michaelsbagley

You found Goex in Columbus? Where? The week before the event I searched all over for it, my normal source (who sells it for about $22/pound) was all out, so I had to drive an hour and some north of the city to find it... Where I did find it had it for $16/pound, but the drive... it was the price tag on one of the cans we were using to load cartridges... That makes sense... I guess my normal local source charges me $24 and not $22 like I thought, so it might just be worth my time to make the hour and a quarter drive up north to save about $6 per can. As long as I buy at least 3 cans, and drive our small car, I will be saving money.

You've mentioned tromping through underbrush a few times now... Pirates as I understand them, worked on ships, occasionally went into port (towns or cities) to spend their swag before heading back out to sea again.... I can't think of a great number of times when they would be tromping through scrub. Sure they did the careening thing every few month, and might do a bit of foraging while careening, but would a bunch of guys whose ideal of the high life was spending everything they earned on drink and vices keep extra footwear around just for the once every few month possible tromp through the woods foraging? Now the early buccaneers (les boucaniers) would have spent significant time in the scrub, but they are a different story altogether. Please understand I am not trying to thumb my nose at you, I'm just trying to discuss this with the logic as I understand it. If you have some reasonable evidence that counters my understanding, i would love to hear it. cheers

You found Goex in Columbus? Where? The week before the event I searched all over for it, my normal source (who sells it for about $22/pound) was all out, so I had to drive an hour and some north of the city to find it... Where I did find it had it for $16/pound, but the drive...

Not knowing Jimmy Buffet's music really (or at all), is that a good thing or a bad thing? On another note, many of the Dead Man's chest auctions are starting to end, so this is another shameless plug to get your last minute bids in and snipe those items out from under your fellow pirates noses... Specially that shirt, a hand sewn 100% linen shirt for under $40? You gotta be kidding me! The hand tooled leather chess board for $50? Come on!

Patrick Hand's cards arrived today... So as it stands, this is where we are at... List of Participants 1. Michael Bagley 2. Ransom - Cards in my possession 3. J8ksdad - Cards in my possession 4. Sjöröveren 5. Pew - Cards in my possession 6. PyrateLeather 7. Patrick Hand - Cards in my possession 8. Canibal Chrispy 9. Brig - Cards in my possession 10. Kate Souris Four more to go (and wife and I to complete our cards, and the mass mailings begin!

Neither, I think someone pointed out that the only period evidence we have is for the use of baleen... Although there isn't proof they didn't use reed or other materials... I think reed is used as a close approximation of balleen for affordabiltiy and the legalities of whaling in the modern world. As for shape.... I've nopt seen any info about that.... I think the ghalf round has a lower profile and is probably more comfortable, but the flat oval would likely be more durable? I don't think it matters much which you go with, after all it is inside, and who is going to see it? I've heard of people using plastic zip ties (cable ties) to good effect, I wouldn't have known that was what they were using had they not confided the fact to me. And yes, I ordered by the pound... two pounds

Glad to hear it because I ordered two bundles for the wife this morning!

My name is Scott Hatlestad and I'm from Escondido, CA. Mine look like this on the back: Definately your cards then! I didn't pull the cards out and look through them closely, but the envelope was definitely from a Scott from Escondido.

I believe I received J8ksdad's cards yesterday.... Since I don't know this person's real name, nor what part of the country he is from, and he is the only other person I have given my address to (except for Patrick), I am going to assume they were J8ksdad'c cards... So far, all the cards I have received look great!!!

I have a couple of spare wedge tent if they are needed. Mark Hey Mark, I was wondering if a couple of friends of mine could use one of those? i'm waiting to hear back as to whether they can make it or not...

I know nothing about Scotts or Kilts, but I believe knife pleats were in use in the period (and before the period), perhaps just not on kilts.

Would you object to us buying young Merryweather a sling shot as a belated B-Day gift? I'm sure he could take care of the light in practicing to use it.

Ahhh... I think Mark and Jennie's tent is a 12 X 12 Pavillion (but double check with Sterling for the measurements), although please do leave room for a wedge as there may be another couple coming to fill it.

September is a slow month for re-enacting, so to me it seems ideal... That and more selfishly the end of April may conflict with events back at home and may brush up too close against the Santa Maria event should it become and annual event. On the downside, September may make things difficult for those with kids of school age, or those who work in the education industry.

Nice work! Does the place you got that fabric from have other styles available? And if so would you be willing to share the source?

