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Caius705

Ha, nice try. But I'm not a trimerian. So try this on for size

Caius, well he was an Ansteorran
He got off the boat and went whoring
He said with a sigh
If I could get her to cry
This would be a hell of a lot less boring

Caius705

Ha, good luck.

And since you did in fact write a limerick archie, helm is free from my interference. Thanks for a great thread, all of y'all.

Caius705

Andrew, at this time, I'd like to formally apologize for completely disrupting your auction. It really is a nice piece of metal work, I hope you get a very good price for it. Keep up the good work.

Caius705

There once was a hairy trimarian
Who loved to sodomize carrion
he said with a grin
wiping gore from his chin
If they'd last longer, I'd marry em.

Caius705

archibald wrote:Great, now I'm on the verge of bidding against myself.

Hey Archie, make you a deal. Compose a dirty limerick referencing the things Trimerians do and I'll pass up the chance to screw with you.

Caius705

Archie, you have no idea how tempted I am to bid $210 on this. Just because I know it will drive you nuts.

Caius705

archibald wrote:A smidgeon.

It's a pretty good tactic. See, even if I wanted the helm, I'd be afraid that Archie would smother me with a pillow while I slept if I bid on it.

Caius705

Andrew Galevskiy wrote:suddenly

I guess he wants it.

Caius705

I'll take a swing at him if I see him, but considering my experience level, don't expect much. Edit: Having though about it, and thus realizing Max and I should both be on the French side (assuming he was talking about this during the deed), Consider my earlier statement void. And yes, I'm quite stu...

Caius705

tim_Belcher wrote:post it
you know you want to

I really don't want to. If I wanted to be torn apart by more experienced Scadians in front of everyone, I'd go compete in something like the challenge of arms-.......Ok, so maybe I like getting beaten up. But this is different.

Caius705

Two giant messages sent. If anyone is curious about my advice, I can post them here, if you'd like. I think it's decent advice, but nothing amazing.

Caius705

Cool. Bear in mind, I'm hardly an expert, so it's a good advice to read things posted by others. In fact, I'm no expert at all. But I'll take a swing at it, or at least bounce you to someone better.

Caius705

If I can share some experience from my rudimentary armor making attempts back in my larp days, you don't want armored sections hanging freely around your knees and thighs. It will really kill your mobility. It tends to sway back and forth and stop you from changing directions as well. In addition, t...

Caius705

Oh, I misunderstood. I work with controls with refineries, chemical plants, etc. Nevermind.

Caius705

Hey Atlanta, you're not shooting for instrument designer are you?

Caius705

Konstantin the Red wrote:Hmm... stabbing or swabbing motion??

Woof Woof.

Caius705

I like that Italian bascinet as well. While we're at it, how much do you generally charge for cased greaves, with no brasswork? and do you work in anything besides mild/low carbon steel?

Caius705

Effingham wrote:Sven's kabuto were designed to be paired with so-men, attached to the face like a catcher's mask. But they were very much intended for combat in the SCA.

Then I stand corrected about the difficulty of converting one for SCA use.

Caius705

Good to knw By My Hand will be there. I'll be picking up a polearm head of some kind from them I suspect.

Caius705

Damn. Pretty gear.

Caius705

Cool. Any other pictures of other armor you've made?

Caius705

Mine use a similar mechanism, if I'm understanding you correctly. Very protective.

Caius705

Dap is excellent, in my experience, for holding cloth to things. I know for foam stuff, don't try to glue it when the weather is humid. You lose a lot of the strength. And I should see you at BAM. And probably coastal baronials as well. That'll be up north of Beaumont, at the site where BAM usually ...

Caius705

Pretty. I'm not sure how well I'd be able to use the thumb though. My current thumb is a single piece of steel, but is held on with single rivet, allowing it to articulate well. Not sure if I'd be able to get a good grip. Don't mean to discourage, I like the work.

Caius705

Rddeano wrote:I'm confuuuused, is this made for sca heavy?

AAGGHH!! Must resist desire to make highly sarcastic comment....

Nah, open face, not SCA legal in the least. Don't think you could convert it either. Not without spending more than getting an SCA helm made would cost. Pretty though.

Caius705

I finally have an SCA weapon I'm proud enough of to post here. The seax is rattan with a died hemp wrapped handle and a copper pomel. I made the scabbard and belt and the buckles came from viking leather craft. I personally can attest that it is very pretty, having had it pulled on my a few weekend...

Caius705

AedanMac, I hope you don't mind, but if I meet you in person, I may be forced to refer to you as "Nasty P" seeing as that's way too funny to pass up. Informative thread though.

Caius705

Johann ColdIron wrote:
Otto von Teich wrote:I had some gothic mittens he built in the mid 80's. Glad to see hes still around. Hes gotta be getting up in years.

LOL, who isn't?

Me.

Caius705

well damn. I'm 6' 225. Likely won't fit me very well at all. Good to know though. Thank you.

Caius705

I have the same patterns, I was curious about what size person they would fit.

Caius705

Did you make your own pattern? If not, who's did you use?

Caius705

Can't see link. Likely set to private on his pictures.

Caius705

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=158543&hilit=white+mold

Most things off this list would likely work.

Caius705

Fauld is constructed similar to a museum piece which was incorrectly assembled.

Caius705

Great to hear. I'm considering ordering the spring steel one as well. Do you have it yet? How is the temper on the plates?

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