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Ckanite

There's a decent rule of how much to long to cut it. L=2d. The length of the rivet sticking through the hole should be about 2 times the diameter of the hole. About and within reason.

Ckanite

The only hobby that I put any maintenance into it my climbing gear, and for good reason.

Ckanite

I think I know of at least one girl that would like to umm.. order one in a discrete package...

All kidding aside, Hal, that seems like it could be a rather useful tool and I can think of a few uses for it. ~heh tool~

Ckanite

Depends on the rivet head. Usually that's the convention unless there is a decorative head that you want to show off. I've never ran into that case, plus I like showing off how well I can rivet.

Ckanite

Cap'n, investing IS gambling.

Ckanite

Could be. And if you think, it really makes sense. If you have a light, thin foundation that your mail is pointed to as opposed to your arming cote, then you can wash your arming cote without having to worry about the mail, or even send the mail to be repaired while your cote is being washed, OR swi...

Ckanite

First of all thank you all for your advice; it is very nice to know that there are people I can talk to about this sort of thing. As I mentioned before, I live in the bush, by that I mean a heavily wooded area and have access to a large supply of varying species of wood. Poplar, birch, pine are wha...

Ckanite

Funny that you mention all of that Kon. I imagine that I do things on both sides of the fence. Hard numbers at work, soft ones in the shop.

Ckanite

It could be broken as well. He looks as if he's injured and if you notice on his right arm, the mail does cling to the sleeve. The mail around the neck is kinda strange, but he could have had on a different type of BP that we are unaware of, low in the front with no gorget, maybe he wore a great hel...

Ckanite

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Looks to be some voiders sewn onto an arming coat

Ckanite

#3 would be cool to get a kit and tools for

Ckanite

THAT is going for loaner gear!?!?!?! Your armourless fighters must be princes then... And intimidating ones at that!

Ckanite

Holy jeepers! Those look pretty slick! I'm not a fan of bifricuated gaunts but you really pull it off with these

Nice clean line, gentle slopes, beautiful!

Ckanite

Looking pretty good! Keep the pics coming along!

Ckanite

WOW! Super sexy man! Good job!

Ckanite

WOW! That is incredible! Cool trundle. I wonder how long it too to carve that bed...let alone paint it and seal it. How did they seal it I wonder?

Ckanite

I'd have to agree with Hal there...

Ckanite

You could sell it as a troll ladle...

Ckanite

Steve, that is one hell of a bench! Well done!

Ckanite

Incredible! I really like how that beard looks!

Ckanite

Servus Schorsch, greetings from a fellow Landshuter (originally, anyway ;-) )! Looks mighty fine for a firsty, definitely better than mine back then. How is the articulation, up/down and left to right? Just one small observation: it looks like there might be a gap between the knuckle rider and the ...

Ckanite

LOL as am I... sadly

Ckanite

You also want to try re-pricing stock items. If people see a low price, often they see it as being cheaply made. If that's the case, I try pricing into a higher bracket. It attracts new customers as well as making old customers think the value and quality have increased. That being said, if your stu...

Ckanite

Wow. WTC really said it right there! After all is said and done, which I figured out mostly according to WTC's and Halberd's explanation years ago, I charge $50.00/hour + aggravation. I usually round up to the nearest 15 minute mark. So lets say I have a nice simple customer who has a project that w...

Ckanite

Now you're just showin off Hal...

Ckanite

Any info about the fourth from the left, top row?

Ckanite

How warm are they?

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Hey man, that is one sexy hat you got there!

Ckanite

Please do so sooner rather than later!!

Ckanite

whomp whomp whomp

Ckanite

PartsAndTechnical wrote:
Ckanite wrote:"Cut your own wood, it warms you twice"
Well spoke. Who said that?

It's a paraphrase of Lincoln I believe... I can't remember it exactly but it's something that is always true!!

Ckanite

If you want a quality to match the quality of your gauntlets, you'll have to make them or have them made to fit YOUR hand and not a generic hand of about your size.

Ckanite

"Cut your own wood, it warms you twice"

Ckanite

Remember that you can make a hell of a lot of your forms and stakes out of wood. Use a dense type, I like oak. Holds up well and is easy to shape.

Ckanite

Well said Kon! Looking good Steve!

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