That is very nice, but a buff is throat and chin protection.
Also, the quality of the planishing on that helm vs your modern stuff is obvious. I'm glad I took the extra step of looking at the other stuff your site. Having such a nice helm for so many years has made me a bit spoiled.
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- Mon Oct 10, 2011 7:55 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
- Replies: 21
- Views: 525
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 6:06 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Does Anyone machine Aluminum?
- Replies: 47
- Views: 733
Re: Does Anyone machine Aluminum?
While we are brainstorming in this direction, what do you guys think is the best way to add a slope to the tang hole?
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 5:30 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
- Replies: 21
- Views: 525
Re: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
I sent him an email to ask, but turnaround time is important to me (I don't have a second, spare helmet), and I'm not in a position to drive to his place for fittings as I did when it was originally made and I lived much closer.
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 8:55 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: My apology for before. Looking to start "warrior priest" kit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 718
Re: My apology for before. Looking to start "warrior priest"
Because, twoswords, we all have moments when we want to channel Ugo Serrano and have something cool and a little bit different.
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:58 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
- Replies: 21
- Views: 525
Re: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
The buff doesn't need to actually fall, but it would be nice if it was removable like the one on the left in this link
http://images.cloud.worthpoint.com/wpim ... 616061.jpg
http://images.cloud.worthpoint.com/wpim ... 616061.jpg
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:42 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
- Replies: 21
- Views: 525
Re: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
Master Eldrid Tremayne made the original helmet, but I no longer live in North Carolina.
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 7:39 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
- Replies: 21
- Views: 525
Wanted: Helmet visor and falling buff
I have a Harquebusier lobster pot helmet that I got it nearly twenty years ago. I love it but it is starting to give me problems. Between my weight changes over the decades (creating a space between the helmet and gorget) and a hack job I did on the brim, it needs a new visor. I know this isn't exac...
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 6:18 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: My apology for before. Looking to start "warrior priest" kit
- Replies: 23
- Views: 718
Re: My apology for before. Looking to start "warrior priest"
There are plenty of armorers that can make that, but if they are worth anything, they are going to make sure that you know everything that they think is wrong with that armor before you two start making anything. Once they are certain that you understand everything they think is wrong and are certai...
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:44 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 426
Re: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Ask Ustad.
I PM'ed him, but he hasn't been on the Archive to read the message in several days.
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 5:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 426
Re: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
The need to update the Rules of the List at sca.org is becoming critical. There have been a lot of rule changes since Nov 2008.
- Sun Oct 09, 2011 10:32 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Genius or Madman? Axes by Sir William
- Replies: 51
- Views: 2437
Re: Genius or Madman? Axes by Sir William
Here are the two relavant rules: 6. The striking surfaces of all weapons, including the tip, shall be wrapped in a manner that allows no rattan splinters to protrude. 11. Rattan shall not be treated in any way that will substantially reduce its flexibility (e.g., treated with wax, resin, fiberglass,...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1615
Re: Rattan Wasters - Mace, Spatha, Katana and more
Thomas MacFinn wrote:Two.
Two katanas, two maces, one spatha and one single-edged slightly-curved dagger.
Eirik grabbed the spatha and both maces for resale. Only the curved dagger/short sword is left.
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:48 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 426
Re: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
Cristoval Ramirez wrote:Another one I put together for a tourney on the weekend.
One of your type 10 wasters with Windrose hardware and suede lacing wrapping the hilt.
Also very nice.
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:05 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: new rules
- Replies: 218
- Views: 3754
Re: new rules
A little rules lawyering for clarification- ... Do I need to keep wearing the demi because the nearest part of my hand is within the 4"- or can I quit wearing it since the nearest UNPROTECTED part is outside the 4"? The common sense answer is keep your demi in your armor bag in case some ...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:14 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1615
Re: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
BTW, I think Eirik's new chisel point thrusting tips look very interesting.
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 1:08 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1615
Re: Rattan Wasters - Mace, Spatha, Katana and more
Thomas MacFinn wrote:The katana will get a thrusting tip and fully taped as soon as the ordered tips arrive. So will the mace.
Edit: Both pieces taped and sold.
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:47 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tsubas: Cost vs Quality
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1423
Re: Cost vs Quality
Nissan Maxima wrote:Done
Thank you Nissan. Your answer did more to convince me to keep at this than a dozen 'good job' messages.
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 7:25 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Making an effective and cool-looking BASTARD sword thread...
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1551
Re: Making an effective and cool-looking longsword thread...
Sorry, this has been bugging me since I first read it. Nothing against Jester (his intentions were good), but I have a pet peeve against step by step instructions that the author hasn't tried himself at least half a dozen times. Take a 2.5 inch diameter piece of rattan (because you just can't find 4...
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 6:59 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
- Replies: 17
- Views: 426
Re: Munitions Grade Arms Carved Wasters
That's it? One?- Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:29 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1615
Re: Rattan Wasters - Mace, Spatha, Katana and more
Both katanas sold.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:11 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1615
Re: Rattan Wasters - Mace, Spatha, Katana and more
Two.
