The Armour Archive

Samuel

I wear some anshelm polyen knees over a leg rig much like that. ( black of course, Ive got my camera back but need batteries Ill try and fire off a few shots tonight) Id suggest dagging along the lower edge and adding points to lace the cop on. it looks WAY cool and appears rather period to me... Iv...

Samuel

gotta realize shields are one of the most neglected things in sca combat. we got silly rules we have to abide by and quite often having nails clinched over through a shiled just wont cut the mustard for durability. and honestly sca shields tend to be made to last as long as possible. so that kills a...

Samuel

I kinda doubt it Murdock, funds are low and im no longer 3 hours away... more like 24 hours away now. I wouldnt have been at that pensic had good close friends not been on the Throne here in the Outlands. but honestly I never know if Ill be at an event until the morning of:) you could of course atte...

Samuel

im in the bascinet with the red spear.

Samuel

http://www.nmia.com/~bohemond/

been fighitng in my thigh high boots for 5 years now...

nothing touches them in durability...

Samuel

having moved around from kingdom to kingdom for the bulk of my sca life. Ive come across a plethora of lefty styles. ( yup bryce I even tried to fight like anton leaning on my back foot with it deep behind my lead foot) the difficulty with being lefthanded is you basically have to crap or get off th...

Samuel

White or carpenter's glue does NOT make a good surface for gilding. It is too soft. When you try to burnish the gold, it'll tear and smear. If you don't want a good shine, then maybe it would work okay. I just did an experiment last night. If you lay traditional gesso first, the gilding works very ...

Samuel

Ive been working on a half gaunt in leather with cuts on the cuff to allow it to expand out. Ive got the leather done on it and was gonna cut crass and etch it to form the "V" shaped inserts then rivet them onto the cuff. what Ive been toying with was taking a strip of brass and cutting it something...

Samuel

instead of gesso on wood .. I found just covering the area with a layer of good old carpenters wood glue works just fine. it seals the wood rather well and the adhesive for the leaf sticks to it right nice. Dont buy into the "waterproof" wood glue. (the ONLY glue sold that is truely waterproof is th...

Samuel

use the real deal.. Ive put gold leaf on a good many chunks of wood. Ive found its best to think of it like a burnt tissue ( just held together by will power ) and gingerly work it from one edge to the other... remember once its a ball of junk .. its a ball of junk.. dont let it fold up and take you...

Samuel

"Ahh, Sir Vitus-san, I am all eyes for your Surly Midget Style!!!" Byton-hana, Farting Bruin Style nono its ANGRY DWARF! the first kata of the style is the development of your battle CHI... you must furrow your brow in a menacing manner and repeat after me. " I see your plastic!!!!!!!!" " I see you...

Samuel

HA HA HA HA *mouth moves but nothing is heard* "my Lefty-fu is stronger than your Ducaltiger finger nose pick techinque..." MUA HA HA HA " your lefty-fu is strong BUT it is no match for my stinky gambison death shwap" * both fly around form 9ft spear to 9ft spear for a bit* SHHHWWWWAAAPPPP!!!! "AHHH...

Samuel

Honor is wearing my gifty to her:)

thanks that made my day:)

Samuel

thats kinda funny... I put two runs of ducttape length wise over my swords and contrasting edge tape... never any more than that. even in my early days I used athletic tape on swords and no ductape.. and just sharpie marked a striking surface ( but I found that I left lil black lines on ppl I hit......

Samuel

a dremel with cuttoff wheels works right nice ..

Samuel

Samuel, any Roman armor which a 7thC scandinavian could conceivably wear would BE mail. Lorica Segmentas went out about 2nd C. Mail hung on until the Roman Empire ceased to exist. German and Danish Bog Finds of late Roman- derived arms and armor included only mail for body armor. If you want more p...

Samuel

IM looking to finish my SCA kit for my valsgarde 6 helm. ( helm is gettin the last of the brass this weekend) im curious if mail or maybe a roman body armor would be better suited. currently Im doing hidden leg armor and leather "bazuband" rebraces ( gotta meet armor reqs) Ive got some decent viking...

Samuel

im lefthanded and have used a centergrip heater ( curved) for about 6-7 years now. at the time id seen a few period drawings of heaters with bosses and what appeared to be a centergrip ( I think it was from the maj bible) which gave some plausiblilty to it and since being lefthanded it takes a good ...

