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Count Johnathan

I didn't intend to imply that he would "make a spectacle" over this, but, that if he felt that he was NOT allowed due process, that he would have spoken, as a Peer, to at least the King/Queen of his kingdom about the matter. I also said that I know "of" him - hell I could have f...

Count Johnathan

I can't comment on what he did or did not do. I was not there. I must trust the decision that he did something foolish. I actually have more regard for the man, one that I have bnever met, for takign his lumps it what seems to have been an honorable manner. Was he wronged? Prehaps. Again, not there...

Count Johnathan

I am sure that HG would have made it abundantly clear to the powers that be that he was wronged in the decision, and that he would have appealed the judgement. That he did not, to me, speaks volumes. Then you really don't know him as much as you think you do. Taking the high road and not causing mo...

Count Johnathan

Tsk tsk Balin. Some people don't know what you know. Let them continue to show their ignorance with their nonsense. I find it humerous. Don't ruin my good time with reality.

Count Johnathan

Thorvald Weretiger wrote:correction, ill have a blast. you'll have bruises and a piss stain. ill be doing extra temp labor jobs to pay for my ticket out there.

Really? Laughable. You won't even come out so why not just shut it Weretiger and save your empty threats.

Count Johnathan

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:

Can someone go and do something extraordinary, fun, chivalrous and wonderful to reinvigorate our Dream?

Give me some time. I just bought a house and am a little too busy to try to go make everyones game fun at the moment.

Count Johnathan

I agree Avery, and Nissan. I'm going to ignore the personal conflict that some are having with Balin over this because most of it has no bearing on the conversation. In regards to the OPs subject matter, in this particular case what some seem to be missing is the person in question and who he is exa...

Count Johnathan

Logan probably deserved it.

Count Johnathan

Uhh it's not just some random people your talking about. It's one of the first 10 fighters ever in the SCA who helped to build this organization from the ground up. A 65 year old man who managed to "charge" 20 yards and football tackle an archer as revenge when the man openly supports CA a...

Count Johnathan

This is why from the very start, I opted to build a substantial press for 98% of all my dishing and an air hammer for planishing.

I hope you all recover soon. Take care of yourselves.

Count Johnathan

I hope I might be able to come up with something at least half as cool as that if/when my son decides he wants to hit people for fun. Seriously awesome. You and your son are both lucky to have each other.

Count Johnathan

So you are saying that Flieg actually intended to do something bad and willingly accepted punishment for it?

Interesting. I wish the story were a bit more clear. It makes little sense to me as it stands with so little infomation to go by.

Count Johnathan

Renjunkie - Otto has this available for 200 right now.

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sorry just read your last post

Count Johnathan

Nice those are well done and not terribly bulky all things considered!

Count Johnathan

Perhaps a hardened leather gauntlet with maille sewn to the outer surface or a maille mitten worn over the top of them would be workable. I couldn't see that costing as much as a pair of nice finger gaunts.

Would be cool to see maille mittens made functional for SCA use.

Count Johnathan

Gauge measurement is used to determine the conductivity of electrical wire as I understand it.

Don't read his personal rants if it bothers you but do order maille from the man if you want indestructable, lightweight maille that he guarantees 100%!

Count Johnathan

Long ago when Chris Gilman setup the ESPN show that filmed Estrella war, Calcio Storico Fiorentino was also featured in the same special. I was as excited to see that as I was to see myself run a flank on ESPN. I think it should be televised in the US. Hell I think we should adopt it as a pro sport ...

Count Johnathan

You might just qualify ... your Grace.

Count Johnathan

Well from a guy who has dealt with Master Knuut to a guy who obviously hasn't, he is a pleasure to order from. He absolutely guarantees the product he sells. It is excellent quality, nearly indestructable and overall, fairly affordable for the brilliant product you get for your money. If you want a ...

Count Johnathan

18 and able to shape metal like that? You are on a good path. Hell of a nice job there. I look forward to seeing your future works!

Count Johnathan

Now imagine that you had been swinging a stick for 10k hours not just wearing the gear. I have more than 10k "in armor" but our fights last only 10 to 30 seconds max on average. The rest of the time in gear is just waiting to fight normally.

Count Johnathan

10,000 hours in harness on the field swinging a stick? I doubt that more than a small handfull of fighters will ever even see that number. Realistically practice at most is about 2 hours long and not 2 straight hours of fighting. I've never seen anyone continuously fight for 2 hours straight. At my ...

Count Johnathan

What about using a piece of round stock for it instead? That should eliminate those pesky corners. Of course you said this was to fit a square tool holder, so . . . I answered my own question. Not a bad idea though and a piece of roundstock the same od as the square holders id would still be held f...

Count Johnathan

Could be. I work my metal cold so I hadn't considered that. It does fill the pits though. I don't have any experience with hot metal in dishing forms sorry.

Count Johnathan

4" angle grinder and flap wheels to sand the surface. Fill deeper pits with JB weld then sand smooth.

Count Johnathan

I believe the velcro popup banners and yardsigns are exactly what he's on about.

They're reusable.
They collapse if you land on them.
They weigh about a pound each.
They're easy to move.

Count Johnathan

They are good people too. I love both of them. I worked in their shop when I was a teenager as trade to get some custom armor done and I am the proud owner of Scotts very first stainless steel norman helm.

Count Johnathan

Yeah well the archive has rubbed off on me a bit and for some reason I was worried about taking a period bit of armor and turning it into an abomination even if it's covered.

Count Johnathan

I figure if I do it I would hide the split with a tabard as to not ruin the look.

Count Johnathan

I'd like to eventually get a maille hauburk but having worn maille in the past I don't like the idea that if something bad happened to me on the field people wouldn't be able to get my armor off of me. With that in mind I have been considering splitting a hauburk up the front, edging both sides in h...

Count Johnathan

That's coming along very well. Looks great! Can't wait to see it finished.

Count Johnathan

Nice!

Count Johnathan

Come to think of it I don't think I have ever seen a salute that I considered rude or offensive. It is simply an acknowledgment of your opponent. Sometimes the manner of the salute can give a clue about the aggression level of the fighter that gives it (shield bashing or head smacking can indicate a...

Count Johnathan

Yeah well you're a duke so we know you're cheating. I was just saying guys who aren't dukes should try not to cheat. You know, unless they want to become a duke or something.

Count Johnathan

I must add that if the goal is to win, the most important thing is to win well your Grace. Meaning clean. Not cheating your opponent in order to get the win. Fight hard. Fight fair. Win clean.

I am sure you agree with this but I felt it was important not to leave that out for the masses.

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