The Armour Archive

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Yoga is good for you.

For me, the new agey fruu fruu instructor at my gym makes me grind my teeth a little. I should go once a week, it's more like once every two months though.

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as far as i know, there is no evidence for the use and training of two sword fighting in armor.

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All (but presumably, effingham in particular), I'm looking for someone to draft a scalable vector graphics file of a coat of arms for me. Preferably, I'd like the design mapped onto a standard "heater" coat-of-arms shape, as well as a teardrop, but that's not necessary. The idea is to have...

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Sigifrith Hauknefr wrote:
I was discussing this at a multi-household practice a couple weeks. Armor (we said) comes in three levels:

1) Legal
2) Safe
3) Comfortable (to be hit in)

I agree with this.

I fight in safe armor.

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MJBlazek wrote:This right here is Courage...

Sir Balin has an interesting view on armor, alright..

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To get good enough to have something to teach. Then get better.

to be an old fighter who is still very much in shape.

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The folks at Darkwood had one at pennsic this year for $200. Nice, nice piece.

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cross training is good. provided you can keep an open mind.

our local practice sees a few WMA guys who keep trying things that just don't work in our (SCA) game, and they keep getting clubbed into the ground for it.

A few other WMA guys have figured it out, and are doing nicely.

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also they hold up in combat nicely.

i wear them with a maille hauberk and shovel greaves. They wash up to looking brand new.

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horsefriend wrote:It looks a lot like a nailmakers anvil I used to own, only with bigger holes, maybe an anvil from a manufacturey that did di large nails and spikes?

alail/scott

This would be my guess as well.

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mm, spear. yum.

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heh. filkers.

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CLANG makes some nice kit.

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pack up. food, sometimes. get my wet gear spread out and destankified, shower, beer, ibuprofen, sleep.

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Saritor wrote:
Nissan Maxima wrote:We don't know its a corpse. maybe he is just resting.

Pining for the fjords?

nah, 'ees stunned!

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mordreth wrote:
audax wrote:I'm really diggin that halberdier in the foreground...

people wonder why I consider polearms to be close range terror weapons

i don't. i've fought vis and balfar!

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It is easy to train yourself to poke too light with the swinging ball. medicine balls, maybe? The other thing is that in mellee peple are always fouling your spear and they are standing where you need to stand so I put stumps and tool boxes around the traniing area so that I get used to sub-optimal...

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it also helps to not have emphysema.

And have a shop with proper ventilation.

Still, zinc fume fever is just no fun. Vinegar works for stripping galvy anyway, with no fumes.

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56 pounds, not counting the spear.

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(I've heard recently that stretching ahead of time can actually lead to injuries. Then I talk to runners who can't make it more than 2 miles if they don't stretch. I's a very confuzzled camper on that score.) The difference: dynamic stretching, also known as "warming up", is unequivocally...

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It takes a special kind of person to store a lit propane tank inside your tent.

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when i was wearing crash pads, i had them on suspenders. They tended to fall off otherwise...

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totally possible.

and if you do it around the wrist too, it makes taking the thing off and putting it back on much simpler.

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I would question your assertion that the red lines depicted in heraldric crests have anything to do with attaching the helm to your head, though. What else would a pair of pendant cords hanging from inside the helmet be used for? tying on the crest through two holes in the top? who knows. illuminat...

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An interesting question. Probably difficult to answer, as leather bits on preserved pieces tend to disappear over the centuries.

I would question your assertion that the red lines depicted in heraldric crests have anything to do with attaching the helm to your head, though.

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good plan. remember to use one piece copper rivets - much easier to remove than steel ones. I go with Brass or Aluminum. Both are less jarring than flat topped copper rivets. The trick is to put the head of the rivet on the *inside*. You drill a chinstrap hole that is equal in diameter to rivet sha...

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Looks like I will be drilling hole for all those applications. I guess I may as well get e real chinstrap. good plan. remember to use one piece copper rivets - much easier to remove than steel ones. if drilling stainless, you might want to use a drill press instead of a hand drill - stainless work ...

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I had one of Windrose's kits on my old helm and it was the only chinsrap setup I ever had that made the helm feel solid on my head. The original setup was tied, and it drove me crazy. Took too long to get it tight enough and I often had to have somebody help me with it. +1. tied chin straps are not...

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sold, pending payment.

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well, you *can*. The shield just doesn't count...

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Just watch, this time next year I may be into the tourney style fighting. yep. While melee fighting is great and glorious, there remains a motivation to fight in singles: 50% of melee effectiveness is being able to read the field, know what's going to happen, and put yourself in the right place at ...

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JvR wrote:On top of that I can only get authorized at a Kingdom event. Not a shire or barony dig. A real bonafide Kingdom event. Unfortunately those are a 5 hour drive from here.

you live in a weird part of the world. I authorized at the local fighter practice.

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on hold pending payment.

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I have a pair of Crash Pad hockey shorts (style 2300) , XL (for >38" waist). I have used them but they show little sign of wear. My current harness does not require their use anymore, so i'm looking to free up some closet space. I'd like to get $50 for them. I accept paypal, and can ship UPS gr...

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well, i do like my fights to complete...

why do people like to win? because winning feels good.

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