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    Help making a forage cap

    What material was used for stiffening the circle on the top?
    My pattern calls for cardboard... no.
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    Damon Palyka
    11th Indiana Zouaves Co. H
    N-SSA Miller Award Winner 2004
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  • #2
    Re: Help making a forage cap

    Try 2 pieces of Pasteboard sewn or glued together.
    Fenny I Hanes

    Richmond Depot, Inc.
    PO BOX 4849
    Midlothian, VA 23112
    www.richmonddepot.com
    (804)305-2968

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    • #3
      Re: Help making a forage cap

      You will have difficulty finding appropriate sized reeds for the welt around the disc.
      John Stillwagon

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      • #4
        Re: Help making a forage cap

        I have hundreds of disks if you want one. You can find a good assortment of reeds from www.dickblick.com

        Contact me at cwkepi@earthlink.net

        Greg Starbuck
        The brave respect the brave. The brave
        Respect the dead; but you -- you draw
        That ancient blade, the ass's jaw,
        And shake it o'er a hero's grave.

        Herman Melville

        http://www.historicsandusky.org

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        • #5
          Re: Help making a forage cap

          Originally posted by dpalyka
          What material was used for stiffening the circle on the top?
          My pattern calls for cardboard... no.
          The card board used to stiffen the top of a forage can be seen in the attached photo where the lining has pulled apart.
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          Bob Clayton
          [url=http://www.sykesregulars.org]Co. C, 2nd U.S. Infantry, "Sykes Regulars"[/url]
          Honoring the proud history and traditions of the U.S. Army
          [url=http://home.comcast.net/~coffeeboiler/sykes_pics.htm]Photo Gallery[/url]

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          • #6
            Re: Help making a forage cap

            Originally posted by dpalyka
            What material was used for stiffening the circle on the top?
            My pattern calls for cardboard... no.



            Damon,
            Can you recommend a good source for brown polished cotton for the interior?
            Steve Sullivan
            46th Illinois

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            • #7
              Re: Help making a forage cap

              Originally posted by rogue
              Damon,
              Can you recommend a good source for brown polished cotton for the interior?
              Steve Sullivan
              46th Illinois
              Polished cotton is a rare source these days. One of the companies that finished the fabric just went belly up this Winter and the remaining cloth on the market has all been sold. There are some stirrings that another company will take over finishing the polished cotton, but no firm plans are in the works as of yet.
              [COLOR="DarkRed"] [B][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]Christopher J. Daley[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]

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              • #8
                Re: Brown polished cotton.

                Originally posted by CJ Daley
                Polished cotton is a rare source these days. One of the companies that finished the fabric just went belly up this Winter and the remaining cloth on the market has all been sold. There are some stirrings that another company will take over finishing the polished cotton, but no firm plans are in the works as of yet.
                Ouch!
                Thank you Chris.
                Steve Sullivan
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