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- Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:02 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: 7 1/2 foot Polearm vs 6 foot Great Sword
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1226
Re: 7 1/2 foot Polearm vs 6 foot Great Sword
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:54 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: 7 1/2 foot Polearm vs 6 foot Great Sword
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1226
Re: 7 1/2 foot Polearm vs 6 foot Great Sword
Use your favorite. If you lose, you can't blame your choice of weapon. An observation regarding your interjection of an inappropriate consideration re sword and shield. The current context of the Eastern Crown tournament involves a round robin of great weapons only. There won't be any sword and shie...
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:09 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: 7 1/2 foot Polearm vs 6 foot Great Sword
- Replies: 66
- Views: 1226
Re: 7 1/2 foot Polearm vs 6 foot Great Sword
Your Grace, the only way to be sure is for you both to go out and have 10 passes mixed form, then swap weapons and have 10 more. Then post it on youtube so we can watch! ! Maybe, he is a very good great swordsmen and I am a very good polearmsmen. Switching I doubt would prove anything. If you won 8...
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 12:30 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: baron eriks badass rattan ( gladius)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 792
Re: baron eriks badass rattan ( gladius)
Outside. Always err on the side of safety. Agreed. In addition to the regular gauge I have, I also have a 1" wide, 1/2" deep "pass/fail" guage, specifically for marshalls who either don't know the rules, or don't have the correct gauge on them. Never had someone so far question ...
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:28 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'll continue the tutorial on the next sunny day I get.
Given the weather here lately, that might be a while.
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 5:26 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.
Tomburr, I believe I can help with that.
And the axe that started this tutorial (or one like it)
And the axe that started this tutorial (or one like it)
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:51 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Looking for good "field trip" ideas
- Replies: 9
- Views: 132
Re: Looking for good "field trip" ideas
There is also the Frazier Arms Museum in Louisville, KY.
http://www.fraziermuseum.org/exhibition ... armouries/
http://www.fraziermuseum.org/exhibition ... armouries/
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:16 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Design your own carved rattan waster
- Replies: 8
- Views: 532
Re: Design your own carved rattan waster
Added a pair of new options in the Hardware section.
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 5:49 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
Agreed. I've ran into the "if it isn't specifically banned then it must be allowed" crowd before.
- Thu Apr 14, 2011 8:45 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Design your own carved rattan waster
- Replies: 8
- Views: 532
Re: Design your own carved rattan waster
I have carved single sided swords, but since most of the time I start with a strait 2" diameter rattan log, I could carve only a subtle bend into a stick. If you want something like this, http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=37741 , I suggest you contact one of the other ...
- Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:38 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Design your own carved rattan waster
- Replies: 8
- Views: 532
Re: Design your own carved rattan waster
New "In Stock" section:
http://foxknife.com/producthome.php
I have received permission from Baron Eirik of Munitions Grade Arms to post on my website those items that he has ordered for resale, but haven't been delivered to him yet. Expect the "in stock" section to slowly build then suddenly drop to zero.
http://foxknife.com/producthome.php
I have received permission from Baron Eirik of Munitions Grade Arms to post on my website those items that he has ordered for resale, but haven't been delivered to him yet. Expect the "in stock" section to slowly build then suddenly drop to zero.
- Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:58 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Design your own carved rattan waster
- Replies: 8
- Views: 532
Re: Design your own carved waster
I did find one problem that I can't correct: the web page maintains two separate shopping carts. If you order something from both the standard waster and design your own sections, the system will make you go through checkout for each section separately. Fixed. Still working on shipping on the site.
- Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:36 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: lathed and shaped gladius 32" long FOR SALE
- Replies: 6
- Views: 323
Re: lathed and shaped gladius 32" long FOR SALE
Eirik has resold many more of my blades at events than I have sold directly online. Many people want to pick them up and swing them around a bit. Even then, he rarely sells them as soon as he lays them out. I mainly wanted to get one of your blades to check out the quality of your lathe work. Turnin...
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:00 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: lathed and shaped gladius 32" long FOR SALE
- Replies: 6
- Views: 323
Re: lathed and shaped gladius 32" long FOR SALE
I'll start, since nobody else has. Maybe it will get the ball rolling. $10
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:39 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
My helm is a wonderfully crafted, well fitting piece of steel art that I have loved for decades. It was crafted by Master Eldrid Tremayne and looked a bit similar to this: http://priceminerimages.goantiques.com/dbimages/CVL2299/CVL229914889.jpg That bill caught a lot of blows, so many years ago I cu...
- Tue Apr 12, 2011 5:37 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: baron eriks badass rattan ( gladius)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 792
Re: baron eriks badass rattan ( gladius)
Cool. I look forward to seeing it.
