The Armour Archive

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get gauntlets that stop your thumb from hyperextending. Otherwise you get these for 6-12 weeks, and boy that sucked: http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/582/0312092238.th.jpg see my comments on this thread: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=95429&highlight=thumb in brief: thumb...

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i'm doing this with my logan spear.

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Animal Weretiger wrote:Watching SCA people trying to fight like us is like watching two virgins fuck.

it's almost like the rules are different, or something!

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Robert of Canterbury wrote:The leg sweep/kick out at 1:20-1:26 is masterful

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IzOEU9KYZY#t=01m20s queued up for ya

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Keep in mind that with the rings rubbing together, the color won't last long in use. ive been pondering exactly this issue. would even the heat blued chain lose color from chafing? yes. Heat Blueing forms an iron oxide layer at the surface of the metal - adding oil adds oil residue. Both will event...

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Benedek wrote:I have a pretty good feeling that the thumbs will be tucked under the first lame when fighting 2 handed weapons.

That will stop the tip getting nailed, but it won't stop you from getting skiier's thumb.

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Depending on how quick you need them, you should try armstreet. He's having a sale on his now. m I've ordered a pair with just a few mods and was still reasonable. I'd be leery of the construction. The lames appear to be riveted to strips of leather, which is less secure than metal-to-metal articul...

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Harald Hardradda took an arrow to the throat. Harold Godwinson was supposed to have been hit in the eye, but I have heard that this incident may have been a later garbling of the two battles (Stamford Bridge and Senlac Hill). It has been suggested that the guy pulling the arrow out of his eye on th...

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i turn beat up large files into hot files. Once they're truly nuked, they usually get used as stock in hardening/tempering demonstrations.

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[img]http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2003/20030115h.jpg[/img]

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And remember, one day a year is "get your best 2 guys into the shop, fix and tune *everything*" day. That means reheading hammers, rehardening punches, setting files in good handles, fixing that one annoying thing...

it's a good day.

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i am *clearly* not bookmarking this thread just so that when i have the money for Landsknecht i will know where to look for awesome pants.

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braes and hosen. super flexy!

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heraldry as we know it is european, not ottoman, which will be a large historical stumbling block.

SCAwise, check out the heraldry primers on sca.org

for rapid prototyping of heraldric charges, go here: http://www.karlwilcox.com/?page=shield and it will autogenerate pretty pictures for you.

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Yup. It makes things easier. Plus, the extra slop you get in the torso seems to soak up rattan more effectively than taut chain does.

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feels about like any other post-workout return to sanity and energy.

It generally lasts until i go to bed.

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with respect, you will find the history of mathematics to be fascinating, but inadequate preparation for graduate study in a technical field. I assume you have full knowledge of trigonometry, and suggest the following texts: Calculus: Early Trancandentals. James Stewart; thompson, isbn: 0-534-39321-...

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Greenshield wrote:Now, this is probably more to most people liking here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPx5eoz_ ... re=related

*proper* use of a round shield at 0:30 or so.

that looked beautiful.

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a cup.

of course, i have a chain hauberk *over* the gamboised cuisses, and that takes a ridiculous amount of the sting off.

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I have met a few socially-calibrated individuals in the list.

Jack someone in the armpit enough and eventually they'll say ouch - but it's like wrasslin' a pig.

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no changing the pretty thing!

if people ask, thank them for thinking you fight like a squire >:)

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I could do them sometime this week. but you're gonna hate the shipping fees.

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other "evil bastard" exercises. 1. Inclined Crunches - but with a broomstick across the back of your neck and looped through your elbows. You can't use any muscle group except your abs that way, and holy GOD does it suck. 2. Turkish Getups with kettlebells . 3. suspended pushups 4. Muscleu...

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beverley shear uber alles.

I just cut up some 1/8" medium-carbon steel without really trying. Stainless work-hardens, of course, and is therefore more of a pain, but i got faith!

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Misguided wrote:
Hrolf: I'd love to see that. Thanks in advance.

-M

actually, it's the "for instance" link: now, at least, you know its provenance.

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there's a woodcut of the pope's encampment with details of his kitchens, including an a frame cooking frame. I'll try to dig it up.

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thirds on the hood.

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I wouldn't be surprised - wrought iron forge welds with particular ease - but i don't know for certain one way or the other. I know this to have been done in weapons and tools where most of the axe, say, is wrought iron, with a strip of steel welded in for the cutting edge. That's a different applic...

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dragging things back on topic: I (at least) and the OP were discussing external application of Herb-du-Jour Potpourri - which is, at least, not homeopathic as it isn't serially diluted.

See my above post for conflicting evidence as to their effectiveness and mechanism.

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Arnica gels are not, strictly speaking, homeopathic. (they actually contain arnica). Logan is correct in his summation of homeopathic "theory", and equally correct in his derision, but not in his classification. Arnica does, in fact, contain anti-inflammatory agents. They're toxic in high ...

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needs some bleach

(seriously, very pretty stuff)

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hrolf wrote:getting this started off in style...

god i love me some key lime pie.

nom nom nom.

O MAN THAT PIE SURE TASTES GOOD.

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wood. a chunk of maple at home depot is cheap and shapeable. Wrap it in leather cord if you like to soak up some shock and add grip.

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PM sent with many details.

Quick answer: These guys. Bring a hacksaw.

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why manufacturers insist on supplying hammers with laquered or varnished coatings is beyond me. Guaranteed blisters in weird places. Sand that crap off, and let it be replaced with forge schmutz, maybe some mineral or linseed oil as a finish. I haven't used a hammer with a handle that wasn't wooden,...