The Armour Archive

Swete

Did it seem like there was a higher fighter to non fighter ratio this year? (light and heavy).

Swete

Oh my...I fear I have stained my petticoat...(as you 14th century fellows are want to say)
That is a seriously smexy helm. Congrats.

Swete

On a dress sutton hoo that I worked on, they riveted the face plate onto bars to make it stronger. And a few SCA legal sutton hoos have a bar through the eye so they can be big enough. Might also be putting bars on the spot between the chin and the cheek of the helm, as there is a gap there in the ...

Swete

You could also check out Phoenix Steel Armoury. They sell Stainless exclusively.
Andy Ward Metal is another one you could try for cheap stainless gaunts.

Swete

Bulby37 wrote:
William de Faleston wrote:I was hoping it would be an app that featured updated rules of the list by kingdom with useful FAQs, a searchable index, and visual descriptions. Oh well.
I would pay for that.

That is what I thought it was too. I just briefly glanced at the page though.

Swete

Awesome mempo!

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Also, I was shown by His Exellency Lord Motan that using shoe goo or sinew to affix tan conveyor belt to the bottom of leather period shoes is a great way to keep grip while wearing accurate footwear. It is more invisible than vibram soles (color) and it grips stupid good.

Swete

Here is my take on this picture: Awesome picture is awesome. Look at that dynamic angle! The action! The danger! The guy in the sea-foam colored tunic and floppy hat!....Just look at his face! He is EXCITED! I KNOW I AM TOO! ARE YOU EXCITED?! YOU SHOULD BE! I JUST WET MYSELF! WAARARLRFLARGLE! I lik...

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Here is my take on this picture:

Awesome picture is awesome. Look at that dynamic angle! The action! The danger! The guy in the sea-foam colored tunic and floppy hat!....Just look at his face! He is EXCITED! I KNOW I AM TOO! ARE YOU EXCITED?! YOU SHOULD BE! I JUST WET MYSELF! WAARARLRFLARGLE!

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Antonis wrote:Like I said, both buckles popped as I put them on. The gaunts are GDFB, I just padded and gloved them.

Whoops. I missed that

How are they working out for you protection wise? (the gauntlets)

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Kilian_the_warlike wrote:Thanks Lorccan, right on the money. And yeah Aidan, I used it for hard suit, both rattan and live steel without a single dent. Its a freaking tank.

I have one and it is incredibly strong! This is a great deal. And a second dibs if the first falls through.

Swete

That is so freaking awesome!

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Hey, maybe it will get rid those times when a marshal is trying to bounce you for rules that don't exist. I should hope anyways.

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That is a windrose buckler. Those of that size sell for $65 brand new....

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OoO
It is so pretty and streamlined!

Swete

A buckle or cord going around the back of your thigh would keep them from flaring out so much.

And are those YOUR finger gauntlets OoO Cause they look good.

Swete

Ylsa's tunics are awesome, and I am sure this is no exception. Anyone who gets this will be glad they did.

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But seriously. ;p
I have a pattern for a new guy plastic/metal basket hilt and would like to get it added.

Swete

Greetings! I am looking for a set of 3/4 legs that weigh alot less than the mild steel meanies I currently have-they will get me authorized to fight heavy but at 10 lbs apiece(!) they hurt after only a short while. My budget is no more than $400 shipped to Oertha. I am a tall-ish, chicken legged gu...

Swete

Good looking helm. Put up the measurements and pic for ya. Approx measurements (measured from exterior): Brow: 27 Front to Back: 10 3/4 Side to Side: 8 Bar Grill: (from top inside of eye socket to chin) 6 3/4 (add about an inch to include the eyebrow part) Length, top to bottom: somewhere around 12"...

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Icefalcon might could?

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Amazing! I guess since most of the cultures using the bone lemellar were using spears as the primary weapons, it worked well enough.

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We call those large melons like yours 'spear bait' ;p
*I kid*
Great job though.

Swete

Very awesome Keegan. What weight wool did you use?

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Just for the record... http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=146453&hilit=capwell+harness http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=123979&hilit=capwell+harness http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=112865&hilit=capwell+harness http://forum...

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I had seen a brief video of Mr. Capwell's kit and I recently came across a link via Myarmoury.com to a flikr page of his whole kit and piece by piece photos. *Drool* Just wanted to share the armour pron goodness. :wink: http://www.flickr.com/photos/12591757@N03/with/2179765065/ The whole blackened l...

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Because if we new about AA at the time we would have known better :-p Not busting on you, but that is not a good rational. I was in the SCA for several years before I had heard of the Archive. Probably before the archive even existed. I've been here since the days of the old blue and yellow forum. ...

Swete

Have you tried Sir Houron's (spelling?) plastic bazubands? They are tanks and very light and never slip down.

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I had the overly long (at least in my case) thumb section of the hand plate chopped off a bit and the thumb piece re-riveted on. After that, just a simple para-cord criss-cross strapping.

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I agree, Hal. Thomas is great fun to visit in the shop...especially when he begins to berrate us young'ns for being so darned weird/stupid/puny. (depends on the mood he is in)

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I think it looks pretty good. Are you going to add a brass/bronze nasal?

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Kinda look like they could be used for an Eastern/Mongolian/Chinese kit.

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That is a gorgeous helm!

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Brother Logan wrote:This thing is so much cooler up close, I have no more words!!!

*Ahem*...OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GA....ASFGAERGHRGIOAHOJAFJAFJA!
*Hrumph* That is all.

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If you maintain open sight lines, people can look into your camp, even as you can look out. Where you shudder and groan inwardly at the sea of nylon, when they look in they see utter coolness. Soon you will spread the infection. Bob This is what happened to me. I was going to get a nylon pop up (an...

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