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Heath B fraychef

thanks, to both of you. and swete, i feel the same about him. he's a great kid.

Heath B fraychef

HA! you mean this one?
i think you would have to seriously harm my wife to get this one.

Heath B fraychef

thats awesome.

Heath B fraychef

ill get some new pics tonight should be done very soon.
we were waiting on brass which arrived yesterday. will be adding the horsehair and finishing riveting next.

Heath B fraychef

are the blade edges padded? im interested in one of the poleaxes if i can swing it but i know the rules out there differ from out here. oh and do the poleaxes include the hand gaurd as well or just the head itself?

Heath B fraychef

i was more or less just pointing out that you can do different things to make it not look like a cross.

Heath B fraychef

heres what i did, same idea but the top is the fleur de lis. i dont think with the varrying widths it looks very much like a cross at all.

Heath B fraychef

honestly we probably have not met because i dont get to as many events as i would like. i will be at great western though.

Heath B fraychef

where are you in caid?

Heath B fraychef

i have one, its very nice.
im not really looking to get rid of it though.
if you were willing to just replace the parts and rattan i would be fine with making a new one.
ill find the pics i posted of it and put them up.

Heath B fraychef

so where is the best place to get specialty hammers?
ive see lots of different kinds and having now worked with metal a bit can definately see where different things would be handy.
so im looking to pick up a few different ones to add to the collection.

Heath B fraychef

what are you using for the line work on those?
they look really nice.

Heath B fraychef

[quote="CiaranBlackrune"]I have no style. quote]

really? i guess that explains alot.

Heath B fraychef

how long are her arms and is she looking for something really nice or woul dused work for her?
i have an old pair of thorvaldrs bazu's that i used maybe 10 times. then set them aside as loaner gear.
i might be able to part with them.

Heath B fraychef

we used a grinder with a danding wheel. worked great for the larger ones.
we still have 2 deep swadges with a relatively ssmall diameter that the grinder wont fit into. and i really dont want to have to use the dremmel.

Heath B fraychef

3 times at least.

Heath B fraychef

ill take a few better shot and post them up after work. its actually pretty good if i do say so myself.

Heath B fraychef

oh sorry the horn is for my wife.
looks pretty good though right.

Heath B fraychef

and a few more showing the hinge.

Heath B fraychef

ok, here are some progress pics of the helm for this kit.
the plates are aluminum covered in leather.
all thats left is riveting, attaching the drape and adding the horse hair.

Heath B fraychef

yes he has a mohawk, right now the sides are grown out a bit but he's had it since he was 4.
we always give him the option to change it but he likes so it stays. even when he gets teased at school he couldnt care les.

Heath B fraychef

the sword is actually about 6 inches short of legal length limit. i think the width makes it look huge though.

Heath B fraychef

here are a few pics of my sons new kit. hopefully this will inspire a few people to upgrade their digs and perhaps their kids as well.

Heath B fraychef

so we gave the armor to my son today,
to say he was surprised was an understatement.
wore it most of the afternoon.
the helm should be done some time next week.

Heath B fraychef

awesome thanks.

Heath B fraychef

do you have a link for that?

Heath B fraychef

can somebody give me a hand understanding this blazon?

fieldless, a sheaf of three swords inverted argent, held by a maintained gauntlet apaumy fesswise.

Heath B fraychef

you can still look good with a bascinet. and oddly enough everywhere i look that has decent prices on bascinets all seem to have either a clapsvisor or houndskull. if you can live with either of those have a look at jolly knight. he has a really nice clapsvisor right now for 400. also hit up shamroc...

Heath B fraychef

honsetly i would be surprised if you could find anyone willing to do a burgonet for that price. the bascinet is much more likely. you may want to hit up different armorers directly. check out armstreet, they have bascinets in your price range and a seriously sweet burg with exchangabl eface plates. ...

Heath B fraychef

i believa armor and castings does letters.

Heath B fraychef

Crown is next weekend! Do it![/quote]

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
HA! HA!HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
oh Sir Wilhelm you make me laugh.
i believe you just want to see me get all smashed up.
ill stick to war fighting for now where i at least stand a chance.

Heath B fraychef

here ismy contribution to this illustrious group. getting this kit put together has been a long and winding road. the arms and legs came from allan over at the mercenaries tailor, he has always been awesome to work with, did the custom decorative work on the rondelles as well. the coat of plates ca...

Heath B fraychef

what kind of rivets are you planning on using?
and are you planning any other type od decoration?

Heath B fraychef

thanks Rana, we will be debuting the kit at great western this year. just wait until the helm is done its coming along amazingly.
and like i said before when we give them to him ill post pics.

Heath B fraychef

HA! thats awesome.

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