Thanks pete. thats an idea. Ringulf,as far as a pattern goes. i took a peice of canvas 24 inches long by 20 inches wide. on the 24 inch long ends i folded each one over and sewed a hemm then ironed it flat, then i folded the fabric on the 20 inch side with the inside out and folded the edges over on...

lol. thanks. got a thing for dragons

Cool, thanks. i did find a fabric shope on amazon that sells 10oz canvas in an moss colour. waiting on a reply to an email concerning the width of it.

Thanks, so far it works good. i need to load one up all the way and go for a day hike with it on. but there is very little slipping around on my back with it. im curently thinking of a way to tie off my diamond fly onto it. i like snap sacks because you have accsess to either end. no digging out all...

how long should i leave it to soak? ( im really a novice at this sort of thing)

Ok among other projects over the past month. i have decided that a snap sack would be a very good Rangerly devise for carrying gear around in the feild. to that end i had a couple yards left over from my tent project. sitting down i did a little research and decided that an early 17th century patter...

Just a thought on this subject, as far as socket arrow heads go. broadheads in the viking era often had a tang that fitted into a hole in the shaft. the shaft was wound with linen string for about two inches down. ive made heads like that and they are very sturdy indeed.

Hey guys i need some advise. since were on the subject of cloth. i have some 10oz canvas im working into a new hooded cloak. i would like advis on dying the fabric ( i wanna go with od green,or close to it) i have absolulty NO experience with fabric dyeing. so HELP!!!!!!

Greg wrote:Looks great, Dwayne! Hope you can put it to good use this coming April with us in Indiana!

Cool i did remember it ( kinda right). you gotta admit sword and sheild does make sense when youre going up against an enemy thats no stranger to arrows and throwing spears. { edit, its time for me to re read it too}

http://nwwoodsman.com/Articles/TarpSetUp.html Here is an article about a method of making a tent using a 9x12 tarp. I still haven't had time to try it, but I will as soon as I get home. I have seen that kinda set-up. it is pretty nice. thats the advantage of one of these, all the ways you can pitch...

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these are some pics i took this evening in the yard. in my area most of the time it can be pitched like this. hung from a tree.

As i seem to recal. in the second part of the lord of the rings ( book two the two towers) uppon meeting with the rohirum, and after the initial meeting with Theodin, he gave Aragorn a sheild from the aromory there. this suggest to me Tolkien invsioned Anduril and most other blades as single handed....

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ok this is a pick of the test pitch i did in the front yard tonight. the thing i like about a diamond shelter is all the ways they can be pitched.