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27th September 06, 10:38 PM
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New Life for an old bag?
I bought this sporran at a black powder rendezvous for $5 (Hudson Bay Pesos). An ex-military sporran which was covered with verdigris and blanco. I removed the bag and tried to scrub the blanco off, no success, so I turned the bag inside out and dyed the leather black. I re-attached the snaps, cleaned the brass gently and put the two parts together. Sorry if any military types are offended by the desecration of a military sporran. Please forgive the crappy photo.
Kevin
Cheers
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A 2006 study found that the average Canadian walks about 900 miles a year. The study also found that Canadians drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Canadians get about 41 miles per gallon.
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28th September 06, 12:21 AM
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For 5 bucks... it's worth it just for the cantle.
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28th September 06, 09:38 AM
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28th September 06, 09:48 AM
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I'm too embarrassed to tell you what I thought this thread would be about by its title... Best of luck witht the sporran!
Phil in Idaho
"Walk Tall, Walk Straight, and Look the World Right in the Eye."
That Great Celtic Philosopher Val Doonican
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28th September 06, 09:50 AM
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 Originally Posted by pdcorlis
I'm too embarrassed to tell you what I thought this thread would be about by its title... Best of luck witht the sporran!
I'm with you that...I was a whole lot unsure what I would see when I opened the thread....
look like a good sporan to me!
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28th September 06, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by pdcorlis
I'm too embarrassed to tell you what I thought this thread would be about by its title... Best of luck witht the sporran!
The English Queen? 
Sorry to any of our UK members, it was just too good a joke to pass up. :rolleyes:
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2nd October 06, 09:18 AM
#7
verdigris and blanco
(verdigris and blanco) Pardon the ignorance, what are these?
Sound as though they are bad things to be covered with .....
“Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, taste the fruit, drink the drink, and resign yourself to the influences of each.” H.D. Thoreau
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2nd October 06, 11:39 AM
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(verdigris and blanco),
Verdigris: how brass oxidizes.
1 a : a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates b : normal copper acetate Cu(C2H3O2)2·H2O
2 : a green or bluish deposit especially of copper carbonates formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces
Blanco: chalk used to make equipment white.
Blanco came in either powder or cake form, much like soap, and was used as a cleaning and colouring compound. Blanco was applied with a brush and water, and rubbed into the woven cotton material of load bearing equipment, to provide a consistent colour to equipment worn by soldiers in the same unit, and as a method of cleaning the gear.
Cheers
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A 2006 study found that the average Canadian walks about 900 miles a year. The study also found that Canadians drink an average of 22 gallons of beer a year. That means, on average, Canadians get about 41 miles per gallon.
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