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- Tue May 31, 2011 3:05 am
- Forum: Armour - I want to be a...
- Topic: Looking inconspicuous
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4201
Re: Looking inconspicuous
Back to the original question: 1) I would try to steer clear of hidden armor whenever you can. If you want arms to go with your 15th century helm and have a choice between 15th century arms and hidden arms, go with the 15th century arms. 2) Since you own a barbute, start out by finding out everythin...
- Tue May 31, 2011 3:00 am
- Forum: Armour - I want to be a...
- Topic: Looking inconspicuous
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4201
Re: Looking inconspicuous
[quote="nephilim"]This thread is so weird.[/quote] I disagree. I am amazed that more threads don't look more like this one. 1) Somebody becomes interested in SCA heavy combat. Fighting is their primary interest. They haven't been around long enough to do the other cool stuff. 2) They are n...
- Tue May 31, 2011 12:17 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Need fighting tips for a vertically challenged( short) noob
- Replies: 22
- Views: 387
Re: Need fighting tips for a vertically challenged( short) n
Thomas and Vitus is practice still at U of L ? What are the days and times? m - Start doing Pell and footwork drills. Dont rely on tricks. You are gonna suck for a while. Suck it up and work on getting better. Dont look for a "different style". Work with your advantages, and practice ever...
- Mon May 30, 2011 7:48 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How to approach..
- Replies: 50
- Views: 812
Re: How to approach..
As I understand it, the biggest problem you two have is that both of you can't go to fighter practice at the same time. What night is her night? Relationship issues aside, if you train with just one person, you will never be better than that person. Any flaws that the student has with get ingrained,...
- Mon May 30, 2011 7:06 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Need fighting tips for a vertically challenged( short) noob
- Replies: 22
- Views: 387
Re: Need fighting tips for a vertically challenged( short) n
Come up to the Flame fighter practice, bernie. Sir Vitus is one of several guys down around our height with good advice to give. There are also several larger/taller guys you can practice these techniques on.
- Mon May 30, 2011 6:53 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Sale!
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1190
Re: Rattan Sale!
Eirik, after crown, what is the next event on your calender?
- Sun May 29, 2011 1:32 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: basket hilt help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 490
Re: basket hilt help
Thomas MacFinn wrote: I have a Darkwood armory basket with a simple ring on the blade end and a cup-shaped pommel with a single screw hole on the pommel end.
By the way, that ring is oval. My basket can't spin on the sword without breaking the handle.
- Sun May 29, 2011 6:52 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Atzinger update 7/18
- Replies: 140
- Views: 5079
Re: Atzinger update 5/10
Scabbard list according to WHEN YOU PAID- Enrico (tricky- I predict multiple failed attempts so this will be an ongoing thingy) Evandyr John Parr Jeff M. McTavish Iain's falchion Anthony Thomas (seax) Australian guy whose name I can't remember. Would I be the unmemorable Australian guy perchance?.....
- Sat May 28, 2011 10:48 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: basket hilt help
- Replies: 13
- Views: 490
Re: basket hilt help
Why clamp a basket hilt at all? I have a Darkwood armory basket with a simple ring on the blade end and a cup-shaped pommel with a single screw hole on the pommel end. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5108/5574431949_779c04bb66_z_d.jpg After the picture was taken, the basket was attached to the rattan...
- Sat May 28, 2011 10:34 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Sale!
- Replies: 42
- Views: 1190
Re: Rattan Sale!
Baron Eirik wrote:I also have a bunch of new carved wasters from Thomas, including two carved rattan maces. Pics will go up after MK Crown. These prices will be in effect at Crown this weekend.
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- Sat May 28, 2011 10:22 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Near Museum Quality WMA/SCA Crossover Armor
- Replies: 15
- Views: 744
Re: Near Museum Quality WMA/SCA Crossover Armor
Anyone who fits some riveted or even welded mail over appropriately constructed arming garments, wears minimal plate reinforcement over that to represent a late 12th or 13thC man at arms will do just fine. Its more than most high end fighters seem to wear, especially full mail chausses but its trai...
- Sat May 28, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
Re: Mace Idea
The maces are not very heavy, have a nice amount of flex and deliver a nice thump without a lot of mass. But they do bounce like a rubber ball - not a big deal if you are swinging through the target, but it can be disconcerting if you don't expect it, especially if you already have a messed up wris...
- Sat May 28, 2011 9:47 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
Re: Mace Idea
Aaron wrote:I think the same complaints about edges on swords will come up with these maces. While the mace is safe as far as the eyeslot to a helm, it might cause ouchies on bare flesh.
-Aaron
I agree Aaron, the one I made looks much more pleasant (*evil snicker*).
- Fri May 27, 2011 3:28 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
Re: Mace Idea
How are you keeping it attached being right at the end of the rattan? That's not me. I think that is one of Sir Vitus' squires (but I'm not sure). I didn't even take the picture: Ron Melville on facebook deserves the credit for that. I've seen one of these and think this is an interesting idea. I d...
