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by Tennessee R
Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:59 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

So I might be right about HF's length afterall :) Oh, and mechanic, Is it just me or is the penpocket stitch missing in that pic? Tennessee R, thank you for your input on the size of Todd's shirt. I would love to hear how it fits you after that wash. Regards, Geert No problem, Geert, I did wash it ...
by Tennessee R
Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:43 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

does that mean I would be able to pull off wearing a large? I'm 6'1" with a 42 chest while weighing about 160 lbs. I am used to wearing the shirts with a slimmer fit though, as it is quite the fashion in europe at this moment. Regards, Geert I am similar, around 6'2" with a 42 to 44 chest...
by Tennessee R
Fri Jul 18, 2008 1:20 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: New Gus Caicedo Whip
Replies: 11
Views: 580

Looks good. I am anxiously waiting on a Caicedo 10' 8 plait.
by Tennessee R
Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:31 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...
Replies: 23
Views: 1647

That is one heckuva wait for pics. :lol: So is this a Fed II or Fed III? Looks good, kinda like my Fed IV, I chose not turn my as well. Yeah, I know.... :lol: Well, at least they're here now. I believe a Fed III. It just really took a while for me to grow into it, and now, it is manageable. I have ...
by Tennessee R
Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:56 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

Williams, do be sure to post a photo as soon as you get it washed.
I'm anxious to see as many as possible after they have been washed, to get the full effect.
by Tennessee R
Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:19 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

Hoo boy, no kidding! I just received my XXL today too, and yes, these DO run pretty small. In my case the XXL fits like a very small XL, and the length in the body isn't very proportional to the length of the sleeves. There's plenty of sleeve length, but the body barely makes it to my waist. It'll ...
by Tennessee R
Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:47 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...
Replies: 23
Views: 1647

Okay, so, after all of this time, I am finally posting a photo of my Akubra Federation. It has been on, I think, three overseas trips to Israel, and Italy. Here it is back home, recently. I've tried to give it a Raiders look, as much as possible, and have re-bashed it several times. I'm still findin...
by Tennessee R
Sun Jul 13, 2008 5:00 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

I received my Small shirt from Todd today and it's fantastic. Unfortunately, Small is way too small for me . I went with S as my Medium Wested is huge . So...I will be ordering a Medium from Todd, and my Wife just got her first piece of Indy Gear! Okay, so my small came a few days ago. Looks like a...
by Tennessee R
Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:21 am
Forum: Leather Jacket
Topic: Not sure...Wested 42 or 44
Replies: 31
Views: 1429

Okay, so I'm wondering about the wested sizing. I wear a 34-35 inch sleeve in dress shirts. How would I compare? Can anyone give me an idea?

I'm guessing that the size they refer to is from the seam down, but I really don't know how to figure it.
by Tennessee R
Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:41 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Attaching the cracker, 4 methods. Which one is yours? POLL
Replies: 76
Views: 12844

Having some success with #3 over the last few days, but am noticing that when the popper comes off using #3, it typically takes part of the fall with it, which is not admirable.

I'll keep experimenting...
by Tennessee R
Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:27 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Cracking in Nashville
Replies: 6
Views: 390

Interesting that you should mention it, I was just talking to Michaelson about a possible Tennessee event someday.
I'm 45 min south of Nashville.
We have several people from this area on the forum.

I was out cracking whips here (near Lewisburg) yesterday.
by Tennessee R
Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:56 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

I ordered yesterday, and got my shipped confirmation today.
Can't wait. I've got to see about the size, as shirts fit me oddly, and I have really long arms (Though I usually keep my Indy shirts rolled up).

