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Adric13

sorry i started this and forgot about it but there were some Q's that went unanswered. first round of paints i dont know - it was stuff we had on hand - my wife is a pro painter and we have paint everywhere! i tossed it when i had a bad reaction and didnt make a note of what it was - just some paint...

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it works fine - we tried this a few years ago - take one mitten and cut it in half- gives two "covers" for the kydex gaunts. drill small holes around the kydex and sew the maile on. they looked pertty good if that the look your going for but they were kinda heavy compaired to regular clam ...

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i am so f-ing frustrated i want to cry and throw things and smash stuff! in a trade i got something cool and wanted to do good too. made a couple of really nice shields - matched - one for nice fights one for beating on. aside from glue taking for ever to dry in the over humid shop space no big deal...

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dude its so funny you said that about the fat boy tunics - I'm PMing some of the confessed big guys right NOW about what size range i need to have the big ones run in! HAHAHAA! so - shoot me a PM and let me know what your perfect size would be in inches and i'll see what i can do to make it happen!

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seems the best advise so far and by many was - dont do it! - based on the last couple times some version of this Q has come up the above was a prevailing answer... BUT you wanna give it a try anyway - dont sell what you dont have unless you can refund the money on demand, stand behind your work, und...

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Sir Cona has pounded out a lot of tent stakes and takes orders if you wanna stick with local guys.

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Thanks man! the reg pants havnt made the web site yet but one of these days i'll manage to get my crap together. - and i know the SSL is out of whack so you may get a warning but its locked up in the code between the hosts working on it. prolly looking to change the site completely soon. Thanks for ...

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If they are wearing a heavy wool coat or leather jacket, the birdshot may not even penetrate. And short range spread patterns being what they are (birdshot is designed to stay tight for a LONG distance) you may burn the entire charge into a fairly small area, missing vitals like the face. i have be...

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dude next time your over we can raid my box of dryer lint! its a kitty liter box - the big ones - stuffed full of linen lint from the dryer after a dye lot is run through. the box is almost to the point of the lid wont close. i have no idea how much you would need to stuff somthin but i got linen st...

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i replied to your PM

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One Shot. I did some searching on the AA and came across that. It's oil based, so a bit of a pain to use, but it has a nice sheen (not shiny, but just right) and seems to be holding up well. It isn't cheap, though, and you'll need to find a specialty art store to get it. yep - one shot is great. i ...

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if you are using the knife blade on the leather man tool - put it away before using the plies to pull something toward you. when the something pulls out or the pliers slip you might stab your self. in the gut. and bleed a bit....

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westland - i sent you an email.

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im being an ass - please forgive me - hope sales go well.

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never mind.... thumper is right.

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These look like some ive seen here before - isnt this being supplied to some other retailer/merchant that is serving the SCA market too - or is this just anouther cutting out the middle man move? KWT? maybe.... AND maybe im missing something here but you seem to be very willing to let some one else ...

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Skip the rope and just round the edge and glue on canvas. Cut the canvas bigger than the shield so the edge can wrap. Saturate the canvas with glue, stick if to the shield and wrap the edge over amd glue it down. Then paint it when it's dry. Mine have been inspected at every major war with out issue...

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yep - thus the CIF quote request. cost insurance freight....

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im sure i can be BUT he has set the retail price for the product at 70$ - so unfortunatly its gonna be hard to eat the shipping, pay up front for 10prs and then make a profit adjusted for the US living standard vs pakastan living standard so i guess we have to wait till he pipes up and see where we ...

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cool. as far as shipping goes - i offered to pay it. DHL ships by weight on planes, big box, little box - not much price difference. i asked for a CIF quote. he can post it here or PM or tell me to get bent. hes offering to ship CIF for 70$ "cutting out the middle man" - so there has got t...

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Come on it. The water's fine. Not me, not again, not with shoes. WAAAAY to much problem with sizing the last time I spearheaded a shoe order. The quality was excellent on the shoes ordered, but there was to much of a sizing variance for me to do it again. did you order from the same guy? AND - i ha...

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true that!

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its a negotiaon - he stated hes making money at 22$/+ and is willing to cut out the middle man and go straight to the consumer. im a consumer, im willing and ready to buy his product, im offering his asking price at a smaller volume than he offered - he either needs to get me to bump my volume or lo...

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im not - hes got his bases covered at 22$ - per him - i just want em for that or close to it. and as a merchant have no confedence he wouldnt under cut me after i paved the way. when i first saw the post i was considering a whole sale buy but now that i have figured out some one else has paved his w...

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well since your willing to cut out the middle man i would like to order a pair of the viking shoes size 11 and i'm willing to pay the shipping but i dont want to pay your retail price - you have stated your willing to sell for a reduced rate, so lets negotiate - my opening bid is 22$ plus shipping f...

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Adric13, Let me clear that We do not supply to overseas traders. and only supply our own stuff on retails and small level wholesale level. Regards, WestlandCrafts either you knocked off a us retailer or your the guys who are selling them the stuff wholesale. I just figured you were the wholesaler. ...

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talaananthes wrote:Ummmm, are you just price-sniping the same products Revival sells?

looking at the stuff i think this is jsut their suplier taking it directly rather than through the chain.

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if you want i can swing tomorrow and crap in your cherrios!

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my wife has painted some stuff in the past few years. i have had this conversation before. to some it up - paint is paint is paint. pick one ya like go with it. oils will take longer to dry and prolly cost a bit more plus clean up hassle factor. enamels will dry faster but usually have the same clea...

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oh and i have a queer desire to make one of them greek ish shields - the semi oval with the cut outs one the sides - curved and all. if some one has any desire to use one of them i have been looking for an excuse to make one

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if i turned around and gave ya the shot the other way you could be at it for weeks....

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Thanks for the plug - saw the other thread - doing wood. Aluminum is nice but like the "real" feel of wood. Yes they will die eventually but it all comes down to preferences. back on topic - i have wood in the press... I went ahead and cut out a celtic shield while cutting out a couple oth...

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That's fine! A general idea is more what I'm looking for. How long would you expect one of these to stand up to being used in SCA combat? And what would approximate shipping be to 40510? looks like UPS ground shipping is 13$ or so. as far as hold up in combat time frame - years has been the result ...

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i can put up past work, or as they progress pics in stages, but now its 5x5 plywood and not very impressive!

i have 2 working through the process right now.

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the wood place has baltic birch again and im doing a shield run. Any interest in wood shield blanks? 24x36x.5 baltic birch with a 2 in curve - pick the shape - canvas face and sides - no additional edging needed - just add your straps and handle - 90$+shipping or flat 3/8 in thick center grips - rou...

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