The Armour Archive

JoeMick

nothing against Kult of Athena ... but Hal over at Therionarms.com has always been top notch. I've bought a fair few items off him over the years.

JoeMick

pm sent

JoeMick

doh! if for some reason Glaukos cannot do it, DIBS!
cheers
Joe

JoeMick

money sent, thanks!
Joe

JoeMick

I will take one, if you have any left.
cheers!
Joe

JoeMick

If Therion carries it, I always purchase it from him. Have done about 6 purchases, never had a bad experience. Top notch communication, he'll give you his honest opinion about what is suitable for what.

JoeMick

dibs on the gambeson, pending size info. Email sent.
cheers
Joe

JoeMick

thanks, just ordered a white large
cheers!

JoeMick

what sizes are still available in white and black? My guys have been commenting on mine, I'll give them a last kick in the pants to order if they are going to. I love the black one I got from you at the beginning of the sale, it's been worn 3-4 days a week since then and is holding up great! cheers ...

JoeMick

two thumbs up for each of them.

JoeMick

Allan is top notch, I have a number of bits and pieces, and one of my guys has a full rig from him. Great guy to work with.

JoeMick

Hal
are you really asking $40,109 for that?
cheers!
Joe

JoeMick

$75. Don't know where I'll steal it from, but I will

JoeMick

The newest generation is a substantially better sword than previous iterations. If you have no joy finding a generation 4 used, consider saving up for retail from Hal at therionarms.com for $100

http://www.therionarms.com/reenact/blun ... tern.shtml

good luck!
Joe

JoeMick

I use Tillman 850 welding gloves ... nowhere near as stiff as the ones from home depot. I think I got my last pair at weldingsupply.com, $18 or so.

cheers
Joe

JoeMick

Dance. Wear your full kit, except the helmet and guants. Make sure you wear your gambeson. Go out to a rave/dance/whatever. Skip the X, don't skip the gatorade. Make it rain. That's where you close the doors and everyone just works out until the evaporated sweat starts to drip from the ceiling/walls...

JoeMick

I can roll just dandy in my plate as well, and mine certainly isn't top notch. Think about what you will use as a gorget, that is where my old cheapie rig gave me the most trouble with doing stuff like rolling.
good luck!
Joe

JoeMick

If you're talking the red oak dowels that you can get at Lowe's builders square, etc, they tend to break really easilly. Look for tool handles, you might be able to get that hickory a lot cheaper than you think. In my neck of the woods, you can get a 1 inch ash rake handle for about 2.50, I'd take t...

JoeMick

Lloyd

pm sent

cheers !

Joe

JoeMick

I understand my breastplate is done (I saw pics at least) ... I would like that shipped and the balance of my money back. At least send me the breastplate, it looked so sweet

JoeMick

just another guy out over $500 to him

JoeMick

I'm out over $500 ... I could also use this info. I'd really rather my breastplate and guants though.

JoeMick

hey man, get a *real* one

http://www.livesteelarmor.com/cat/eleven.html

*ducks and runs*

JoeMick

anyone live near Ken ? Who could maybe drop by and tell him that a little status would make his waiting customers breathe a lot better ?

JoeMick

I heard from him in early June, but nothing since then. Im in the hole for several hundred dollars that I paid in January. Like others, I'm pretty sour on the whole custom armour thing now.

JoeMick

I am waiting for him to contact me as well ...

JoeMick

Hal at Therion arms is easy to deal with, and seems to be a strait shooter about what exactly is in stock

cheers
Joe

http://www.therionarms.com/

JoeMick

Justus maybe whippy was the wrong word ... in the flexibility scale, I find rattan is much more flexible than ash, and ash is much more flexible than hickory. I've seen (and am trying to find) a picture of my ash baton warping about 2 inches when I landed a solid overhead blow on my buddy. I found t...

JoeMick

WMA bouting, in my understanding, tends to match up people of approximately equal experience and skill, and to require a significant level of experience and skill befor people are permitted to bout at all. Opponents will generally be fairly evenly matched. Gavin Actually, at least in my school, we ...

JoeMick

I think I have played with this exact baton. If its not the exact one, it's very similar. It is quite rigid, more rigid than my ash baton. It's weight felt around 2 1/2-3 pounds. No taper of any sort, balanced right in the middle. I'm not a SCAdian, but I can't imagine that this would be good for yo...

JoeMick

I'm not pissed at him, I'm just bummed. I'll feel better once Aaron gets his legs and I get a status report on my (paid in full up front) guantlets.

JoeMick

Mike a couple of the guys out here use them. They grip well, and are quite comfortable. The dye inside is not fixed (much like just about every 'swordfighting' glove I run into anymore), so plan on your hands turning red or black until you do it yourself. They do look pretty snazzy in person, if red...

JoeMick

Murdock, I'm in the same boat, except I just missed my first event I thought I'd have my guants for

JoeMick

if anyone has more information about this, please post it up. I swapped emails with Ken a few weeks ago, and he stated he was getting back on track.

cheers
Joe

JoeMick

Sorry, did I miss the post where the picture of the gauntlets were at? JP No official price has been set, because no one has officialy said they will purchace the whole lot of gaunts. I'm willing to purchace the lot and resell them, with a small handling charge. (say a couple bucks each) But I'm wa...

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