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
Ludial wrote:everything needs to be continuously worked upon, sir Thomas.
By the way, I've never been knighted. Save the sirs for the people who have earned it.
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:51 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
... trying to do acrobatics with armor on is very different from adding an extra layer of padding to one's gauntlets. Yes. The acrobatics are easier. take two would be to try the roll without the shield and see if it works. It doesn't. If your armor fits, you can roll just fine. You are, however, u...
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:25 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
Back in 1990, I had a friend who had a brilliant idea: he would do a rolling somersault towards his opponent and his opponent would be so surprised that he would not block the thrust that followed. We couldn't convince him it was a bad idea, so finally Quintin said, "Maybe we don't understand w...
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
And the rest of you, you disappoint me. I expected you to be more up to your own level. Instead some of you sound like old men who don't want winter to come because summer is too comfortable. That's called growing soft. Just to be clear, I agree with those "old men". I'm just giving you a...
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:47 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
You would have to 1) Make design rules for how these fist clackers cold be safely used (how much padding is enough, can a punching gauntlet contain steel on the wrist or the back of the hand, etc). 2) Change the armor rules so that our armor won't damage your hands - my helmet has a small blade rig...
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:36 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
Thomas MacFinn wrote:May I suggest starting with Duke Palymar's Do's and Don'ts of Grappling (http://www.midrealm.org/kith/kith/).
Disabled edit (grumble, grumble).
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:29 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legal fist weapons?
- Replies: 252
- Views: 3648
Re: Legal fist weapons?
So, reading around this here fine forum I've noticed that most people (honorable as they are) would take inadverted/unintentional fist blows as good,... No. Most of us wear steel on our hands -either in the form of gauntlets or basket hilts. An unintentional blow would either be too light to be cou...
- Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:35 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Design your own carved rattan waster
- Replies: 8
- Views: 532
Re: Design your own carved waster
I did find one problem that I can't correct: the web page maintains two separate shopping carts. If you order something from both the standard waster and design your own sections, the system will make you go through checkout for each section separately.
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 8:07 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
- Replies: 689
- Views: 67589
Re: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
Konstantin the Red wrote:Shops full of machines generally just resort to attacking it with a belt sander. Simple if dusty.
Sometimes, old-school is better. I get a lot of mileage out of a very sharp drawknife and spoke-shave.
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:49 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Design your own carved rattan waster
- Replies: 8
- Views: 532
Design your own carved rattan waster
I'd love to see some feedback on this little online tool I created. m Answer 5 questions about your ideal carved waster by going to each section and clicking "add to cart", then click on "Your Cart" to get a total price. You can click "empty cart" to start over without ...
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:29 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Heraldry query
- Replies: 12
- Views: 278
Re: Heraldry query
That's a good guess too.
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 1:40 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Heraldry query
- Replies: 12
- Views: 278
Re: Heraldry query
I would guess from the art that he is thinking about gules, two gryphins rampant and a bend or, on the bend three crescents sable. I know my grammar is rusty.
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:35 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Menpo's & Other Nifty Face Helms Pic's Please.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 864
Re: Menpo's & Other Nifty Face Helms Pic's Please.
tlast wrote:Go easy - it was the second helm I ever made.
Beats this:
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:41 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Rattan Sheep's Hoof Seax
- Replies: 8
- Views: 920
Re: Rattan Sheep's Hoof Seax
Baron Eirik bought the seax from me, but I believe he plans to resell it. Please contact him if interested.
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 4:55 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Menpo's & Other Nifty Face Helms Pic's Please.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 864
Re: Menpo's & Other Nifty Face Helms Pic's Please.
Mykaru wrote:(Sorry the topic is near and dear...)
We understand. I get the same way every time somebody starts talking about carved swords.
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:19 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Carved sword with basket hilt (work in progress)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 548
Re: Carved sword with basket hilt (work in progress)
Looks fabulous, but it's going to sting if you ever hit anyone flat.... The edge has considerably more sting than the flat. Those edges(flats/fuller) are not as sharp as they look,would no doubt leave a cool mark on an unarmoured peice of skin... The strapping tape and mylar duct tape rounded those...
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 12:33 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Need some COP pics
- Replies: 8
- Views: 310
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:46 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Menpo's & Other Nifty Face Helms Pic's Please.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 864
Re: Menpo's & Other Nifty Face Helms Pic's Please.
From my visit to Calontir:
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 1:33 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: baron eriks badass rattan ( gladius)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 792
Re: baron eriks badass rattan ( gladius)
Baron Eirik wrote:Nice work, by the way
Agreed! I jumped into the technical stuff a bit too fast, and didn't mention that, when I started this, I had more than one professional wood turner refuse to work rattan after trying and failing. Good job.