- Fri May 27, 2011 3:09 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
Re: Mace Idea
Better?
- Fri May 27, 2011 11:46 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
Re: Mace Idea
Sir Omarad wrote:Can the moderator take that pic off?
I don't want people confused.
We have the ability to edit our own posts again.
- Thu May 26, 2011 11:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
Re: Mace Idea
I contacted them when I made the first post. They just took that long to reply (and their reply went into my spam box). The urethane one was the only jpg format pic I could find for those few having a problem seeing the initial pdf. Interestingly, the round hole and the square hole are both 1 1/4&qu...
- Thu May 26, 2011 3:35 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
Re: Mace Idea
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- Wed May 25, 2011 12:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mace Idea
- Replies: 125
- Views: 3221
- Wed May 25, 2011 11:16 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Combat boots or bust.
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1057
Re: Combat boots or bust.
For those that didn't know, Sir Vitus was jabbed through the sole. Wrestling shoes provide excellent ankle support but have notoriously thin soles.
- Wed May 25, 2011 5:36 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Stolen Armor @ Border Raids (OFFSITE)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 574
Re: Stolen Armor @ Border Raids (OFFSITE)
Ramius wrote:http://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1460983356986&id=1005509684&set=t.100000972753321&refid=0
Thanks in advance! I'm the second one from the left with the shield.
-Elias de Hatfield
Please double check that link.
- Wed May 25, 2011 12:13 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Breasts
- Replies: 13
- Views: 929
- Wed May 25, 2011 12:00 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Where to buy Rattan
- Replies: 24
- Views: 386
Re: Where to buy Rattan
Eirik, didn't you say something just before Border Raids about Midrealm Crown Tourney too?
- Tue May 24, 2011 10:21 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Preference in opponents's weapon style?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 839
- Tue May 24, 2011 9:35 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Stolen Armor @ Border Raids (OFFSITE)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 574
Re: Stolen Armor @ Border Raids (OFFSITE)
Ramius wrote:..I'll post the link but don't know how to show pics off Facebook.
--Elias de Hatfield
I can help with that. Post the link.
- Tue May 24, 2011 10:57 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Border Raids...who's going?
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1053
Re: Border Raids...who's going?
Diglach mac Cein wrote:Hating myself for missing this.... again.... so tired of this.
Me too.
- Mon May 23, 2011 11:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Combat boots or bust.
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1057
Re: Combat boots or bust.
If you go with military surplus, look at Adams Ordinance. Their hours are short, but they have a decent website and you can't beat their prices in Louisville.
- Mon May 23, 2011 11:32 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: fiberglass pole weapons?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 404
Re: fiberglass pole weapons?
Actually, I don't remember seeing a minimum length for spears. A spear is a spear.
- Mon May 23, 2011 11:10 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Keep a disc pommel from turning on the handle
- Replies: 36
- Views: 765
Re: Keep a disc pommel from turning on the handle
I have the exact same issue Aaron. Somebody stepped on my shaped, basket-hilted sword, the blade flexed, and the lag bolt in the pommel sheared off. That's why I'm glad I saved the taping fork that came with the Darkwood basket. I sent Scott at Darkwood an e-mail and he said that he sells the forks...
- Mon May 23, 2011 10:54 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: 1630 straw hat
- Replies: 9
- Views: 264
Re: 1630 straw hat
Alexander Younger wrote:I don't know offhand anything from that time period, but "The Bean Eater" is 1580's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beaneater
Edit: Which is covered in the post above. I need to be faster.
Too bad the top of the hat is cropped.
- Mon May 23, 2011 8:55 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Stolen Armor @ Border Raids (OFFSITE)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 574
Re: Stolen Armor @ Border Raids (OFFSITE)
If you can find a picture of your helm, post it. That will probably be the most identifiable piece.
- Mon May 23, 2011 12:32 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Preference in opponents's weapon style?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 839
Re: Preference in opponents's weapon style?
I think that assumption would go away the first time the polearmsman didn't back up.
- Mon May 23, 2011 12:30 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How to make a Vitus axe- tutorial.
- Replies: 179
- Views: 18432
Re: How to make a Vitus axe- tutorial.
Vitus von Atzinger wrote:I didn't realize that company was still there.
I didn't stop, but the doors were open when I drove past there the other day.
- Mon May 23, 2011 12:21 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: 1630 straw hat
- Replies: 9
- Views: 264
1630 straw hat
Can anyone help me locate a painting with a straw hat in it from around 1600 to 1650? I'm curious how the shape compares to its modern cousins.
- Mon May 23, 2011 12:19 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Lining a 17th c helm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 109
Lining a 17th c helm
How were early 17th century helmets lined? More specifically, how was this lining affixed to the helmet? I don't remember seeing lacing holes, as were found on earlier helms.