The Armour Archive

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I once had the idea a couple of years ago that I would make a four throated, hooked judicial sheilds to take to Kingdom A&S as projects. Two would be "real", made as if they were for real combat, and two would be as if they were for SCA combat, with thrusties, and hose or rawhide edging. The throate...

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Leo, Folks around here are pretty hard to offend. No sweat on my part. You didn't say anything really offensive. I regularly call folks on this archive "Big poopie heads" which doesn't really seem to offend anybody. Heck, it applies well to some of us, particularly me. If somebody was actually TRULY...

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What the man said is correct, it is best to decide on a time and place, and work from there. Since you are not really ready for that, you need to accept that you will be spending money walking a road that in some ways has no clear destination. The viking idea is a good one. There was somebody on thi...

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Brother Logan, I can't make it. I would really love to, trust me on this one. But my wife is scheduled to get out of the hospital the day before, and I just can't do it. Have you tried the K-town folks? How about Alistair? I don't know how "plugged in" you are, but there might be two or three groups...

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Thanks Jester!

I am only beginning to learn anything about period sword techniques, but it is really nice to know that what I have learned looks like what other people are doing.

Thanks a lot.

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well, there really isn't such a thing as a beginner's anvil. for most beginning armouring, a bit of railroad iron works plenty well for many things. Anvils can be found at some flea markets, and some tool places have anvil like objects. Anvils are frequently sold by the pound, which makes me think t...

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Guys, Recently I have had a chance to spar with some really good opponents. I have discovered that I have another level of fighting. Not "In the zone" as far as skill goes, but something akin to it. I find that my pain tolerance changes after I receive my first really good lick. After that, I start ...

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Has anyone got a link to Sir Rhys' article. I've tried to find it online and had no luck.

Thanks,

Alasdair, who did some work with Freiman on Ringeck and Lichtenauer this weekend.

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You could certainly do that. I am not sure if the marshals would like it, but I think you could probably line you helm with whatever padding you felt was nessessary. That's essentially what you are talking about, I think. If the hockey helmet was able to be counted as adequate padding (it probably w...

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Strongbow, There is a difference between skipping practice and missing practice. Missing practice because you have your priorities straight and know what is important is one thing. That is something everybody will understand. More folk in the SCA should do that. It is relatively easy to make this up...

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freiman the minstrel- calm down there pony boy! I had no idea of his situation. I did not know and could not of known about the other matters happening from this classified post. I imagine a few others are in the same boat as me so give us a break on the comments. Thank you very much. I apologize i...

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T-Bob is (rightfully) in a fit of temper. He feels that his lady has been insulted, and he is selling his gear while he is very angry. I am a decent enough person not to bid, and I will not hesitate to tell the truth about what I really feel about somebody that might take advantage of this. I believ...

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STones glossary, figure 52.

The book shows figures of 7 (I think) suits of Turkish Armor, and only that one has spalders.

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If you do want to change it, run a bead around the top with a squack in the box type welder. It's pretty simple. Then grind the weld down, and give it a little polish. Be prepared to sneeze rouge for a week. f Um, I wouldn't try that, seeing as it's stainless. Whoops, My bad. Don't do that. f

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My advice is leave the helm as it is. I don't imagine it is unsafe. If you are concerned about passing inspection, leave the gulf wars sticker on it. If you do want to change it, run a bead around the top with a squack in the box type welder. It's pretty simple. Then grind the weld down, and give it...

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Dress Big, Fight Big, Talk small, don't skip practice. Hit hard, call light. Don't skip practice. People will respect you for that, if they are capable of respecting anything. Be aware that you will get lots of dents, espectially at first. You might want to ask the armorer who makes your cuisses if ...

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I am not a good armourer, but I have made a lot of things out of leather. Perhaps you can avoid my mistakes if you decide to try things the way I do them. When layering leather, I don't believe in riveting them together, unless it is in conjunction with sewing AND glueing. Of course, you are making ...

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Guys, I have decided that I need a new bar grille on my helm (or at least one weld), even though there is really nothing wrong with the one I have. I have an excellent Metalbau in my village. I mean that, excellent. Thomas (the smith) is a careful artist who kind of digs it when I bring something me...

