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Miles:

--- Quote from: Yeomanbowman on June 18, 2007, 05:02:15 pm ---Thanks Miles,
The grease horn looks very interesting, how does it work?  Is hot fat poured into the large end and allowed to solidify, also did it have a bung?  Whilst I'm bombarding you with questions ;) did it have a date and is the pointed tip cut away deliberately or just decayed/damaged?
I think I'll make one, I'm intrigued!
Cheers,
Jeremy

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Hi Jeremy
The tip seemed damaged from decay(not a good hole there) it looks like they used it like a drinking horn I've been working on what type grease like lard but on VERY HOT 95'F days here in Suffolk Virginia US it just runs out, so I use a ball of bee’s wax as bung or plug (I have no proof of it being used like this but if was a medieval archer  I'd do it that way but we know they did carry bee's wax) but on cool days it not needed.
 I did not take the pic’s myself, the Museum of London did not have it dated it just had the small placard I posted.
Jeremy your stuff looks to be a hit.




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Miles:
one more :) no two

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D. Tiller:
JM I will be joining your group soon. Just getting most of my gear from Historical Enterprises and just waiting and will be orderring the boots from Armlann. I will be using these mostly for reenactment purposes with the Camlann group in Carnation, WA. I will be using my gear also for hunting purposes and think it would be a kick to get a number of like minded people together to go hunting with. I make my own bows and arrows for reenactment also in the Medieval Warbow style. Dont think I will be up arround 120# range ever but will be using them for hunting purposes arround 50-80# and 30-31" draw length.

Any sugestions on kit to make or take with me on those style of hunts? I will be going out on my own to do this style of hunting unguided so the more info the better.

David T

PS: Really cool boar!

Yeomanbowman:
Miles,
That looks a very good recreation of how the original would have been in its heyday, how about lamb or beef fat thats a bit harder and with a higher melting point?

Dane and DanaM,
Thanks for the positive feedback.
Jeremy

Miles:
I do late 15c 1471 my self English Archer but have been doing a number of medieval periods.

There a book called (Medieval Costume and how to Recreate it) reprinted by Dover Publications ISBN 0-486-42985-7 $11.95 US it old 1st published in 1931 but it's very good for the little things like Hunting Costume how to cut two fur hoods from a skin, it's not a bad to have.



I've used Historic Enterprises there OK Amror great
I've used Medieval Design there in Itay and of guy in my US group go here very good clothes and footwear
Hi-end footwear at hi-cost he's in the UK
Good Hunting
Miles

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