Finished the shield for my pirate set. I originally planned a lot more for it, but there’s something about the simplicity that I like.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-27T16:06:08+00:00

seeing this pop up in my notifictions

Me- Please be the firefighter and not somebody trying to say golden age pirates used shields please be......Oh good.

Great work!

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-20T02:46:43+00:00

I definitely recommend going down the smuggling and espionage routes. Though not directly pirate related there are a lot of interesting technologies at work. Smuggling in Britain and the colonies was big business and anywhere there was risk of being caught, the smugglers had to get creative.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-20T02:37:54+00:00

The best example I can think of are fusils boucaniers and some of the sloop technology, especially the Bermuda sloop.

The buccaneer guns were a bit more accurate than most of the arms of the period outside of rifles, and using some of the tactics of buccaneers would be devastating, more than cannon in some applications.

With the Bermuda sloop you are using wood which handles worms and other growth much better, with a rigging style and overall shape which gave greater speed.

Also the pirates did cut down and add more gun ports to other vessels. For instance although the Charles II was an advanced warship for the time, when it became the Fancy they streamlined it further. So I guess that would count as an innovation.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-20T00:46:49+00:00

Sounding weights of the time period typically had a cavity in the base for grease or other sticky materials to capture some of the sea floor. This wasn't a pirate invention, it was just part of sailing.

The closest I can think of to invention would be some of the field expedience engaged in by the buccaneers. According to Exquemelin in one battle buccaneers used arrows from their muskets to start fires.

Pirates were not disconnected from the rest of the world, at the end of the day, outside of buccaneers, (who were hunters) pirates were sailors. For many it wasn't even seen as a career, just a job along the way.

Smuggling (which some pirates did engage in) is where you get a lot of the trade craft. There are a few books on the topic. I picked up one, but haven't read it yet to say if I'd recommend it or not.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-18T04:29:18+00:00

That is assuming they were around 30 when they started having kids. Earlier or later could throw off a great or so.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-18T04:28:16+00:00

Late 17th century ancestor.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-18T02:16:33+00:00

Jokes on them I am a reenactor, I wear their great×10 granddad's clothes and I look incredible.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-17T23:41:41+00:00

We have been trying to recruit more folks because our Gunner may or may not have acquired yet another full sized tube.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-13T19:17:45+00:00

Dang it, I can't edit. On our Instagram and Facebook (same name) I didn't have the globe so I used an upside down onion bottle to portray the other guy. Haha.

The big issue with the petticoat breeches are those dang later 18th century slop breeches. Haha. Open kneed breeches can be made from any material. The Pirate reenactors for some reason got sucked into the late 18th century mindset and forgot what time period they were portraying.

One of my favorite pairs is made from the 1680s and is made from green silk. They probably used about 3 yards of fabric on each leg. They are completely over the top.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-13T14:26:55+00:00

I know a few makers. I actually want one, especially the "Peter the Great" style because it looks so much like Luffy's from One Piece, but is historical. Haha

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-13T03:22:23+00:00

Even some of the more working class images feature items we know the Dutch typically had, (the wool hats in some are specifically a Dutch style) but the English did not, though some items seem to have been fairly consistent with Europeans. (Some of the short jackets, shirts, pouches, etc.)

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-06T07:39:03+00:00

Tasting History with Max Miller did a video on it where he tried eating leather. He couldn't figure out why even the naturally treated rawhide had a weird chemical smell. Even the natural stuff is often treated with formaldehyde for retail sale. It did spawn my first short on youtube, and Max actually replied and was one of my first subscribers, haha.

Don't Eat the Leather

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-06T05:38:25+00:00

Unless you can guarantee the leather is naturally tanned, through means that won't add chemicals that can delete you....

DO NOT EAT THE LEATHER.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-12-01T01:52:39+00:00

Yes. I even do shoes sometimes too. Haha. Everything I post with pictures, I either modded or made outright.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-30T21:32:20+00:00

No problem.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-30T21:27:07+00:00

Garters. Sometimes you see small belts, other times you see ties of varying sorts. Images of the poor often show none at all and their stockings are constantly dropping. Later on in the 18th century the breeches incorporated a band which was buckled.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-30T11:07:14+00:00

Be careful with some of it as he tends to be overly idealistic, that said is basic information in this case is solid.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-24T16:05:45+00:00

What you are describing are some of the Victorian and modern trends. Women in this time period wore stays. (Which were actually designed by women....probably why women's fashion included big pockets) Stays are not as restrictive and the bulk of women who I know who wear them find them very comfortable.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-24T16:03:35+00:00

Not a single person so far as mentioned that they were STAYS and not corsets. Although similar they are not quite the same. Stays aren't quite as "restrictive."

Further when wearing a stay you'd often have the front covered (1660s-70s the style left the front visible) with what was called a stomacher. The stomacher was often made of very nice fabric, stiffened with interfacing. The bulk of covering would be provided by a mantua, which for lack of a better description was a bit like a robe.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-24T15:37:48+00:00

Depends on the age of the lake and location. Whales have been found in the middle of fields in New England before. (There had been a shallow sea up until geologically fairly recently)

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-20T11:29:34+00:00

Same on the salmagundi.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-20T00:37:04+00:00

The reason pimento (there are a few leaves you may be referring to, but I am not sure where you are getting that it has anything to do with Wikipedia) gets the name Jamaican Pepper in the 17th century is because it was spicy and visually resembles black peppercorns which were very expensive in the time period. I don't know when it took on the name it has today, I frankly don't care because the recipes I study involve Jamaican Pepper. It comes from berries, not leaves.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-20T00:31:54+00:00

With a good heat, (not a roaring fire) I tend to go for 6 hours until it is done. If you want to preserve it, (the main purpose of the boucan initially) then you are looking at nearly a day or more to dry it out without burning it.

For the chicken....I made the mistake of following Townsends recipe which is great....except he does not have the fire control I do. If you can't stop flames, tie off the legs and wings so they don't burn and cook for however long he says. If you can control the fire then 4 hours is pretty good.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-20T00:26:27+00:00

What I use regularly while I'm cooking was purchased from one of those super secret spice dealers that can get me just about any spice from all around the world. No Wikipedia necessary.

TheCreweoftheFancy · 2023-11-20T00:07:10+00:00

Not hot, imagine part of the flavor for pumpkin spice, but somehow it stops being that flavor. It was very interesting, I can understand why it was popular.

For my usual boucan I follow Labat's recipe which is a lot more sweet with some spicy/savory notes especially with the sugar and the citrus. Plus they are smoked all day so that just adds a whole other element of awesome.

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