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- Wed Oct 03, 2012 7:37 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: River fishing
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6308
Re: River fishing
Wait, a treatyse on an angle is late 15th century, a wonderful read, resonates with all anglers throughout the ages. http://www.luminarium.org/renascence-editions/berners/berners.html gems such as the best dye for horse hair lines. Bait for different fish, and most wonderful, a collapsible rod that ...
- Mon Oct 01, 2012 6:57 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Sugar nippers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2744
Re: Sugar nippers
Grymm, you are not a b**ger to work with.
- Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:24 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
There are melted sulphur seals on medieval documents too.
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:33 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
i shall try and track down the sources, i sub resin turps with rosin.
- Fri Sep 14, 2012 7:26 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Horn reinforced bracer
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4227
Re: Horn reinforced bracer
i have a shoe sole rady for thsi very thing, ooo rah.
Horn btw can be softened by soaking in an alkali, it was done then, I have softened horn in a caustic soda solution.
Horn btw can be softened by soaking in an alkali, it was done then, I have softened horn in a caustic soda solution.
- Wed Sep 12, 2012 5:15 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Save our seaside heritage Make it legal
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4187
Re: Save our seaside heritage Make it legal
This site is not just for medieval - good luck
- Sun Sep 09, 2012 2:28 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Not for those with weak stomachs....
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14898
Re: Not for those with weak stomachs....
"I shall intend to stand by my values and morals, and my oath to protect and preserve life. " Good for you, however, it was preachy, I could see the finger wagging from here, impressive it was too. "but it would be prudent to do so. " Maybe we should all display our scars to 'war...
- Sun Sep 09, 2012 11:54 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
I just roll them by hand when they are part set, lifted from the greaseproof/foil.
- Sat Sep 08, 2012 10:57 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
To say I have a lot of it, is an understatement 

- Sat Sep 08, 2012 6:00 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
I would not lie and say 'lots', but the ones that I have seen and the ones that are well displayed on line, plus a chat with a former sigil conservator from the NA points me 'generally' to hand form them, I stress that is for the informal letters and letter closures. For larger sealing that would be...
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 7:30 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Not for those with weak stomachs....
- Replies: 43
- Views: 14898
Re: Not for those with weak stomachs....
Yep Simon was a nobber, a lucky one and we are thankful, but PL, there is no need to be so pious about it, Simon is evidently embarrassed and relieved. He does not need to show his wound as a message to others, he ballsed up and his scar wont put anyone off really.
- Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:51 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
You live in Scotland and are a cold blooded scientist, so you have little natural warmth to mould the wax. If my wax is cold I put it in warm water, it should not be liquid but pliable like putty, that way you can thread it in the seal tabs etc. A lot of seals have fingerprint and deeper impressions...
- Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:57 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
Items to have ready: Heat source Pot for wax melting pigments - very little Flat board or baking tray covered in baking foil, ensure you have a lip around the edge As High Lord Guthrie rightly says, make sure the rosin is ground to sandy texture, do this with a mask on as the rosiin particles are ha...
- Tue Sep 04, 2012 7:03 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
Guthers my lord.
Lamp black
Synthetic vermillion
a little goes a long way.
Yours
Lamp black
Synthetic vermillion
a little goes a long way.
Yours
Re: Bucklers
see the link at the bottom of my post, the middle english dictionary, give that a whirl.
- Mon Sep 03, 2012 8:04 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century Linen doublet sources
- Replies: 110
- Views: 22487
Re: 15th century Linen doublet sources
What I find interesting apart form the cloth type for doublet given the discussions re fustian, is that the kersey is the same for hose.
- Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:18 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century Linen doublet sources
- Replies: 110
- Views: 22487
Re: 15th century Linen doublet sources
More to add to this discussion regarding the type of cloth for doublets. These come from the Stonor letters and Papers, namely a memorandum of expenses for servants, extracts are as follows: For lynyn cloth to hys doblet iiij d - not sur if this refers to lining, or a doublet made from linen, either...
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:41 am
- Forum: Creative Works
- Topic: Work in progress helmet orb or pome
- Replies: 2
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Work in progress helmet orb or pome
Not for a commission, just a practice piece.
Turned 3 inch ball with 10mm hole for post.
Gesso plus raised gesso droplets.
The droplets will be overpainted in vermillion to represent blood.
