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I don't know if he is even around anymore, but I got an email from armourereric@aol.com with a link to a hacked site. Putting this here since it probably been seen by more people.

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You could always ask one of the ACL guys since they all have period liners. I have one but it was made by a local lady. What she did was wrap my helm in plastic wrap and then duct tape. She made a mark one inch around the edges and cut it out thus creating a pattern. I believe that is what she did f...

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I am still sort of "confused" as to what specific area I am basing my armour from. I assume that the Swedes were heavily influenced from Germany and maybe a bit from the English. My bascinet is based off the funerary monument of Sir John de Creke (TOMAR, p350) so that would place it as early 14th ce...

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I have essentially a 12th cent kit that I use for tourney fighting and a 14th cent kit for war fighting. I was using my strapped heater for the 12th cent kit until I recently moved to a center grip tear drop. I want to explore the tear drop more but would like to incorporate it into my 14th cent kit...

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Yes, that is what I am looking for. Thanks. Was hoping for cheap mass-produced, so I can knock out several boxes, but this will tide me over until I can start making them on my own.

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I am looking for hinges like the type used on some of Scandinavian finds. I have seen some in bag that looked like they were mass-produced (India?) but failed to remember what it said on the label. I have a blacksmith friend that I am going to ask to teach me how to make them, but in the meantime I ...

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Thanks for the advice everyone!

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I recently had knee surgery and attempted to come back (SCA fighting) after a month (with doctors permission), with not so good results. I am now halfway through Physical Therapy and things seem to be going good. When I first damaged my knee, I was wearing my Matterhorn combat boots with the vibram ...

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Very nice. Glad to you are alive and kicking.

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Thanks! I will probably order them one at a time, as I build the youth shields.

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Looking for 3 plastic shield bosses to be used for youth shields. Can anyone steer me in the right direction?

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Could you possibly snap a picture of the padding exposed...I am curious as to how to do this. Your project is making me think about making a pair for myself. I can't see from your pictures if there is padding in the fingers. Did you find a pattern on line...I didn't notice a reference in Knitbee's p...

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Do you have any padding under the fingers?

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I've seen crown lists where one of the likely winners was huffing pretty hard on an inhaler. People with asthma know that no matter big you are, using it six or eight times in an hour is really just dosing on speed :roll: . I've also had the "pleasure" of fighting guys in the list who were admitted...

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We have a knight who has his pointed to forearm pads that he just slides on. They seem to stay up for him.

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I just got an order from him about 2 weeks ago and communicated with him about a week ago.

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I made this entire helm using a sledge hammer (as an anvil) and a peening hammer.

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Nice videos...but I saw plenty of opportunities to smash my finger tips.

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I know when I throw a shot that is flat, it hurts my wrist. Another good indicator is to make sure every practice you re-wrap your sword and look at where all the nicks are at.

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You going to be at Coronation this weekend?

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Someone already posted my mention of the dags poking me in the side. I will admit that they do their job in protecting my ass on wraps. LOL...several dags were bent at almost a 90 degree angle after getting hit by various wraps. BUT...after fallilng on them and having them poke me in soft squishy pa...

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You could always try Master Sir Dongal of Aesir Mettalwyrks ( http://aesirmetalwyrks.com/ ).

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I have COP from MadMatt I got several years ago with dag plates. I took the dag plates off the first time when I fell and they jammed me in the gut. I re-did the shell and put the dags back on only to have them jab me again. I am in the process of putting another new shell on it (6oz latigo) and am ...

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Looking at Pinoc Chello's barrel helm, how would you go about padding that? If you used a suspension liner, wouldn't the bottom rotate and strike you in the chin or cheeks? Or do you just pad the hell out of it? I like those types of helms despite the disadvantages of using them (in the SCA). I imag...

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I got a 5-6 oz Latigo hide from Tandy. I was told 8oz, but they didn't have anything in that weight and looking at anything heavier would basically do away with the need for plates.

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Why can't you have mistakes with 48" chest size?

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Die gotischen Truhen der Lüneburger Heideklöster: Entwicklung - Konstruktion - Gestaltung Is the book, its has mostly 13th c and up chests but a nice section on 12th c stuff too. It is 100% in German but the book is filled with pictures and diagrams of construction methods and examples. Fantastic b...

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You may also want to find a copy of "Constructing Medieval Furniture" by Daniel Diehl. He has a chapter on making hinges and clasps.

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You may need to make them yourself. I have looked in several hardware stores and online stores, but nothing that looks "good" or "authentic". I did see some hinges for sale from a vendor at Battlemoor last year, but I can't remember who it was...other than the bag the hinges were in said "Made in In...

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I have always loved looking at the pictures of this helm. I am sorry to see you have to sell it and for the position you are in...that being said, I wish you would have posted this about 8 months ago. Perhapse if I come into more money and you have yet to sell it, I will contact you.

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I recieved my lastest issue of "Medieval Warfare" Vol II, Issue 6 a few days ago and in it was a picture of a Byzantine era mace head that look very similar to the rubber potato roller people have started using. I though I would post this for people who were looking for little bit of historical refe...

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Lowen, we generally stick a sword and shield in newbies hands since it is typically what most people associate with medieval fighting...plus it offers the most protection. I suspect I have armored you if you have come out to Twin Moons. If you want to fight a particular style feel free to express th...

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So...helms in carry on pose no problems?

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Damn...I was thinking of doing the same exact kit from the pic you are using as your example. But probably not for another year or so...I need to finish my 14th cent. kit first.

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