The Armour Archive

Prince Of Darkmoor

If I had started armouring a year earlier and wasn't engaged to be married, I'd apply in a heartbeat. What a great opportunity for someone. Best of luck to you folks in finding someone to fill the position. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Because anyone less than a Swor...

Prince Of Darkmoor

Lamellar and maille are indeed easy, and the visual and protective rewards are great. However, they do take a long time to make and a lot of people I know want instant gratification when working on their armour. Something they don't have to work on for 4 straight months in order to look decent. I pl...

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I don't care how how many holes you want to drill into a lexan faceplate, that sucker's gonna fog up after 5 minutes of running around in the woods. Besides, what if you sneeze while wearing it? Eww..... ------------------ Because anyone less than a Swordsman isn't worth mentioning, which is pretty ...

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Hey Rob, welcome to the Fold http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif If I may make a suggestion for your ad, take off the part about the galvanized rings never rusting. I think the lifespan of the galvanized rings before rust is about 10 years. That's what Mad Matt told me a while ago. He's norma...

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Hiya, another blimpie here...6'6", 330lbs... Obviously, your health is important to you. The advice given here is really good and really strong. I can only reiterate the fact that you should go slow and stop when you want to . If you are breathing heavy and feel like your stick and shield are gettin...

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Pooftah!

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Just....let...me...sleep...zzzzzzzz.....

Actually, I swiped this from Rolling Stone's archives - she's featured on the cover this month

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Perhaps its the distance at which the pictures were taken, but I'm having trouble seeing the scale of that scale kilbanion. From this distance, it looks more like a brigadine. Got a better, close-up pic? Alright, alright, I'll post a pic of my lady in armour... [img]http://rollingstone.com/content/8...

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Now, other than fact that there is a swordfight going on, what scenario could they possibly be playing out? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif "There's Boris...I'll get naked, swim across the lake, and fight him with my sword..." [This message has been edited by Prince Of Darkmoor (edited 01-...

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3/8" long by 3/16" diameter

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www.icefalcon.com
-or- www.hhperkins.com

I've never dealt with Ice Falcon, but I think he has a sale on 12ft lengths of rattan right now. I purchased two 8ft lengths of rattan from HH Perkins about 3 weeks ago and was very pleased with service and quality.

Good luck.

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Well, it was fun http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif It will be even more fun once I develop some sort of stamina http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif D- I should be back up at Mission in two weeks which, unless the calendar changes, would give me the opportunity to authorize. I still ha...

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Come on, let's not bullshit ourselves here - nobody wears bargrills because they're authentic.

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Now Where I do have a problem is with those that use it and preach for the advantages of being lighter, they're experianced fighters but their heart is not in the spirit of the game. I tend to see it the other way around. The people who are proponents of plastic have their heart in the game called ...

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I'm not saying this to anyone in particular, but this is responsive to a certain "vibe" I get from people who justify bargrills... Why kid yourselves? There are a half dozen period examples of bars being used over a span of different centuries - this is surely not enough to try to justify its mainst...

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Hey, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I have a smaller version of this picture online now, but it seems that you already have one from Gundo. Cool.

Prince Of Darkmoor

Sinric the Armour Pimp. Kinda Catchy

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"Beeyatch, wheh's ma platfo'm shoes and pimpin' hat? Betta' have ma money, armour ho!" Step off my B-2, foo!"

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Professional Jerk
Salinas Swordsman

Prince Of Darkmoor

Man, what a huge practice! I can't believe so many people showed up in the rain! Actually, I was the only person there until about 8 http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif There were only four of us brave (read: stupid) enough to play last night. I had a blast though. I got to try out my armour f...

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Andy Ward - www.gauntlets.com

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Ever since I started dishing with an oxygen tank and 3lb sledge, I don't think I'll ever go back to a stump. I dished a 14ga spaulder into a nice smooth finish in no time. And that was even after going back over it with my rawhide mallet. The only thing you should be aware of when pounding steel int...

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I've been doing my part to keep the ugliness away from our armour too. What I normally do is find something deformed or hideous on someone's armour, start to make it and leave it 90% done, and then tell that person that I started making this for my armour but am tired of it and am giving it to them ...

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Well, that will really help Dmitriy, I appreciate it. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Am I correct in understanding that you don't need a gauntlet if you are wearing a shield basket? If so, then all I'll need is a shield with a basket on it. Hope to see you there on Tuesday Dmitriy. So, w...

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I have three items to mention. 1) I FINALLY finished my armour!!!!!! Yeah! Kick ass! I've been working on it every weekend for 8 hours a day since October . 2) I have everything I need to fight on Tuesday except gauntlets and a shield. I was able to tape up some rattan, round the tip, and get a suit...

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Great! Now you can come down and see the castle sometime! You're only 7 or 8 hours away...

Welcome Home.

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Whoa! Go easy there big fella...lemme work with this one...

Prince Of Darkmoor

Here's my two phennigs - complaint of poverty is a lie. It is lazyness, not poverty that 'forces' people to use plastic Chef de Chambre, you have become my new best friend! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif That's the position I've been taking for a while now. If someone wants to fight b...

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I think there was an announcement on the classifieds board. Cut a long story short, Jean Paul de Sens makes kits. So does Master Geoffrey. I'm too lazy to find their addy's right now, so I'll leave you to your search http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif For the actual leather, I would recommen...

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We're all tumbling back from the incredible awe and the intensity of the information you posted...a few of us have managed to withstand the fury of this information and will be responding shortly.

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http://members.nbci.com/armourstuff

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Geez, sorry to hear another horror story about Waldryk's stuff. I got to meet a former employee of his recently. He said that when you worked with Waldryk and brought your finished piece to him and if there was even one imperfection, he would say it was crap and throw it in the front yard. That was ...

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Glad to see you came out of hiding! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif No, the picture doesn't do it justice. It has a lot more luster and shine to the blade and it is really solid. The handles take an extremely large amount of force to break (although I have broken one) but I'm sure you coul...

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Very cool indeed! How does he pay his bills?!?

Ron, if you're reading this, I sent my check out earlier this week.

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I don't have his email address handy, but Abaddon here on the archive can make a nice axe head. Do a search for him and you should be able to find him. I think his email addy is rmayo@idt.com but don't quote me. Here's the axe he gave me: [img]http://homepages.go.com/~princeofdarkmoor/OldSite/sworda...

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Well, I like what you've done with the site!

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Dave, Armadillo, Sasha - Thank you for three of the most inspiring posts I've read in a long time.

I'm going to Mission Tuesday, but...