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Baron Conal

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Cool thanks!!!!!

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Are the guys that published a Peel Affinity members here?

Can I post a scan of two of the pictures to ask a
question about them?

Would rather ask first than piss some one off....

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MacTavish wrote:8)

I'm working on a materials list for your 1st chest.

Steph interrupted with pictures though...

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Looking for this but in color not black and white....

still looking but not having much luck

The Bohemian Bathhouse Babes

from the Wenceslaus Bible

and what do we think the 'back scrubber' is made from?

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basinet

or some of the extra bits and pieces that
help make a kit 'great' that no one seems
to make very often

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Posts in the New section would be for some nominal fee (say $1 per item or set of items) up to some annual cap (say $20 or $30). . I can't imagine keeping that straight not becoming a full time job for JT and causing larger headaches when 'paid for' services are not correct or perceived to not be a...

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I have realized that I've been avoiding the archive in a vain attempt to not think about not getting to do much SCA stuff. ( being responsible seems to never be much fun ) I'm working on some banner stands and armor stands right now and I have had a quote accepted for a pair of coffer chairs that I'...

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Thomas Powers wrote:Their other AFD products are impressive too! Their tape should have a plaque on the side so you can clearly mark what set of measurements it's for though.

Thomas

ummm.... like this?

[img]http://www.leevalley.com/images/item/afd2010s02.jpg[/img]

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A tape measure that would let you work more like the medieval craftmen did! http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?p=65357&c=2 [quote]â€œHistorically, fine cabinet work (and even architecture) has always been done using referential measurement; craftsmen used ratios, relationships, and the tool...

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Cellach_macChormach wrote:Is the sheath attached to the top of the pouch straps?

nope, just sitting there.....

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I just made myself a new pouch and covered the dagger sheath ( MacTavish gave me the dagger...THANKS) with matching red leather! And thanks for the leather Seamus!!! Two inner 'pouchlets'...front flap is the two layer style ( should have taken more pictures ) http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/...

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Alric of Drentha wrote:No, these are unglazed.

why is the inside so much lighter in color than the outside then?

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the original pot.....

was it glazed on the inside?

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I'm working on another pouch... I've hand sewn it all.... I need more practice with that. My stitches could be more even. I'm not sure if I want to go with all red or if I want to finish it off with a black strap for the buckle and black binding lace along the top and 'drawstrings' for the inner 'po...

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asbrand wrote:Conal,

They hold up just as well as a real wax candle. So...

yeah, that is what I'm afraid of.

anyone know of an all plastic version that
still looks like a candle?

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Thanks Az! The problem for me is that I am Greek!!! No lanterns! I had hoped to find something to hold them that looked like a "Torch" .... and hang THAT at an angle from the center pole Sorta like these.... m Two portable holes in front of the tent to hold them after dusk, and a two ring...

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in retrospect searching by "closed triptych" seems
painfully obvious....

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I know there are LOTS of triptychs....
Of differing time periods, shapes, materials....etc.

But I have an odd question...

All the photos I can find are of them OPEN.

What do they look like closed?

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Nissan has seen the pictures so I feel free to show everyone now. 1" thick poplar wood, Natural Danish oil finish... kinda dark photos.... not much light in the room http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/SCA%20woodworking/DSCF2427.jpg http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalO...

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I cant mine at 10 degrees. take a peek here and you can see a few pictures of how I did mine http://s147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/SCA%20woodworking/?start=all here is one picture out of the many there.... http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/SCA%20woodworking/karlstrest...

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Did Alchemy Armor close up shop?

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The acid content of lemonade ( made with real lemon juice, not
the powdered crap ) should not be a problem?

That would be the one I'd say concerns me the most....

I drink a LOT of lemonade in the summer.... We buy lemon
buy the gallon sometimes....

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I'm going.

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you're not using wax as the water proofing? What are you using? Brewer's Pitch from Jas. Townsend & Son, Inc. Higher melting point than wax, and a bit stiffer. It was recommended to me by Micheal ( whose full user name I cannot remember now ) He is a leather worker here on the Archive and sells...

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I waxed three bottles today, The barrel shaped costrel got a little cooked on the bottom Not bad, it shrank a little and wrinkled just a bit.... I did have some other odd shrinkage issues.... the three layers at the top.... the middle piece of leather shrank more than the outside pieces.... It all c...

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...and hot mid-western summer days.... ( but all that would not fit on the subject line ) Got me some leather bottles I've made and lined with brewer's pitch. ( waxed them too but the inner most lining is brewer's pitch ) so...... How does brewer's pitch get along with liquids other than water on a ...

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Not much else I can work on while stain and poly are drying.... http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/DSCF2412.jpg http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/DSCF2413.jpg http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/DSCF2414.jpg

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I'll give you the time----but you can buy a lot of old hand tools for the cost of power tools! Thomas maybe.... if you have old tool collectors that are in your area the good tools are usually a lucky find and the old crappy tools are overpriced. and with hand tools some skills are very hard to lea...

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Sometimes its not the cost of the materials

its the cost of the tools and the time it takes to learn
the skills to use the tools that stands in the way

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Thomas Powers wrote:Because the metal band would be quicker and easier to use than modern latches???

Place band on ground. Place chests in band raise band and tap snug.

Thomas

explain that to my wife......

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it's got to be as quick and easy as a modern draw latch or I
think it will end up not getting used....

and as tight as a modern draw latch....

So rope and metal bands are out....

beefy sneck hooks with a spring loading catch....hmmmmm

Are there any blacksmiths reading this?

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What is your date or time span? Early medieval, late medieval, renaissance, or generic medieval? For this one..... I'm just looking for generic medieval Leather straps - if they stretched it ouldn't work any more like I need it to... Hook and Eye - Not as secure as I would like.... I will not be su...

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Paint does a lot to hide dimensional lumber.....
( at least in tent poles )

Paint a 2x2 and it suddenly looks less like wood from Home depot.

Paint is cheap.

question on photo from Peel Affinity

The Bohemian Bathhouse Babes ( in color ? )

Baron Conal update, apology and questions

New tool from Lee Valley might be handy

Made me a new pouch and matching dagger sheath

working on pouch

Tryptych question

finished a chest today!

Brewer's Pitch and liquids OTHER than water...