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Heath B fraychef

i ordered one of these pouches as a christmas gift and was pleasantly surprised.
nice craftsmanship and nice clean design.
great price as well.

Heath B fraychef

i was thinking something along the lines of this baby.

Heath B fraychef

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:WAIT!

Pre cut falcata blades????

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... p?id=31506

wow there ya go.
simple soloution.

Heath B fraychef

how firm are those heads?
and what are the chances of them folding or tearing while hitting somebody?

Heath B fraychef

ok i just got back from costa rica,
i am still interested in the shoes.
let me check my current finances and if i can ill send the payment asap.
otherwise ill let you know when i can.

Heath B fraychef

so i contacted the armorer today to chech on the progress of my cuisses.
i was told my gauntletts were still in production and would be shipped as soon as they were done.

i ordered cuisses,

im not holding out alot of hope about getting what i paid for at this point.

Heath B fraychef

are those made to fit or do they come in standard sizes?
i "might"be interested sometime after the 6-8 weeks it will take for my cuisses to show up.

Heath B fraychef

do you have a army surplus store anywhere near you?
i picked one up as a gift for my roomate not that long ago and it only cost about 35 bucks.

Heath B fraychef

i used to use a leather musculata from dark horse custom leather.
i removed the shoulders and just had the thick leather shoulder straps but it worked great hidden under a tunic.

Heath B fraychef

ut totus alius deficio imbibo beer

i could easily be wrong on this i just used a english to latin translator.

Heath B fraychef

banzaimf wrote:can I get an actual dimension of the greaves? width at calf muscle and front of shit height?

Thanks,
Ted

front of WHAT????

Heath B fraychef

I agree. It seems bizarre, and then you ask yourself if YOU want to spend many, many hours tweaking the patterns, cutting the heads out, gluing the head layers together, sanding the edges flush, carving the skin off the rattan, staining the rattan, burning the runes, cutting the mount slot with a c...

Heath B fraychef

hey chris,
any progress on this project.
im extremely intrigued.

Heath B fraychef

all my metal bits are from merc tailor.
great quality, great price and excellent customer service.

Heath B fraychef

In 20+ years I have never worried about locking up my gear. I rarely even secure my valuables other than tying my tent door shut. If you are really worried, get insurance. I carry a full replacement policy on mine that runs me $47 a year for $2,700 worth of stuff. who do you use for the insurance? ...

Heath B fraychef

lets not turn this into another witch hunt. i was simply frustrated and wished to vent. Judging from the long and predictable history of such posts on the Classifieds forum, writing such a post does tempt/invite folks to dogpile and add their own complaints, i.e. a "witchhunt". If you're ...

Heath B fraychef

ok, im not going to name names and point fingers. my point was why is it that even when using reputable armorers do I seem to be the exception. say armorer #1 gets 250 excellent reviews. im mr. 251 who somehow slipped through the cracks. i only use people who have good standing records here on the a...

Heath B fraychef

Not all armourers or reenactor merchants are thieves. However...The medievalist community does seem to attract honor-less hypocrites who pray upon the largess and generosity of those who believe in The Dream. We all want to be nice to 'our kind of people' and are particularly easy marks for the sel...

Heath B fraychef

yeah its gone down the ugly road of bad experiance armor bashing.
i was'nt pointing fingers or naming names.
everybody here has already seen that thread.

Heath B fraychef

I know its a long thread, but for someone who is starting to sell armour, more than just make his own, it is proof/ a reminder that good communication and buisness ethics are paramount. Balthazar RJB Ironworks and realy that was my whole point. communication is the key. if armorer so and so would h...

Heath B fraychef

you do realize you piss my wife off every time you make something new right.
maybe i should just stop showing her whats next on my shopping list.
those belts are awesome.

Heath B fraychef

right and thats fine.
like i said i do understand i just want to honestly be keept in the loop.

Heath B fraychef

In my opinion I would rather an armourer to be honest and say hey I dont have the time right now to start this and give me an honest time frame then to just take the order to have the money and put it off for a year. I would appreciate honesty more than anything. I hate liars. i agree 100% be up fro...

Heath B fraychef

Sir Vitus this has nothing to do with you .
you at least keep lines of communication open and lay it out plain and simple.
you have lots of stuff on your plate and when you get to mine you get to mine.
that i can understand.
please dont take this as a slight to you in any way.

Heath B fraychef

why do i always seem to find the armorerer who (even though they may be reputable) never seem to come through for me. ive had items wait over a year while people i know have had orders placed after mine and delivered before mine. i get told items will ship in a week. then after two weeks they tell m...

Heath B fraychef

yep if you note how far the eye slots go around the side it really opens up your vision remarkably well.

Heath B fraychef

if you are just going to wear them underneath something looks dont really matter that much.
stonekeep does have a large amount of basic knee cops in different sizes with different fans. for 10 bucks a pair.
if you dont want the fans just chop them off.

Heath B fraychef

take a look at white mountain armory they may have something in stock that would suit your need. personally i like this one as long as its fitted well you really dont need to worry about vision. alternatively windrose also has great designs perhaps something with a grill that is partially covered wi...

Heath B fraychef

it is very nice,
i think adding the writinging around the rim is a great idea and i dont think it will detract from the face at all, honestly i think it would give the shield as a whole a more complete feel.
good job.

Heath B fraychef

holy christ thats freakin awesome.

Heath B fraychef

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:Good luck with that- I'm about to debut my new harness.

dont forget to post pics for those of us on the wrong side of the country.

Heath B fraychef

there is more finger flexibility with finger gauntlets (at least with mine) than clam shells.
plus i find i can get a better grip doe to being able to splay my fingers a bit.

Heath B fraychef

ive had 2 fingers broken while using hockey gloves.
never had that problem with clamshells.
and now i have finger gaunts and shields which offer just as much protection with all the flexibility benefits of a pair of gloves.

Heath B fraychef

seriously the only person that does "that"style helmet with the rough (yet perfect) look is knotwolf.
and just look at the demand for those.
people like the look.
keep it up.

Heath B fraychef

HOLY CRAP! thats fantastic.
wish i was in the market.
seriously wish i was in the market.
beautiful job.

armorers who lie.