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Topic: brain tanning lessons in feilding 11/09/11 |
adrianf
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Forum: Textiles, Garb and Jewelery Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 5:55 pm Subject: brain tanning lessons in feilding 11/09/11 |
just found out that a guy is giving a presentation on how to brain tan leather tommorrow morning at the fielding Llama show at manfield park.
hes doing it around 11 for anyone interested.
i was ... |
Topic: La Rochelle Hugenots |
adrianf
Replies: 3
Views: 12712
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Forum: Siege Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 7:52 pm Subject: La Rochelle Hugenots |
gotta love french warfare
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/thehistoryofmexico/p/pastrywar.htm |
Topic: riveted mail |
adrianf
Replies: 16
Views: 44867
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Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:36 pm Subject: riveted mail |
http://www.mailleartisans.org/articles/articledisplay.cgi?key=9868
i found this site a while ago that makes it look pretty easy |
Topic: sword making |
adrianf
Replies: 37
Views: 48951
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Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 6:02 pm Subject: sword making |
If you are going to have sax then Long sax has to be the best type of sax to have. The rest is for bunny rabbits!
better to have any sax than no sax |
Topic: sword making |
adrianf
Replies: 37
Views: 48951
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Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 2:20 pm Subject: sword making |
i remember hearing an old myth/story that italian swords were supposed to be superior because they were cooled by running ht red hot blank through a slave |
Topic: sword making |
adrianf
Replies: 37
Views: 48951
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Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:52 pm Subject: sword making |
umm yeah
dont relaly know what to say but
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/09/090908-taiwan-sword-video-ap.html |
Topic: Zulu's "fousands of 'em" |
adrianf
Replies: 14
Views: 28543
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Forum: Siege Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 8:04 pm Subject: Zulu's "fousands of 'em" |
got to love the english lords comment
Sir Garnet Wolseley, taking over as Commander-in-Chief from Lord Chelmsford, was unimpressed with the awards made to the defenders of Rorke’s Drift, saying ... |
Topic: Barefoot or Metal Shoes? |
adrianf
Replies: 26
Views: 52282
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Forum: Equestrian Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:38 am Subject: Barefoot or Metal Shoes? |
i always used metal shoeing.
but i'm a big fan of hot shoeing, when its done properly
one thing thats interesting is that most farriers only cold shoe these days, even if the horse has problem f ... |
Topic: Worst Reaction to Re-enactment? |
adrianf
Replies: 65
Views: 126387
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Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:38 pm Subject: Worst Reaction to Re-enactment? |
i got a REALLY random comment from someone at waikato
her "are you guys camping here all weekend?"
me "yes"
her "so is it like the 40 hour famine or something?" |
Topic: Horse Meat - what would you do? |
adrianf
Replies: 68
Views: 140093
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Forum: NAAMA & General Discussion Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:48 pm Subject: Horse Meat - what would you do? |
just remember that karma can be a [expletive]
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10561468 |
Topic: Horse Meat - what would you do? |
adrianf
Replies: 68
Views: 140093
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Forum: NAAMA & General Discussion Posted: Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:49 pm Subject: Horse Meat - what would you do? |
i got some good recipes for jerky ill dig em out for ya, kinda like the idea of horse jerky with a hint of chillie.
if you could post some in a seperate thread, i'ld like to see some recipies as we ... |
Topic: Finding Flint in NZ |
adrianf
Replies: 19
Views: 46252
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Forum: Other Crafts Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2009 5:20 pm Subject: Finding Flint in NZ |
I also wonder if obsidian (volcanic glass) might just work. It appears quite like flint, but usually glossy black. That, if I remember correctly, is found in the Bay of Plenty and some other volcani ... |
Topic: chain mail |
adrianf
Replies: 45
Views: 88260
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Forum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:07 pm Subject: chain mail |
i'm going to the market, i'll try to remmeber to throw my chain making gear in the van so i can show people |
Topic: Arrow bag - fairly authentic |
adrianf
Replies: 7
Views: 12992
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Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:57 pm Subject: Arrow bag - fairly authentic |
i made one of those bags for my wife and they are really simple to throw together
they are also really easy to draw from and the cloth hood stops the arrows falling out.
i would recommend one l ... |
Topic: Tanning |
adrianf
Replies: 8
Views: 20891
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Forum: Other Crafts Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:00 pm Subject: Tanning |
in one of the recent NZ hunting and fishing magazines there was a home recipe. i think it was the july edition |
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