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  1. colmoultrie

    Too short a time at the Pines

    Weather cut short my trip to Whispering Pines near Wellsboro this past weekend. Heavy rain forecast for Thursday night, all day Friday, and part of Saturday - and most of it came - meant that rather than camping with the full family and full setup, just my daughter and I went with my 6x6 wedge...
  2. colmoultrie

    Light infantry cap pattern?

    Does anyone know of a pattern for the light infantry cap - yes, I know it looks a bit ridiculous - from the F&I war, such as seen in the engraving of him? Although not drawn from life, it does give a decent indication that those caps were fairly widespread. Link I know some were leather and...
  3. colmoultrie

    Back from Whispering Pines

    Just back from Whispering Pines rendezvous near Wellsboro, PA. Had a good time, shot - badly, but had fun singing Thursday and Friday nights. A lot of folks, spooked by the predicted storm, packed it in Saturday afternoon or evening, and the camp was like a ghost town by Sunday morning. We...
  4. colmoultrie

    One for the ladies...

    Well, this one is more of a "might-have-been," or perhaps "might not have been," rather than a HC/PC piece. It's a cotton haversack for a lady, lined with green cotton, and using a floral webbing my wife had in a box. Button closure, and two buttons to adjust the strap...
  5. colmoultrie

    Photos from Dixon's

    I've been busy since Dixon's, but here are a few of the pictures I took when here Saturday and Sunday. Reaves Goehring, who has been making excellent castings for decades: Ken Gahagan, best known for some beautiful Hudson's Bay Fowling pieces, but also a master of the Berks County rifle, as...
  6. colmoultrie

    Beaded choker

    Just finished up a beaded choker necklace for a fellow F&I reenactor. It's made of #6 glass pony beads, and tacked onto deerskin backing.
  7. colmoultrie

    Horn at Dixon's

    I recently finished my third horn, after three years of off-and-on work - mostly off - and in a fit of bravery I entered it at Dixon's Gunmakers' Fair. I didn't win any ribbons, but I got exactly what I was hoping for: two pages of critique and some nice comments.
  8. colmoultrie

    Handmade shoes

    I stopped by Dixon's last week and found a pair of shoes made by Greg Geiger. They are the first pair of colonial shoes I've ever tried on with a sole really wide enough for my EEE or EEEE feet. I haven't had a chance to grease them up or install buckles yet, but I'm ecstatic about...
  9. colmoultrie

    Poured bolsters?

    How do people go about making the forms for poured pewter bolsters, nose caps, etc? Descriptions and photos would be helpful. Thanks in advance.
  10. colmoultrie

    Anyone Headed to Whispering Pines?

    Good shoot coming up next weekend in the Endless Mountains of PA, South of Wellsboro. It's back in the woods, but it's well-posted off Route 6 each year.
  11. colmoultrie

    Center-seam Sheath

    My little knife needed a sheath, so I got out the 4oz veg tan, applied some vinegaroon solution, sewed up a side-seam sheath, and twisted it into a center-seam.
  12. colmoultrie

    Reworked Old Hickory Paring Knife

    A few months ago, I went to a garage sale and they were literally giving away knives. I picked up three good carbon steel blades. The smallest was a paring knife with a blade just under four inches. I drilled out the rivets and took off the handles, then slotted a small spike antler I found...
  13. colmoultrie

    Jute "not a haversack"

    Well, since we've been told, despite at least one Hogarth painting, that haversacks were strictly a military item, not used by civilians, what I just made is NOT a haversack, but merely a bag. I had some herringbone jute, a fabric I believe to be HC, and decided to make a sturdy bag: I...
  14. colmoultrie

    Traditional German Rouladen

    Now I'll be the first to admit, this takes a pretty good camp setup - better a line shack with a stove, perhaps - but it can be done, and the results are fantastic, so if someone wants to try this " modern" first, you won't be disappointed. Variations on roulade go back to the 16th century...
  15. colmoultrie

    New Jersey State History Fair

    The Spirit of the Jerseys State History Fair was Saturday at Monmouth Battlefield State Park. There were a host of living history groups, state and National Parks, antique cars, a military timeline, and, oh yes, muzzleloading. :wink: Yes, it's a "Dog-n-Pony show" - there was even a St...
  16. colmoultrie

    At the Van Campen Inn

    This stone house along the Delaware River was just down the bluff from Fort Johns, the headquarters fort of the New Jersey Frontier Guard in 1756. We had an event there on Sunday, so I thought I'd show off the outfit. Pardon the iPod photo.
  17. colmoultrie

    Kid's Overshirt

    My son didn't have any appropriate fall gear, so I pulled out some checked wool and made him an overshirt. It's not quite done, and I "cheated" and used machine stitching, but if I had tried hand-sewing, he'd freeze to death before his shirt was ever finished. I'm not basing this on any...
  18. colmoultrie

    Pewter Tankard Source?

    What are your recommendations for a good pewter tankard at a reasonable price? My wife was looking at a Jas. Townshend one that was about $33; are there better choices out there that will be correct for the mid-18th century?
  19. colmoultrie

    Acquisition at Whispering Pines

    Just before I left the Pines, a great rendezvous became even better... This piece was built by John Pollack, a wonderful gentleman and one heck of a craftsman. It's .40 cal., rifled, and balances like a dream. The gentleman I got it from is also a friend. When I went for the first time...
  20. colmoultrie

    List of items for rendezvous w/ family

    I am about to make my first rondy weekend with the family. I've camped before, either alone, as someone's guest, or with my daughter, but this will be the first one with my better half. So it's goodbye to the 6x6 wedge, and hello to a 20x20 marquis ( yes, it's immense, but it was a screaming...
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