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""There really be a 'Wallie World'?????? I thought that just be a National Lampoon make believe version o' Six Flags???"" Uh, no, MadL, 'Wallie World' is sort of a slang for some of us for WalMart.

AskOxford dictionaries Duchess said "replacing a s for the f is sanative" In old time printing (prior to 1780) there was a 'stylized' S that was used often at the beginning of words and in double S situations that looks a lot like an F but is not an F. ""Why is the letter 'f' used instead of 's' in old-fashioned spellings? In genuine old-style printing, it is not the letter f, but a long form of the letter s (derived from handwriting styles), which looks very similar to f but does not have a complete cross-bar. It is not used at the ends of words, and in double s it is sometimes paired with a short s (which results in a compound letter like the German double-s (or `sz') symbol `ß'). It fell out of fashion with printers rather suddenly in about 1780. "" So Misson, if you were not aware of this, take another look at that 'f' in fanative and see if it may indeed be a long stylized S and maybe something along the line of what Duchess suggested.

Ok, so I guess no one knows what happened, but I am glad that it was not just me missing the pub. I know it has happened before, but it is still a bit of withdrawal when it happens.

the last few days I was getting an error message when I tried to access the Pyracy Pub, I tried different browsers, but no mater what I did, it came up as an error message, no other sites I visit were likewise affected. Was it only me that had this problem? What happened, did we get boarded?

Yeah, bin there done that, but unfortunately with 160 miles between me and there, that stretch made it more like 4 hours, if we didn't leave early enough in the morning, or didn't wait around until late enough at night to head back. With 95 and with most roads here in NJ, it is all a matter of timing

We have been members of Mystic Seaport on and off for quite a number of years. Back when gas was not so bad, it made a nice day trip, (if you think of a three hour drive there and a three hour drive back home, a day trip! ) But it was nice to get to soak up the sounds and smells of an old time seaport. Also seeing ships and boats that are made of wood rather than aluminium or fiberglass takes one back to the old days. I enjoy it just to 'soak' in the atmosphere. By the way there are a lot of other museums all along the coast, (and worldwide), some small, some big, where similar experiences can be enjoyed. see The Mother of All Maritime Links from "John's Nautical Links List" One year, my family and I hit four different Maritime Museums along the coast of New England USA, it was a nice trip.

Ah, never mind, I missed that little (2003) after Peter Pan in the title You want to know "where I can find the lyrics to the song Captain Hook is playing/singing when Wendy is brought in?" in the Universal Pictures 2003 film directed by P.J.Hogan.

which version of Peter Pan are you referencing? Disney movie, Broadway show, Hallmark TV production, other?

Cascabel and others interested in old sewing machines may find this interesting. Singer 42-5 parts manual Copyright USA 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1929

I think you will find that the singer 42-5 is a much older machine than the 1930-1950 period, on further checking, it seems the singer 42-5 was an industrial machine intended for leather and canvas work. But I still can't find a definitive span of the years this model was produced. 1918 Singer 42-5

The Singer Model 42-5 is I believe a very old machine, the parts manual that I was able to see online with a google search showed copyright dates of 1917-1929, so it would be a 'second hand' machine, not something sold on the present Singer lineup. Yard sales and rumage shops would I think be a likly source. Or try your grandmother's attic, I think that is where I got my similar machine

Googled the title and got to this site that says it is $14.95 for paper and $3.75 for download at www.wildshorepress.com http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200...1208731366.html on further exploration, you have to go to the 'catalog' part of the www.wildshorepress.com main page to get to the book and price and purchase section. (the catalogue link is in the upper left area of the wild shore press homepage.)

"Mandatory Full-Service" ye says??? 'n just what is this 'mandatory full-service' ye speaks of? Here in NJ you are not allowed to pump your own gas, No Self Serve Allowed, so are at the mercy of the guy who does not fully screw your gas cap back on, and causes a 'check engine light' to come on. I think NJ and one other state are the only two that have mandatory full service by state law. (is the other one Oregon maybe?) anyway, it is a PITA as far as I am concerned. But then they keep telling us that we have the lowest gas prices in the USA, Still it is too high.

Actually "Red Lead" has nothing to do with 'red ferrous oxide' paint. (traditional red barn paint) Red lead, is just that, an oxide of lead (Pb) not iron (Fe) There are two basic oxides of lead used for paint, The afore mentioned 'red lead' Lead tetroxide http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minium and 'white lead' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_lead both the red lead, white lead, and the red ferrous oxide paint correctly did preserve wood to some degree from mold and other destructive organisms.

