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Wil

I fish quite a bit, and in my opinion the Viking fishing lure posted here is for jigging vertically, perhaps through the ice. Easily done with bare hands, no angling necessary.

~Wil

Wil

Stonekeep> Thank you very much for brightening the pictures! jabberwockey, et al> A local fighter contacted me to say he is interested in the helmet, and wants first crack at the rest of my gear. So, it seems as though the helm is sold. I'll post the rest of my stuff for sale after the local deals a...

Wil

Alright, I'm done with this mad hobby :) I'll be putting a bunch of stuff up for sale in the next few weeks, here's the beginning of it: White Mountain Armoury Spangenhelm, made for me in 2002. Mild steel, includes a high-quality chinstrap. I don't have all the polishing equipment, so every time thi...

Wil

Your SCA legal Vendel helm was the first helm I ever owned, and I miss it- glad to see you offering the pattern, I'll be ordering one in a few weeks.

~Wil

Wil

Peder, why have you deleted all your posts in this thread? I checked your older posts just now, and noticed you do this fairly often. Why?

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Wil

I especially like the myth that Europeans 'discovered' North America, rather than the reality that they simply made contact with a few of the millions of people already living here.

~Wil

Wil

I know gauge is a poor way to measure the thickness of steel, but I understand gauges while I haven't much dealt with steel in MM thicknesses. What gauge (approx) is 1 mm thick steel? 20?

Thanks,

~Wil

Wil

I looked through your other photos as well, and I must say that the beer belly musculata is about the coolest thing I've ever seen, I want one very badly

~Wil

Wil

Better start bidding then!

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Wil

Wow, that is hands-down the greatest website I've ever seen. The music is great too, I have the page open in another window while I'm browsing so I can listen to the songs

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Wil

First, if you think of something on the spot that you feel is important but didn't plan to speak about, bring it up next time; chances are you won't explain yourself properly without having prepared mental notes. Second, allow for a question/comment/discussion period once you are finished explaining...

Wil

Kristoff, measure the circumference of the inside of the helmet, around the brow, and measure the diameter side to side and front to back, again at the brow- this will give your potential buyers the best idea of what size head the helm will fit. I assure you the circumference is more than 20", most ...

Wil

http://www.armor.com/pole024.html

Wil

Cool- I had one of those for a couple years, and enjoyed the historical look, though fighting with it usually resulted in me getting a quick ass-whooping :D For those that don't know, the axe is made out of a hard, dense rubbery foam rather than straight rubber like the Mandrake and Rathbone varieti...

Wil

His name is Paul Ghezzo, SCA name is Sir Padraig. Good luck!

~Wil

Wil

I have one of these shields, I just glued the canvas on, smoothing it out repeatedly as the glue dried prevented any wrinkles from forming. Mine is center grip though, so perhaps the hole in the middle helped this, dunno.

TTYL

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Wil

If you bought the rings and had your kids make the shirts themselves your money would go a lot farther. Good luck,

~Wil

Wil

Amalric Unomen wrote:I would not wear them as part of a 14th or 15th century harness.

I would. For the price Matt, they look great.

~Wil

Wil

I have no ideas regarding the greaves in the Matthew of Paris figure, but wanted to mention that Steve Sheldon has a bigger, colour picture on his site: http://www.forth-armoury.com/page_graphics/knight_maille.jpg Thaddeus, what time period are you shooting for? The Goliath in the Maciejowski Bible ...

Wil

http://cgi.ebay.com/Medieval-Archers-Po ... dZViewItem

Not mine, just thought I'd share.

~Wil

Wil

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=51424

I never had a buyer for this axe, it's not the style you asked for but let me know if you're interested.

TTYL

~Wil

Wil

Wow, that's one of the best pieces of kit that's ever come up for sale on the Archive! Congrats James.

~Wil

Wil

Alright, 'Cormac' still hasn't sent me payment for this item, and I'm sick of waiting. I'm keeping this COP, I'll just drill the rivets out and reassemble it to fit me. Thanks for leaving me hanging 'Cormac', you're a real peach.

TTYL

~Wil

Wil

That's great news, congrats to Morgan and the Knights of Ansteorra!

~Wil

Wil

Lord! You don't suppose Wil is on to something.... 16th c. Irish, made out of recycled bits, and not ancient at all? Hi James, the similarities are kind of superficial, I was just throwing it out for discussion. I don't really know what is portrayed with the Irish helmets- perhaps basket-woven leat...

Wil

I recognize this helmet, it was for sale on Ebay about a year ago. I have not seen anything of similar construction, either in art or archaeology, in the books I've read. To the best of my knowledge the construction method used for this helmet is unique. The closest thing I can think of (and it's on...

Wil

Nice work, the shape of the bascinet is especially good. I'm no photography expert, but I'd say the fuzziness in the pictures is due to you turning the flash off but still holding the camera in your hands. By resting the camera on a tripod, stool etc. you can get clearer photos and still keep that n...

Wil

Gotcha. Our 11th century reenactment group has members in Calgary, I was just remembering you posting pics of your Norman kit and getting ready to start bugging you

TTYL

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Wil

Patrick, do you know Peter or work with him? Do you live in Calgary?

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Wil

Fantastic, thanks for sharing the pictures. I know nothing about arms & armour of the 15th century so I can't contribute anything besides general praise, but it looks wonderful.

~Wil

Wil

Muriel, do you have a picture of the finished arming coat? From the customer comments you posted, it sounds pretty cool...

TTYL

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Wil

Before you try and adjust the helm, I'd suggest experimenting with different types of padding, there may be something thinner that you can use in place of what you have now.

TTYL

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Wil

They might work, I've never made puttees but I've heard that they are supposed to be really long, upwards of seven or eight yards of fabric per leg. At $13.75 a yard, seems a bit steep IMO. For my Norman kit I will be using Wooded Hamlet's Worsted Wool Twill Tape (7/8" wide) for my cross-garters. I'...

Wil

Best wishes for a swift recovery!

~Wil

Wil

Eleventh century Norman sources very often depict men wearing square cloaks pinned at the shoulder. It is a very simple thing to wear a square cloak over the head and pinned at the throat if cold or rain demanded a head covering of some sort. If they didn't wear hats, it's probably because the cloak...

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