Well that is just gorgeous!


.... and for what it's worth, if you told us that was walnut dyed, I'd have believed you. It's a close match!

HOOOORAAAYYY!!! Congratulations to the happy couple.

Oh yes, this has apparently been something of a bone of contention in 18th c. New England circles for a while. :mrgreen: For a bit more context - John Rees (the guy mentioned as the researcher in the article) has done a LOT of just fantastic in-depth research on RevWar era, including packs and accou...

There's historical precedent- (at least some) English snapsacks of the French and Indian war era and German satchel-packs of the same period were hair-on goatskin. I've seen pictures of nineteenth century central European soldiers wearing fuzzy knapsacks as well - and I believe I've heard it was for...

I definitely need to get more miles on mine, that's for sure.

redhand - yours looks great! Well done!

That is just lovely! What a nice batch of goodies.

Happy birthday!

SO JEALOUS!

ALSO... I have totally been wanting to try floating a coracle these last couple years, and just don't have a willow big enough to make one (or time, really) - I know there are makers in the UK, but does anyone know of a maker here in the northeast US I might pester?

For those with an interest, Mr. MacDougall just opened a new kickstarter for an expansion "Into the Hinterlands" -


https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eo ... interlands


I cannot wait!

Mae Govennen vulf! Welcome!

ME TOO.

I think Eofor is pulling our leg.


(....or the Professor was far sighted indeed!)

Mostly because I just like it better.
I do think hide is a bit easier to keep treated against water (hair-on hide even moreso) - but either will work.

How did you get good tasting pemmican?! Mine taste like old candles.

Happy birthday!!

What a great fabric!

... and you absolutely have the look down.