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Jestyr

Awesome. Do you have close ups of the etching?

Jestyr

From their Facebook page: m August 7, 2010 Hi Everyone, As you all know that Pakistan has been hit by worst floods in country's history. We had to close our workshops and moved to safer place. Now we are again in production and orders are being shipped to customers. Thanks for everyone for your best...

Jestyr

Outstanding!

Jestyr

This is from a posting I made to my shire's yahoo group. Armour and Castings m They are based in the Ukraine, but I have a few of their castings and their quality is pretty good and their prices are very good. They also have a large selection of different time frames and styles. To use their site, n...

Jestyr

There have been a few threads on this.

D.Sebastian and Griffinclaw have done tutorials. I think they used a wood glue / water mixture.

Jestyr

I sent a PM on Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:31 pm asking about both dresses and have not heard back. It is still in my "outbox", not in my "sent items".

Jestyr

PM sent for the G39 gown...

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Thanks, Norman.

Jestyr

Personally (as a marshal), I think the rule is intended so that the actual cup, not the cord, needs to be at least 1/2" wide. Further, the spirit of the rule is that it is a guideline to protect against unsafe equipment that can injure the wearer. That said, in the thread that raised the questi...

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No rivets needed: Two holes on each side of your head where you would normally mount the rivets. Loop a LONG piece of paracord through one set of holes (if you are right handed I would suggest the left hand set of hols) so that both ends of the string are now inside the helmet. Take a rectangle of ...

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I have been happy with all the castings I have gotten from A&C. The one time I was mildly unhappy with something (some leather blanks for making belts from), they immediately asked how they could rectify the situation and sent me some other castings right away. I have since personally ordered fr...

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I am interested in the Rus style belt with the extra piece that hangs down (one part buckles, and the other hangs?). I can't find any research for it, probably because I don't know where/how to look as I know nothing about the subject to begin with. I know there are a number of places to get the buc...

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Gavynn wrote:The arm armor is a necessary evil in our Society depending on the period you are looking for

This is why that others have suggested that you hide it with a long sleeve tunic. Clothing can cover a multitude of sins, even if the sin is a smallish one.

Jestyr

Link doesn't work. It says "This domain name has expired."

Jestyr

Cool stuff!

Jestyr

Kenwrec Wulfe wrote:
Jestyr wrote:I don't want to alarm off, but I think the headless duct tape man stole your beer.

He has a pole up his ass, I thought he deserved one...

Fair enough.

Looks great, btw.

Jestyr

I don't want to alarm off, but I think the headless duct tape man stole your beer.

Jestyr

Is baltic birch the normal birch plywood they sell in home depot, etc.?

Jestyr

PM sent.

Jestyr

Just spoke with a friend and she may have room. She is packing this evening so she'll let me know in a few hours.

(Not having the poles is actually an advantage in this case!)

Jestyr

Can you ship the pavilion? If so, dibs.

Jestyr

My first thought was, "Oh, wow." Actually, there was a small gasp, and then I thought, "Oh, wow." But, upon further review, is the hardware for the hinge final? Just my opinion, but the silver color looks weird with all the brass everywhere else. None the less, I can't think of h...

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Sander Marechal wrote:Gah! Why do people always assume the rest of the world uses Facebook as well? There are tons of great, free image and album hosting sites around. Please consider using one of them instead.

500 millions users worldwide. 50% of whom check it every day.

That is why.

Jestyr

Is this the Johnson's Paste Wax you all are talking about?

http://tinyurl.com/322ky2k

It says it is for wood. Is this correct?

Jestyr

Offer both. I'd rather aluminum elbows with a leather vambrace.

Jestyr

Really nice.

Jestyr

I'm wearing my white plastic knees and elbows in this picture. Don't they look great? Absolutely. I wear my arm harness over a white tunic and UNDER another tunic. You can't see any of my arm harness when I am not moving, but when I am fighting (I've seen pics/videos) my over-tunic arms creep down ...

Jestyr

Size?

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Someone else should make a shield with four plates (the white circles). This way, when people see the two of you walking toward them, they say, "Crap!".

KyleKurth wrote:[img]http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy112/regafrega/21804289289_ORIG.jpg[/img]

Jestyr

Really? Not in white anymore? I was going to cover with white linen to hide with my under tunic. Maybe the size B will fit... I've been meaning to measure for a week now.

Jestyr

I'm not sure if this is relevant, but... Duke Martin (of Trimaris) made a laminated sword that fell within the rules (pretty sure he used double sided tape). At the marshals meeting, pretty much everyone felt that there was no way any of us wanted to be hit by that. It was scary. I don't remember th...

Jestyr

I prefer a rigid structure, as I find it is easier to find stuff and pack stuff.

Jestyr

Since you don't need the work, do what makes you happy.

Custom may be more fun and challenging, but you will also have more problems associated with it.

Jestyr

I would not make it out of the drop cloth fabric. They are fine for a day shade, but they don't have enough water repellent for a tent I am trusting as my (short term) home. The best price you will find for a workable solution is the midwest tents wall tent. They are around $230 which is not much mo...

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Ancient proverb: Good. Quick. Cheap. Pick two. I am not an armourer, but $2,500 sounds low for good work, especially in stainless. You really do get what you pay for. Icefalcon does good work. As does Anshelm Arms. They can both do the entire suit, but I doubt they will be in your price range for ev...

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