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More pics. In this, I had explained to her about a shield press, and she asked if she could make one, because she wants to make a curved shield. I said yes, and then it appeared my shop exploded. http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7339/morriganpics001.jpg http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/273/morriga...

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Doug, you have a lovely helm. I really respect the fact that you wish you had gone with a more accurate representation of that statue, but the helm turned out great. I would be honored to possess a helm like that. A seasoned fighter is able to make informed decisions about small details (and it is a...

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One thing to remember about using a home built suspender system is that they can restrict shoulder movement. Don't make them out of leather. Instead, do as the earlier poster suggested and simply wear some home depot (or Llowes, or true value, or whatever) elastic suspenders. And make sure that the ...

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Good List!

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If you want to summon DA, you have to play side two of piece of mind, by Iron Maiden, while uttering the incantation.

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O'tuathail, I keep a card file of the reviews of armor purchases reviewed here. I have been missing quite a few reviews lately, but I believe my information is not particularly out of date yet. It would be helpful to some here if you could be more specific. I started this thread if you are a little ...

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Guys, I don't know a thing about the hundred year's war, armor wise. Wait. That isn't entirely true. I know that there were bascinets, CoP's, globose breastplates, the occasional kettle hat. I am sort of thinking that a sugar loaf or two might be around too. And the famous "archer knees" B...

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Freiman, Thanks for the clarification of the purpose of this thread. Thanks also for the motivational post. {freiman's snip} It was great. I fought well. I have a lot to practice. The gym tomorrow morning, a business trip and when I get home after Thursday pell work in the backyard. Excellent. The ...

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This thread is worthless without pictures! (Trying to give you a chance to rescue this one, F) All my newbies are pug-uglies. I wear greaves, tho OK, I think that I have found a non-armorporn pic to post. I have permission. m http://www.postimage.org/aV2mwVNr.jpg It seemed appropriate here. She is ...

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The video was really cool. I wish we all could get awesome presentations like that. I am glad that this particular fellow got the Strange Japanese Show to showcase him like that. It was cool to watch, and I am sure that he will have a righteous video to pop in for his buddies for the rest of his lif...

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Farook,

If you are coming off an injury, take it slow and easy, be gentle with yourself, and talk to your doctor. "Toughing" your way through and injury is NOT the way to do it.

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Lost my fire? Ha! I'm a friggin' white-hot rocket burning in the atmosphere. I'm finding out that my body was made for this. Gym time continues. Stick time starts May 1st. Worked my obliques today, so I have a stronger core with which to smack my opponents. I will be fast. I will be strong. I will ...

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OK, maybe floor mounted industrial metal cutting tools can stop you. Get better soon, Dreadlord. f getting half my left arm amputated on a floor mounted cutting augur hasn't stopped me. nisan, if your going to get anything cut off by a machine, at least do it right . i've been fighting and training...

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For me its not about the shouting and railing to get into armor. I more like to see someone stick to their guns and motivate others to keep going and that is what you are doing Freiman. {freiman's snip} My first stop is Double Wars. I plan to get some serious armor time every day and learn as much ...

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actually, the Chuckit device seems to take care of the safety issues. Nobody is going to be choked with the thing. We will need to make sure that the butt end is too big to fit in through a faceplate, but other than that, it would be no less safe than a shield edge. It also LOOK like a sling, though...

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I think you are right, Your Grace. But I think that loving the training stages is pretty important. There appears to be a base level of physical fitness that must be attained to be one of the greats these days. The days of the big sticks saying "I was never any good at sports, but I am good at ...

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I should add that I started in October by just walking the dog. Took about half an hour per day.

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OK, guys, I know that you prefer the whole "fire and brimstone" sort of approach. You really seem to like it when I rant and threaten and insult you guys. Honestly, I am getting a little tired of that. It is less than classy and less useful in my opinion. I want to inspire you to be great....

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Oddly enough, we have had this conversation over at TheGirlsClub. And yes, deeply embedded in the western (primarily American) core of values is "Good men don't hit women". It's part of Gene Autry's cowboy code. Many of the earliest fighters incorporated those lessons into the earliest for...

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Yellow.

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I attended a Korean Haidon Gumdo class at the gym on the base tonight. Some of you will remember that I have been looking for a competent instructor to teach me an eastern sword form. Well, it turns out that there is a class (thirty bucks a month) at the gym on the base. I was warned that Master Beh...

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We are now exactly at the half way point. The first post in this thread was a 102 days ago, and pennsic is 102 days from now.

Get some stick.

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That's it, I'm calling you out. I challenge you to -one pint of IPA -one pint of Imperial Stout -one pint of Belgian Tripel -one pint of Strong Dark Ale -one pint of Pilsener and the greatest, most difficult challenge of all, -drink a can of Natty Ice without grimacing, gagging, or vomiting. I'll p...

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Dante della Luna wrote:And the countdown to Feiman asking a mod to delete his thread hath begun...

I quite deserve that.

But still.

Bite me, Dante.

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That is true, and I was quite embarrassed about what I said in the first two posts of that thread. Thank you for the reminder. Perhaps not posting on New Years Eve is a good plan for me. I wish I had something worthwhile to say in some sort of a rebuttal, but you have me cold. I stomped on a potenti...

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At this point, guys, you have 104 days.

Everybody seems to have lost their fire.

I haven't.

I knew that you guys would crap out.

Perhaps Nissan is still keeping up.

The rest of you, Get Some Stick.

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Look Guys, The Good Baron has laid it out for you. I honestly don't know what to say here other than to just say "Look at your events" I heard somebody say that we are top heavy not too long ago. We have too many peers, and too many barons, and too many other big wigs. We don't have too ma...

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Don't forget to play Piece of Mind.

Side B works best. How that works for a CD is a little confusing.

Biting the head off a Gummi Bat seems to help.

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Guys, We adopt "Personnas". We use different names. We wear different clothes. We role play. Just because the role play isn't particularly important in the game doesn't mean we don't do it. We do things in Live Action. We walk around. We physically hit each other. We build stuff as props. ...

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Very good Gentlemen, It is very, very good to see people committing to improving their fitness. I mean that sincerely. I don't want to scare you off, or somehow tell you that you aren't doing this right. You are. You are doing this right. This thread, unlike the fitness threads over on meet and gree...

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A couple of years ago, a good friend of mine named Badger suggested I drop by his army work site. He pointed me to where a dumpster contained about forty pounds of six inch iron nails. The army nomenclature, apparently, calls a nail six inches or longer a "spike". It's just a big honking n...

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http://www.materious.com/projects/umbrellas.html

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I haven't been posting 'cause I've been busy. Just got back from walking/jogging. Gettin' closer to the 20 minute/2 mile mark. Went to the gym yesterday and did the elliptical then lifted. Found out my body fat is 19.8%. My goal is to drop it to 10 by Pennsic. 19 lbs of fat in 111 days. Doable. Fuc...

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Yesterday I made a good faith effort to cut off my right index finger with a metal bandsaw. It made weightlifting last night interesting, I'll tell you what. So I am fighting lefty for a little while. I am pretty sure I can kick your ass lefty. I heal quick so this should not actually be an issue. ...

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Look guys, Pennsic starts in 111 days. This thread started ninety three days ago. Look at yourself in the mirror. See, with unromantic eyes, the amount of progress that you have made. Watch yourself at practice. See the way you are competing compared to the other fighters in your area. You are respo...

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I had a great time tonight! (Korean Sword Art Haidon Gumdo)

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