The Armour Archive

hrolf

fought with him and the rest of the drachenwald contingent, but never crossed sticks with him.

next year. fo' sho'.

hrolf

I'm not in the market, as i have a lowpro kidney belt already, but i will say that these things frikkin rock. Lightweight, protective, rugged. Unobtrusive under-maille marshal protection, too.

hrolf

this thread.
useless.
pics.
etc.

pictures of aaronT do NOT count. in fact, they count negative.

hrolf

The trivial answer is to Forge It! Perhaps an easier answer would be to throw it into a wood or charcoal fire and let it scale up the surface like a forge would do. You may need to experiment to get the look you like. I would probably go a bit far and then "clean it up" with a wire brush....

hrolf

I continue to enjoy A Knight's Tale more than i should.

hrolf

hrolf

I'm looking for a webbed copy of the diary of galbert of bruges. Flemish, c. 1140.

Anyone have any leads on where to start looking? Google is linking me out to a bunch of questionable "genealogy" websites, and redacted google books.

hrolf

Torvaldr's gear protects my legs, knees, kidneys, short ribs, neck, shoulders, elbows, and forearms.

Patience. It'll be rewarded.

hrolf

I have a hexpad shirt with rib padding. Takes most of the ouch off that the maille lets through - which, admittedly, isn't much.

hrolf

MacTavish wrote:Could someone help me with resising some pictures and posting please?

Edward

www.imageshack.us.

when uploading, select "resize".

post here by copying the "direct link" (will end in .jpg), thusly: {img}URL TO IMAGE HERE.JPG{/img} . Replace { with [ and } with ].

hrolf

[img]http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/youtube.png[/img]

hrolf

audax wrote:What's my name, coach?

I got little tiny hairs... growin' out my face!

hrolf

well would a modified pole arm with a counterweight specifically made for 1on1 be aloud in events for associations like the SCA provided that you don't make it in such a way that it exceeds the weight limits for polearms, there's no problem. I know of several groups inside the SCA that counterweigh...

hrolf

The Japanese use a combination of low and high carbon steel this is what made the famous samurai sword (the katana) the ability to cut through an entire human body and most European swords were made of the same type of steel so sorry but i have to side with your prof on this one Troll-o-meter: Orig...

hrolf

And if you see an old dude with one eye walking with a bruiser and an old black man who is singing a strange little tune, it's probably best if you just turn around and leave.

hrolf

College is not for learning, you can learn there, but the diploma is the prize, don't ever do anything that takes away from your chances of getting it. I love being in a field where your research is verifiable. Much harder to get dicked over when you can prove that your research is plausibly correc...

hrolf

It's amazing how complex the process is to make a sword with japanese method. It's not surprising how important swords were for them. the migration era swords in northern europe were pretty hard to make, too. then again, smelting\blooming enough iron\steel to make a decent weapon pretty much any ti...

hrolf

That's Jeff Hedgecock.

hrolf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_ferrous_metallurgy

hrolf

Weren't the late period european swords also made from folded steel? They just didnt make a big deal of it because it wasn't "their soul", and not nearly as useful in combat. "Early period"/Migration era swords were also pattern welded. As it turns out, for basically the same re...

hrolf

Doesn't help with the required rigid knee protection though, and that's the part that really stands out if the pants aren't baggy enough. ah, true. I currently have my knees protected by wildly ahistorical shovel greaves. I suspect i could do concealed floating knees under a sufficiently long pair ...

hrolf

... the choices are the not really correct poofy pants or the even less correct visible leg armour. or a maille hauberk long enough to double as leg armor with a double-layered tunic underneath. It works better than you'd think - certainly, better than i thought it would. Leg shots feel mushy to me...

hrolf

Spray adhesive should work. I used a thick layer of gorilla glue - thick enough that the canvas was actually fully impregnated with resin when dry. This created an easier surface for me to paint on, but YMMV. You will want more than canvas overlaps on the edges of the shield. I drilled holes 3/4&quo...

hrolf

careful, though. the extra 3' means you can really jack somebody if you aren't used to the extra power you can generate.

hrolf

I know the East allows fiberglass, and I believe the cutoff is 9' Nope, EK limits spear length to 12'. Everyone fights with 9' spears because that's the max at pennsic - but if you come down to 100 minutes, you'll find 12' spears in the mix. they really mess with your range perceptions if you aren'...

hrolf

mild steel makes perfectly good bodkin points for arrows...

hrolf

Dafydd wrote:If you're needing something like this and it fits, buy it! I have one just like it (black and everything!), and it's an excellent piece of armor. Well made of quality materials...and it was shipped promptly. You won't be sorry.

+tasha.

this is great under maille, too.

hrolf

The Museum of London's Material Culture series is of use here, too. In particular, "Dress Accessories ... " has plenty of tooled belts, etc.

hrolf

I usually just use a tautline hitch. You don't need any extra equipment, and it takes up less space. http://www.westernwaterscanoeclub.org/knots/tautline_hitch.jpg and if you're feeling fancy, you can splice the bitter end back in above the half hitch. Then the knot will never come out. I usually a...

hrolf

the oxford anglo-saxon lectures are top-notch.

hrolf

height: 6'3"
weight: 229 (target 200)
age: 25.

rattan, been in armor for a little over 2 years. sword and board in tourney, spear in melee. AoA.

hrolf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endorphin#Runner.27s_high

hrolf

so im kinda new to all the different steels. when it comes to sca armor most places offer steel (mild?),stainless, and spring steel for things like arms, helms,gaunts. what are differences in each metal besides the price. ive noticed for the most part a piece in stainless will be a thinner gauge th...

hrolf

If there is interest I will get pictures up and other measurements. Thanks for looking, Fergus somewhat paradoxically, you can create interest by posting pictures instead of the reverse. I think most of us are smart enough to go to stonekeep or matt's site to find pictures, or follow links there, b...

hrolf

nice crunchy snow.

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