07-02-2004, 07:27 PM
Ave,<br>
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Crispvs,<br>
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Sooo, the deepeeka pugio I've had on backorder for a few months will not be worth the wait? Damnation! Maybe I'll have to try to make one... Re: the fifteen bucker- I realize the blade is hopeless (well- it's hopless over all- but this is stopgap), would it improve matter to fill in the "engraving" with an enamel paint and level out the surface a bit?<br>
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If I try to make one, the later framed leather sheath type, can you suggest the best source to copy?<br>
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Caius Fabius,<br>
I live in Los Angeles CA, and it costs $10.00 to tin a patera. I put a nice thick layer, so it will last quite a while, and I run it all the way up to the very edge of the bowl. I put a thinner coat on the top of the lip, because of the method of application. As with any tin surface, hard scrubbing with steel wool, or scotch bright will eventually remove it. That's why cookpots used be sent to the tinner once a year or so. Our level of use should last a lot longer! For the deepeeka's, the rivet holes sometimes leak, so I plug the backside with wax for the process. E-mail me privately if you want to disuss more<br>
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Vale, Quintus Florentius<br>
LEGVIVICPF<br>
www.florentius.com <p></p><i></i>
<br>
Crispvs,<br>
<br>
Sooo, the deepeeka pugio I've had on backorder for a few months will not be worth the wait? Damnation! Maybe I'll have to try to make one... Re: the fifteen bucker- I realize the blade is hopeless (well- it's hopless over all- but this is stopgap), would it improve matter to fill in the "engraving" with an enamel paint and level out the surface a bit?<br>
<br>
If I try to make one, the later framed leather sheath type, can you suggest the best source to copy?<br>
<br>
Caius Fabius,<br>
I live in Los Angeles CA, and it costs $10.00 to tin a patera. I put a nice thick layer, so it will last quite a while, and I run it all the way up to the very edge of the bowl. I put a thinner coat on the top of the lip, because of the method of application. As with any tin surface, hard scrubbing with steel wool, or scotch bright will eventually remove it. That's why cookpots used be sent to the tinner once a year or so. Our level of use should last a lot longer! For the deepeeka's, the rivet holes sometimes leak, so I plug the backside with wax for the process. E-mail me privately if you want to disuss more<br>
<br>
Vale, Quintus Florentius<br>
LEGVIVICPF<br>
www.florentius.com <p></p><i></i>