Bright

Whench fetch them jugs over here I fancy me a pull ;-}

Ahoy me lads and lasses, It's been too long since my weary eyes have looked upon your countenance. We've entered into the months of hard sailing. Wind, rain and mighty waves are ahead, we must brace up and pull together. October 17 is the event at Georgetown. We had a grand time last year and made many friends. I'd have to say that last year we were treated better at Georgetown than any other event. It would be great if we could all gather there, we might not get the chance during the winter. The Crew of the Charles Towne Few will bee there with the Charlston mismosquito flet. Drop by and host a tankard with us if yea bees in Georgetoen Saturday Octber 17,2009 http://www.woodenboatshow.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skWOB3se68Q Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. The mate was fixed by the bosun's pike The bosun brained with a marlinspike And cookey's throat was marked belike It had been gripped by fingers ten; And there they lay, all good dead men Like break o'day in a boozing ken Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of the whole ship's list Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Dead and be damned and the rest gone whist! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! The skipper lay with his nob in gore Where the scullion's axe his cheek had shore And the scullion he was stabbed times four And there they lay, and the soggy skies Dripped down in up-staring eyes In murk sunset and foul sunrise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of 'em stiff and stark Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ten of the crew had the murder mark! Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Twas a cutlass swipe or an ounce of lead Or a yawing hole in a battered head And the scuppers' glut with a rotting red And there they lay, aye, damn my eyes Looking up at paradise All souls bound just contrawise Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men of 'em good and true' Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! Ev'ry man jack could ha' sailed with Old Pew, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! There was chest on chest of Spanish gold With a ton of plate in the middle hold And the cabins riot of stuff untold, And they lay there that took the plum With sightless glare and their lips struck dumb While we shared all by the rule of thumb, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum! More was seen through a sternlight screen Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Chartings undoubt where a woman had been Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. 'Twas a flimsy shift on a bunker cot With a dirk slit sheer through the bosom spot And the lace stiff dry in a purplish blot Oh was she wench or some shudderin' maid That dared the knife and took the blade By God! she had stuff for a plucky jade Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum. We wrapped 'em all in a mains'l tight With twice ten turns of a hawser's bight And we heaved 'em over and out of sight, With a Yo-Heave-Ho! and a fare-you-well And a sudden plunge in the sullen swell Ten fathoms deep on the road to hell, Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!

What kind of paint do yea use ?

Verry nice wish I could play here bes one of the Jolly Rogers I put in a video http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=63809099

Well as yea asked for it ;-}

Indeed it is but over they years we have acumuleted alot that we drag to our careening camp from a small A frame and sleeping on the ground to cots and now a bed in our 14 x 14 marque with a 9 x 14 fly.(the box at the foot of the bed is for the tent lines,stakes and Fly) If you can off load at the camp site it's not bad. But if theres a long haul from the parking to the camp site its a pain. We hand to make some long hauls of late as they didn't want use driving on their grassy field. So my next project is this garden cart/bench I plan is to replace the rubber wheels with cannon truck wheels and then when not transporting items use it as a bench in camp ;-} http://www.thingstobuild.com/platform-cart-1.html

Thank you for those words of encouragement there are many topics that I lurk about and try to follow in here and feel no need to get embroiled in. But I thought your healthy does of something positive was worth coming out of the shadows at the risk of ruining my reputation as a really bad egg ;-} By me hand Edward Bright

Stress A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience raised a glass of water and asked "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance. In each case, it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." He continued, "And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we won't be able to carry on. " "As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden." "So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Don't carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you're carrying now, Let them down for a moment if you can." So, my friend put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Don't pick it up again until after you've rested a while. Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life: * Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue. * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. * Always read stuff that will make you look good If you die in the middle of it. * Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their maker. * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply being kind to others. * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have a leg to stand on. * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late. * The second mouse gets the cheese. * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane. * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live. * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. * We could learn a lot from crayons... Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. *A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.

Ship Mate Ed Lowe bilt his with rabbited and mortise jonts and his story is he stole it from a french noble thus the fancy blue head boad and gold filigagee, but if yea not bees a machinist mate use the dowels as a smipler alterative. Rustic or fancy can bee doine with a rope bed ;-}

First we used a colman inflatable inside a futon cover lite and easy to pack except for blowing it up. Then me wife wanted a futon mattress it's heavy as a bear to move but she's happy so thats what I pack now ;-}

Have you thought about using an axe to round over your uprights ?

HOLY CRAP!!!.....I'm the CABIN BOY....!?!???! Isn't booty suppose to be devide among the crew ;-}

Well yea beat mine for sure on price mate got mine at an antique mall real deal from the periord for around a hundred bucks. Note the the rails bees rounded and have pegs much faster to rope up. The end rails and side rails bees treaded wood and screws into the up rights. This been her dresed out in me camp in Charleston SC at the tall ships I has to kick the top rail off the foot boad at night as me feet sticks out some as they were shorter in them days ;-}

yar! yes, I believe I found that one too, on the Brute Force website. As far as I'm concerned, she's the Grand Queen of all pirate wenches. To each his own but I like a ship full any time ;-} http://midsouthbuccaneers.ning.com/video/the-queen-fairy

