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Re: Introduction

Judith Epstein — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:33:06 GMT

Thanks, everyone, for the helpful suggestions about names, personae, persona-origins, and encampments. Wow, if this is the help I get just for saying howdy,

Re: Introduction

Coblaith Muimnech — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:05:53 GMT

... If you do decide to stick around, I highly recommend the Medieval Names Archive as a good place to look for a period name to

Introduction

Judith Epstein — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:41:27 GMT

Hello, all. I attended a handful of SCA events during my collegiate years in An Tir. Fifteen years later, I now find myself missing it, so I'm gearing up to

Re: Chiseling

Robert Bohler — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:41:22 GMT

When I was in Art School, we used old sofa cushions, wrapped in duct tape, for chiseling marbel, plaster, cement, etc.... worked pretty well actually Robert

Chiseling

ladyellen2 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:32:36 GMT

Any stone workers out there? I need to chisel some pieces off of cement slabs. I was wondering what is a good base to use for shock absorbency, sturdiness,

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing

Stefan li Rous — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:58:57 GMT

Tabitha Pennywarden suggested: <<< That's a good idea; you could use beeswax, (or another period wax) if you have some - beeswax doesn't go rancid, is water

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing (was need feast gear)

Kyla — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:07:40 GMT

That's a good idea; you could use beeswax, (or another period wax) if you have some - beeswax doesn't go rancid, is water proof, and tastes good, besides. We

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing (was need feast gear)

Robert Bohler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:34:37 GMT

Here's a tip from the food service industry ( in which I work ). For wooden cutting boards, cover the board in a HEAVY layer of salt (1/4 inch thick) and

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing (was need feast gear)

Stefan li Rous — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:31:18 GMT

Padhraig O' Cellachain <<< BUT HOW DO I WAS MY UNSEALED WOODEN SPOONS TO GET ALL THE MICROSCOPIC CREEPY CRAWLIES OUT OF THE PORES >>> There is an on-going

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing

Coblaith Muimnech — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:40:46 GMT

... Just wash them with warm soapy water. If you haven't let them sit around dirty, they should come clean easily enough. Coblaith Muimnech Barony of Bryn

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing (was need feast gear)

Kyla — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:10:20 GMT

Soak it in warm soapy water for about half an hour. The soap will be absorbed with the water, and kill any bacteria. Same goes for any other wooden implement;

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing (was need feast gear)

Callahan Patrick — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:00:49 GMT

BUT HOW DO I WAS MY UNSEALED WOODEN SPOONS TO GET ALL THE MICROSCOPIC CREEPY CRAWLIES OUT OF THE PORES Padhraig O' Cellachain [Non-text portions of this

Re: boffer armour

christopher chastain — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 22:36:08 GMT

You'll have to shrink it down for his size but here's a couple of patterns for you. http://www.aemma.org/misc/gambeson_instructions.pdf

boffer armour

tudorpot@... — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:39:05 GMT

HI, I'm taking my 9 year old nephew to an SCA event and would like to make him a gambeson so he can do boffer fighting. Google is not being productive, when I

Re: Wood spoons preparationand washing (was need feast gear)

jay davis — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:10:05 GMT

accually i think you should wear it if you want to. the rest of us should opt for not wearing it. ;) john of antioche