Of Sorts for Provincials

Information on 18th century American firearms, the Virginia back country and related material culture.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

The Butcher or Scalping Knife

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Cunne Shote by Parsons ca.1762 Aside from the leggings covered earlier, another interesting culture crossing commodity that shows up ...

Making a Powderhorn

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I finally got around to making a powder horn, something I had wanted to try after picking up this book a while back: http://www.trackofth...
Thursday, March 3, 2011

Breechclouts and Leggings the Low Budget DIY plan

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Above: An Indian War chief completely equipped with a scalp in his hand by George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend p...
Wednesday, March 2, 2011

shirt construction 4 finishing touches

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Having top stitched down the shoulder straps, I then added two buttonholes to each cuff or sleeve band for sleeve buttons. Sleeve button...

shirt construction part 3 CUFFS or sleeve bands

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At this point, I basically did the same to apply the sleeve bands or cuffs, running stitch to gather the open end, pin down the open cuff, c...

shirt construction continued 2

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At this point, I added the neck gussets and pinned down the shoulder straps, then ran a loose running stitch through the neckline, in order ...

Shirt construction continued

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First, I washed and dried the linen, then cut out the necessary parts (NB the cuffs or sleeve bands should be small for this period, 1"...
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