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Owen

Alchemy is "Hey y'all, watch this" in period style.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Sweet.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

You can get some amazingly bright yellows with naturals dyes, but most of the ones available at that time didn't stand up well to light. Weld does well, and was the most common in Europe, and gives some very nice yellows, especially when over dyed with a less-fast yellow from "young fustic", althoug...

Owen

I've found that most women prefer a beard because it, ah...feels good when you, you know...are kinda down there.... Well, back in college I had a girlfriend who ran into the prediciment of trying to explain to her mother how she'd gotten a rug-burn "there...

Owen

I've got a question about those pouches. In the paintings I have seen that show them, it looks like the shape might be caused by the strap pulling the bottom up, and that the pouch itself is round bottomed, not lobed. Have any actually been found? ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doorway- Her...

Owen

I was there, I feel your pain...but teasing is more fun!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Very nice, make sure Bexter sees it. Help get her off the backs of all us big bearded guys!

Owen

Only at the fords (the two gray area between the bridges on each side) would most fighters have to knee-walk, the four bridges are there if you don't want to crawl.

Oh, yeah. Boats boats boats.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

I know too many that have damaged their knees by dropping like a rock to their knees; I go down slowly, keeping my guard and attack up. In practice, I prefer not to drop at all, and will in most cases either plant, or yield the bout. If I can avoid it, I do not fall when killed. I can yell REAL loud...

Owen

Hang a tennis ball from a tree with string, about 4 feet off the ground. Hit it. Repeat.

I use a SCA 7 1/2 foot polearm as a spear I can whack with.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

That's going to be one well-dressed, scary horse.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif very true, Chef. When we finish her armor, it'll be a tad difficult to realize that Jenny (my domestic partner) is a girl under all that; the Wisby CoP will "tubularize" her torso (no small feat, that), the gambeson will cover her butt (which annoys me n...

Owen

Well, maybe for you Chef, but I am a trained professional!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Babe. In armor. It qualifies!

I've always considered the bunny fur optional for armor- it better serves when it stays back in the tent...

Owen

Wish I could claim it, but no. Got it off of a tape a friend of mine has from a group called, (IIRC) "Phoenix".

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Pleae. As a former volunteer firefighter, I beg you- DO NOT USE GASOLINE AS A CLEANING SOLVENT. It is incredibly dangerous. The vapor is heavier than air, and can run along the ground for an long way and still provide a flash trail to the can and incidently, you. There are any number of good product...

Owen

Very nice. You're right, that'll look great with the sides and lower grill covered.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by bexter12: This is about the most unfair part of the whole armour archive. If I asked for pics of guys in armour, I would get lots of beards and beer guts. <HR></BLOCKQUO...

Owen

Sir Tonn rode out to war one day, in a battle mood was he, but he found the field deserted save for a lonely old palm tree. The lack of foes enraged the knight, by Heaven's grace swore he, "Since none have dared to face my might, I'll engage with yonder tree." He strode up the quivering plant, and d...

Owen

I have seen too many instances of cheating- not a "bad day", not an armor problem, not excitement; cheating - to believe that we can deal with the problem without having marshals take a more active role. I'd also rather ask an opponant if there is a problem with my shots, than just "let it go" or co...

Owen

Never knocked anyone out, to my knowledge. Been rendered at least standing TKO 2 times- once by an excessive face thrust (standing TKO), and once by a running spear thrust to the side of my helmet (knocked me off my feet as well). The first time was the first year that face thrusting was allowed, an...

Owen

I'm going to make a new Centurian's crest, this one blue, for my Roman helmet. That should help!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

I think I know the device you mean. You can often find models of it on eBay. It looks like a big crossbow, with the string attached to the arm of a mangonel (what most people call a catapult) that has a spoon/cup on the end of the arm, right? Like this : http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem...

Owen

Your local auto-supply shop should have products used to remove bumper stickers and such from cars (I use a brand called "Sticker Shock").

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

I doubt that many people, new or not, think that people will not hit them in an area they haven't armored. New fighters especially probably don't think about it that at all. If anything, they probably think it won't hurt too bad, they're tough, etc. I also can't recall ever avoiding a target simply ...

Owen

Allen Smithee is the name used when directors don't want to have their own name on the final version of a movie, because they no longer wish to be associated with it. Fortunately, people stopped taking the question seriously, I had been beginning to worry. ------------------ Owen "Death is but a doo...

Owen

I got mine from Valentine Armouries, http://www.varmouries.com/anc_07.html ,
however he seems to be charging rather more than he did when I bought mine (I paid $110, plus shipping).

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

umm, folks, do you recognize the name?

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Goodness, no. I don't last NOW!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

I've never tried it myself, but a friend uses liquid floor wax to soak his lammelar plates in. When they dry, they seem pretty hard.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

You know, it's really scary to think that I knew Craig back when he was an annoying teenager, put out because he couldn't fight in the SCA. Every time I see another piece of his, I get amazed all over again. Chef- could you explain the difference between the two brigs? ------------------ Owen "Death...

Owen

Wow. Spiffy. Damn, I'm getting drool on the keyboard!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Someone else's. Hey, I'm a spear/polearm fighter!

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

Keep looking- my armor was stolen from my car about 10 years ago, we found it dumped in an alley some 2-3 blocks away, where the perp had stopped to open the duffel to see what he had.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"

Owen

So get together at someone's house and try it, not at an official practice.

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Owen
"Death is but a doorway-
Here, let me hold that for you"