Commodore Swab

Shay has been helping with the sewing of much of my clothes using her faithful singer. It is a bit newer as it is one of the very first models that is electric, but still almost identical and the only machine she uses.

While on this topic I recalled this illustration, dated 1725. I found it intestering that they had shoes, buckles, and then sea boots which are distinctly not bucket boots.

Im in the process myself of designing a simple wedge tent to use 2 tarps and be as high as possible and still fit a nice mattress inside that can be inflated at night.

I saw it and knew I had to pass it on for others to see

The musket actually is a flint and should more likely be a matchlock.

I emailed you last week regarding the 1/8 inch grey blank. Did you get the email?

once my wife gets here and I can once again have a digital camera pictures will be forthcoming

In 1733 the Spanish Galleon sank and much of her cargo was salvaged. In brief . . . Over the past 60 year salvage has been off an on consisting from hand faning to the use of mail boxes. We currently hold the legal lease to recover artifacts from the wreck and are attempting to do so (remember the wreck is under feet of sand). This year at PiP we are thinking of bringing artifacts (namely ship pins and ballast stones) to sell.

How much for the girl? Interested in trading for a mortar once I finish with Matts?

And I am working on 4 others although one is a steel barrel

So what kind of toll might we be able to collect from those returning in the wee hours of the morning?

I will volunteer the entire crimson crew or at leastall those camping to man the gate from Gate Duty 0300-0500, you pick the day/days but if it meanskeeping certain people out i may require more powder

Ill let the pictures speak for themselves

From the looks of things you can see on the lock where the backs of some screws are visible which may be holding internal springs. There is a real flint which is a positive. If the stock is real wood then most of the other parts even if they are fake and plastic should be able to be used as patterns to recast them in steel and make a functioning piece. All in all to me it looks like a nice mold, a beautiful flask and possibly a nice presentation piece in a beautiful box.

For those of us in the keys who might be ignorant . . . Bay wood???

Is there a way to distinguish on the roll call between those who will be actually camping and those who are just part of a crew?

This one still has a beautiful finish on it, the only problem is a very slight rusting inside the barrel which could easilly be cleaned with a wire brush which I intend to do very soon.