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- Fri Jan 03, 2003 6:28 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fighter's Oath
- Replies: 125
- Views: 54
Jester, also well said, and a cool plan to boot. that one will go into long term memory. Btw, Hush, a Alfredo pizza has neither tomota sauce or cheese. It does still have a crust though http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I also think your dancing around something. I think your dancing around...
- Fri Jan 03, 2003 6:02 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Heat treating
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27
And now the dissenting opinion http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif For small peices of armor (elbows, knees, gauntles) yes, an oxy-acetlyne with a rosebud tip does a very good job of getting it to the proper temperatures. I usually do it at night with the lights off so I can judge the color b...
- Fri Jan 03, 2003 3:03 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Battle staff
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Vogeljager: <B>Agreed. The best use of a staff against an armed and armoured opponent is to keep him at bay untill you can find something more usefull or run away http://www.ar...
- Fri Jan 03, 2003 2:59 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: SCA axe and mace heads (x-post)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 16
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by jgalak: <B>Tried this on Weapons, maybe it'll get more replies here: This Pennsic I saw a merchant selling some excellent mace, axe, and polearms heads. They were made not from...
- Fri Jan 03, 2003 2:47 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fighter's Oath
- Replies: 125
- Views: 54
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Hushgirl: <B>V--let us know when you get your head out of that barrel. All right, I'm all for pointing out to the king when he wants to do something wrong--that's the "give wis...
- Thu Jan 02, 2003 4:19 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA axe and mace heads
- Replies: 4
- Views: 19
- Thu Jan 02, 2003 4:14 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Battle staff
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Vogeljager: <B> What does the man have to do with it? All I said is that a staff is not ineffective against armour. Equipment 'A' when used on item 'B'. Pointing out the fact t...
- Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:03 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Out of print books
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Alrek the Rabbit: <B>I just recieved a copy of AAMK from http://www.abebooks.com/ It is a used and out of print book agent for bookstores all over. I have ordered a book from U...
- Thu Jan 02, 2003 11:57 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Mirror Finish
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10
- Thu Jan 02, 2003 11:54 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Battle staff
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Vogeljager: <B> True, many SCA injuries (in my experience) are due to ill fitting/crappy/missing armour. However, Armour failure is what weapons are supposed to do. That's half...
- Thu Jan 02, 2003 1:21 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Whats better between cold and hot roled steel?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Armadillo: <B>There is not enough carbon in mild steel, cold or hot rolled, to heat treat it at all. cold rolled steel is somewhat harder because it has been cold worked at the...
- Tue Dec 31, 2002 4:26 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Problem With Archers?
- Replies: 157
- Views: 87
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Hushgirl: <B>One more thing--an archer's equipment can, if not properly used and maintained, explode on him. The string breaks, the limb shatters. the trigger slips. Put your e...
- Tue Dec 31, 2002 4:24 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Problem With Archers?
- Replies: 157
- Views: 87
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Hushgirl: <B>Well, and I agree--with most of it. As far as archery being devoid of "blood, sweat and tears", though...no. It may be easier, but it isn't easy. And the amount of...
- Tue Dec 31, 2002 1:02 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Gauntlets for Sale
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17
- Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:37 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Historic Arms & Armour now making Spring Steel Armour!!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14
...- Tue Dec 31, 2002 12:32 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: dishing progress
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Armadillo: <B>I can count the number of blows that you have made to each piece. They are too random and the radius of your hammer face is too small, hence the dimpling. I sugge...
- Mon Dec 30, 2002 5:17 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Battle staff
- Replies: 19
- Views: 13
<B> <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Siggy: [b]...as there is very little that a shaft of wood can do to an armoured man without sharp-pointy-bits or hard-smashing-bits attatched. </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> ...
- Mon Dec 30, 2002 5:11 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: SCA secondary metal thickness
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9
- Mon Dec 30, 2002 4:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Is this helmet legal?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 37
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dukelogan: <B>14 ga mild steel helms dent pretty easily. if you want a helmet to last you really need to think about 12ga, or better yet, 12ga stainless. a properly fitted helm...
