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Here are the links to Gene's Armor on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/SCA-Combat-Helm-Helmet-Bascinet-12-ga_W0QQitemZ220001801875QQihZ012QQcategoryZ43217QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.com/Wisby-style-coat-of-plate-SCA-Armor_W0QQitemZ220001803651QQihZ012QQcategoryZ43217QQssPageNameZW...

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I like to use Goo-Gone to clean the tape, it literally melts it right off and wipes clean with a soft cloth with hardly any residue. Home Depot and similar type stores sell a can of stainless steel polish and cleaner that works really well for the shine. What is nice is that either of these can be u...

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I found this reference in Sydney Painter's book: William Marshal Knight-errant, Baron and regent of England. I think this is what you might be looking for? "Historians owe the possibility of knowing William Marshal to a nameless trouvere who, at the request of William's son, composed a rhymed chroni...

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Edwin, Long time no hear from you Ol' buddy. Hope that you are doing well! I buy all of my buckles here http://www.siegelofca.com/default.asp they have always held up nicely from blows. I have not broken one yet. They certainly aren't as nice as Talbot's but if you go to the sale pages you can pick ...

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The last Helmet padding I used is a Taekwondo sparring helmet. I cut the ear padding off and if fits in my helm like a glove. Really comfortable - doesn't breath that well but then what foam does? What I like about it beyond the protection is that I do not have to tape it, velcro or glue it into the...

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I have been spending quite a bit of time looking for references to leather chauses. I have come across these quotes and a comment made on another thread concerning this. Has anybody else found any references to leather used as a material in chauses, trousers or pants? Quote taken from previous threa...

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I hope that you didn't get hurt too badly when that monstrous creation malfunctioned. I was standing right there when you lost your left eye brow. At least it looked like you lost it when your whole face disappeared behind a ball of fire. Hopefully you play with a fire extinguisher close at hand bec...

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Just wait until you bring Beverly (shear) home and your wife gets jealous of her

She often asks me if I am going out to play with my "other" girlfriend Beverly again....do you love her more than me?

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All credit for this design goes to Master Avery Austringer of the Middle Kingdom. This is a cart that I made for Pennsic last year. One lesson I did learn is that I only used a 1/2" rod for the axle and when it gets over 100lbs in the cart it begins to bow causing the wheels to rub. It works great f...

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Cope Plastics in Milan (industrial park) Illinois over by Rock Island in the Quad Cities used to have it as standard stock in 4x8 sheets for around $76. It is still a little far away from you, but I bet you could talk to someone from the Shire of Dark River about possibly picking up a sheet for you ...

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They really don't work well on anything heavier than 16g. I found that mine has the hole punched just literally a hair tight for my rivets (is the hole or the rivet - don't have a micrometer) so I have to touch each hole punched with a file for a couple of seconds to make sure my rivets seat nicely....

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I made a very simple last for my shoe making that has held up in making several pairs of shoes. I used the duct tape over the sock method to create a foot form. Took a 1 - 2 inch board and took a tracing of the bottom of my foot and cut it out of wood - insert into the bottom of your duct tape foot ...

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I second the Shoe Goo suggestion if you are only going to be wearing these in the house - I have read where roofers use this on the bottom of their soles for traction on roof tops. You can also buy a product at Home Depot or Lowes called Marine Goop or Goop Glue that is exactly the same as Shoe Goo ...

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Tandy Leather just put a bunch of Chap leather on sale that is 3-4 oz that would work well for a coat of plates - I think they were going for $40 a hide and if you got a 20-22 sq ft hide (on the bigger end) you would do well - if you only end up with a 16ft hide you might have to sew some of the pan...

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You can pick up Chap Leather for $2 a sq ft if you look around that will be in the 4-6oz range that will work very nicely for a project like that. I buy mine through www.siegelofca.com Here is one on sale for $2.35 which is not a bad price: m P.S. not affiliated with Siegel - I am impressed with the...

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Where did you find the brass fittings for the groin and waist straps hanging down? Do you have a closer picture of them?

Helmut

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Museum of London; Shoes and Pattens by Francis Grew and margrethe De Neergaard: I couldn't find anything specific to the 14th century and I remember reading some documentation about Geoffrey of Anjou wearing silk shoes that you might look into as well. Pg 75 "May shoes documented as being embellishe...

