The Armour Archive

mordreth

Mine is built to 1/2 inch from my head in most spots, hasn't picked up a dent in sixteen years (it's very heavy gauge, rivtied on 1 inch centers) It's comfortable, has excellent hearing and visibility. Most importantly I arrived at Pensic sixteen years ago, late on Friday, unpacked my wife daughter ...

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I was thinking much of the same thing Nissan. Yet, there is a sort of reencarnation aspect to it, as parts of the sword carry through to the next incarnation (ie, basket, taping method, trigger, etc...) Do you try to shape the rattan in a certain way, etc, to make the new sword as close to the last...

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...comes the gauntleted fist of death. Three days hence shall it be visited upon the gathered rabble at your "Kingdom Crusades." From the dark corners of your nightmares crawl forth your greatest night terrors made manifest and hungry for your pain. Pray to whatever gods you choose that your deaths...

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ooohhhh
Zen questions

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Hey what's a nasal good for anyway? I mean, if you get swatted at, it would be the side of your head that would be in danger wouldn't it? So why didn't helmets with 2 bars at the sides predominate? It increased the odds of your only losing one eye, while not interfering with your view of your oppon...

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And I'm taking "the end" as considerably earlier - more like 1453 or 1485 (to pluck a couple of numbers out of the air), but I was thinking more about the majority of the MA (it was a Viking display which prompted this), when there was nothing like this kind of industrialisation. Ahh. Gotcha. I was...

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Average height would vary by social class teh average continental line soldier was about 5"6' Gerneral Washington was well over 6 foot - guess which one got good food growing up A medieval noblemans son would have gotten meat (protein), chesses ( calcium & minerals), wine (vitamins), and preserved v...

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Murdock wrote:"where do you get your hides?!?!?!?!?! "

From dead cows

i figuered they were done with em

OOOHHHHH _ dead cows

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Emergen-C rocks! I must say, one of my favorite drinks is V8+ Tobasco. I really can't handle sodas. [Edit: or Earl Grey tea. That gets me sharp really quick.] That works for me, I love Earl Grey. I wake right up with that stuff. Barrys red label tea - with too much sugar leaves coffee in the dust

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schreiber wrote:Yuck. Yeah, I'm still learning, but if that's what it takes, I quit. I'd rather drink antifreeze.

Besides, doesn't anyone else drink homebrew when they're in the shop?

While sanding, filing, or hand polishing hell yes
When doing anything near machinery hell no

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Bought some buckles and hardware from them in the spring - quality & prices seemed decent enough. They delivered (standard del.) within a week.

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Excellent advice all around If you are using ensolite as padding for any part of your armor it does deteriorate with age, and use. I generally replace any ensolite padding once a year. Leather should be cleaned, and oiled (I like neetsfoot some don't) on a regular basis. I replace straps at the end ...

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Can you post a picture?
It's hard to say where the problem would lie from the description you've given

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I do tight padding across the bowl of the helm so that it is held pretty much in place as is. and add padding to the backplate to stabilise the helm. My chinstrap is set on the browband just barely forward of the ear, and goes down under the jaw, rather than on the point of the chin. This pulls the ...

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[quote="mike mercier"]I think the main reason I would probably never join the SCA is because of the combat and the associated rules on fighting. Having trained in historical martial arts and now run my own school I cant imagine using anything other than steel as well. Of those member here ...

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If you're doing english archer HYW you would be as likely to have an arrow bag as you would to have a quiver

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If you're willing to put up with some sillyness there was a hunt I attended. "hounds" were light armed SCA fighters with dirks, "hunters" had boar spears "bears" were members of the chivalry with their personal favorite weapns forms "The boar" was a duke with two maces It was an interesting but exau...

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anyone who has a sword last more than three weeks needs to either go to more practices/events or needs to learn how to hit. baby oil has nothing to do with this sport and is not against any rule i understand it. regards logan There's also the possibility they live in areas where wooden shields are ...

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It doesn't materially affect the rattan, other than keeping it from splintering to hell in short order, so if it is banned it's something new.
I have a real problem with "oral history" rules of the lists - if it is written it exists, if it isn't written it is an opinion

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try Centaur Forge - they usually carry shears

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Nonsense - "this" is a pronoun, although it can be used as an adjective

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Duke Sigfried Von Halstern - speed, control, and power like I have never seen in one person
A very intimidating man on the field, and a courteous gentleman at all times

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English civil war, polish/eastern euopean, or persian.ottoman?

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Your postings honor your lineage

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It is a decision made one person at a time, one event at a time. Work on your own gear and presentation and watch new folks start gravitating towards you The hard part - it is harder to fight well when burdened by a good harness The cool part - you look great winning in a good harness. I am coming o...

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If some one wants to go on the field in his cup, helmet, and a couple of pounds of hocky gear and think he's done something I'll leave them to their delusions. I've fought in gamboised cusisses, a gambeson, mail, and a few plates here and there for decades. I find a sense of personal achievement in ...

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same numbering system I'd use for hand and a half viking swords (outside of 13th warrior) I heard a comment from someone that most of the artifacts we have for "dark ages" arms and armor would fit into a good sized three car garage - I'm sure there is more stuff out there that will make us change ha...

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basicly its alot more money to make it with layers of cloth becasue of its thickness and its cost per yard. My current experiment will involve using a layer of surplus 100% wool army blanket as the padding, between two layers of linen. I'll use an extra layer or two of blanket over my shoulders and...

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Usama - thank You! My wife has a large supply of fleeces that she hasn't gotten around to spinning, and weaving that she thinks have gotten too old for spinning, but are still useable for felt manufacture. I'm hoping for some time this winter to try a few pads across the chest, back, and hauberk "sk...

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[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brennus/houp.JPG[/img] [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/brennus/caus.JPG[/img] Ok I laid these out a while back so I could get a picture of the different parts of the wardrobe. I don't have a pic with all of it on me. Oh no the left behind books ...

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The problem is not having a measurement listed
It could be a hand and a half viking sword, or a knife with really nice furnature

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Felted wool is amazing as armor - my gambeson is a quilted cotton shell enclosing felted scrap wool, and some wool batting It's light resilient, and fairly thin for the amount of protection it offers. It is also remakibly comfortable in hot weather. I ran across a comment in one Islamic source that ...

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run the cloth through the washer & drier a couple of times - the felting will be significant

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If you check your clothes dryers owners manual you will see warnings about drying clothing that has been contaminate4d with organic oils. I hadn't realized that there could be spontanious combustion from olive oil saturated rags.

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I'm sorry for your troubles, but overjoyed that the only one hurt was a pet bunny
My prayers are with your family
Mordreth

Re: Through the Parting Mists...

Re: my thoughts on the SCA and fighting. Any comments?