The Armour Archive

Bob H

Typical Hysterical Channel show.

At least it wasn't tanks, airplances or Nazis again.

Bob H

This might be a good starting place:

http://www.levantia.com.au/

Bob H

There are many, try this:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&q=medieval+living+history+group&btnG=Google+Search

Bob H

Swordsmith, what's the provenance on that print?

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by flonzy: Bob When you order from http://www.dutchvillage.com do you get them plain sanded or do you get it with the oil? Flonzy <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I got the plain o...

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Maelgwyn: ... Now if the samurai came stomping in looking mad and spouting Japanese fast and furious, but then his herald "translated" it into the most flowery and polite langu...

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murdock: I'm going to try and do LH looks like I'm gonna be playing with some guys in Ga and Tn. Armor and clothes seem pretty easy to find. Where do yo get the sleeping ma...

Bob H

Lacis It's sold as hand-sewing thread, but it runs through both my sewing machines just fine. It's not quite as uniform as commercial thread, you'll need to occasionally check the bobbin area to remove the fuzz that gathers there. I've been told by a couple of people that the thread from Wooded Ham...

Bob H

If you want to look rich, you'd better BE rich.

Bob H

I almost never buy any place but Siegel (the link Neil Howard posted. Free shipping on orders over $75, and they've dropped the old requirement for a retail license to get the posted price. If you're unsure of how their pricing works just call your order in, the order takers are knowledgeable - in f...

Bob H

You forgot Abu MacGregor, Sheik of the Heather

Bob H

http://www.google.com/search?q=making%20charcoal&sourceid=mozilla-search&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Bob H

I make the things I would have made, and buy the things I would have bought.

Bob H

I tried the replacement approach, and found I seemed to always have something in my camp that was wrong. I'm doing better now. I started from scratch - if it isn't as right as I can get it, it stays home. A side benefit is that I don't haul all that junk I never used anyway. To me, it isn't about ho...

Bob H

I'm so glad you've seen the light and decided to be French.

Bob H

I have a feather bed. When we're in the cabins, I sleep on a rope bed with a straw tick on it and the feather bed on that, a common arrangement in the 18thC (which is what I spend most of my time doing these days). It's really more comfortable than my bed at home, if you take time to fluff and arran...

Bob H

Finnvarr,

I wish I could help, but I know of none you don't already have. I just posted to tell you how much I appreciate the project, and your work on it. Thank you very, very much.

Bob H

I've slept beside the fire on the ground, with just a blanket, two of the last three events I've attended. If a broken down old man like me can do it, you whippersnappers won't suffer a bit for the experiment. Hint - it's a lot more comfy on the ground by the fire than on a mattress in a cold tent. ...

Bob H

No. It is a secondary source advanced as proof that a man doing the "see, I tap myself on the head with my sword at you" taunt does not intimidate a holy man with a Silly Stick (tm).

The "wrappeur" will soon be wibbled, much to his astonishment and incipient demise.

Bob H

I'll second Wolf's recommendation.

Bob H

To me, a farb is someone who does something that he or she knows (or unquestionably should know) is wrong and is unnecessarily wrong as well. I don't think I use that word, except to tease friends who are doing things right by picking out the best piece of their kit and making some ridiculous remark...

Bob H

Aaaaaaannnnddd, the contact info would be?

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Drachus: Cool. I dont really want a coat. Shirt, pants, and boots is me. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> If you want to wear that, just do it. But if you want to dress histori...

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gwen: Bob, I'm not particularly interested in argueing [modern] politics or religion--I have my own views and I keep them t myself. Not much interested in flogging the group...

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by magustoad: Ninja... hehhe Despite what the Bujin-kan crowd has to say I operate under the much more plausible idea that 'ninja' were born of the reality that honorable Samur...

Bob H

There are others, Gwen, but it seems most folks would rather argue about politics, religion, or the contructs of their group rules than to discuss history. The same seems to be true of 18th century sites. If the one I put up this fall doesn't make it within a year, I'm going to quit wasting time and...

Bob H

Try this site:

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM

Bob H

I'd be very careful about using early medieval art to determine the size of objects. Notice the (lack of) size of the horses in that first picture Egfroth posted.

Bob H

Wool on, or bare skin/hide? You might use what the sheep used, lanolin on the outside and tallow on the inside. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Lanolin source: http://www.adirondackoutdoor.com/specialprods.htm Tallow source: http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=3686...

Bob H

They should stretch, if they aren't cooperating just wet them and wear them until they dry, then apply some kind of leather dressing (I use tallow with a little beeswax in it). There are some "slights" to walking in softsoled shoes without heels. Most of us today walk like we're mad at the ground, s...

Bob H

Also, http://www.classactfabrics.com/ Linda caters to reenactors, and has some wonderful fabrics. http://www.carolinacalicoes.com/ Natural fibers, and huckabuck weave (which can be hard to find except as finished towels) http://www.libertylinens.com/ Mostly linen http://www.macpheeworkshop.com/ Some...

Bob H

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by FrauHirsch: Unfortunately the butted rings work through the threads you sew then down with. Also the jewelry jump rings are usually out of too weak of guage and would likel...

Bob H

I believe the lady asked where to get them, not whether we thought they were correct http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif http://www.theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=85&cat=Welded+%26+Solid+Rings http://www.dcwireworks.com/rings/rings.html http://www.forth-armoury.com/

Bob H

Jesse,

There's braintan moose for sale at www.braintan.com , they sell it by quarter hide so you don't have to spend so much at once.

You probably know a lot more about it than I do, but the folks who wear braintan mocassins say that the moose is tougher, tighter grain, and less stretchy.

Bob H

Yep, I sure will vouch for him. Great work, delivered when he promised at the price I was quoted.