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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!
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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
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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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