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Train hard.

I am coming for you.

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(freiman's snip) Not sure if folks are familiar with the *tremendous* book done in the style of the Osprey books that was put together a few years ago by my SCA "nephew" Malcolm Mac Angus of Kinross (MalcolmVH@aol.com) who also owns the Averill Gallery entitled "Armies of the Pennsic...

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The thing to remember at Yeungling is that in barrels, it's an unpasturized beer. Don't let it get warm, or it will go skunky on you. If you are driving it across the country, you might want bottles or cans. Of course, this time of year, it probably wont be a problem. It may be my favorite stateside...

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And I should point out that this is significantly marked down from the $27.95 that Chivalry Bookshelf is charging.

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Murdock, Please forgive me, but you have made a small error, and it is something that bugs me. I feel like such a heel. The excellent book you are selling is " The Book of Knighthood and Chivalry " by Ramon Lull. That is the Chivalry bookshelf edition. We used that one for the Chivalric Bo...

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So, Nobody has anything to say? I figured as much from a group such as this. I have done nineteen miles of roadwork this week. What have you done? You are nobody, and you know it. But, should you decide that you are somebody, I will be on the pickup field at Pennsic during land grab week. Pennsic st...

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Well, since they're shutting down a lot of the Amsterdam coffeehouses, you may want to cherish this moment. Yeah, they sing, if the steel and the grind are up to the tune. This has nothing to do with Amsterdam coffee houses, thank you. That part of my life is a long time ago. It doesn't even have a...

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Guys, This isn't an SCA fighting question, or even a medieval weapons question, but I am guessing that it belongs here. I love to sharpen knives. I have seven different stones, and two stropps. I usually sharpen little chip carving knives or pocket knife sized blades. But tonight I was sharpening a ...

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Bad Cheese.

Parental waiver.

There is no way that Gulf Wars is more brutal that Texas JuCo football.

Same age group.

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I have trained two knights and three dukes and an Eorl. They had other teachers besides me, but I like to think I did something for them. That sounds really self satisfied, and for that I apologize. They succeeded. It was them. But I like to think I helped. My advice is this. Listen to Audax. Learn ...

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Andy Ward has a good reputation as a maker of armorer, especially gauntlets.

I don't have a card for him, so I can't speak for his business practices as far as a review goes, but I imagine that I would have heard something by now if they weren't good.

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There are many things you could read between those lines... It seems there is a standard size for heaters in Atlantia. I think it might be 36" by 24". You might consider that. f I didn't mean it like that. It just seems like a popular size, and Tor is close to Atlantia. To make too small ...

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It seems there is a standard size for heaters in Atlantia. I think it might be 36" by 24". You might consider that.

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I had a very light workout day. I did the weights (today was a leg day) and ran five miles. That was it. I even goofed off and did the road work in a four mile block, and a one mile jog. Oh, yeah, there was a little time on the exercycle too, but that doesn't count. Pennsic begins in 175 days. That ...

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Ashi Sama,

I look forward to it with great joy.

I will await your pleasure upon the field.

Thank you.

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Guys, I have been working for the last month or so with a new guy that is about to move to the Norfolk, Va area. He, like me, is kind of a goober. He isn't a bad guy, just a little, well, gooberish. His name is Eric, and his SCA name is Hector. He has a Bokalo Kiss helmet, manages to hit soundly, an...

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Shoot, In the last post, I forgot to thank Leopold for volunteering to go in with me on the keg for you losers. Thank you Leopold. We have the keg system in the camp, so that will save us quite a few bucks. I am figuring forty a piece for each of us. Please nobody else volunteer for the keg. I will ...

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All right, you Nellies, I have gone back through this thread, and counted the people who have committed. At the last count, it was The Dreadlord Nissan (no confusion there, but some concerns about age) Von Eiland Ouzel Von Schwartzwolfe Cunian Mord Kenwrec Wulfe Adamo Leopold der Wolf (who said she ...

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Guys, I have a buddy who locked up the engine on her 2001 4wd Dodge Dakota on the way back from a household function. I don't know if she has the 4.7 V8 of the 3.9 Hotwater six. She is employed and all that, but the mechanic quoted her a five thousand dollar price, installed. Five grand sounds like ...

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You know, even after years have passed, It still makes me happy to see Conor looking so healthy and happy.

RatAngel did a great job! She really does make some of the most beautiful babies in the world.

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Mongrel, I think that perhaps you should save your breath. The folks here on the archive were excited and enthusiastic when I was calling them horrible names and telling them that I was about to beat them like red headed step children. The seemed to love it when I was calling them names like "f...

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180 days.

I haven't stopped training.

Have you?

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OH, yeah, and Memphis style Barbecue. Texas can make an art form out of a brisket, but Memphis loves pork. I also find Memphis style sauces to much less hot, and a lot more sweet than their Texas equivalents. The downside of that is that I find the best barbecue is from little spots that can't affor...

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Freiman, I won't be at Pennsic this year but I am hoping to attend for the first time next year. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania and Germany are both too far to go just to teach you where you stand in the pecking order. Tennessee, on the other hand... I'm putting together a road trip from Bryn Gwlad to del...

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I would make the daggers sans cuphilt. They re just sexier that way. If you like, I can loan you some basic alluminum mitten gauntlets to have on hand for those that need them. You can find me on the pickup field. Gaston Thank you. I hope to see you there, and I will try not to dissappiont. I got t...

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Military canvas duffels are popular for a reason. They are cheap, sturdy, and they have a handle and shoulder straps. The downside is that you have to get virtually everything out to get at things on the bottom. if you use one, you will thank yourself for making a shield that fits in it. The big rea...

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You know, I find myself really sad that it is a full 183 days until I get to see you fabulous people.

I am getting impatient.

I do have a long way to go, however.

I will try to use that time wisely.

You should too.

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Edric, Please excuse me for being vague. I intend to occupy the pick up field for a significant amount of time at Pennsic War, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, starting when the field opens, until I lose interest. Pennsic War begins on the 24th of July this year (2009), and will run until the 9th of Aug...

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Today, it's 185 days. Twenty six weeks or so.

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Fencing is hard to get started a small group unless a marshal moves in with spare gear. Depending on your area it can take quite a while to get a marshal card for fencing. If there is intrest see about importing a fencing marshal for a pratice once in a while. As far as i know fencing is not approv...

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One of the fastest (and most secure) methods for fastening leather to leather is to use rivets. There are several varieties. I use one eighth inch copper rivets, with little washers (called "burrs"). In Eighteen years, I have never had one break. They usually outlive the leather they are ...

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Freiman, did you forget that there were THREE ladies that posted to this thread? Or does Audax not matter? Well, Your Excellency, in a sense she really doesn't. She is my friend, and she wanted to support me by playing too, but chances are, I will never be able to fight her. She never makes Pennsic...

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Alright Frieman, enough is enough and I have a few words for you. The Asha Devi you spoke of hearing the name? Well, SHE wont fight you cause she does not fight, shes a dancer who could kill you with a shimmy if she wanted but she dosent play anymore. As for your challenge...be a man, quit hiding b...

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We had this question about three weeks ago, and a LOT of good information was in that thread. I offered to condense the thread into a single tutorial. I never actually got around to it until I saw this thread. So, I got to work and threw it together really fast. This is the rough draft. As such, it ...

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OK, it's going to take more than a couple of hours.

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