"
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Ahoy shipmate! Mayhaps ye would barter a copy of yer booklet for a custom Letter of Marque or a Royal Pardon from her Majesty? I've got Queen Elizabeth 1 and King George 1, 2 and 3 ready to go, If yer interested jest say so and shout me yer pirate name, name of yer ship, how many crew and cannon ye have, any special dates, and I'll makes it up and send it to ye in a mailin tube so that the wax seals don't get broken. Fair weather and followin Seas, IrishJack
Sounds fine to me. Send me a PM, and we can take care of the details....
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Ahoy Cascabel,
Be sure to bring a supply of Flintlocks 101 to PIP & FTPI. I gave many of the copies I purchased to my crewe mates and they were as happy with the content as I. See you soon!
Nita Treasure
I'll bring some along with me if I don't run out of room....
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I hate to hear of this !!! He was a great asset to the group and a good man that always had a friendly word for everyone. Had he been sick ?
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Be that as it may, Priscilla at CA Boots is also one of the rudest, least attentive, and least caring individuals I have ever had the misfortune to deal with. The attitude of the company is the biggest problem. That being an attitude of "We're always right, and you don't know what you're talking about, so there's no need for us to try to appease you as a customer." I never once received an apology for the abysmal experience I had with this company.
Sadly, yes, a lot of merchants out there seem to have this same mentality, but I have never dealt with one I so wholeheartedly despised than this particular company. In my personal experience, at any rate.
A lot of companies need to learn this lesson. A satisfied customer will tell their close friends, but an unsatisfied customer will tell the whole world !!
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My only big gripe with the article was the part where they basically stated that since Mythbusters proved the eyepatch thing could PLAUSABLY be used to adjust for seeing below decks, it was essentially proven that pirates actually did this. Hell, I don't even know where Mythbustes GOT that myth. I'd never even heard of it previous to that episode.
Regarding the eyepatch thing.......
If there was any basis in fact about that, it would have been common practice among ALL seamen, including merchants, fishermen, naval personnnel, etc. No written reference to the practice exists that I am aware of. I had never heard of it before the Mythbusters episode. Pure horse manure, like so many other things that make the rounds on the Internet !!!!
(One of my favorites being the excuses for Jack Sparrow style eye make-up on pirates. Again, if there was any basis in fact, it would have been commonly done by ALL seamen, and not just pirates.)
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Interlinings, especially at CF, and batting for the pleaty bits make a big difference in how a coat hangs, a wee bit of padding in the slight hollow 'tween shoulder and pecs gives a nice period shape too.
Oh, yes, it certainly does. Especially if you use some buckram along the CF, too--keeps it from flopping forward and gives some support to buttons and button holes.
I am curious about the padding "'tween shoulder and pecs" though. Something I haven't seen yet. Do you have a visual (inside of a coat, perhaps?)
.......And what, exactly is the "CF" ????
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Oh yeah, good question... nuts... I usually find it near where they have the paints, I believe. But it should be somewhere near the woodworking, leather, beading, and whatnot. Those are usually all in the same general area. If all else fails though, I'd say ask an employee (assuming they know what they're talking about... which... well, y'know).
Hmmmmm....... That's MAYBE a little more helpful than the dolts that work there !!
:lol: Most often they have no idea at all where anything is.Thanx anyhow....
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Okay, I've got an easier solution than all of these, if you've got a Michael's craft store nearby. It's called Sophisticated Finishes, and it gives a fantastic artificially aged patina to brass. They do recommend caution with their greening solution specifically because of the copper oxide concern, but I've never had a problem with it. However, as michaelsbagley said, you might not want to get it too near your eyes.
What area of Michael's craft store has this ? I hate wandering around stores hunting for obscure stuff !!
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Thanks !!! I had never heard of such as that...... I guess I don't keep up with the latest in electronic gadgetry.
Flag fabrics?
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All things considered, would it be beyond the realm of possibility for the flag to be made of canvas or linen simply painted black with either a painted on or sewn on design of white canvas ? Seems to me that the needed materials were already at hand. Painted fabric would be a bit stiff at first, but would soon soften from flapping in the breeze. Much simpler than obtaining a large piece of black dyed cloth, and a replacement could easily be made when needed. Any thoughts on that idea ??