Anyway, anxiously awaiting it's arrival, along with a couple of web-belts.
by Tennessee R
Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:59 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

I've got you, So more than likely, he's getting a new shipment of them in a few days, and that will be the batch that I'll be getting. I will have to agree about the photos looking excellent. My biggest issue in buying his shirt, was: #1 The best price of anyone I could find. (Keep it up, Todd) #2 T...
by Tennessee R
Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:19 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Todds Indy shirt(PICS ADDED)
Replies: 137
Views: 8373

Hey Shane, when did you order yours? I put in my order today for a small, and called him. He indicated he didn't have the small shirts yet, but would have them in a day or so. Also, I'm taking a chance ordering small, but I didn't want to wait for medium. Have you tried one of his before, and how do...
by Tennessee R
Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:40 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Attaching the cracker, 4 methods. Which one is yours? POLL
Replies: 76
Views: 12844

I have been using a tie similar to Method #1,
But have had problems.
I think I'll try #3 next time.
Right now, I have a whip without a popper, just because I haven't gotten around to replacing it.
by Tennessee R
Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:15 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...
Replies: 23
Views: 1647

Well, I ordered it on the 5th, recieved it today, the 13th. While it was coming, I played around with my greandaddy's old stetson, popped the bash out of it, and practiced. Now, I've got a Raider's style bash on my new hat, and am pretty pleased with it. Maybe if I get the chance, I'll post some pho...
by Tennessee R
Tue Jul 04, 2006 6:23 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...
Replies: 23
Views: 1647

Thanks everyone. I actually ended up ordering it yesterday, because I wanted to be sure I got the measurement right. (Couldn't find my cloth tape-measure) I actually had already called Australia before I opened this thread, and ended up ordering online, sending a few messages via e-mail. Now, if it ...
by Tennessee R
Sun Jul 02, 2006 3:19 am
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...
Replies: 23
Views: 1647

Thanks everyone, I'm going with the Federation, standard, (In Israel, it CAN get dusty ;) )
Yep, VP, "one shot' means one shot for this trip, so, Chewbacca, I may get a Deluxe at a slightly later time (maybe for more formal occasions)
Thank you for your help.
by Tennessee R
Fri Jun 30, 2006 9:04 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...
Replies: 23
Views: 1647

Re: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...

Thank you for your response. Deluxe is made from their Heritage line of felt. Regular made from their Imperial line. Deluxe is a bit softer and slightly better quality. It has a richer brown color to it. How much do you want to spend? I think I want to go with the standard. As long as you think that...
by Tennessee R
Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:59 pm
Forum: The Fedora
Topic: Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...
Replies: 23
Views: 1647

Ordering Akubra on Sunday, Please Help...

Hello, well, I've been a member for quite some time and have participated in a few discussions about hats and bags, but now, I'm ready to get a hat. I'm in a little bit of a rush because I want it before I go to Israel in about three weeks, and I have a few questions. #1 What is the difference betwe...
by Tennessee R
Sun Jul 10, 2005 2:29 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Pronounce - "PLAIT" ???
Replies: 9
Views: 553

Plătt
Pl (Little a) t

Tōp

T (Consonant O) p

Is the way I use, and I think is the correct pronunciation
by Tennessee R
Thu Sep 30, 2004 12:03 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: The MKVII strap and some quiet... illumination.
Replies: 55
Views: 3345

Boy, were we thinking on the same lines. When I first recieved my MKVII, I posted this thread: http://www.indygear.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8133&highlight=&sid=77d89714dd1d8f759ae1392daa5aa37c It asked what should I do to remove the strap, because it was sewed on. While my real question in ...
by Tennessee R
Wed Sep 29, 2004 12:58 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Do you have infos about crackers / poppers??
Replies: 16
Views: 883

I did not read the whole thread, but the way I make poppers, is take black nylon thread, get my brother to hold his hands about a foot apart, and wrap the thread around his hands, until there is seven threads on both the underside of his hand and the top. Then, I tie a knot in one side, cut the othe...
by Tennessee R
Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:24 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: INDIANA JONES Life Size Statue & All my IndyGear
Replies: 15
Views: 942

The symbol to the left of the headpiece, is the ankh, the Egyptian symbol of life.

