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I am positive that I have seen this photo before, and I suspect it was here.

This is a newbies dream rig.

Who made it?

Please let me know.

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That's a deep, deep list, filled with great guys, and fabulous consorts. I am especially fond of Kenna Aherne. I can see a few ways it could go very right, and I am at a loss for how it could go wrong. Glean Abhain will be well served. If I had to pick a favorite, I would go with my housebrother Ste...

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Noe, You are in a tough spot, because you have a really small group of possible opponents. The first steps are pretty easy, but the middle steps are going to be tough. First, you need to commit. I get the impression that you have done that. Train like a champion. Second, you need to consider a certa...

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I honestly have no clue what I look at. The big sticks in this area say to watch the basket.

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I find it is better to have a shield that is exactly the same size and weight. And, I agree with the earlier poster that recommended High quality plywood for the shield. I like top quality poplar or spruce aircraft or marine plywood works great. Plywood can vary quite widely in quality. Be careful. ...

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Vladimir, I think that I can truthfully say that I know what you are saying. It's tough to get excited about fighting sometimes, and staying constant is very valuable. There are times when you just want to stay home and goof off. Sometimes when that happens, it passes on it's own, and sometimes you ...

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Well, Class began in earnest tonight. Full range of stretching, followed by a hundred of each technique in our (so far) limited repertoire, from each of the two stances we have learned. Pushups. It is a little unnerving to get my butt handed to me by a tiny little girl, doing pushups. I am the guy w...

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Don't thank me. You did it. You have done every scrap of work that has gotten you this far. But remember, there are dangerous days ahead. There are gut check days that are coming that will hide themselves behind other names. It seems that there is a huge stumbling spot at about three months. This is...

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The confidence change is the remarkable part of this.

I feel like I can eat scrap iron and fart tempered steel right now.

And I also really like what I look like when I get up in the morning.

I can't tell you guys how much fun I am having.

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There once was a minstrel named Freiman Whose prowess was not but his dreamin Try as he might To induce general fright There was not in his words worth redeemin Thanks, it isn't often people compose poetry for me. Domnall, I am not trying to induce fright. I am a little old minstrel. I will always ...

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Hey Bard Boy, On this training stuff, how fast is your mile? Winter seems to finally be over in Chicago and me an my pit bull have been running around the neighborhood, alarming the locals. In fact I am going to go run a couple now. I used to run in armour, but my knees have sent me a cease and des...

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Look, I keep posting these notes, and it seems like you are growing bored. Today was a light day. I ran three miles, and did my tabata drills on the pell. I have a way to measure the effectiveness of the tabatas now. At the first point where I glance up at the clock to check the amount of time left ...

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Resist the temptation. Instead, concentrate on having a nice prize, and food that is filling and uncomplicated. The thing that makes tourneys special is the fighting. The fighters will bring good times and make the tourney memorable for themselves. The thing that most often makes them bad is special...

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Rhyance, I have attended a lot of pennsic wars, and never without my guitar. A lot of other people here have more experience, but this is my take. If it's your first pennsic, take the travel trailer. Pennsic can be a bit much. It is really, really nice to have a place to escape to. You may find that...

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I have had two glorious weeks with a visiting duke. I didn't get a chance to fight him as much as I wanted to, but he did say that my defense is much improved. Now he is leaving to go back home, because the exercise that he was doing for the military is over. So, now it looks like I will have to be ...

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... Duke Kane Redfeather of Gleann Abhann (formerly Meridies) was the first unbelted Duke in the Society... Don't forget that in this case unbelted includes a squire's belt. Kane was never squired, he went from count to duke to knight. Not entirely true. Kane was squired to Sir John the Bearkiller ...

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I just watched part of the show on line. It's fun.

http://www.spike.com/full-episode/31860

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Actually, I delivered a pair of spangen helms to Baron Galwyn of Schwarzloch this past weekend. Hjalmr made them. Baron Galwyn (Dave G) said that he had ordered the helms with the instructions "they don't have to be pretty, but they do have to be good quality, safe loaner helms". There wer...

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Well, after two lessons, We have learned two techniques, and two stances. Actually the second technique is to do the first technique twice. There are variations on the way a vertical strike is done when it is done from the ready position and the "just finished a strike" position. I can tel...

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Johannes, I keep a cardfile of the reviews that are posted here (or, at least, those that I catch, I miss quite a few reviews). I ask everybody to rate their personal transactions on a one to five scale. One being "Satan's unwashed buttocks would be better", five being "fit for the an...

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Could you give me a 1-5 on price too?

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Just had a thought. Warriors of classic times used to collect the armor, weapons, charriots & etc, of defeated foes as trophies. After the conclusion of a fight the vanquished will present a warriors throphy to the victor... the weapon or shield they faught with, a A&S project relevent to t...

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Larmer, That's Awesome! If you want a trick or two for keeping that five person number, or even increasing it, please PM me. I don't know how "supportive" (or possibly condescending is the right word) to be in your case. You ain't a newbie. I really can't tell you guys what it means that s...

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I can't tell you how excited I am about Double Wars. I am a little concerned about the weather, and worried about the money. Other than that, it's all about the stick. Please check my reasoning on this. I have adjusted my workout in preparation for double wars. One the down side, I think that I am n...

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Not at all.

I wish I had something inspirational to say, but I am too busy training to think of something clever.

see you soon.

Be ready. I will be.

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Yes, fencers call other fencers weenies.

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Do you have a date for your passage?

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All right, guys, At this point in time, the gates of Pennsic open in 90 days. That is enough time to drastically improve your fighting. It is short enough that you can probably do it as a sprint. I am meeting Hjalmr, Eirik, Eldric, and Sir Ashi in 78 days. This time limit is short enough that some f...

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All you folks that are approaching this from the "There is no gender in armor" position are really missing something, in my opinion. There is nothing wrong with fighting a woman, the way we do it. It's fun to fight women. It's fun to fight men too. But it's fun to fight women. I have never...

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First night in armor, receiving coaching from Duke Garrick. And you still don't get the pretty pics until the card is in hand, The gear is done, and the debut is announced. She really is insufferably cute. (and yes, that is a loaner helm, and the arms are going away tomorrow. http://img16.imageshack...

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Dude.. you found Tank Girl. Naw, that's just the goggles talking. I am intentionally keeping the "pretty" pictures under wraps, until we have her gear finished. Hoping to have that done today. The sheild came out of the press this morning. It held up OK, but the curve may be a little less...

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Guys, A lot of us are home/hobby professional armorers. That means a person is an armorer, and does it for money, but has another source of income. If so, you need to have your tools cataloged, photographed, and listed in a notebook. If you get them stolen, or if your shop burns down, or if anything...

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Frieman, you're going, aren't you? I haven't put in the work lately (or ever) that you are, but I hope if you're there we can meet on the field and you can show me the error of my lazy ways. I am planning on it, but lately I have been shepherding my energy and my money very carefully. I hope to, bu...

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There seems to be a few more folks coming from southern Frankmark than last years- great Remember that Sweden during that time of year is a gamble when it comes down to camping- its known to be great wheather some Doublewars and other ones has been horrible- bring warm sleeping gear and stuff that ...

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The shieldpress seems to be right on spot- I built one this spring and the result of a curved wooden shield is good for both heart and the sound it makes when it gets hit. Keep up the good work BardMan, and BTW see you at Doublewars this year!! Yep, and Morrigan too. This is why we are working so h...

Who made this 14th C rig?

Have you inventoried/photoed/logged your tools?

Re: Drachenwald Crown-- I'm going (hopefully.. )!