The Armour Archive

mordreth

You might want to glue a strip of leather in the inside over the bent over cotter pin "arms" in case a fluky shot pulls one part way out. It's one of those once in a million things, but it took us a long time to work a friends helm off when one opened. Hmmm. This has never happened to me, but even ...

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From the WTB vervelles thread: For all those guys from earlier periods trying to attach mail to a helm to hide a back plate in order to get the "cap over mail" look, I recommend using big cotter pins instead of vervelles. I've used them on my demi helm for many years and only replaced them once. Th...

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a friend of mine is looking for an atmorer willing to do a quality Macciejowski bible reproduction - SCA legal min 14 ga / max rivet spacing 11/4 inch - spring steel a plus. Contact Gui at guycrusader@yahoo.com, or post onto this link. He will be joining the archive and checking serious replies / qu...

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If you want to go eastern germany/western "eastern" europe grill faced bascinets are almost common, as are scale aveltails. This would give you a fairly unique look in the SCA, and would retrofit quite easily

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Well it would appear society wide that a gorget will be required even under aventails. For what I gather, a 1/2 of closecell foam will be required. I guess this is in response to the fact that some aventails are feather weight and really provide zero protection. I hate gorgets cause I have no neck....

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If you're talking ensolite to steel I use gaske cement from auto supply stores. You must do this ahead of time and air out the helm for a few days prior to wearing it.
It removes easily with acetone nail polish remover

mordreth

If only it were that simple. But in my experience, beating the crap out of somebody who won't play nice makes them either a) sullen and worthless or b) gone. Usually the latter. JB sounds like this guy needs to be taken out back and rebalanced, half an ounce of lead behind the left ear should do it...

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So my little (squire)brother moved down to Florida about 18 months ago, he's settled in, is buying a house, and starting to go stir crazy. If there are any good practices in the area could you please contact me with the information which I will pass on to him with a hearty exhortation to get off the...

mordreth

If you can't play nice you get a time out mister.
This time it was teeth, next time it could be an eye
If someone can't or won't respect your groups safety protocols then he doesn't belong in your group.

mordreth

How about no point? Maybe something like a copper head as they use on some jousting lances today. I really, really do not want to explain to my wife, or a paramedic how I got a spear through my inner thigh, "because it skipped off my armour, and it hit me where it didn't cover. We thought the spear...

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Klaus the Red wrote:Whoops. Hebrides=Scotland... duh.

I think he's talking about making molds from already-licensed reproduction pieces.

The molds were available through arts and crafts dealers in the 80's - you can't kick id you sell a mold, and someone uses it as a mold

mordreth

I meant I love the catholic churchs no nonsense style, No-nonsense style? Everything about the Roman Catholic church IS style. Ceromony, ritual, heavily ornamented decor. If anything, it is nonsense in that it contributes little to one's relationship with God, but greatly to the wealth of Rome. You...

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I took another look at the Panther catalog and photo of my soon-to-arrive tent and fly. The package as advertised consists of a ridge pole, two uprights and six support poles for the dining fly. I'm assuming that if the tent is 8 feet tall, all of the poles are 8 feet in length. Also, I am assuming...

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m - I recommend this site for questions on the orders, saints, and heresies from the Catholic Encyclop[edia Order of the Knights of Christ A military order which sprang out of the famous Order of the Temple (see Knights Templars). As Portugal was the first country in Europe where the Templars settle...

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My heater has a gauge strap running from dexter chief to sinister base
the shield is impossible to snatch (that point was already made)
shoving my hand forward raises the corner of the shield into a headblock
pulling down with the elbow pulls the shield into a very solid leg block

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Richard Blackmoore wrote:$900.00? That is insane. I have three copies. I'd sell all three at that price and go buy a couple for the $10 to $30 they typically cost.

Richard

I never want to hear another word from you about greed crazed bankers

mordreth

Otagiri wrote:
Brother Logan wrote:Here is the design for a SCA Gunbai I did up for a friend.

That would be a good match to a basket hilted katana.