Anyway, Great job.
by Tennessee R
Fri Jul 02, 2004 12:40 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: What do you do with your MK VII?
Replies: 40
Views: 1900

As I don't know much about notebooks, I just thought I would ask you why most of you have a moleskin notebook? (i.e. what is the advantages of moleskin?)

By the way, great response so far, on this thread.
Someday soon, I'll have to sum up what everyone uses their bag for.
by Tennessee R
Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:48 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: What do you do with your MK VII?
Replies: 40
Views: 1900

Well, "I got it and I used it!" :D
I went to Boston (a long way from Tennessee) to pick up a car.
And I put my toothbrush, socks, etc. in the bag and instead of carrying a suitcase into the hotel, I carried my MK VII instead. Works great.
by Tennessee R
Fri May 28, 2004 1:25 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Original Strap Sewed On? Need Help.
Replies: 3
Views: 269

Original Strap Sewed On? Need Help.

I just received my MK VII and it came with the original web strap. I think it is sewed onto the bag, or at least I can't figure out how to get it off.
Is there any way to get the original strap off without cutting it, or damaging it?
by Tennessee R
Wed May 19, 2004 6:11 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: What do you do with your MK VII?
Replies: 40
Views: 1900

Those are some great ideas, everyone.
Also, VP, is it that
1: Finnish are smarter than me?
2: You have a brilliant memory?
3: you go back and look for it?
4: Other?
that you found that other thread about the same thing?
by Tennessee R
Tue May 18, 2004 5:26 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: What do you do with your MK VII?
Replies: 40
Views: 1900

What do you do with your MK VII?

I just bought mine from ebay for about $53.00 plus shipping, and haven't recieved it yet.

In what ways do ya'll use the bag?
by Tennessee R
Fri May 14, 2004 7:04 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Whip Help, please
Replies: 12
Views: 461

Say, that does look nice.
by Tennessee R
Fri May 14, 2004 12:03 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Whip Help, please
Replies: 12
Views: 461

IndyMcFly, more than likely, the wind is causing the knots in the fall.
When I practice with an ever so light breeze, I end up getting knots.
Hope this helps.
by Tennessee R
Sun May 09, 2004 6:22 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Shoulder injuries or other...?
Replies: 15
Views: 819

Yes, I usually crack for a long time, and my shoulder gets very sore and feels out of joint for about a day.
by Tennessee R
Thu May 06, 2004 10:57 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: When Did You Learn?
Replies: 22
Views: 938

Minnesota Jones, That's interesting, about the order you learned your cracks in.

I learned the forward flick, the horizontal, and then the circus crack.

You know the saying, "Great minds learn whipcracks alike"
by Tennessee R
Mon May 03, 2004 11:13 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Reverse Crack?
Replies: 8
Views: 514

Yes, mystery solved, and as Michael Caine (sp?) would say in "Sherlock Holmes: Without a Clue":

"Case Solved" :D I like that movie.
by Tennessee R
Mon May 03, 2004 6:02 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Reverse Crack?
Replies: 8
Views: 514

I just watched it. It seems that the first crack (the half-second of a scene) is an overhand (or, as Mike Murphy calls it "The Flick"). And the second - the one you are asking about - looks like the crack that Alex Green describes on "Whipcracking part 1", you swing it around you...
by Tennessee R
Sun May 02, 2004 11:16 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Reverse Crack?
Replies: 8
Views: 514

Where is this footage? In the DVDs?
And also, in which chapter?
by Tennessee R
Sun May 02, 2004 11:14 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Weight of a whip
Replies: 3
Views: 258

I have a Joe Strain 6' Indy style, and a Australian style 8'.
I usually end up cracking for about 30 minutes to an hour, and the 8 footer gets so heavy, so I enjoy a lighter weight whip.
by Tennessee R
Sun Apr 25, 2004 1:28 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Pretty Precarious Popper Problems
Replies: 8
Views: 378

