In a message dated 3/16/01 7:04:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
chrissega1@yahoo.com writes:
> them in side seams or pucker toes, as the
> orthotics are hard plastic and wear through thin
> leather easily.
I have extremely high arch and can not wear mocs without an arch support. I
cut out an insole of thick leather (shoe sole blanks) put it in the moc with
an arch support on top of that and then a light weight leather insole to
cover the arch support. As long as the moc is built to accomodate the extra
it works well and also keeps my city/desk jockey tender feet from getting
stone brused on the trail.
But I must admit that in most cases I rely on period correct shoes (Fagawee)
and boots. Even easier on my feet and they last so many more miles then mocs.
Y.M.O.S.
C.T. Oakes
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<BR>orthotics are hard plastic and wear through thin
<BR>leather easily. </BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>I have extremely high arch and can not wear mocs without an arch support. I
<BR>cut out an insole of thick leather (shoe sole blanks) put it in the moc with
<BR>an arch support on top of that and then a light weight leather insole to
<BR>cover the arch support. As long as the moc is built to accomodate the extra
<BR>it works well and also keeps my city/desk jockey tender feet from getting
<BR>stone brused on the trail.
<BR>
<BR>But I must admit that in most cases I rely on period correct shoes (Fagawee)
<BR>and boots. Even easier on my feet and they last so many more miles then mocs.
<BR>
<BR>Y.M.O.S.
<BR>
<BR>C.T. Oakes</FONT></HTML>
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:31:33 -0700
From: Angela Gottfred <agottfre@telusplanet.net>
Subject: Re: MtMan-List: Metis on the upper Missouri
"Larry Huber" <shootsprairie@hotmail.com> wrote:
>the Minnesota Historical Society Press is
>republishing "The New Peoples, Being and Becoming Metis in North American"
>by historians Jacqueline Peterson & Jennifer Brown.
I would second Larry's hearty endorsement--this is an excellent book for
anyone even slightly interested in the subject. The pictures alone are a
real eye-opener.
Actually, I'd endorse anything associated with Jennifer S.H. Brown, sight
unseen--she does excellent work.
Your humble & obedient servant,
Angela Gottfred
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 07:28:49 -0700
From: Angela Gottfred <agottfre@telusplanet.net>
Subject: MtMan-List: Re: Chewing hides
Roadkill (MarkLoader@aol.com) wrote:
>Telling people I am brain tanning hides always get the comment. Do I chew on
>them to get them soft? Any tanner knows moisture is the thing your trying to
>get rid of while softening saliva would prevent that.
I think the origin of this may be some documentaries made about Canadian
Eskimoes in the 1950's or 1960's, which a lot of folks probably saw in
school. If I recall correctly, they showed an Inuit woman chewing hides to
soften them after they'd been wetted or something. The conditions of the
North made different demands--I remember an anthropologist's account of her
Inuit hostess performing the daily task of taking apart the scientist's
mukluks and then sewing them together again, to ensure they remained
tightly waterproof, a service which was greatly appreciated.
Your humble & obedient servant,
Angela Gottfred
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:46:29 -0600
From: Jim Lindberg <jal@cray.com>
Subject: MtMan-List: L&C plant specimens
Got this out of the paper this weekend
Lewis & Clark Plant Specimens go to Idaho
Plants plucked from the ground by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
nearly 200 years ago will form the basis of an Idaho exhibit
commemorating the Corps of Discovery's trip across the Bitterroot
Mountains.
The Academy of National Sciences Museum in Philadelphia will lend plant
specimens to the Idaho historical Museum which will display them in
Idaho in 2005 and 2006 as part of a traveling exhibition says Sen.
Michael Crapo, R-Idaho.
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 10:17:55 -0500
From: hikingonthru@cs.com
Subject: MtMan-List: Mtn. Man shirts
Hello List,
I was wondering if anyone could point me to texts or resources for cloth clothing of the mtn. man (since I have not enough brain tan deer hide to make my shirt yet!) Right now, I have a hunting shirt I just made that would do well for F&I period and have to fit it with my persona that I am just coming from the settlements and it is one of several my VERY OLD grandma made me before I left!! (She would have learned to sew that style???) I'd like to make a good shirt correct for the era of 1825-1830 (leggings, too, out of leather, but for now canvas will have to do!)
Thanks in advance for your hints!
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Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:31:20 -0700
From: "Sickler, Louis L" <louis.l.sickler@lmco.com>
Subject: RE: MtMan-List: Mtn. Man shirts
C.
The Book of Buckskinning II has a pattern for a good square cut shirt.
Using correct materials and techniques, this give you what you want. I just
made one for my son and it turned out great. He grows so fast, though, I
cheated and used a treadle sewing machine. He won't be wearing it long