I'd have to dig for it, but there was a reference in the Nieu Amsterdam arsenal for "Item - Japanese cutlasse rehilted and with a basket"

mordreth

you might want to order the gunsmith of grenville county
the gent seriously knows his stuff, while it is later than you are looking
the techniqes he details will come into play
http://www.muzzleloadermag.com/bookcatalog.html

mordreth

"The vise wasn't closed enough and the metal slipped up "

That's the whole problem in a nutshell. If you spend a good day sometime setting up clamps to hold carious shapes you will work faster and safer in future

mordreth

I might be wrong but far as I know a chin strap that just goes under the chin is legal too. They are legal. It is just hard to negate the horizontal force of a thrown blow with it alone. The cupping of the chin helps keep it it place. Most helms want to pivot when the bar grill in pushed in towards...

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apologies for the pickle barrel opponent

mordreth

I have a recipricating saw but am not sure how to hold the metal safely and if I need to back it with something while cutting. You can work with a sabre saw if necessary. clamp your metal down as close to the edge of your worktable as possible to reduce vibration, use some cutting oil to ease the b...

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additional point If you're cutting the rings with dykes you will wind up with the ends shaped like -><- which leaves a very open area that tends to let the ring fall out of place If you're doing butted with cut rings take an extra step, and nudge one sideof the ring down slightly so that you get som...

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As far as the Ugly American part a few have pointed I loath that expression. Someday just for laughs read the book. The ugly american was the only charicter who gave much of a damn about the people in a small south asian country who were moving towards freedom after centuries of European colonial r...

mordreth

I used strapping tape to attach the glave head to the rattan, built up a thrusting tip, and laid a layer of dense ensolite on the cutting "edge" then did the standard duct tape job

mordreth

Yeah sugar is a killer Stop drinking all soft drinks drink water Drink coffe? drink it black No french fries of potato chips either, not sugar related but fried carbs are really bad. And if sugar is a killer you should think of "high fructose corn syrup" as satans agent on earth hard to avoid but i...

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the best book I have ever seen on what your body is, and how it works is
"The Sweet Spot in Time"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/189136 ... e&n=283155
If you are carrying a bit of weight "new balance" running shoes are built wide, and engeneered for what I consider normal people, rather than ring wraiths
good luck

mordreth

mordreth, where could i get a look at the Captains's glaive heads? I really like the idea od using one of Brian Prices rubber axe heads because at least they look like an axe. Thanks for the input, all. audax m I'm not sure that he has pictures up, but he is very easy to deal with, and quite helpful

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(By my hand) makes a nice line of halberd and glaive heads How are these in combat? I looked at some this weekend at Middle's TOC and liked the shapes, but they seemed very light. It was actually a big changeover for me, as I had always favored heavy glaives, the speed they can move at (for me) mor...

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There are some suggestions that they were religious cultists, I'll check my references when I get home

mordreth

Captain Jamie (By my hand) makes a nice line of halberd and glaive heads - I love the glave I picked up, and I know my squire liked his forest bill.

mordreth

What kingdom are you in?
padded or unpadded?

mordreth

The SCA says both the neck and the groin ARE legal targets. Some kingdoms have made rules making it against the rules to hit folks in the cup, to my knowlage the neck is a legal target everywhere. I hit people in the neck all the time and I've never thought much of it, I also get hit there, at a gu...

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Jeff J wrote:Greaaatttt... Another 6'2" white samurai...

historicly justifiable

http://hsv.com/writers/jeffog/wa-hist.htm

What a ridiculous persona

mordreth

The SCA says both the neck and the groin ARE legal targets. Some kingdoms have made rules making it against the rules to hit folks in the cup, to my knowlage the neck is a legal target everywhere. I hit people in the neck all the time and I've never thought much of it, I also get hit there, at a gu...

Re: low profile

Re: low profile

maciejowski bible helm

Re: New Gorget Rules???

SCA in and around Wellington Fla. / Seamarch?

Re: Splicing Support Poles with Steel Sleeves