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Arrakis

the photo I was commenting on ( green looking vambrace/bracer thingy) have the seam running form the point of the elbow.. really nice until you put on elbow cops..... On that topic, my cops are going to be pointed on to the vambraces and the vambs will still be able to open, due to the way they are...

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Fair enough. Plus, quillion strikes are known to have been used in period and low-stick "stick punching" strikes replace them fairly accurately, I suppose.

Sounds legit.

Arrakis

I did already agree that A was a better method, but I wanted to restate that for clarity.

I'll probably still fight in these to begin with, though. I'm young and resilient.

Arrakis

Well, yeah. You're punching a guy. Why do you think punch weapons are disallowed in so many games? I was just wondering if it was a shot that should be thrown considering the conceit of the game. Especially given the playability issues with confusing them with basket hilt shots, do you think people ...

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I actually wound up with mine split the way they are because I rotated my wrist to cut the sock/duct tape form off of my arm and, instead of cutting at an angle to end at the inside side point of my elbow, I just cut straight up from my wrist and wound up at the crook of my elbow. I just didn't thin...

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Rotate your hand in the direction defined by the log bones of your forearm. Yeah. It depends which way you have it rotated which way you think about this.

The better way to describe this construction issue is to talk about whether the seam runs to the point and crook or sides of the elbow.

Arrakis

On hitting people with your basket hilt. For experienced fighters - do you think it's possible to hit someone with your basket hilt and not KNOW that it was your basket that hit them? For example, lets say you throw a short stick "punch" shot. I admit that sometimes you can miss and baske...

Arrakis

Ahh, I see what you mean. I'll definitely keep that in mind for the next set. in the meantime, know that I'll be wearing padding under these, of course. I may consider a metal splint that laps under both halves of the join, as well...

Arrakis

I wouldnt run the joint down my forarm bone for sca combat. If you fight arm up that spots going to get wacked. Took me a few reads to figure out what you were saying. If I shouldn't put a joint on my forearm bone, where should I put it? Do you mean just not down the top and bottom of the arm but r...

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170Â°F oven, sat the vambraces on some pieces of plywood I had laying around so as not to scorch them on a metal tray or the rack. Case the HELL out of the leather first (i.e., soak 'em for 10 minutes). Bake them for 10-20 minutes at a time, taking them out to shape them and then putting them back i...

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Unfortunately, I am not. Alas.

I'll PM ya. Too fine a deal to pass on.

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Any left?

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I know dis! I know dis!!

Walmart Bluefoam is always 7/16" thick. Most good, thick ensolite Yoga Mat is 3/8".

BOOSH.

Arrakis

Rise from your graaaaave! I just made a set of lower arms that roughly follow (lets say "strongly inspired by") this pic tutorial. I water/bake hardened mine, a la House of the Wolf, instead of glue hardening them. So far, I've just riveted a strip of elastic inside of the upper part and I...

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Otto wrote:Arrakis, I sent you a pm regarding your order.

Thanks, Otto.

Arrakis

would like an approximate list position/ETA of order at your convenience.

Good luck with everything.

Arrakis

Ah, yes, I guess at that volume it would be a lot cheaper to get a die cut and buy time on a stamping machine rather than buy that much time on a plasma cutter.

Arrakis

Bump. Any word as to where in the queue Reed's order for pauldrons and cops is?

Arrakis

Is there any reason to get a die made and stamp them rather than plasma cut them any damn shape you please? Just the difficulty of finishing the edges?

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This puts a huge burden on those who are not physical prodigies. Exactly the opposite of that. A physical prodigy doesn't have to learn how to fight sword foot forward; he can just hit you in the shield side so hard you can't block it or else he's quick enough to go really deep for his crosses and ...

Arrakis

Thorstenn wrote:I use ether foot depending on what I want to do. There is no definitive answer.

Thor.

QFT.

Very much depends on what I'm doing and throwing, who I'm squared up against, and how they're fighting. Be adaptable.

Arrakis

Malachiuri wrote:Here is a matched set of SCA huscarl axes by Sir William here in Calontir.

Dumb sexy.

Arrakis

Thoughts: Shaped handles are key to blade edge awareness. Get a pell and throw your shots. If they land flat, make sure you correct it (either with grip, shot angle, or whatever) or don't throw that shot any more. If you throw flat in a fight, call it flat. If you still can't tell when you throw a f...

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Nope.

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Alright!

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Daaamn, Thomas! I might have to pick one of these up next time I'm near Dun Abhon!

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Kinda boring and a little bit late to the party: <<image>> Just finished, with the new gorg pre-dye, post-hardening, and the old gambeson (need to make a heavier one). I like your coat of plates a lot. Obviously because it looks good and it appears sturdy and well made. The second is because it pro...

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Interest. Waiting on pics and descrips and such.

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Dang, this is some EMP-type shit, huh?

Ballin' video, awesome pics. Moar brutality.

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If there's a great enough skill gap between yourself and a rhino, you should be able to outmaneuver them in such a way as to either put them on the ground with a shot or just stone-cold nail 'em in the backs of their thighs, or their armpit, or someplace equally unpleasant. That's an embarrassment a...

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*would also like to know where on the list he is*

I ordered during that Fateful Sale a set of Spaulders and a set of simple elbow cops, on Sept. 6, 2009.

Arrakis

Shriner's Children's HOSPITALS?

EDIT: Because I fail it.

Arrakis

Konstantin the Red wrote:Somebody ought to draw your first pic in a fourteenth-century graphic style, Arrakis -- it's the glance you were doing as you fingered the shutter button. :twisted:

Haaaah, I see it, now.

Nice. 8)

Arrakis

I built a plastic-plate CoP for my first SCA body armor; free pickle barrel, a box of rivets, a couple yd each of two different upholstery fabrics for $2/yd at a local fabric shop, and thread. I need to adjust the midback buckle/strap system; it's mounted too low on the body. I stitched up the fabri...

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The similarity in construction and "plate" layout between the Native American wooden armour and a Wisby type II coat of plates is striking. There are only so many ways, mechanically, to wrap a human body in rigid plates such that it is protected from blunt trauma and edged attack while al...

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