Perhaps adding a short list of whose tents are accounted for to the bottom of the first post might help keep that clear? That way we can all point and laugh at those who haven;t gotten their tent dimensions in or not yet.

No offence was taken... I kind of guessed that was where you were coming from.... Sorry about the confusion over the "skin tight" thing, it just seemed to come out of left field, and I wasn't sure where you were headed with that. Although I do think I have to correct myself, I think one of the Waugh breeches patterns were dated to the 1690s, so the options are pretty much 1690s or 1730s... either way, that annoying gap exists in the 17teens where I know many of us would prefer to base our portrayals.

Skin tight? I said fitted, not skin tight... If any of my breeches have come out skin tight, it was a case of not having the body to measure to. But going back through my mind I can find no "skin tight" breeches I cna recall making. I have mostly used the RH "Late Period" (1730s) breeches... Which I believe Kass based that pattern on a 1730s suit (from the Cut of Men's clothes?) Considering the patterns we have available, whether commercial (i.e. RH) or going from the "Cut of Men's clothes" leaves us the option of basing breeches patterns on either a 1680s or a 1730s set of breeches, I don't think any of us are doing it "right". If anyone has a solid pattern for circa 1700 to 1710 I would love to see it, and if possible get a copy of it, and that would likely inspire me to not use either the RH or the patterns from "The Cut oF Men's Clothes" patterns again. That said, I find going either to the 1680s or 1730s pattern both valid, it is a case (in my opinion) of choosing your evil, going 10 to 20 years late or early (for those aiming for the 1700 to 17-teens era stuff. New tailor? Me? While at three years into clothing for this era hardly makes me an "old salt" I do think it does put me a tad beyond the "new" stage... especially if one considers the previous 6 or 7 years with early medieval stuff I did prior to my leap into GAoP.

Actually Mission, the opposite is true... The breeches I have made you int he past are the later style (more fitted and shorter), whereas the earlier one goes, the fuller and generally longer the breeches get. If memory serves me well, this painting is dated to 1699(?). I do not believe the length of breeches is indicative of class... But that is an opinion made from my general observations, and I should probably look into that and put some quantitative evidence to that observation some day.

I will bring the Red Coat gear along for this one (just in case), but my main focus for this one was to help Mark crew his boat as much as possible, so I will likely spend either most or all of my time in sailor's gear.

Jack, I sent the dimensions to Sterling, but they may have gotten lost in all the other items we discussed. My new wedge tent is a standard 7' X 7' X 7' wedge (+/- a few inches here or there). There may be a second wedge of the same size (and perhaps two) depending on whether a couple of extras are able to show up or not. Thanks for putting this together! And I too also like the second layout better than the first.

Hey Bo, Thanks for your patience with this. It will be shipping tomorrow, so you should have it by the end of the week.

This is a little different.... On Sunday, I noticed a young lady (college age?) sitting with her two friends, for the most part the three of them seemed content to be sitting in the park chatting... except she had a sketch book and pencil which seemed to always be in motion. After watching her for a short while I went up and asked her if I could have a look... She was more than happy to oblige. I was thoroughly impressed! Later I asked her if she would be willing to scan and email me the sketches so I could share them here... She asked that I put in a shameless plug for her art, and said that she was more than okay with it... All of the sketches are very recognizable (as long as you know the person they are of)... Without further ado...

Ewwwww... Captain's cooties!!!! If I wanted Captain's cooties, i would just kiss you like everyone else seems to! *** Ducks and runs ***

So if you don't care, why did you bother to ask? Why even bother to have, or pretend to have, standards? I think there is where the "What is actually authentic?" crosses into the provenance of what historic comprimises are re-enactors able/willing to make for the sake of safety, health, and to a greater degree convenience. It's certainly a huge sliding scale. Hell, it even varies within groups. HELL, for that matter it might vary in the same person, depending upon event expectations. Would you feel even the least bit... inappropriate... for displaying said plastic cup? (Btw, I'm not saying I haven't done the same, I just trying to examine a mindset.) I think you nailed it right on the head with the comment of the same person having different standards (depending on the event, or some times even just mood ) And yeah, I would feel moderately guilty about displaying said cup. I'm playing the devil's adviocate here more because I have noted this thread was started by a newcomer to the authentic side of things, and am trying to play the reasonable sanity side of things more than the "in an ideal re-enacting world" side of things. In fact the events at last year's Blackbeard festival and my frustrations over them are what led me to start making the leather costrels. But I have been to no less than four or more events since I have made the bloody thing, and I have remembered to bring it with me....Hmmmm.... Once!