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- Tue Feb 18, 2003 4:09 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Need Half Gauntlet NOW!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Edric: <B>I need a left hand half gauntlet for this weekend. It doesn't matter if it is ugly, it just has to be legal. Our kingdom recently changed rules so I now have to have ...
- Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:47 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What draws you to an event
- Replies: 32
- Views: 22
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Winther der Trüwe: <B>What draws you to an event? What criteria must an event meet to interest you in attending? Our shire is trying to draw bigger numbers at our annual Passe...
- Tue Feb 18, 2003 3:39 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What draws you to an event
- Replies: 32
- Views: 22
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dukelogan: <B>if you are trying to draw greater numbers to an event i think this is a bad way to do it. your scenario requires fighters to be authorized in odd (read not "what ...
- Tue Feb 18, 2003 12:07 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: round table disscussions on chat?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4
- Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:48 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fiore de Liberi Seminar, Feb. 15-16 in No. Texas (bump, long
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Russ Mitchell: <B>Whew. That was great. And Bob is getting much, much better, folks. This was billed as an intensive seminar, and we had a middling-but-motivated turnout (which...
- Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:45 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Greatsword for Melees...comments
- Replies: 27
- Views: 33
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Samuel: <B>IMO a greatsword isnt a versitile as a pole or 2 sword fighter in melee.... aka once im past thier effective range there isnt much they can do but clinch up thier bu...
- Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:36 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Simple elbow in 1050 *pic*
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12
- Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:30 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: the importance of agressiveness
- Replies: 38
- Views: 27
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Samuel: <B>JP et al, your right with those odds we should have had our asses handed to us irregardless of skill but I think the Major reasoning was we 3 had a full grasp of the...
- Mon Feb 17, 2003 12:20 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Barrier tourneys-Calibration
- Replies: 8
- Views: 13
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Robert of Canterbury: <B>Yesterday I fought in a barrier tourney. Lots of fun it was at the time too... It was fought single weopon only, Mostly single sword, a Greatsword and ...
- Sun Feb 16, 2003 10:03 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: It has been 10 months....
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10
- Sun Feb 16, 2003 9:57 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: the importance of agressiveness
- Replies: 38
- Views: 27
Lack of agressiveness? Not only that, but sounds also like a lack of command.... 3 beating 9? Damn, thats embarassing. Someone should have ben saying: "You three jump him, you three jump him, and you three jump him. Whichever group finishes their's first, help out the weaker of the remaining two." o...
- Fri Feb 14, 2003 5:11 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: IS THE CUSTOM WILL TAKE MY CLAYMORE I JUST BUY FROM EBAY ( M
- Replies: 12
- Views: 45
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Konstantin the Red: <B>Jean Paul, I am of the mind that we should not complain, but teach, and be helpful; that is why we are here. If we can't do either, best que nous taisons...
- Thu Feb 13, 2003 2:37 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Tear it up!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 23
- Thu Feb 13, 2003 3:32 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Public Service Announcement-Burr King
- Replies: 41
- Views: 25
A couple of late-night, been up too long comments. #1) Sasha, if you ever want to also attempt a subject such as Brian did, please put me as #1 on your pre-order list. My respect for your work, your teaching, and your time spent on the archive is top-notch. I'd love to see more details on your work....
- Thu Feb 13, 2003 3:12 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: IS THE CUSTOM WILL TAKE MY CLAYMORE I JUST BUY FROM EBAY ( M
- Replies: 12
- Views: 45
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Konstantin the Red: <B>Il lui faut étudier anglais par tous les années suivants d'école supérieure, c'est bien sûr. Le temps, et l'effort, va guérir. I don't know how man...
- Thu Feb 13, 2003 3:07 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Siloflex sword
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14
- Thu Feb 13, 2003 3:06 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Siloflex sword
- Replies: 22
- Views: 14
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by LordGunther: <B>Perhaps I did not make myself clear on the points I was trying to make. When I said it flexed about as much as a 1.5 inch steel bar I was exaggerating quite a b...
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 7:29 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: the first vambrace
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11
My two cents... before hardening, the metal is softer and more pliable, easier to deform permanently. After hardening, its sands and polishes easier due to the increased brittleness. I typically grind out the hammer marks before hardening, and then do everything else afterwards... so far it seems fa...
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 12:46 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Another Blatant Armour Pic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by sarnac: what would you chage for a set of those and a set of knees??? </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Sarnac, I'd be willing to do the same for you that I'm gonna do for Connor. I'll ...
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 10:09 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Another Blatant Armour Pic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Connor McEldridge: <B>Those look great, JP. I'm stoked to get my hands on my pair! Connor (the apparently shiney-girley crusader ) </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Your's will look...
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:42 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Another Blatant Armour Pic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by sarnac: <B>sorry for being metalurigally ignoratn but what is 4130? steel? TI? Aluminium?</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Its a chrome-molybdenum-low carbon steel. http://www.eaa10...
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:14 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: hot rolled mild steel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 9:05 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Another Blatant Armour Pic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:51 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Another Blatant Armour Pic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17
Next pair is for him... these were the prototype/donation pair... I'm fairly happy that I got them done so quick and that they turned out reasonably strong... next pair will be better...- Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:40 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: the first vambrace
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11
- Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:37 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Another Blatant Armour Pic
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17
Another Blatant Armour Pic
Well, I finished these up earlier this week as a auction donation. They are 4130 hardened steel crusader elbows. They are medium sized (just barely fit me) and weight a total of four ounces... I'm jazzed... Anyway, gratuitous pics here: http://cchipman.homeip.net/images/misc_armour/HS_Elbow1.jpg htt...
- Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:57 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: The Square Flat Shield
- Replies: 17
- Views: 44
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Vitus: <B>So all these guys who are using these square shields have Pictish personas? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif -Vitus</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Nope. Late 1...
- Thu Feb 06, 2003 4:25 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA sword hilts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29
<FONT SIZE="1" FACE="Courier"> Hey Winther, when I was doing mine, many people suggested that instead of doing the flat stock, use the bar stock and shape the ring shape. Then, take and weld a half circle of the bar stock to the top of the ring on the outward side of each ring and a half circle on t...
- Thu Feb 06, 2003 3:12 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: The Square Flat Shield
- Replies: 17
- Views: 44
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by merlin: BOTH </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Merlin, good to see you around again!! I'd heard they'd knighted you !!! Congrats!!! I'm sure you'll find it entertaining, but a year or s...
- Thu Feb 06, 2003 3:09 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Speaking eloquently
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Crystoll: <B>Hmm.. To me, being elequent is several parts, but it should be noted that what I am writing is purely courtesy. Elequence would be to embelish the courtesy. (Note:...
- Wed Feb 05, 2003 3:28 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: New Source for Deburring Wheels
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6
- Wed Feb 05, 2003 2:07 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Photos from "Mail Call" shoot - Maille
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16
- Wed Feb 05, 2003 1:59 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Armouring IS Theraputic
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11
Armouring IS Theraputic
Stopped by the ATM on the way home from work Monday night. No paycheck had been deposited. Was immediately stressed. Called boss on way home, and he said that he'd no idea what happened, and that he'd take care of it, and did i need any money. I said "No, but if things are there by Wednesday it'll b...
- Tue Feb 04, 2003 3:31 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: New Source for Deburring Wheels
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6
- Tue Feb 04, 2003 10:41 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Looking for a late period German helm...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by DrTuba: <B>Ok, here's the deal... I had a sallet commissioned, but it fell through due to unforseen circumstances, so that has left me with some money to spend on a helm... I'm...