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I got hit so hard simultaneously by Sir Gunther von Brandenburg and his squire Patrick von Brandenburg that I flew through the air with HANG TIME. I actually had time to appreciate the color of the sky and wonder where the ground was before "Wham!" the ground found me. Woof. Kevin O'Shaughnessy -Ou...

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I never thought of sewing machine oil. Does it have as heavy an oil smell as the 3-1 oil? That is probably the biggest thing that I really disike about the thought of keeping that on the steel. It has a strong oil smell. The oil certainly provided the best protection on the steel of everything I tri...

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- What kind of finish was on the samples to begin with - original factory finish, hammered and planished, brushed/satin, or mirror polish? - Was there a control sample with no coating? (Not that it's really necessary I suppose, when comparing one product against others.) "The steel is raw original f...

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I took four different products and tested them over two weeks on mild steel left outside in the elements. 3-1 oil: applied every 3 days - After day 3 left outside it had rained 2/3 days - no visible signs of rust - after two weeks it had rained 6 days - no visible signs of rust at all after buffing ...

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I am actually doing a little experiment at the moment with rust on mild steel. I was going to post some pictures of my results after this weekend as I wanted the steel to be outside for two weeks before I took photo's. It has rained several days last week and is supposed to thunderstorm again tomorr...

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Where do you buy your Clecko Fastners at? I have found only one website that seems decent and nothing seems to be showing up on Ebay.

Helmut

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Ja,

My wife got very nervous and jealous when I took Beverly into my garage. Now everytime I walk out there she looks at me and asks how long I am going to play with my girlfriend.....LOL

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Thank you all for sharing. The William Hurt pictures were VERY helpful - Steve - Great description - Helmut der Schreiber I do look forward to meeting you in the future it is always a pleasure to meet another Deutschlander. I suspected it may have been done like that, having never worn them before I...

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Abatements of Honour: Charges (i.e., designs and figures) placed on coats of arms to show that the bearer had been guilty of some unknightly or dishonourable action. This is the origin of the term still in ues today, "a blot on the 'scutcheon' (escutheon or shield). Few actual examples are known, pr...

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Does anybody have any pictures or is able to describe how you attach your early period knees to your cuisses and still provide flexibility for the knee? A five piece knee is easy enough to see the articulation - but I am failing to see how the early period is attached? Some of the effigys that I loo...

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I cannot locate a link to the GK Armory online - do they have a website?

Helmut

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You can also go to any Home Depot or Lowes and pick up a tube of Goop Glue - Marine - it is exactly the same thing as Shoo Goo for a little less cost. It has great flexibility properties as it doesn't crack - they make something like 4 different kinds of Goop Glue, but I prefer the Marine formula fo...

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I wouldn't dispute the fact that a touch to your face grill would not hit your face therefore you are not "dead". I think that you are missing an important point. The actual target is not your face, it is your bar grill. If your actual face is the target you are guaranteeing 1-4 inches of head snap ...

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I think touch sums it up very well. If one can be controlled enough to allow the thrusting tip of any weapon to touch with a light force it is more than easy enough to add helmet movement to it and snap them if you had wanted to. I believe it shows much more control and intent to touch than to thrus...

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I have purchased from them many times and I have always been very pleased with the service and communication that I receive from Lynette. Scott's work is pretty much exactly as you see on the website. I have always paid them in cash up front and have never and would never be concerned with their bus...

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Hey, I just came across this on Ebay. I know nothing about the seller, but I do know that these bad boys sell for $450 and up new. You can pick up new punch and dies for $22 to $24 in 9/32 - 1/8 - 3/16 and 1/4" for this model. This looks like it is in pretty good shape - anyway - if someone is looki...

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I am back posting another review as a return customer to Lewis. I have purchased from him several times for various items and he consistently treats me to world class customer service and to products exactly as you think you are going to receive them. He is an excellent person to deal with and recom...

Leather Chauses / Trousers / Pants

Mild Steel Rust Experiment

Where do you buy your Clecko Fastners

Abatements of Honour

Attaching Early Period Knees to your Cuisse

5-Ton Deep Throat Punch Roper Whitney #17 On Ebay

Lewis Moore and The Knights Armory Review