The Armour Archive

hrolf

meh.

the CG parts were cheese-tastic, IMO,and should have been dealt with differently.

Most of the interviews were well done - if, perhaps, more than a little ARMA-centric.

hrolf

been there, from an axe fight last fall.

6 weeks in a cast and then PT- wasn't severe enough to need surgery.

an unfortunately common injury. I know of at least three other local fighters who have done it to themselves.

hrolf

Anyone know anyone who sells something similar in a size 18(U.S.)? Maelcolm "Sasquatch" Mor I suggest you try m He does good work and has a huge turn shoe on display in his shop. I have found his service excellent and his prices very reasonable. I believe he does all of his own work in th...

hrolf

*blink* she's coming to war this year? really? that'd be awesome.

hrolf

Last year on one of the bridges, when I was alone in front of enemy lines dane axe cocked in the air ready, screaming "GET SOME!!!" at the top of my lungs... Sir Thorson dragged me back to our lines by the scruff of my neck. Everything had gone a bit... red. heh heh, i remember watching t...

hrolf

Then there is hair and beard styles. Some valiant souls try harder than most of us, but they are the minority.... So how do we deal with this in the context of our recreating history? We are the cheapest, most easy to modify piece of our kits. How do we try so that WE look more period and match our...

hrolf

If you're not goign to pad it, and just want "a tunic to fight in", then the bocksten tunic pattern would work just fine.

hrolf

Steven H wrote:Lead is cheap and easy to work. I got mine at a local contractor's supply for $3 a pound. It was sold by the foot in sheets.

Cheers,
Steven

white metal is cheap too, but casting it won't give you cancer

hrolf

i'd quit.

hrolf

For scholarly tolkien, there is little to beat his translations of Gawain, Pearl, and Orfeo. Or his dissertation on Beowulf. (Apparently there exists a Beowulf translation done by tolkien, but i have never seen it)

The audiobook version of Gawain is read by terry jones, which is a hoot.

hrolf

as far as arm exercises: - turkish getups are evil little bastards that are good shoulder/core stability, warmup, and overall strength builders. Go slow. - Dumbbell Press . Using dumbbells instead of a bar forces you to use stabilizer muscles to keep things symmetrical. Harder, but better. - Seated ...

hrolf

Wilhelm zu Eltz-Kempenich wrote:Tempering requires a fast cool, thus salt water is used.

er, hardening requires a fast cool. Tempering requires a controlled reheating.

if you try to harden tool steel in salt water/superquench, it'll shatter if there are any stress raisers at all.

hrolf

maille has certainly been made of iron. They mean wrought iron, not elemental iron. it's not easy to get it pure- silica slag gets caught up in the bloom and gives advantageous material properties. some carbon got caught too- but not much, especially with a bloomery approach. the material is still c...

hrolf

drill a hole axially through the butt. fill with white metal. should work out ok.

hrolf

1. have fun.

2. demonstrate the extent of my competency on the field by fighting well.

hrolf

mine has three buckles up the back.

(clearly the proper solution is wire staples, right? right)

hrolf

One other explanation I have heard (anecdotal) is that they may have bene there in order to help hold the shield together from breaking apart as easily. Yeah, that's certainly part of what i meant to say . I suspect the sentiment of "well, this is how we've always made shields" had a part...

hrolf

The Bayeux Tapestry does show kites with center bosses but that in no way means they were center gripped . Pretty much every picture I've ver seen of a kite sheild in a Norman context is strapped, not center gripped, even if there is a boss attached. likewise. My (very) rough understanding of kite ...

hrolf

make an arming tunic/gorget with a lightly padded linen collar.

this way you can clean the sweaty bits easily.

hrolf

Leopold der Wolf wrote:
Winterfell wrote:
Thaddeus wrote:Your are looking at maybe a third of it in that picture.

http://www.flame.org/~explorer/album/pe ... 27-116.jpg
Too big to post here.

And more
http://www.flame.org/~explorer/album/penn27.html

wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

and even that is missing some of the camps above the lot and below the lake....

hrolf

Baron Alejandro wrote:DO NOT SKIMP ON HAND PROTECTION.

<img src="http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/582/0312092238.th.jpg">

<3.

my hands are now both functional again. after, that is, four months.

hrolf

forwarded to a friend who is very, very interested.

hrolf

Welchman Longbows make the sexiest yew longbows that I have ever seen.

you *will* pay for the privilege.

hrolf

- bocksten-style tunics and liripipes. Some in linen, some in wool. - st. louis shirt-style undertunics. many in linen. - more braes. - a speculative arming tunic, to be covered by armor and to cover up my modern padding, and replace the one i have now, which is WAY too big and getting old and ratty...

hrolf

round or roll? to round edges all you need is a file and some time. Rolling edges requires stakes and hammers.

hrolf

What do you do if you hit your opponent's only remaining arm? They can certainly not wielad a live weapon or be a danger to you. Is that not a victory? I've seen this done as a bitchslap before. Wounds-retained bearpit tournament; fighter A walks out, takes fighter B's legs and arms, and then hits ...

hrolf

that would be the "live fast, die young" theory. I'm only 5 years your senior, dude, and trust me: you don't want to really act that way if you have any intention of having a fighting career that spans more than about 4 seasons. Like I said, I understand it and accept it. . .its just not ...

hrolf

When you pull or injure something STOP FIGHTING or it will get worse. You might have to skip 6+ weeks to heal hands and joints. Learn to do something else until you are better. BLASPHEMY! Away with you!!. . .I understand it, accept it, and know that its needed to continue fighting in the long run, ...

hrolf

I'll recommend you do some more research. I'll continue to prefer aspirin over ibuprofen, naproxin sodium, etc. Kilkenny is correct - aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxin are the most common NSAIDs. (incidentally, spot the common painkiller conspicuously absent from that list? acetaminophen. ) All can ...

hrolf

http://www.amazon.com/Dynaflex-Pro-Gyro-Wrist-Exerciser/dp/B0001ANB00

hrolf

Norman wrote:My assumption is that Hrolf is not thinking of Bazubands as a period option but as a necessary, hopefuly hidden scadianism

Norman is correct. I find bazus to be a lightweight, protective, easy-to-care-for total flipping anachronism

hrolf

D. Sebastian wrote:Ohhh

We fight and we fight
and we drink and we drink and we drink

The Northern Army
Shiny objects make us happy
The Northern Army

THUG! THUG! THUG!

oh, right. forgot that one. i guess that makes me an uneducated 3rd div grunt...

hrolf

northern east kingdom's battle cry seems to be "Get 'em!" or possibly "shift right!", then "get 'em!"

not much for singing.

hrolf

I'm in a bit of a dilemma. My best understanding is that, on the whole, 13thc. maille hauberks had full sleeves and, generally, integrated mufflers for hand protection. Tended to be long, split for riding. For the purposes of SCA-grade impressions, armor requirements, and my tendency to repurpose ar...

hrolf

Does someone want to explain how half swording with a greatsword is different from an unpadded polearm with quillions and a long blade? by society rules, the construction is synonymous. The actual techniques should differ, though - my understanding is that halfswording is primarily a closework thru...

Re: Body type, fighting style and armour...

Xpost - maille sleeve length/ bazubands.