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by Derian le Breton
Mon Nov 10, 2008 12:57 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Anyone used a Caswell plug 'n plate kit?
Replies: 4
Views: 303

Electroplating always leaves an extremely thin layer. If you want a more durable layer of fine metal, you'll need to do something like keum-boo. Even that will wear off with extensive handling, but it's orders of magnitude thicker than electroplating.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:14 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Question for the Mafia...
Replies: 18
Views: 464

Kids-oriented? When I was a child "kids oriented" literature tended to annoy me. I wanted all the details, darn it! Honestly it depends on the kids. Different people will find different aspects of the 14th c compelling, and some perfectly smart ones will find it dull no matter what you try...
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:56 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Question for the Mafia...
Replies: 18
Views: 464

The backstory is quite important (and almost wholly 14th century) though. But yeah, erm, *cough*. A single 14th century story? Gosh, there are so many. The wars of Scottish independence. The great famine. The beginning of the Ottoman empire. The war of Breton succession (important precursor to the H...
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 09, 2008 6:10 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Question for the Mafia...
Replies: 18
Views: 464

Joan of Arc!

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:52 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: First project, a bit stuck...
Replies: 21
Views: 605

Computer hard drives also contain strong magnets.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 09, 2008 5:02 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: First project, a bit stuck...
Replies: 21
Views: 605

Aergis wrote:I've been trying to find a place to buy a footlong railroad rail and rivets around here. Any ideas?


Unfortunately no. I know the mechanical engineering shop at UW has several railroad car <i>axles</i> though - I made a coining anvil from one (for free!)

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:58 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: First project, a bit stuck...
Replies: 21
Views: 605

I got it at onlinemetals.com, which is just up the street from where I live, so that's easy. I found it in their scrap pile though covered in dust. It was labeled as 1008 cold roll 16g, and I had, make that have, no idea on the variances between metals or gauges. The label looked perfect for what I...
by Derian le Breton
Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:39 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: 14th century kettle hat images
Replies: 10
Views: 326

Other 14thc dudes in kettle helms: William of Tyre's history has some good ones: The Battle of Dorylaeum - combat scene with several people in kettle helms, though no full harness views. One appears to be wearing a hauberk and couters: <IMG SRC="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Dor...
by Derian le Breton
Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:07 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Riveted maille from scratch...third time
Replies: 43
Views: 1166

There may be exceptions, it's not like we have all (or even most, or even many) of the originals to know. There may even be left handed wound examples out there that I just haven't seen yet. We have such a small sampling...well, you get the idea. Well, sure. However, our sample is relatively random...
by Derian le Breton
Fri Nov 07, 2008 6:00 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: 14th century kettle hat images
Replies: 10
Views: 326

Cool. I may be able to find another one in my stack of books, I'll take a look when I get home.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:25 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: 14th century kettle hat images
Replies: 10
Views: 326

Did you check AAotMK yet? I'm fairly certain it has at least one image of the type you seek.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Nov 07, 2008 5:20 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Riveted maille from scratch...third time
Replies: 43
Views: 1166

Doug Confere wrote:It probably just has to do with most people being right handed and there being a moreorless common way of winding coils. At least, that's my conjecture.


Possibly, but I don't buy it. Even if that were the case, there ought to be exceptions.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:06 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Riveted maille from scratch...third time
Replies: 43
Views: 1166

Hm, that's certainly interesting. I wonder what it implies about the medieval maille manufacturing process.

It doesn't seem like it'd matter in the final product.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Thu Nov 06, 2008 11:25 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Riveted maille from scratch...third time
Replies: 43
Views: 1166

As in you made your coils with the wrong handedness? Are all/most surviving rings the same handedness? Your rings appear to be left-handed.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Thu Nov 06, 2008 5:06 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Viking armour
Replies: 109
Views: 2721

With the Stav Church in Norway (the name of the exact church escapes me) the question lies solely with its date. The carvings on the church depict scenes from "Sigurd the Dragon-slayer," a connection, if tenuous, can be made to the past. I believe you are referring to Hylestad. The church...
by Derian le Breton
Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:49 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Norse Armour
Replies: 83
Views: 1766

Also, if you were rich enough to have armour, you often were rich enough to have someone to take care of it for you.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Thu Nov 06, 2008 4:47 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Injured Fighter Accurate Armor Help (ideas really)
Replies: 16
Views: 632

Hardened spring steel!

