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Adam C. wrote "master halfshell isnt the stuff you are reffering to pine pitch it was my understanding that tar was "baked" uot of the pine in large underground kilns. especially down in the carolinas which is where the name tarheel comes from. " The tar from the carolinas was usually made from cooking the stumps of old pine trees that had been cut down, (cheapest way to get it, best use of a waste product resource) the stumps are a good source for the 'Fat Wood' you sometimes see sold in stores for firestarters, if you smell it, you can get a strong wiff of the pine tar/Turpentine smell. Tar can also be made from the pitch see http://www.puuvene.net/phuhta/artikkelit/tar.html from the site: ""Originally tar was made by damaging the trees over 2-3 years. The lowest part of a pine was barked and only a hand's width of bark was left to keep the tree alive. The tree created a large amount of pitch, but most of it is inside the wood so just collecting the pitch wouldn't have been too productive. After several years of maltreating the tree it was felled. Also the stump was used, since it is the pitchiest part of the tree. Today the damaging is usually not done; they just get less tar for a certain amount of wood. And the forests are full of pitchy stumps to be used for tar after the trees have been harvested."" As the tar is from the natural process of the tree living, sending it's sap, the basic stuff, be it from the wood or through damaging the bark, all comes from the same source. The fresh or older clumped sap/pitch/sticky stuff, will when the turpentine is cooked off, be basically a form of pine tar. So basically I cook the pitch/sap and what is left is liquid when hot and not so sticky when cold. If I were to want to paint something with it, I would heat it up and maybe add some turp's.

If you have any pine trees in your area of travel, why not just harvest some of your own? Many pine trees in my part of the world (upstate NY USA) drip the stuff, it's a pain to get off of your car finish. But where there are breaks, or cut limbs, it sometimes builds up in great quantity, you can often cut off a chunk the size of a golf ball, gather a few chunks, (doesen't matter if there are clips of bark, or other stuff) put it in an old sauce pot you (or your wife) don't want anymore and heat it up over the outdoor bbq grill. (Don't, I repeat, don't do it on the stove indoors) Anyway, gentle heat and the chunks will melt, heat it enough to pour through some kind of strainer you don't want for food anymore and gather it together in some kind of container. Let it cool, it will smell just like pine tar with a hint of turpentine, because that is what it is. anyway, the batch I made smelled great. Wrap it in some brown paper, then in cloth and stick it in with your gear.

Not sure myself, just know Captain Twill is where most of my posts have been, especially in the early days. Wonder what the 'History' is of the beginnings of the Pub, all I know is that back in the mist somewhere I got an e-mail from Jamacia Rose about it and signed on. I think when we had member numbers listed, along with the date of arrival, I was member #4. I just always associated Captain Twill with the research and documentation for period correct discussions for those so inclined, not judgemental, but more towards the acedemic end rather than the social side of the pub's interests.

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uh, yeah, sort of makes a six pack a wee bit expensive........

I always had the understanding that 'jacked' leather, whatever the container was used for, (and included in the process, the infamous Jack boots or Jacked boots) was a tanned leather that was BOILED to make it more plyable over a form or in some cases as in 'shot bottles' filled or packed with sand. Upon drying, the leather that had been softened by the boiling or immersion in hot water, would retain in a stiff form the shape it had been molded into when hot. Then for drinking vessels or containers, it would be lined with brewer's pitch or some other suitable substance to keep it water (or rum) tight. See http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/leather/hl.html for some more information on the process.

Ok, thanks, I think there was one other site, must not have copied it and then pasted it thinking it was the second of three. Now if I could just remember which site it was

found source for new blocks that are set up to be rope strapped, though it does not show rope with them on the page, but it is a link for Ash and Maple blocks, that have modern test load data. http://www.classicmarine.co.uk/boatstore/product.asp?s=x3XiYa17437&strParents=0,90&CAT_ID=98&P_ID=349 plus another site with different size in single and double http://www.woodenboatshop.com.au/chandlery/woodenblocks.php#Large_Wooden_Blocks

Are these to be 'decorative' or actual 'working blocks' as in being put to use on a boat or other purpose? Secondly, if meant to be used on a vessel or other purpose where you are relying on the safety of the blocks, how period correct need they be? Blocks can have metal or wood pulleys, brass or iron pins and straps, (some of the older ones were not metal bound but rope bound. Also blocks for different periods had slightly different shapes. Basically, what I am inquireing about, is what specifically are you looking for in said 'wooden block' ?

""I would be disappointed if Blackbeard did not return in the next one or #6 as a ghost. After all, that would be part of the pirate legend and lore. More of the ride could still be used... and oh, there's so much more they could still utilize. ~Lady B And it is not as if Disney has not already dealt with the Ghost of Blackbeard ;-) Wikipedia ""Blackbeard's Ghost is a 1968 live-action fantasy comedy Disney film starring Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, and Suzanne Pleshette, directed by Robert Stevenson. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Ben Stahl and was shot in Walt Disney Studios. The Disney Channel aired this film until the late 1990s.""

just an odd thought, have you looked at fishing sites? Years ago I wanted to get a mold to make 2.25" cannon balls from Zinc, well where I found such a mold was at a fishing tackle store. you say .90-.95, not sure what that works out to in oz of lead, that is often how the fishing sinker molds are listed, but some molds I saw somewhere said they were .89, I know, close but not a match for what you are looking for. But you may want to check out 'cannon ball sinker molds' and see if there is something there that will work for you.