Samuel

my cheapest year in the sca being active and attending a minimum of one event a month was over 2 grand..

figure gas. food lodging...

then add site fees and feast.

2 grand is fairly common.

Samuel

Blankenshield!!! <channelling Forrest Gump> That's about all I got to say about that... </channelling> hey those curse words WILL get you banned from this forum... we dont tolerate "BS" on this forum and never have thank you... as this forum IS ( and has been declared) the home of fools who know no...

Samuel

thanks gentlemen... for gettin over crap. Palymar, Im sorry I didnt think you used this forum Or id have sent you an e-mail and let you and bascot resolve issues. outside here. personally I know Palymar and have nothing but trust and respect for the man. Bascot we have actually met I believe and you...

Samuel

nice craftsmanship, BUT since you asked.... shouldnt the occularum be up about an inch? with its current position its gonna need a bit more padding in the top to line it out ... My suggestion is always count on cutting back into the top of the helm for the occularum. kinda looks like Ron simmons pre...

Samuel

theres an early flemish mace ( a wodden club more accuratly ) with a metal cap on the business end and a SPIKE driven into the end. Im positive there is a pic in the maj bible but I dont have it handy.. I have seen that pic here on the archive quite a few times. I think it was called a goadendang or...

Samuel

this had potenial of being an entertaining thread til the bullshit-troll fest started.. Bascot.... when was the LAST time you ever had to deal with Palymar? been a FEW years hasnt it? Personally I wasnt there. I could give a damn of the what when and how of something that old.... so whats the point ...

Samuel

Si Vitus -- I would think Samuel meant that he doesn't let popular opinion dictate his actions. Sir Samuel -- I think it is silly to challenge Sir Bryce for potential misdeeds of people who do not follow rules and try to hide behind his back. You know that's not what he said, he has posted here tha...

Samuel

All knights of all periods have wrestled with the idea of oppressor -vs- vindicator. Samuel, your actions and beliefs are the reason that you have the signs of your office. Not giving a damn about what the Order or the People think? From where does your honor come? what I do isnt determined by the ...

Samuel

Sir Samuel, Hopefully my clarification is to your satisfaction then. There is always a level of idiotcy in what we do. God, we hit each other with Sticks! Well, most of us do at least... Regardless, as harsh as it sounds we all wear armour or some sort and we all sign waivers. I'm no more responsib...

Samuel

Samuel strives to be a Knight of the People. Question- what are the traps that come from trying to be such a knight? If a Knight is elevated, he is no longer of "the people." Can an SCA knight *be* what a knight was, and still retain honor? Honor in the medieval sense? How can one seek after the es...

Samuel

Bryce I know well enough of you that there is no malice of forthought in your challenge... I also know average Joes who got a hard on for smashing lil archers I do believe some may find your challenge an excuse to breakout the A-hole ball and goto town.... that IS my entire point in my challenge if ...

Samuel

:lol: You guys are too, too much! I'd never advocate striking a man after he has yielded! Please! Since forcing an archer to yield is a 'death' for them that's all I'm talking about. Get a grip and learn to take a joke people!!! (BTW, getting "Rhysed" about made me fall out of my chair! ) IM bettin...

Samuel

My good brother Sir Bryce de Byram, verily I submit to you a challenge in return for your offer upon the heads of all good archers doing theire duty for king and country. I herby hold you accountable for those who would strike an Archer after they have yielded and would consider it justice upon you ...

Samuel

Damn sorry I missed it...
I ended up working on my house the entire time... ....

bah I can live without drywall ! I should have gone:)

Samuel

Welcome to the archive. I dont agree with your theory in the least and honestly think its total bullshit..why? Raising is TEN times easier than messin about with the thickness of steel. I would equate that with welding barstock around a bowl and beating it into a sallet... Could a person feasibly ma...

Samuel

http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/elbow_samuel/

im bettin it was these;)

Samuel

you may try and expanding RUBBER wheel that u stick sand belts on.. I got an 8" version of this thing from a rock shop years ago and it worked like a charm stuck to my HF buffer ( I killed the hardstone side) basically its a lapidary sanding drum that expands when on,holding the belt in place but al...