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Guys, In the past two weeks, I have found two breaks in the welds in my bar grille face plate. Both breaks were found during post practice polish sessions. The helm was made by a very reputable armorer (Skye Leathery, out of Arkansas) and has served me admirably for six years. In six years, it has b...

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Try this guy, his name is Mathew Flanery, and he is listed as the Local Knight's Marshal, which is the officer that is in charge of training folks. He might not be the local trainer, but it certainly is his job to know. mflanery@woh.rr.com If that fails, try this phone number and ask for Richard (93...

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Lately I really like a daisy cutter thumb lead to the onside head. I set it up with a glance at the leading leg, allowing my opponent to think I have telegraphed an obvious opening. I try to let my head hang to the left when I throw it, as the other guy is certain to throw a flat snap at my sheild s...

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We have a fighter who makes me feel less like Mr Myagi, and more like a Bully pummeling a newbie. I don't like that "Bully" feeling. I like to feel like Yoda, not a schoolyard bully. I have a fellow fighter who seems to be too insecure to accept suggestions/ instruction. To be fair, he is not new. H...

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He does good work. It's a little expensive for my tastes, usually, but I do not think that it is overpriced for the quality. A little cheap, actually. He stands out in my mind as bright enough to notice that folks have differently shaped hands, and different fighting styles, and thus he makes differ...

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Stop mincing words Josh. Tell us how you really feel.

(that's some heavy venom)

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My impression of An-Tir?

Fancy Clothes. The rare but occasional rumour of home made porn.

other than that...

Folks who don't come to Pennsic a lot.

freiman

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These things are really slow to work through by yourself, but once you are aware of the problem, you will work through it. It may be a lot faster with an instructor, but now that you have identified this problem, it will eventually pass, unless you become so frustrated you start skipping practice. B...

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That being said, I've fought in all three type (horizontal, vertical, diagonal). It doesn't make any real difference, I don't think. Horizontal bars might interfere slightly more with vision, but only when the shot is coming at you horizontally. Your brains should do an excellent job of filling in ...

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here's how sick *I* am. my first thought was 'there's no WAY you could bend at the waist in that. I think you should break it into two pieces to give it more flexibility'. mine is a sad, sad life. In Service, Sir Daniel I thought the same thing. Then I thought, "Where are they going to find a heavy...

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You practice indoors. Must be nice. We practice outdoors, especially in thunderstorms. Teaches you that Duke Hitzatun is actually playing pattycake.

The new rig is very nice.

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There has been a Pas de Arms declared in my area for tomorrow. I just heard about it a few hours ago. It appears to be a last minute thing. I have never been involved in a Pas de Arms, but this sounds like fun. I do want to honor my lady in any way possible, even though tomorrow she will be at work....

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Arima Jinsuke wrote:What I mean by this is that your opponent, particularly less expereinced ones, will be AFRAID to hit you for fear of causing injury. If someone wore minimum armor to specifically generate this effect, well, I feel thats despicable behavior.

Your courtesy is not my armor.

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When I started fighting, I used bare min not because of the heat, but because I couldn't afford the armor. I used to carry all my gear in my helmet, tuck my sword through the chinstrap, and run the sword through the straps of my sheild. That made the whole thing an easy to carry package. I use to pi...

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This is good stuff! The Pentamere company has spent a whole ton of time formulating their info, but I found Sir Daniel's page easier to swallow on the first sitting. I am pretty sure that it will take a while to really mine the Pentamere stuff. Pentamere's page started with outlining goals. I think ...

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Guys, I have been kicking around the idea of forming a small unit in central Drachenwald. I would like to form a "lance" of five to eight members. There are two reasons for this. First, local practice is an hour and ten minutes away for each of the two close practices. A small unit formed locally co...

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I would likt to reccomend "Medieval Miscelany". I was given this book a couple of years ago. The neat thing is that everything is annotated. When you see that cool pic, you can flip to the back to find the source. This seems rare to me for a casual book. Good for just reading, rather than reading fo...

Endorphens, trusting the armour, and SCA fighting

SCA armour and weapons regs in German?

Do welds get old? or is it time to buy a new helm?

Dealing with students who seem insecure

Advice sought Quick! (SCA Pas de Arms)

advice sought - forming a small unit