Hurricane writes in post #338 (31 december 2008) In "The Buccaneer Project" ""In Benerson Little's book, he covers the look of the logwood cutter boucaniers, the filibusters and the Port Royal buccaneers quite adequately. All of it is referenced to original works, including Dampier and the two priests who wrote books about their time with the buccaneers............... Also tied around the waist was a length of light cloth used as a mosquito net when sleeping; when awake, boucaniers rubbed their faces with pork lard to keep insects away.............Again, this is all cross referenced in the book to period works and authors. I highly encourage anyone wanting to do this period to read or re-read his book. Not perfect... but it is better than many other sources out there on the period.-- Hurricane "" maybe that is what you remember?

There was a post back in August of 2009 where mosquito netting is discussed, title of thread in Captain Twill is "What they carried?" is that what you are looking for?

Hope this works, been a while since I tried posting a picture.

I have some pictures of staved drinking tankards, and a carved one, I will see if I can upload them. I believe one of them is from the Mary Rose, but all were period to my rememberance.

Iron hoops can make sparks.......BOOM! Powder kegs were either banded with wooden hoops or brass (no sparks)

I went down on Friday, got there around noon. (6 hour drive) This is the first time I have gone, first time for a 'market fair' also, so I am not sure what I expected. There were a lot of tents of vendors, but the prices seemed high to me. One place had a blanket piled up with gourds for making canteens or water bottles, they were asking $20.00 for one gourd! that seemed way out of line for something I can grow in my yard. There were lots of people running around in period apparel, but it almost seemed like the vendors outnumbered the visitors. Rain had hit them hard on Thursday, there was lots of hay, woodchips and such to keep the mud away. Friday also was very overcast with periods of light rain, so maybe that kept the crowds away, or maybe that is how these things are attended, I can't say. I hope for the vendors that they had better weather and crowds on Saturday & Sunday, because when I was there I didn't see a lot of money changing hands. Overall it was nice to smell the woodsmoke and see people enjoying their hobby/business/lifestyle? Anyone else go?

if you do find proper period correct chicken cages, you may well want to put proper period chickens into the cages ;-) I would suggest the Dominique breed, it is considered America's oldest breed of chicken. Plus they are self sufficient to some degree, good foragers and a dual purpose chicken, eggs & meat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominique_%28chicken%29

I hope to run down on Friday and check things out, first timer, but will combine it with a visit to my daughter and son-in-law in the Chambersburg PA area. Still a 6 hour run, but it sounds like it will be a worthwhile event and not too expensive, except for the cost of gas wonder if the high cost of gas is going to put a damper on events and other tourist stuff this summer?

Are there any links to pictures of the cannons? or informatioin somewhere out there in the web where they may be viewed? PANAMA CITY (AP) _ Archaeologists say six cannons recovered from a river in Panama that could have belonged to legendary pirate Henry Morgan

same on FireFox, The Shipyard - Last Post info: # 23 February 2011 - 09:00 PM # In: purchase Iressa no visa onl... # By: ---- The Way to a Pirates heart - Last Post info: # 23 February 2011 - 09:04 PM # In: iressa clinical trials | ir... # By: ---- Pirates in Paradise Festival - Last Post info: # 23 February 2011 - 09:07 PM # In: iressa saturday shipping ch... # By: ---- These three seem to be the only ones affected now when I go on. Nothing like this appears on any other sites I go to on my computer, only Pyracy Pub. ? But if you click on them, You get the "error occurred" page

BUG REPORT - Friday February 25, 2011 Some kind of bug in the lastest post colum, the one all the way to the right, it is present in a number of sections, One says "iressa clinical trials | ir.." Some kind of SPAM I am sure, doesn't sound period ;-) Just wanted to let someone know.

in the pub, twill, way to a pirates heart etc, in the extream right hand colum where you usually see the last post to a topic thread, there is some strange stuff that shouldn't be there, some 'Iressa", or something? When you click it, it takes you to an error page, what is up with that? One section says ""iressa clinical trials | ir..""

It has the Cannon School listed on their events calendar for Saturday September 10, 2011 and Sunday September 11, 2011 ""Artillery Safety School This safety school features hands on training on Sat. morning, with some blank cannon firing in the afternoon. Sunday morning features live firing from 10am unti 12 noon."" But I didn't see anything regarding applications, registration deadlines or such, is there more information on this?

Yes, that is a two picture view of one of the two bottles on that site, one is just a little bit taller than the other one, variations in the manufacturing process I guess. I assume that these are 'thrown' on a wheel, and hand made. I wonder if one could make a 'slip' mold and cast them, I did some of that back in my college days, not sure if a cast bottle would hold up to the pressure or not, though I only assume that a built up thrown bottle would be stronger. Anyway potters out there have a two pence to throw into the disscussion? If they could be molded, it would make it cheaper to get my six pack