Turned 3 inch ball with 10mm hole for post.
Gesso plus raised gesso droplets.
The droplets will be overpainted in vermillion to represent blood.
- Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:25 am
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
- Replies: 32
- Views: 19851
Re: Medieval Wax Seals - Questions!
They did not have wicks, the recipe for true sealing wax exists, it is in essence beeswax and rosin 2:1 slowly cooked until they melt together. You do see what appear to be rolled or formed sticks of wax, but save yourself the bother of a wick, that would only melt the wax to a liquid and that is to...
- Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:47 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century Linen doublet sources
- Replies: 110
- Views: 22487
Re: 15th century Linen doublet sources
The Pastons were commoners (peasants), John the II or was it the III was knighted, he was then minor nobility, but that doesn't confer to the family, although reflected glory is a good thing.
As for term gentry, what does that mean anyhoo?
As for term gentry, what does that mean anyhoo?
- Tue Aug 21, 2012 11:15 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Medieval surgeons and health practices
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2149
Re: Medieval surgeons and health practices
Loads of books about medieval medicine, the philosophy and practice. Try the Wellcome foundation for a book list.
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:09 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Medieval Paints
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3684
Re: Medieval Paints
All of that information is readily available, history, the materials and techniques are very well recorded and reviewed and then emulated. The bottom line is it depends on what you want to paint, each substrate has its own particular method and materials, not all work for all things. I have a conven...
- Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:00 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Medieval Paints
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3684
Re: Medieval Paints
Indeed, scary stuff. Cinnabar in its natural state is toxic enough, Pliny mentions the miners wearing goat/sheepskin masks to reduce exposure to the dust.
- Thu Jul 19, 2012 5:33 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Medieval Paints
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3684
Re: Medieval Paints
Cornellisens sell lead paints, red and white, plus genuine vermillion etc. I don't use them as I don't have the controls at home. Ultramarine Blues from ground Lapis Lasuli, so very expensive. - yes but azurite was a cheaper (relatively speaking) alternative but has a different cast and it handles v...
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:13 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century Linen doublet sources
- Replies: 110
- Views: 22487
Re: 15th century Linen doublet sources
'[I swear you two are baiting me.] Nope ;-) I have found that the fustian you gave me benefitted from a good hot wash, it caused some massive shrinkage but it does look more usable. I am not sure about it being a top layer, but as you say it might well be a decen liner. --- What does brushed linen l...
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:07 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century Linen doublet sources
- Replies: 110
- Views: 22487
Re: 15th century Linen doublet sources
I am in agreement, this is just an extension of the convo we were having at the weekend, just throwing up the nature of fustian once again, I would like to see some in the flesh as it were.
- Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:43 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 15th century Linen doublet sources
- Replies: 110
- Views: 22487
Re: 15th century Linen doublet sources
If fustian, then we need to have a better idea of what fustian is, ie if the wool fustian, then what texture will it have? Will it be more similar to wool or linen/cotton, it could still look more like wool than not. Either way I feel doublets are too thick in reenactment, they arose due to nothing ...
Re: Sausages
sausage = pudding = meat in a skin sack.
We call them sausages, but they were also called puddings and sausages. Hence black and white puddings.
Made famous by the famous jouster Marx Walter who had three sausages impaled on his helmet, tru dat. (later but v. amusing)
We call them sausages, but they were also called puddings and sausages. Hence black and white puddings.
Made famous by the famous jouster Marx Walter who had three sausages impaled on his helmet, tru dat. (later but v. amusing)
- Tue Jul 03, 2012 6:02 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Dreaded 'pourpoint' sleeveless doublet question
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10974
Re: Dreaded 'pourpoint' sleeveless doublet question
"Like you, I haven't been convinced. But then someone showed me this image on the Historic Enterprises website:" It is a good reference, albeit very late say 1480ish French possibly later. "This one would be nice and cool and keep the hoses up." Graham, they are 14th Century, (sa...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:25 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Black armour - right or wrong?
- Replies: 91
- Views: 51689
Re: Black armour - right or wrong?
The actual finish on the sallets say at the Tower and Wallace are rough indeed, you can still see the brush marks so thick was the paint. As for exotic, some of the varnish ingredient were exotic, there are dozens of varnish recipes, some very cheap and some very expensive. I have made the simpler/c...