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Topic: peep sights |
Ironmule
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Forum: Resource Listing Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 3:31 am Subject: peep sights |
I've got a book on Marksmanship that has a lot of historical items. Double set triggers and vernier peep sights were common in the 1500's on target crossbows in Switzerland. There was a photo of a 1 ... |
Topic: Boat building technique |
Ironmule
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Forum: Boats and Boat Building Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:47 pm Subject: Boat building technique |
I suppose the OP is long gone, but for the future, we could suggest to anyone wanting advice on how to build a boat, that they get Gardner's "Building Classic Small Craft" isbn 007142797X. ... |
Topic: hand sewn grommets |
Ironmule
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Forum: Message Board Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:50 am Subject: Google found a fellow re-enactor |
http://www.frayedknotarts.com/sailmaking.html has some nice illustrations.
The purpose of a grommet is to spread the wear and keep a rope from tearing the canvas as it slides through under a h ... |
Topic: For the bite of a rattlesnake ... |
Ironmule
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Forum: Message Board Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 8:38 pm Subject: Six of one, a half dozen of the other,,, |
Most plants produce natural antibiotics in their leaves and shoots to protect them from infection as critters bite them off in browsing. A poultice as described may have protected against infection.
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