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- Fri Aug 04, 2023 7:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Dry goods and other musings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5604
Re: Dry goods and other musings
Best weight to energy food I have discovered is fruitcake. Easy to pack and consume on the trail. Learn to make waxed linen to wrap stuff like cheese and sausage
- Fri Aug 09, 2019 5:49 pm
- Forum: Crafts & Skills
- Topic: Waterproofing Leather?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 40070
Re: Waterproofing Leather?
If you can find it Original Australian Leather Seal is the best stuff I've ever used. It's a beeswax/eucalyptus oil concoction.
Re: Coal mine
I do insect trapping around the coal piers in Norfolk and Newport News. I might can snag a bucket on the sly.
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:57 pm
- Forum: Crafts & Skills
- Topic: New Water Bottle
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29247
Re: New Water Bottle
Not at this time except for maybe a an unfinished bottle. When I moved last year to VA, Pops took possession of my compressor and hasn't given it back. But I'll see what I can come up with.
- Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:34 pm
- Forum: Crafts & Skills
- Topic: New Water Bottle
- Replies: 20
- Views: 29247
Re: New Water Bottle
When I make bottles, I use an air compressor rather than packing it with sand. It blows the sides out and dries it in the same process. Speeds up the work.
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 1:01 pm
- Forum: WMA / NMA
- Topic: On shield shapes...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 31903
Re: On shield shapes...
A knight I once knew had all his squires learn to use the round shield before any other shape. Said knight was known for a wrap-around butt shot. Once a squire could successfully defend against getting spanked consistently, he'd let them use shapes.
- Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:34 pm
- Forum: Hard Kit
- Topic: Shire Post mint gets authorization
- Replies: 29
- Views: 37257
Re: Shire Post mint gets authorization
I used to have some SCA coins made of copper. They has a $1.00 value and were accepted by merchants.
- Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:25 pm
- Forum: Hard Kit
- Topic: WIP: Homemade <$30 copper cook pot (Image heavy)
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16555
Re: WIP: Homemade <$30 copper cook pot (Image heavy)
If there are any ethnic grocery stores in your area, particularly Indian and Middle Eastern, you can generally find copper and stainless steel vessels of all descriptions.
- Tue May 31, 2016 1:55 pm
- Forum: WMA / NMA
- Topic: WMA - Spear Work
- Replies: 36
- Views: 61928
- Mon May 23, 2016 6:34 pm
- Forum: Crafts & Skills
- Topic: How To Make Pemmican Like The Native Americans
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15430
Re: How To Make Pemmican Like The Native Americans
This is a recipe from the Women of the Fur Trade website. I've had it and it's a little better than most. Pemmican: This is my Favorite recipe for Pemmican. Most others are barely palatable. My family receipt for pemmican comes from my Cherokee Great,Great Grandma and it does not have any extra anim...
- Mon May 23, 2016 2:24 pm
- Forum: Crafts & Skills
- Topic: How To Make Pemmican Like The Native Americans
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15430
Re: How To Make Pemmican Like The Native Americans
I gave up on pemmican cuz it basically tastes nasty now matter how you make it. My go-to trail food is fruitcake. It's high calorie, packs easy and I for one like the taste.
- Mon May 23, 2016 2:15 pm
- Forum: Crafts & Skills
- Topic: Anybody interested in a challenge?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 21642
- Mon May 23, 2016 2:11 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mixed bits. ;)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15935
Re: Mixed bits. ;)
I got the pouch from Revival Leather. Scott and Katie Adkins were friends from our days in the SCA at Auburn.
- Mon May 23, 2016 2:08 pm
- Forum: Outings
- Topic: Southeast Rangers
- Replies: 38
- Views: 62042
Re: Southeast Rangers
That's my birthday. May have to use this occasion to celebrate.
- Mon May 23, 2016 2:03 pm
- Forum: Soft Kit
- Topic: boot tutorial
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10447
Re: boot tutorial
I've made many pairs of boots. Most of the are a modification of the Persian Khuff. It's an easy one to replicate the pattern for.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-ca ... SHOE44.HTM
Spend some time on that site if you are really interested in shoe-making.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-ca ... SHOE44.HTM
Spend some time on that site if you are really interested in shoe-making.