Cabels's Gun Library dropped by the Cabela's in W.VA last week and there in the gun library was a British 4 pounder garrison carriage painted blue. Says Rev. period, so maybe the colors changed or maybe they just painted it wrong. But it brought up a number of questions. Garrison vs. Ships guns what are the basic differences in carriage? The Cabella's gun is blue with 12" front wheels and 10" read wheels, I know that the early ship carriages had larger wheels up front, but they were wood not iron. I thought that garrison guns had wheels the same size front and back, yes or no? was one color prefered on land and another at sea? But anyway, if someone has a spare $11,000.00 here is a cannon for you.

Have you given any thought to using 'old wool' ? What I mean is this, there are a lot of old wool coats to be found 'out there' Think yard sales, thrift stores, salvation army, etc. for very little $$ I have one that I have been holding on to for years in the hope that some day I might have the skills to alter it into a period jacket. It has a few moth holes, but I look at that just giving it some character If you can sew, then finding a old wooll coat and taking it apart, might be a cheap way to get what you want. I believe that such things were done in period, nothing was thrown away, especially if it could be 're-worked' So reworking an old coat, would be very period and frugal.

Does anyone know if the restaurant where it takes place actually exists? and if so, where? It looks like a ships deck. Are there other restaurants that have this type of layout? It might make a good thread for 'Ports O' Call'

bbcddutchman, you said earlier in the thread ""i have a period brace and made a copy off of it. other than the chuck set, there are no moving parts. a couple of leather pads provide a little protection for your hands. its a bear but it works."" could you post a picture of the period brace and the copy? I would like to see what I should be shooting for. is the chuck metal like on mine?

posted it on the Calendar too

Posted in "Raids" an hour before you regarding the opening date change. I had the old date of May 24 on my calendar, but ran into some conflicting info while surfing the web and after an email, found that the new opening date was the 31st. I guess for some reason they didn't want it to open Memorial Day weekend (Memorial day is the 26th this year) Glad I found the updated information, I was going to try to go that first week, and if I had, would have been badly dissappointed.

Just got word that the Whydah traveling exhibit "Real Pirates" has had it's opening at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia PA moved back a week, to May 31, 2008. The exhibit will be there through Nov. 2, 2008. (The old start date was May 24, so it is not too much of a change, but lest someone planned to go that first week, they would have been disappointed)

The sister of a lady at my church was moving to a retirement community, her husband was a guy who had a lot of tools and after the yard sale, there was still a lot left over. The lady from my church knew that I was interested in tools of any kind, so she sent me over to her sister. I walked away with three milk crates full for free. The brace and the bits were part of the haul.

another possible insight on 'sails' as tent material. I read in an article on the Batavia, a reconstruction of a 17th cent. VOC ship the following that speaks of a 'special stitch used' in the 17th cent. called "the 'double round seam' stitch" I know Kass had a stitching class in 'Plunder', but I don't think that one was covered. Anyone know how it goes? (The sails The Batavia has 10 sails and 2 bonnets. Seventeenth century sailing rigging does not have real possibilities to reeve the sails. A bonnet is a strip of sailcloth which is attached to the sail with loose ossels. If the wind gets stronger, the bonnet is removed. The lateen mizzen and the fore staysail of the Batavia each have a bonnet. With the exception of the lateen mizzen, the Batavia is square-rigged, which means that the sails are attached to yards which are set crossways to the length of the ship. The yards are attached to the masts with so-called parrels and can be lowered and hoisted. The sails are made of linen cloth, the bigger sails being of a heavier quality than the smaller ones. Each sail is made of canvas strips each 60 cm in width, called cloths. The cloths have been sewn together manually by the sailmakers of the yard using a special stitch, the 'double round seam' which was commonly used in the 17th century. Furthermore, each sail has all kinds of other rigging for its operation. )

""looked over a few books i have.... they did use "grommets" in sail making. but they were called "bullseyes" and weren't like grommets today. i did not see a listing for the material used, but i suspect iron. these were round rings which were then sewn into the sail for the purpose of attaching lines of various types."" Count, do you know how far back 'bullseyes' went? and anything in regard to their size? I have some brass rings, similar to the kind they used to use on the old merry-go-round, "grab the brass ring and win a free ride" I don't think that is where they came from, but they would make a much better start for a bullseye than iron. I think I read that way back, bone was used, but again, no date. I have searched for a good period view of what the edge of a sail might have looked like, but no results. Questions like yours, sewn grommets? bolt rope? sewn in, or attached to the edge? Not ready to sew a tent or sail yet, but would like to know. Good Question

Ok, lets try this again....