Two katanas, two maces, one spatha and one single-edged slightly-curved dagger.
Edit (10/19/11): Only the dagger is left (see below for more).
Two katanas, two maces, one spatha and one single-edged slightly-curved dagger.
Edit (10/19/11): Only the dagger is left (see below for more).
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:39 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1615
Re: Rattan Wasters - Mace, Spatha, Katana and more
Today's carving: another katana and another mace. The katana will get a thrusting tip and fully taped as soon as the ordered tips arrive. So will the mace. Current stats: Mace: 1 lb 4.5 oz, 25.5" overall length (without thrusting tip) Edit: *SOLD* $75 Katana: 2 lb 6.0 oz, 41" overall lengt...
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 3:34 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: FS- premade SCA legal weapons
- Replies: 87
- Views: 2489
Re: FS- premade SCA legal weapons
aidanhroarsson wrote:what you're thinking of is a boar spear. And yea, those would probably look kewl, but a Hewing spear didn't have those "wings"...
Actually, I was thinking of a partisan.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:53 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tsubas: Cost vs Quality
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1423
Re: Cost vs Quality
Thomas MacFinn wrote:Nissan Maxima wrote:How much should I add to ship to 60101?
$5.20
They will fit in a small flat rate box.
Make that $5.00 even. The post office has a discount for ordering online.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 2:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tsubas: Cost vs Quality
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1423
Re: Cost vs Quality
Nissan Maxima wrote:How much should I add to ship to 60101?
$5.20
They will fit in a small flat rate box.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tsubas: Cost vs Quality
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1423
Re: Cost vs Quality
Nissan Maxima wrote:Where do I send my check for two of the fancy tsubas?
Dan Mackison
640 Lynn St
Louisville, KY 40217
Or you can paypal dan.mackison@pobox.com
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:23 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: FS- premade SCA legal weapons
- Replies: 87
- Views: 2489
Re: FS- premade SCA legal weapons
By My Hand Designs sells some precut "wings" that would look awesome on that.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 372&type=1
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... 372&type=1
aidanhroarsson wrote:Sigurd of Jorvik wrote:Hewing spear made from split rattan?
Can do! In fact, Jestyr ,here on the archive, used my Hewing Spear in the WoH tourney at Pennsic this year!
Here's a pic of it...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Tsubas: Cost vs Quality
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1423
Tsubas: Cost vs Quality
As most of you know, I have a brisk business selling carved rattan wasters. I have never been satisfied with the crossguards on the market because most of them are designed to fit a 1.25" round rattan rod, often using a pipe that extends part way up the blade. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/362...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:10 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Elephant rattan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 707
Re: Elephant rattan
By the way, a Google search for 'elephant rattan' (a term dropped at the last fighter practice I attended) pulls up a lot of wicker sculptures.
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 4:00 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Elephant rattan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 707
Re: Elephant rattan
We know it exists (and not just as 'my friend knew a guy'). There are even posts here on the forum where people say thinks like, "The one you are referring to was a sword that I made using a 4" piece of rattan." http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=120141#p1...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:54 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: No visible plastic
- Replies: 21
- Views: 693
Re: No visible plastic
Diglach mac Cein wrote:And... here we go again.
I hope not. I have been the origin of far too many 9 page threads for my taste.
Thank you to all that replied.
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:26 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Elephant rattan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 707
Re: Elephant rattan
This is where I used to go (haven't been in a while). When last there, they had stuff that big, but it isn't on their site. You may wish to inquire about special ordering. http://www.caneandbasket.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=P%2DNRPWS I emailed them. They replied promptly: The largest we car...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:13 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Wasters - Spatha, Maces and more
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1615
Re: Rattan Wasters - Mace, Spatha, Katana and more
Today's carving.
Mace $75 Edit: *SOLD*
27.5" long overall, 1 lb 2.5 oz
Curved short sword $60 Edit: *Still Available* (see below)
25.5" overall length, 1 lb 0.8 oz
extra-wide back for stiffness, skin-on entire length of striking surface (including tip)
Mace $75 Edit: *SOLD*
27.5" long overall, 1 lb 2.5 oz
Curved short sword $60 Edit: *Still Available* (see below)
25.5" overall length, 1 lb 0.8 oz
extra-wide back for stiffness, skin-on entire length of striking surface (including tip)
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:30 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Elephant rattan
- Replies: 21
- Views: 707
Elephant rattan
Does anybody know a source for thicker (3"+) rattan? Both Eirik and I have been looking without success. This material shortage is especially obvious with longer leaf bladed rattan wasters. I am unable to carve the entire blade and am forced to leave skin on the widest portions of the blade. Th...
- Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:12 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: No visible plastic
- Replies: 21
- Views: 693
No visible plastic
Just to make sure, do the any of the kingdoms that have a no visible plastic rule have a problem with Baldar cuphilts? I thought the rule only applied to armor, but wanted to make sure.