- Mon Dec 30, 2002 2:37 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Talon Armories
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9
That's Master Glendour. Fantastic stuff, but he only sells in-stock, no custom work. If he hes it, its good work, and fair price. I wear a pair of his brushed stainless elbows. My knight wears one of his Burgonet's as does on of my brother Centurions. I know the guy buying the black and white from h...
- Sat Dec 28, 2002 3:01 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: We've taken the plunge into Spring Steel!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jeffrey Hedgecock: <B>I think 52" chest would be too big for my kiln, but we could do one in normalized spring steel. We work pieces like this hot and they tend to get pretty d...
- Sat Dec 28, 2002 2:38 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Removing grey finish from cold rolled steel
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6
- Sat Dec 28, 2002 2:34 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: High Quality Period Jupons (Arming Cote)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gwen: <B>Vitus- High quality, non-fugitive, fast black is expensive. Poor quality black that fades quickly and degrades the cloth is fairly cheap. In the 15th C. Charles the Bo...
- Sat Dec 28, 2002 2:30 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: kettle hat from Vistar Armoury
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Durin Bloodaxe: <B>I have a spiffy kettle hat Eric Slyter of Vistar Armoury made for me, however due to my taking wrong measurements, its too small...way to small..I took the m...
- Fri Dec 27, 2002 4:57 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: We've taken the plunge into Spring Steel!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Jeffrey Hedgecock: <B>We don't have any breast plates in stock, but can make them in 4 weeks, in spring steel if you like, and to your size (provided your size will fit in the ...
- Fri Dec 27, 2002 12:14 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Hypothetical Question #3 -SCA Combat!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 27
At a champion's battle at Lillies this year, I was fighting this Fyrdman whom I met earlier in the year. GOOD fighter. I took his sword arm with a neat shot early in the fight. He responded by dropping his shield arm and keeping his single sword. I backed up and asked the marshal what was going on. ...
- Fri Dec 27, 2002 2:33 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: We've taken the plunge into Spring Steel!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 11
- Sun Dec 22, 2002 11:15 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: High Quality Period Jupons (Arming Cote)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Sir Andreas Eisfalke: <B>What is your height and weight, JP? Chest and waist? Ice </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Height, 67", weight 270 lbs,Waist (under arms) 54", waist is 44",...
- Sun Dec 22, 2002 9:53 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What is the least equipement you need to begin.
- Replies: 39
- Views: 21
Said by Evil: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"><B>Fuck it, like you say i m a loser. I tried to ask question and I tried knew what to do because I READ DOCUMENTS. And for answer I had thing like your an loser so. From now on, i sa...
- Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:32 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: High Quality Period Jupons (Arming Cote)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 16
- Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:18 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: [SCA] Is there such a thing as a “Sports Fanatic?â€
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17
Actually, Calontir has implemented a minimum weight on great swords to counteract the problems that people have. Since I typically make my unpadded polearms out of 1.625" to 1.75" rattan, mine are not whippy http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif they are still fast though... but that is only fo...
- Fri Dec 20, 2002 2:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: 2 sword fighting
- Replies: 35
- Views: 33
- Thu Dec 19, 2002 5:46 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Back in the shop *pics*
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Prince Of Darkmoor: <B>Karl-Magnus, I haven't decided if I'm going to make a hinge for the thumb or just hinge it on leather. It depends on how impatient I am http://www.armour...
- Thu Dec 19, 2002 11:49 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: [SCA] Is there such a thing as a “Sports Fanatic?â€
- Replies: 38
- Views: 17
Maximum protection, minimum weight http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Thats the way I'm working towards. I want my stuff light, metal, and strong... I want to be able to whup ass and then say "Not only did I whup your ass, I did it in clamshell gaunts and steel!!!!" My name is Jean Paul, and...
- Tue Dec 17, 2002 9:59 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: [SCA] Heavy combat marginalized?
- Replies: 55
- Views: 44
I agree with Duncan. In my area (truly the only part I can really comment on) the garb has gotten better, the armour has gotten better, and the quality of the combats have gotten better. A lot of it is due to better research, some is due to knights and other influentials setting the bar higher, and ...