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Nov 05, 2008 11:12 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Non-refrigerated food
Replies: 55
Views: 1867

Veggie stock works well in couscous too. :D

Falafel is easy, too.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Nov 05, 2008 6:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Riveted maille from scratch...third time
Replies: 43
Views: 1166

Cool stuff once again. :)

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:49 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: New paper on the Skamby boat grave (Sweden)
Replies: 4
Views: 161

Wonderful! The discussion of gaming pieces in other grave finds is particularly interesting to me, I'm going to have to dig up some of those references! :)

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:28 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Non-refrigerated food
Replies: 55
Views: 1867

Nuts
Olives
Crackers
Jam
Honey

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:27 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Viking armour
Replies: 109
Views: 2721

Adam of Bremen also has a serious axe to grind with regard to the eventual conversion to Christianity: medieval Scandinavia was a spiritual battlefield in a way, pitting the German church against the early British church (the so-called "celtic" Christians.)

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:07 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: NH Renn Fair photo/comic
Replies: 5
Views: 291

Good stuff! :D

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:19 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Viking armour
Replies: 109
Views: 2721

The key is "plausible" versus "possible," my good Baron. Chef's statements are absolutely correct, given a reasonable understanding of the research process. Not quite correct. Chef really is arguing a definition of plausible that isn't proper. Plausible means having an appearanc...
by Derian le Breton
Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:47 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Norse Armour
Replies: 83
Views: 1766

Lastly I tend to wear a stuffed, raw linen gambeson under and tailored to my maile so that it can't be seen at the edges. Having fought with and without it the difference it makes is very noticable to both comfort and survivability. I believe that the reason it wasn't worn in any other places than ...
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 02, 2008 9:16 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Viking armour
Replies: 109
Views: 2721

The key is "plausible" versus "possible," my good Baron. Chef's statements are absolutely correct, given a reasonable understanding of the research process.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 02, 2008 7:21 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Viking armour
Replies: 109
Views: 2721

I always liked Grettir snatching spears out of the air while in mid-jump, then throwing them back at their owners.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:33 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Dumb Question- How do you Pronounce...
Replies: 54
Views: 962

chef de chambre wrote:I think 'pourpoint' is the French for the same garment. Definitely squash with extreme prejudice. Next you know, 'garment' will be found pronounced 'Gar-may' :roll:


Speaking of mangled French... ;)

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sat Nov 01, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Viking armour
Replies: 109
Views: 2721

The source for medieval Scandinavians wearing hides as armour is the sagas, which were written many generations after the events they depict. Furthermore, these references are the exception, not the rule, which makes them even less reliable in my mind.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:42 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armour Pronunciation Guide?
Replies: 33
Views: 721

My vocabulary is poor due to underuse, but my pronunciation is very good (I have, in fact, been mistaken for a native speaker.)

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:23 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armour Pronunciation Guide?
Replies: 33
Views: 721

chef de chambre wrote:If you speak English, use the standard English pronounciation, all else is affectation, and worse yet, when it is mangled French.


Well, I speak French too. :D

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:59 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Locking Goods
Replies: 12
Views: 317

I keep my valuables on my person, inside a replica pouch (one that's appropriate for the class of person I portray, too :D .) Problem solved.

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Sat Oct 25, 2008 7:04 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: polished and heat colored rivet heads.
Replies: 2
Views: 187

Pics? :D

Edit: nm... I read the entire post this time, heh. Sounds neat though!

-Donasian.
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:22 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Looking for class ideas.
Replies: 9
Views: 171

You might take a look at An Tir's <A HREF="http://www.ithra.antir.sca.org/">University of Ithra</A> for class ideas. We hold roughly 20 teaching events throughout the kingdom each year. Each event has a couple dozen classes or so, each class between one and four hours each. Full records are availabl...
by Derian le Breton
Thu Oct 23, 2008 10:19 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Looking for class ideas.
Replies: 9
Views: 171

Pewter casting.
Basic sewing (the simple gather pouch is a great project, also maybe a foraging bag?)

-Donasian.

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