Post by beaudro on Apr 2, 2008 15:05:06 GMT -5
Call this a rant, i guess maybe it is. This last weekend and this season for rendezvous has gotten off to a bad start. Even though I have been to small events so far the clothing and equipment has gotten way out of hand.
I have seen leggings made out of an old couch, vinyl, in purple.
It's been a long time since i've seen real black powder used, synthetic powder at one time was against the rules.
a few groups are allowing plastic stocks on halfstocks to be used in competition, with adjustable sights.
I havn't seen a pair of mocs this year yet, out of arkansas, oklahoma, texas, kansas, nebraska people have stopped making mocs.
90% of the people that look on my trade blanket are seeing real brain tan for the first time...
The real problem starts with the clothing however, It doesn't have to be braintan buckskin, but it would be good if people would acquire a decent leather to begin with. Most have taken the alternative route and use cotton pants. In the beginning of that trend they would buy cheap painters pants and cut the pockets off. It wasn't that bad of an idea for starters, but several decide to cover it with a long shirt and not even bother removing the extras. I suggested to a guy that he start with these pants and they weren't that cheap, he paid 30 bucks for carhart painters pants , i felt bad about that suggestion as we could have made him the correct clothing for less than 10 bucks.
Both narrow fall fronts, and the french fly show up in paintings, so it's appropriate to go either way, and patterns are available all over the interenet. You can choose knee length or full trousers and pantaloons. With a little effort you'll appreciate what you made.
I wear brain tan pants, with a narrow fall front, they took some time to make the first pair, after that it became easier and takes me about two hours to lay everything out and cut , then the rest is sewing. With a machine I might be able to sew them up in one evening, by hand it might take a couple of evenings, but I like it by hand better.
When i'm not in leather, I choose a heavy linen fabric for knee breeches, in the summer they are great, much like a pair of summer shorts. Cotton canvas is just as good, and it's cheaper.
A few buttons and fabric is all you need, I suggest patterns for either fall front or fly, it's a learning curve at first, but it gets easier.
Footwear is equally as neglected, cowboy boots, certainly sneakers, and more defects are showing up, in the worst way. I see people spending 150 bucks on Dyer mocs, it's cheaper to go down to tandy leather and buy a piece of suede and make the appropriate moc. Even better to brain tan your own and be really proud of them.
If one must wear something other than mocs, jas townsend sells mens colonial shoes, with the right buckle it has it's place in rendezvous.
Part of being a buckskinner is the crafts. For myself thats how I fell in love with this hobby. Most people have busy lives outside of buckskinning, it's not easy raising kids, keeping up with a home, job and everything else. But with a little time and thought a person can find room for the skill to make better equipment.
I have seen leggings made out of an old couch, vinyl, in purple.
It's been a long time since i've seen real black powder used, synthetic powder at one time was against the rules.
a few groups are allowing plastic stocks on halfstocks to be used in competition, with adjustable sights.
I havn't seen a pair of mocs this year yet, out of arkansas, oklahoma, texas, kansas, nebraska people have stopped making mocs.
90% of the people that look on my trade blanket are seeing real brain tan for the first time...
The real problem starts with the clothing however, It doesn't have to be braintan buckskin, but it would be good if people would acquire a decent leather to begin with. Most have taken the alternative route and use cotton pants. In the beginning of that trend they would buy cheap painters pants and cut the pockets off. It wasn't that bad of an idea for starters, but several decide to cover it with a long shirt and not even bother removing the extras. I suggested to a guy that he start with these pants and they weren't that cheap, he paid 30 bucks for carhart painters pants , i felt bad about that suggestion as we could have made him the correct clothing for less than 10 bucks.
Both narrow fall fronts, and the french fly show up in paintings, so it's appropriate to go either way, and patterns are available all over the interenet. You can choose knee length or full trousers and pantaloons. With a little effort you'll appreciate what you made.
I wear brain tan pants, with a narrow fall front, they took some time to make the first pair, after that it became easier and takes me about two hours to lay everything out and cut , then the rest is sewing. With a machine I might be able to sew them up in one evening, by hand it might take a couple of evenings, but I like it by hand better.
When i'm not in leather, I choose a heavy linen fabric for knee breeches, in the summer they are great, much like a pair of summer shorts. Cotton canvas is just as good, and it's cheaper.
A few buttons and fabric is all you need, I suggest patterns for either fall front or fly, it's a learning curve at first, but it gets easier.
Footwear is equally as neglected, cowboy boots, certainly sneakers, and more defects are showing up, in the worst way. I see people spending 150 bucks on Dyer mocs, it's cheaper to go down to tandy leather and buy a piece of suede and make the appropriate moc. Even better to brain tan your own and be really proud of them.
If one must wear something other than mocs, jas townsend sells mens colonial shoes, with the right buckle it has it's place in rendezvous.
Part of being a buckskinner is the crafts. For myself thats how I fell in love with this hobby. Most people have busy lives outside of buckskinning, it's not easy raising kids, keeping up with a home, job and everything else. But with a little time and thought a person can find room for the skill to make better equipment.