Sheilajeanne

Chuck, this is a copy of the original, and does not include the subtitles. By the time you've converted to Canadian dollars, and added the shipping, which is $21 for a DVD, it was costing close to $40 Canadian. Yeah, tried this already, from another distributor... Thanks for checking it out, anyway!

Wow, forgot all about this post!! Been dumpster diving, have you Fred? It was a great movie, and it's almost impossible to get it on DVD, unless you buy a bootleg copy, or are willing to fork over around $400 for an original. I tried buying a bootleg copy, then found it would be over $21 just for shipping, plus it wouldn't have subtitles, something I really need due to my hearing impairment. I can get a lot of stuff by lipreading, but unfortunately, the Scarecrow's mask prevents that, plus he disguises his voice, making him even harder to understand. (I know this because the movie is available on YouTube.) I first saw it as a kid when it originally aired as a 3 part movie on The Wonderful World of Disney. It stars Patrick McGoohan, who was a very excellent actor. I don't remember many things I saw on TV at that age. That should tell you just what a good movie it was! It was rather scary in parts, which is probably why it isn't as popular as the syrupy-sweet stuff Disney usually produces, then sells on DVDs, and now on their new Disney channel.

Toxo, are those snap fasteners in the center of the eyes? Very cool bag!

Too true!

My musical tastes are a bit all over the map, but #1 on my list is definitely the Man In Black, Johnny Cash. The first live concert I went to was the Monkees in Toronto. Next was Johnny Cash in 1968. I also saw the Beach Boys a couple of times at the C.N.E. (Exhibition Stadium). Have also seen live performances by Ronnie Hawkins, Gordon Lightfoot, Pete Seeger and the Rolling Stones. As for musical taste, after Cash, I like Kris Kristofferson, Roger Miller, Kenny Rogers, Glen Campbell, Statler Brothers, John Denver and Rosanne Cash. For rock, I'll take the Beach Boys over the Beatles but also like the Stones, the Byrds, Moody Blues and Mamas and the Papas. Folk - Lovin' Spoonful, Peter Paul and Mary, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Woody Guthrie. Arlo is okay, too. Jazz - I think Louis Armstrong was one of the best to ever blow a horn. I had the D.J. play his version of Moon River as the final dance at my wedding Also have a soft spot for Sammy Davis Jr, though not sure what category to put him in! He had SO many talents, and was definitely one of the top ten tap dancers of all time. The most jaw-dropping thing I've ever seen was a cancer-riddled Davis, unable to talk due to throat cancer and six months away from his death, getting up on the stage at his 60th anniversary tribute, and doing at tap dance that would put just about anyone else to shame. Have a look at the video below, starting at 3:40: Popular: Tom Jones still has the pipes at age 80. Have followed him since his earliest days. Also love some Dean Martin and some of the other great crooners like Neil Diamond, Tony Bennett, Sinatra. etc.

YOur stitching is so very even, it looks like it was done by a machine! Wow, what a lot of work! Is that a cross-stitch?

This video shows close-ups of that lovely green woman's shoe, and shows it looks like it was repaired several times: It also shows the modern duplicate that Chuck posted earlier.

Those books are REALLY pricey! By exploring the 'Historical Re-enactment' forum on Leatherworking, I've come up with quite a few useful videos. For the Roman period, this one is probably the best: The other videos mostly deal with Roman caligae, the sandals worn by the Legions, which, of course, are pretty impractical for our climate. And they also look like they'd be a nightmare to make. (Sorry, cutting narrow strips of leather isn't one of my favourite things!) Here's another page, with a number of good links to how to do the 'hands on' stuff! https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=making+Roman+shoes

Thinking and praying for all those that were in the paths of the tornados in the U.S. and praying our members are all safe! The news just keeps getting worse, as the known death toll climbs.

I got a wheeled portable kitchen caddy for $40. The top is removable and solid granite: 15x 24 inches. Not as good a deal as some of you got, but still not bad! https://www.amazon.ca/Linon-Kitchen-Island-Granite-Top/dp/B002USUK3M/ref=asc_df_B002USUK3M/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=292950412048&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1691166827291722255&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9104883&hvtargid=pla-384934210009&psc=1

I've been following the TV show, Digging For Britain, and one of their episodes featured a cavalry re-enactment group. It was amazing to see the lengths to which this group went to make everything absolutely authentic! They travel around Britain, doing re-enactments for different events. You can see a video below. The re-enactment group begins its thing at about 44:35, though there are interesting bits about the group and the Roman cavalry's gear interspersed throughout the whole video. The archaeologists digging up forts that had a large cavalry presence had a hard time figuring out just how the horses and soldiers were quartered. Eventually the figured out the soldiers slept in the stable, with their horses! There were pits in the floor to help deal with the horse urine and drain it away! Having worked in a riding stable, and knowing how foul the stable smells first thing in the morning before being mucked out, I don't envy them! Edit: there's a section specifically on Vindolanda that begins about 35 minutes in.

Ohh, I remember that now! They even found written papyrus records that had been preserved!

Nice! Saw a few of those when researching Roman sandals for the statue. Because Vindolanda was so wet, I think it's produced more well preserved Roman shoes than any other dig! But that green shoe, the one you posted the modern duplicate of, is definitely the prettiest I've seen. It was found at a Roman fort in Saalburg, Germany

Yes, prices have been CRAZY lately! I'm sure it's the nostalgia factor, plus, of course, Christmas madness.

Mike, having a long tail on the thread greatly lessens the chance of you pulling the thread off the needle.

Following, and wondering if VT buffalo is any good for tooling...

I have a couple of the same ones you bought - the silver coloured ones, not the black - but the spacing wasn't quite right for this project. Tines were too close together.

I bought the ones recommended to me in this thread: https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/97548-tandy-pro-stitching-chisels/ They arrived quite promptly, and I've been using them for this project. They work really well, and I'm using a piece of REALLY thick (12 oz!) belly leather underneath my project to protect them from damage. So far, very pleased with them! Good use for a piece of belly - as belly goes, this was a really nice one, and I've actually been using it to practice my tooling and swivel knife work.

Found this: Scale slip is when a scale is loosen or detached from the skin. This is usually caused by bad preservation. http://www.rojeleather.com/crocodile-skin-grading/ So yeah, that is not a high quality skin.

Alligators shed their scales in order to grow: http://www.alligatorleather.net/alligator-skin-shedding/ That's what you're seeing here. Having never worked with alligator, I can't comment on how to deal with this. Hopefully someone else will chime in!

Yep, been there, done that!

Yeah, walnut hulls are great. They dye your hands, too, if you're the one that has to dehusk the nuts! We don't have hazelnuts here, but there are lots of black walnuts, so I'd try that first if I wanted something free. Many local homeowners would be happy for a free removal service in the fall.

kgg, need a heavier thread to sew the pockets. This is a tool roll, and some of these wrenches are pretty big. Leather is a golden color, like gold deer hide.

Okay, called the store, and they have 8 oz. spools and 16 oz. (1 pound) spools. Those are both pretty big spools, and I'm not sure I will be using this color (gold) again once this project is done. I have some artificial sinew in the color I need, and have been hand-sewing so far, but the sinew begins to separate as you sew, and becomes a real PITA to work with. Because it splits, piercing it with the needle to keep the thread from pulling out of the eye doesn't work. And I still have 20 compartments to sew... sigh!

Thanks, Legion! Those look like pretty big spools though. Any idea how many yards are on them? One thing I like about that thread is it's the first time I've seen exactly the colour I'm looking for!