That's wierd.
I was thinking maybe wind (That usually makes knots in my fall),
but for it to explode, I don't know.
by Tennessee R
Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:16 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: Attaching my popper!
Replies: 22
Views: 1168

Thank Pyro for hosting this graphic. ... I actually keep a printout of this graphic in my whip bag... So do I. I make my own poppers. I've got a very large spool of black nylon. I just got back from Montgomery Alabama, and I was doing a demonstration for my relatives, cousins, etc. I demonstrated t...
by Tennessee R
Wed Apr 14, 2004 1:50 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: The Figure 'S', and I'm new
Replies: 19
Views: 956

Renderking Fisk wrote:Holy Cow! How did you get in here? They should check the ID's in this joint better...

Good seeing you here, regardless.
I'm sorry, Renderking. Were you talking to me? I don't understand.
by Tennessee R
Wed Apr 14, 2004 1:46 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: WWAC 2004
Replies: 9
Views: 606

Found it. http://www.markarostables.com/WWAC.htm That's with a capital WWAC. Well, I would come if I could drive myself up there, but I'm 15. A year younger than I need to be to drive alone. It's a long way to Texas, but It'd be fun. Actually, I got into western arts like this: I went to Branson wit...
by Tennessee R
Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:51 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: WWAC 2004
Replies: 9
Views: 606

Thanks. That's what I'm looking for.
by Tennessee R
Tue Apr 13, 2004 6:51 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: WWAC 2004
Replies: 9
Views: 606

Somewhow, I thought that there was a western convention in Ohio, but I can't find anything like that in Ohio.

Can someone tell me the locations of the major western conventions?
I'm in Tennessee.

I know about the one in Las Vegas, but where else?
by Tennessee R
Sun Apr 11, 2004 4:13 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: When Did You Learn?
Replies: 22
Views: 938

I got my first whip in about Oct-Nov of '03.
And my second in Dec of '03
I'm 15, now, and can do the Circus, Overhand, Sidearm, Horizontal, am fairly good at the 'S' Crack, Target cutting, etc.
by Tennessee R
Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:53 am
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: The Figure 'S', and I'm new
Replies: 19
Views: 956

I've got the Queensland Flash going OK, although, I'm having a little trouble making my 'S's end up at twelve o' clock. Instead, they end up at 9:00 or 10:00. (12:00 being in front of me). But, target cutting is gettting better. I've got someone to wear a leather glove, and hold styrafoam strips. It...
by Tennessee R
Fri Apr 09, 2004 1:45 am
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Official LL Bean Shirt Page.
Replies: 33
Views: 2124

The Tall size shirts may be the way I need to go.
How much longer does that make the sleeves?
Because, it would probably need to be about 3" longer in the sleeves to make a small work for me (and small's what looks good on me).
by Tennessee R
Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:41 pm
Forum: General Gear (Lee's Place)
Topic: Official LL Bean Shirt Page.
Replies: 33
Views: 2124

The LL Bean Indy shirt is what I wear most of the time. I have long arms, and I have one small-size long-sleeve shirt. So for summer, I roll the sleeves up one or two times, unbutton the first couple of buttons, and I have a tighter fitting shirt, that looks on me, similar to the one on Indy on the ...
by Tennessee R
Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:41 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: The Figure 'S', and I'm new
Replies: 19
Views: 956

I'm sorry, I don't understand, Renderking. Are you talking about me?
You helped me.
by Tennessee R
Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:01 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: The Figure 'S', and I'm new
Replies: 19
Views: 956

I sent Mr. Strain a PM
Basically, I read that post, went out and tried, and five minutes later, was doing the 'S' crack
by Tennessee R
Wed Apr 07, 2004 12:23 pm
Forum: The Bullwhip (Sergei's Place)
Topic: The Figure 'S', and I'm new
Replies: 19
Views: 956

Thank you all.
I just called WSP, and talked to Joe, and purchased Fundamental Whip Cracking.
I already have Whip Cracking made easy part 1 and 2.
Hopefully all of them will help.