Rabid builder type that jumps from project to project. Loves woodturning, Medieval mechanisms, and everything that has moving parts. Gadgets, Clocks and Chemistry Rules! Shown a big red button labeled "Do Not Push ~ Danger", would have to be restrained from pushing said button. 
I need a new tent. I have postponed my building of the Timurid Disked Bell for the time being, and moved on to making a new Bedouin tent. This time I am building one based on the style of tent found in the Northern Algerian regions. In “Tents: Architecture of the Nomads” by Torvald Feagre there is a [...]
The first incarnation of Tournament of Armies happened this weekend. I was rolled into the welcoming embrace of the Clan MacAndrew war band. Led by the Clan Warleader Caemgen (who happens to be the only heavy fighter in the clan) the clan did amazingly well. With a good band of mercenaries heavies, rapier fighters, Artisans, to supplement the MacAndrew [...]
I am going to buy the canvas for the new tent tomorrow. Its a little last minute, but thought I’d let you decided on what color I should make the tent out of. The most common color for this tent was white with blue or red designs on the outside. There are several images of [...]
For the first 10 years or so in the SCA I considered myself extremely late period English. It was kind of working for me. Due to me… being me, I ended up wearing almost exclusively Men’s clothing. Give me a dress even mid calf level, and I will find a way of face planting within [...]
Damn… I need to start hanging out wih these ladies. Snarf! Her name was Roberta Paulsen…
I have an idea…. Its a backpack sized period encampment. Something small enough I could in theory lug onto the BC ferries as a walk on passenger thus saving me stupid amounts of money. so… In my seemingly never ending need to build different kinds of tents, I bring you the 15th century Timur Disked [...]
Emily turned out to be a rocker. To such a degree, the high chair with its fairly narrow foot print was becoming a bit on the dangerous side. So a year early than I thought, I have cut the legs down to a child’s height. I had designed the chair so that there was a turned [...]
My fingers feel like the are going to snap like a twig, but I managed to finish the rug cartoon in the last week. Thats it…
Thanks to Gürcü Iskender (Sasha Khan) I now have a new awesome time waster on my hands. Simply the greatest game EVER that features a turnip. Action Turnip image from sweetbeetandgreenbean flickr
The project has been at a bit of a stand still as off late. The main hold up was the loom. I have been pulling out my hair trying to find either an image or a decent description of a near eastern rug loom in period. The closest I could find were a few images [...]
