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Sean Powell Joined: Sat Jul 13, 2002 2:01 am Thomas Bloodworth Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2002 1:00 am Arthur Bloodworth1 Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 5:10 am “And nearly sixteen years later, here I am.” Damn, I think I have athletic cups older than you. Come to think of it, the belt I'm wearing at work today...

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OOOooOooooohh... that one on the left in the image you posted is awful pretty! (Though would the brief span between the feet cause it to be less stable than a chair that has a 'wider stance' ?) I've made a dozen of those. It's the back being rearwards of the rear foot that is the problem. You can l...

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In my experience it depends on the barrel. The ones that are more textured you really aren't going to get glossy, unless you actually sand/grind off the nubbles and then polish it (which is a lot of work for what amounts to plastic armor, and still leaves it looking like.. plastic). The smoother one...

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It ends with a flywheel mounted in the rafters and a shop monkey to spin it.

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When a halberd loves a mace very much...

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You could go learn from the master... http://www.woodwrightschool.com/classes ... hill-dxy6a

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It was online for free from the Y.A.T., in PDF form. Might still be.

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what's the brim size, and how much? LOL.

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I used a single piece of wood. I first carved out a small section for the rope to run on and then moved the rope to there and then carved out the shape I wanted. Here's a pretty nice video with a good introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4roT7ohT7I His lathe is obviously much better than ...

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I used a single piece of wood. I first carved out a small section for the rope to run on and then moved the rope to there and then carved out the shape I wanted. Here's a pretty nice video with a good introduction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4roT7ohT7I His lathe is obviously much better than ...

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I haven't yet. But am amassing info on them. Frankly, the hardest part to do seems to be the headstock bearing setup (if you want to drive from a spur) and getting the tailstock to line up right. The rest is basically an old singer sewing machine, with a spring pole instead of a flywheel.

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Where in Lithuania? In the 15th and 16th century it encompassed a LOT of different states and cultures. Polish, Russ, belaru, Estonia, Ukraine, etc

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Yeah, as a shipper.. what control am I supposed to have over how long something sits on the cargo ship, or at customs? What do you want me to do? Mail another? That will likely do exactly the same thing? Now, if the vendor said "you'll have it in two days", well.. that's a different story. But if it...

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Hey Randall, Mac held forth about this before, thus enlightening me - too good to be forgotten: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=87206 (I assume "hold forth" does not have a negative tone to it...if it does, there is no translation for what I wanted to say) cheers Nope! Y...

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amazon has some blocks, blick art supply has it online.

The two turning catalogs who used to carry it don't anymore.. I guess it's not hip and hot to turn now. (Good, means it's a good time for me to start)

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Wouldn't a legitimate business doing this need to have insurance for guests and waivers to sign, etc, etc? Waivers are easy enough, and insurance would likely be whatever insurance they have on the property anyway. If you are talking about letting guests actually pound metal? That's a whole nother ...

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Howdy, There was a thread recently that highlighted the issues with international shipping. While I really don't have any need to buy armour anymore, I find the process of making armour fascinating. To those active armourer on the Archive, what would you charge for a multi-day tour of your shop in ...

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Here is an odd shipping bit. With the USPS, if a letter is sent from an Idaho Falls address to an Idaho Falls address. .....it must be routed through Salt Lake City, Utah. That is some massive inefficiency! It's the same "massive inefficiency" that every other carrier has. SLC is a regional sort ce...

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eagle talon armoury closed a long time ago. when i bought my harness in 2000 he was looking to be done. then there are the smaller personal armouries that popped up all over the 90s. everyone seemed to have a backyard forge and would make their local group something. they tried online and either go...

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Cedric wrote:This issue is exactly why I prefer to only do business with companies inside the US.

And why I only ship us/canada. The whole "what wood is it made of" gets even more interesting, when shipping internationally.

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Insurance should never be optional for armour purchases IMO. Have any clue how much insuring international post can cost? If it's even available? I insured accentprone's helmet to Australia. If the cost with insurance is too high, find another route. The total cost includes everything to get the pr...

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Aaron wrote:Insurance should never be optional for armour purchases IMO.

Have any clue how much insuring international post can cost? If it's even available?

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Agreed, Losthelm. Looks to be old kit from one of the groups, SCA/Adrian Empire etc. ACL is too new for this stuff, but maybe a HEMA fighter? I'm thinking the seller really has no idea what the value of the pieces are and is just tossing the number out there. It would be interesting to have a hands...

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Any time a suit shows up people think it was stolen, and it ends up all over FB.

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I like the idea, you might consider offering them in multiple sizes, but I'm not certain what I would use them for in a practical sense because we do carry different things. I suppose if I was at an event/display I might pack my kit in one of them then change and throw my modern clothes in it inste...

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Those are gorgeous!

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yes indeedy douche. The problem with most satire in this day and age, is that it is too close to reality. Its not obvious hyperbole. It would be very hard to be like that without breaking a straight face, if it is satire then he is a good actor, but its just not funny. Poe's law.. And it's ridiculo...

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Same dimbulb who said the brooches were worn as pasties cause matriarchal

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I'm not sure why this would suprise anyone as a one off.. those trade routes predate like, everything.

Not saying every viking tribe had a mad aziz with them, but it's not impossible to believe trade happened.

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They are a pain in the ass. You could maybe fake em up solidly mounted to a bandolier.. but on strings with slip caps it's like wearing the world's worst windchimes. Plus the hold like.. 300 grains of powder. You'd be hard pressed to shove a band in there and get it out easily.

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Snerk.

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Get it professionally dipped and lacquered. They pretty much do whatever the current analog to a carbon tet tank is, which removes all oil, water, crud, etc, then coat it with something nigh impervious to the universe.

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Yellow kitty cat and mountains on a blue tabard?

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Jeez Dig.. I had no idea it was that bad. And I've been saying it for years.. this one is going to hit the SCA hard. There's an old, old joke about "one too many headshots".. unfortunately.. it's not a joke anymore.

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Careful with spalt.. it can indicate weak, punky, or compromised wood.

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