Matty Bottles

Happy Birthday, Jack.

This might be speculation, but I wonder if we're going to see a lot more requirements of this sort as more events require insurance...

Oi! Rats! Since when do you get a sidekick? I can't have a sidekick with a sidekick - that throws everything off! The name is too long - the Matty Bottles & Rats & Mad Dogge show? Ridiculous. Completely ridiculous.

This is a good point - when this conversation started, I wasn't sure if wearing your kit to change the oil or stain the deck or something like that counted as 'artificially aged' or not. They aren't exactly period activities, in many cases, and they are generally very dirty chores, so part of me thinks they would be considered 'artificial.' On the other hand, they are real activities, with the counter-intuitive staining, accidental smears and whatnot of real work. Certain stains are earned in period-ish activities - for example, I accidentally dumped a .69 barrel full of dirty blackpowder solvent on the slop hose a few weeks ago. When I eat I eat with deliberate mess - wiping my mouth with my sleeves, complete disregard for what a I spill - but the spills themselves are accidental. I have used my garments to clean rusty or dirty equipment - is that artificially aging? I think it might be more of a spectrum than a dichtomy - plus, won't those artificially aged garments naturally age and aquire stains? I don't mean to appear defensive. I'd say I've done it both ways, and all in all 'natural aging' is more... FUN, I guess, but even then you artificial aging will be covered up or complemented by natural aging. Although, to be clear, I don't really wash my garments much - I don't want to lose the crud that's accumulated. I do wash my shirts and socks, though, and I have washed clothes when blatently artifical stains are present (like those left by gatoraid). I use a few drops of baby shampoo, though, instead of detergent. I had a jacket that smelled like bug spray - don't ask - which is a smell that I can tolerate except when it's mixed with the smell of old campfire smoke. Plus it smells so artifical and modern to me that I doused the jacket in hot tea three or four time. I lost some grime but got ride of the smell. Is there another thread on artifical aging? I would be interested to see what some specific techniques and their results are. EDIT: Nevermind - here's one.

Say, does anyone know who won the drawing on Sunday? Merrydeath, Bess, Blackthorne, Jake? I want to make sure they HAD a drawing, since I bought tickets...

Happy birthday, you wonderful Dogge, you!

When are you coming stateside so we can play?

I had a great time, and I plan on helping to make sure that I can have one next year, too. I will be making a small donation to the Santa Maria, and if we all do, we can help keep this ship afloat. Even ten or fifteen dollars would help. donate here This is my own idea, and is not a solicitation by any santa maria staff.

I second the comments made here - it was a treat to see old friends and make new ones. I am consistently pleased with the generous and friendly nature of the folks in this hobby. I hope we can do this again next year - and next year I'll take Monday off as well.

I use horn buttons - they hold up, but oddly the thread doesn't. I think that sharp edges of the thread holes in the buttons wear at the thread until it breaks. However, I make no claim that the buttons I wear (mostly from William Booth - a great guy, BTW, whose I recommend to anyone) are manufactured in the same manner as the originals. Without that, I won't say that the originals suffer the same problem. But the buttons themselves have never broken. In fact, they are sort of flexible. Sort of.

You can really tell he's a Beach from those photos - handsome, charming, and full of sh!t.

Stynky are those pistols still for sale? I'll give you two bucks for 'em. Or you could put the $2 towards a smallsword, so we could fight together... FROG. Ribbit ribbit

Stynky are those pistols still for sale? I'll give you two bucks for 'em.

Yep. Tertiary Syphillis.

The name is from 1530.

I'm not sure how trustworthy this is, but it looks as though somebody has. Did Shakespeare Inhale?

This might be totally wrong, but I always thought that ~1690-~1725 was the GAoP due to the number of pirates active in during the period (which has been covered), the notority they enjoyed, and the place in cultural memory they've enjoyed since then. Also, King Williams War and Queen Anne's War, which have already been mentioned, generated thousands of fighting sailors who had nothing to do after the wars ended. I heard somewhere (probably this very forum) that these out-of-work sailors formed a vast pool of potential pirates. As has been covered, Buccaneers have their own distinct definition, and it fits them well. I think the same can be said for the 'Sea Dogs.' I am interested to hear if anyone has an alternate idea of what should be considered the GAoP. Shoot, as time goes on, our great-great-grandchildren might refer to this time as the GAoP, but I doubt it. EDIT: Oh, wow, I need to work on reading comprehension. everything I said has already been said, and better. Oh, well. Story of my life.

That could also just be of panel construction.

Like this? Trinity Marine Well, just like that, yes. Or this: http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/a-surge...98-c-1cbaa50524 http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/a-part-...-8-u-8f2dfe123e Those are both 19th century, but it's a start. EDIT: Wow, James, your find is AWESOME. Much better than mine. Mission, I think that's a pretty good start.

Have you tried searching on antique auction sites? They frequently give the provenance and dimensions of the pieces up for auction.

I met dutch this past weekend. He explained the intracacies of navigation to me, and I couldn't smell him at all. Of course, I was picking my nose with my thumbs at the time...

Yes - it was an exceptionally awesome time.

Please put me down for 200.

It would be cool to print those images out and use them to roll cartridges...