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by Southwind
Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:13 am
Forum: Weapons & Armour
Topic: Arrow Fletching
Replies: 8
Views: 12842

Re: Arrow Fletching

Great! Now all I need is some shafts...
by Southwind
Fri Jan 16, 2015 7:04 am
Forum: Dunedain Culture
Topic: Music, Laments, and...hi-res photos?
Replies: 45
Views: 58052

Re: Music, Laments, and...hi-res photos?

The Dwarves in "An Unexpected Party" brought a bunch of musical instruments with them. I don't have a copy of The Hobbit to hand, but I'm pretty sure they had stringed instruments including viols and a harp (Thorin's, I believe). Also wind instruments, which may or may not have included pi...
by Southwind
Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:44 am
Forum: WoodCraft
Topic: wool
Replies: 10
Views: 21010

Re: wool

I got some thin wool fabric on clearance, used it to make a cloak which I lined with cheap cotton. When I washed the fabric, it took a while to get wet, even after submersing it in the bathtub - the water didn't want to soak into the fabric. It's gotten a bit less water-repellent since then, but sti...
by Southwind
Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:40 am
Forum: Soft Kit
Topic: unconventional alternate source for tunics and clothing
Replies: 6
Views: 13709

Re: unconventional alternate source for tunics and clothing

Went to India last summer, ended up wearing salwar kameez-es the whole time. Mine were cheap and not very attractive, but they were pretty comfortable and did well in the heat. When I got home, I looked for a pattern, thinking to make one in a nicer fabric for everyday use and maybe Ranger-ing, but ...
by Southwind
Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:22 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ranger event site
Replies: 7
Views: 11235

Re: Ranger event site

Arkansas isn't too far away from me. I would love to be able to do something with this group!
Seconded. I might only be able to make it out for a day, but will definitely come if I can.
by Southwind
Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Ranger event site
Replies: 7
Views: 11235

Re: Ranger event site

[double post]
by Southwind
Mon Nov 10, 2014 9:18 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Heat Revealing "Ink"
Replies: 10
Views: 14491

Re: Heat Revealing "Ink"

I've tried milk, it works. I would think other fruit juices would also work, so maybe we can just use our local produce rather than importing lemons from Umbar. Clearly, more experimentation is called for.
by Southwind
Thu May 29, 2014 12:10 am
Forum: WoodCraft
Topic: Budget Bows
Replies: 6
Views: 12014

Re: Budget Bows

Update on elm bow: It works. But it also takes terrible set. Yeah, maybe elm isn't a prime bow wood for a reason. But... it works!
by Southwind
Wed May 28, 2014 11:55 pm
Forum: Dunedain Culture
Topic: The Sindarin Mode
Replies: 10
Views: 18379

Re: The Sindarin Mode

I have been making a set of Tengwar leather stamps, slowly and with more than a few resets, but getting there. You might be able to make a "modular" kind of thing, since many of the letters are composed of just telco and luva . Would save a lot on the total number of stamps to make. Or ma...
by Southwind
Wed May 28, 2014 11:47 pm
Forum: Soft Kit
Topic: Shoulder vs Hip Quiver
Replies: 24
Views: 29183

Re: Shoulder vs Hip Quiver

I prefer a back quiver and here's why: - Back quivers are quieter, in my experience, because they don't bang against your leg when you walk or run. Hip quivers do this, at least the ones that hang at an angle from a single suspension point on the belt, and it's annoying. - There's some controversy a...
by Southwind
Sat Mar 29, 2014 12:06 am
Forum: WMA / NMA
Topic: Tricking, with bows.
Replies: 9
Views: 15131

Re: Tricking, with bows.

Very impractical; not only are those bows obviously pretty light, but you couldn't carry a quiver while you did that - it would get in the way, no matter where you slung it, and all the arrows would fall out the first time you did a flip. (Though maybe you could solve that problem by stuffing it wit...
by Southwind
Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:35 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Rangers Kickstarter is Live
Replies: 12
Views: 12700

Re: The Rangers Kickstarter is Live

This looks awesome. I may audition. Though I have little hope of being chosen for a speaking role, if you need a flute-playing elf as an extra... well, I play the flute and have been told I look like an elf :) I would also be more than willing to work behind the scenes on making the soundtrack, if t...
by Southwind
Wed Mar 26, 2014 5:05 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Awesome Irony
Replies: 12
Views: 11007

Re: Awesome Irony

Tolkien doesn't seem to have made an Elvish word for "squirrel". But David Salo, who is responsible for all the Elvish in the movies, did. His word, which belongs to his constructed Silvan Elvish, is "gwethling", which literally translates as... shadowtail! (It's probably based o...
by Southwind
Wed Jan 22, 2014 5:13 pm
Forum: Crafts & Skills
Topic: Athelas
Replies: 22
Views: 26548

Re: Athelas

I also got my start in plants from my grandmother... but it's not exactly ancestral, she learned mostly from books. As for athelas, my theory is that it's probably similar to rosemary and/or lavender, based on these criteria: - Long, slender leaves (which, granted, plantain also has) - "Fresh&q...
by Southwind
Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:47 pm
Forum: Tolkien Movie Talk
Topic: Desolation of Smaug: Review
Replies: 25
Views: 38745

Re: Desolation of Smaug: Review

I actually think the ballista thing kind of makes sense. It's a very human-like way of dealing with things, although I, like everyone else, pictured a big longbow. Tauriel - well, at least she's less annoying than Jar Jar Binks. As for the healing ritual, I'm inclined to say that athelas has some ch...