Tartan Jack

For swords and bladed weapons, here is a start: http://www.piratebrethren.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=18 That is one group populated by folks on here who do living history. You'll recognize a lot of names from here. Also, look around the rest of that forum. That's another resource for your project.

If it helps any . . . Even many of the events more in my region are still far away. Paynestowne is only a wee bit further than Hampton, VA from me. Florida is further, and I'm only in South Carolina.

Here's the galley I was think of: http://www.picturetrail.com/piratepics Foxe, whose galley it is, is in Devonshire. Just look up the Golden Hind there, you should be able to get in touch. He's also on here too.

Et tu, Brute?

WOW! Foxe got himself a good one. That took talent. Looks REAL good.

Well . . . Crap . . . EVERYTHING is in July! We are expecting our third deckhand in mid-July and I've been told that of I go to an event in July, I'd better stay and get a job there . . . (Don't fight w/ the pregnant lady-> not smart or very beneficial)

When's Hampton? I might just have to come up and watch this . . . (Of course, talking about distance in another thread, Hampton is about as far from me as Paynestown or Columbus. It's just a different direction.)

The main and most famous period of piracy, as most people think of it were between 1716 and 1725. As for the clothing . . . It it to make for you to wear or for figurines? A very, very basic summary: WAISTCOAT SHOES- most sailors were barefoot aboard ship or wore buckled shoes SHIRT- linen shirt is perfect. The basic style lasted quite a long time HAT- tricorns are the "baseball cap" of the era, also sailors are depicted wearing knit caps looking like a "ski-cap" and also cloth wrapped around the COAT ( I really need some names of coats pirates wore, Its really hard to get any good images i've only looked at frock coats so far and gotten 2 images ) BREECHES- look for info on here about "slops" and "open knee breeches" - also, sailors were known and depicted wearing trousers. Look at the plates on Anne Bonny, Mary Reede, and Blackbeard in Johnson's General History of Pirates (or whatever the correct title is- I've had a long day) BELT/BELT BUCKLES- thin belts are more common than really wide ones, buckles were simple and often a full oval shape-> with a "D" or "square" on either side of the central bar) BALDRIC- look at the pictures in Johnson. For what you are after, I can't recommend Greg's site enough: http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/basic_kit.htm

My garage: (an old picture)

You'll get tied up . . . And like it, too.

I'd head to Columbus in a few weeks, even if it is just to visit during the Santa Maria event. Many on here will be there, myself included if able to get off work. It's worth a 9 hour/500 mile drive for me! Also, Paynetown (just on the southside of Indianapolis) is a GREAT event to get your feet wet in historical pirate events.

You'd be shocked and surprised what William, cavalier of St Augustine manages to carry in a Civic (or whatever type of small Honda-ish car that is) . . .

The bar in downtown Charleston, SC is called "The Buccaneer." As there are 2 in that city, I'd be surprised if there are only three and all were in the Carolinas.

No garage . . . Just a marina . . . - I mean driveway.

Thanks for the reference on the "seat of comfort." As for the bucket, that sounds perfectly reasonable. They'd likely use some form of "pot" for their business, as that is what was done on land too during the period. Most homes and building had little to no facilities built in until later.

No . . . Other side of the Auld Alliance, raised in the Carolina colonies. (Sorry, can't spell tonight)

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA B) B)

There is a book "Joe Pyrat" told me about that discussed the economics of piracy: "The Invisible Hook" http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hook-Hidden-Economics-Pirates/dp/0691137471/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271553437&sr=8-1

Caramel orange carbonated refreshment. AKA A Coca-Cola

Location depended on ship size. In period . . . Larger ships had gratings on the bow, which was so regularly washed by the surf/waves that it didn't have much time to stain. Based on what I've picked up, the smaller boats and craft (like ketches, sloops, and so forth) did not have a grating on the bow and normally used the planks on the side where the shrouds were lashed around to hull itself. Of course, they used the downwind side. That could only be done on fairly calm seas. In the period, chamberpots were extremely common, everywhere. As such, they wouldn't be unknown to the sailors and were likely in use on ship. Cleaning would have been simply a matter of dumping overboard. No proof on that, but not an extreme postulation. Our problem is that we aren't used to either.

Maybe . . . This year we will meet in person, finally.

Semantics . . . OK, OK, . . . Not ALL of us.

Do you mean modern cotton? Or the wool-cotton the term meant "back then?"

Which thief? Isn't this a forum full of "pirates" . . . ?

Again? How many have been lifted. now?