Yea seem to be pressed ganged there mate I believe yea bee foolish to take the kings shilling. I know the economy sucks but and one does what they must to meet ones obligations but no mater the pay if one is not happy it’s not worth it. Yea never hear people at a funeral say they wish they had spent more time at work as tomorrow is promised to no one. “A short life but a merry one” that bees why so many went on account when given the choice mate. You and no one else must live with the choices yea make if yea bees a free man then you chose how to play the hand your dealt. We have no control over what hand we have been dealt but we do have control how we play our cards ;-}

In the Beginning....... Where did the Hammock Originate? Most Central American countries including Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Costa Rica ~ and South American countries like Brazil and Equador ~ have a rich and ancient heritage associated with hammocks that predate North Americans by 800 - 900 years. It is generally accepted that the origins of the hammock began approximately 1000 years ago in Central America by the Mayan Indians. This advanced culture which produced the most accurate calendar, the Mayan calendar, built the architecturally exquisite pyramids and stone palaces, created their own writing system, and were extraordinary astronomers and mathematicians, also designed a web-like hammock which is still in use today and considered to be the most ingenious and comfortable of all hammocks. Originally, the hammock was a simple, yet functional device that was used for both comfort as well as protection. Most of the earliest known uses of the hammock were by native fishermen, who used the fishing nets for both work and rest. Besides a great place to sleep, these early hammocks also offered an even more functional aspect to dally life, protection. As most of the pre-Columbian dwellings were open air huts with bare flooring, making it very accessible for snakes, scorpions, rodents and other dangerous and potentially fatal vermin to enter. They found that by sleeping in a suspended state, they were not only comfortable, but safe. Poisonous snakes of South and Central America will not climb higher than their body length, so hammocks were a natural and logical way to protect oneself. The hammock also offered an escape from water; dirt or other unsanitary conditions that existed within the early New World. The earliest hammocks were woven from the bark of the Hamak tree. The Sisal plant {similar in looks to an Aloe Vera plant} later replaced the bark as the material of choice for the hammock because it was more abundant, and its fibers could be softened by rubbing them against the thigh. Because of the extensive trade routes which were established between the Indian nations of Central and South America, the hammock naturally found its way into the heart and home of millions of natives. Hammocks were soon being made from indigenous fabrics and materials which resulted in a multitude of styles, which have evolved to the classic cloth/fabric hammock, typical of Brazil, and cord and rope hammocks similar to today's styles. Shortly after Columbus dropped anchor in the "New World" hoping to find shiploads of gems, spices and fine silks he found, instead, a load of natives of the Bahamas lounging in hammocks for their afternoon siesta and demonstrating their genetically superior disdain for time! Columbus decided to take a load of hammocks back to Europe with him, along with the few gold trinkets he was given {which would ultimately create the first gold rush in the new world and be the beginning of the end of many great nations}, probably to substitute for the lack of other "Eastern treasures". Soon, many European sailors, particularly the British and the French, found the hammocks very useful and practical for sleeping at sea. The Europeans generally utilized canvas cloth for their hammocks, which the Navy used for three centuries. These naval hammocks, unlike their predecessors, were small, sweaty and cramped - each sailor was allowed about 4 inches in width! During battle engagements, the hammocks were rolled up in tight bundles and jammed into racks on the ship's gunwales as protection against small arms fire. A few bullet holes were probably welcome ventilation to the sailors! In 19th century Britain the prison system incorporated the hammock as their standard sleeping apparatus because of its space saving qualities. The large brass hammock loop ends were hung over two large hooks securely fastened to opposing walls and could be taken down and folded up or hung off one hook for storage to create instant space {a technique commonly used today indoors}. However, when the inmates realized what sweet little weapons the brass rings made, the wardens got rid of them. In the 18th century hammocks in North America were still considered a novelty. Most hammocks were narrow with wood staves and demanded agility and balance. It wasn't until the 1880's, thanks in part to a wider version, that the hammock became popular in North America. Can only imagine why salors would think of using sails ;-}

Daggers are easy to come by what kind how much do yea wish to spend what size and then the scabbard will help determine haw yea attach it to the costume or thigh ;-}

See one in action here

Mabbe they can make what yea need lass ;-} http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.grahamslighting.com/hardware/img208.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.grahamslighting.com/custom.html&usg=__8gkJzzDGxpFQ6XOSwsgH6yjIgDk=&h=471&w=221&sz=39&hl=en&start=577&tbnid=-up0d6baLYIExM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=61&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dlarge%2BIron%2Blanterns%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DN%26start%3D560

I think that is where I got the information I used to make my hammock, But it looks like they changed their format, and I couldn't find the info to be sure. Try this link & click on the hammocs http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hmsrichmond.org/images/hamck1.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.hmsrichmond.org/hamock.htm&usg=__bECdPo_1qwvrrbaqs_bWn_8X8L4=&h=285&w=669&sz=14&hl=en&start=8&um=1&tbnid=v7rjb-o7YYTWaM:&tbnh=59&tbnw=138&prev=/images%3Fq%3DShips%2Bhammocks%2Bpattern%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1R2ADBR_en%26sa%3DG%26um%3D1

I try heres mate http://sykesutler.home.att.net/index.htm

Udate modern version http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=58993499