Very nice looking... love the handles and the stain.
What kind of rubber is that?
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- Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:24 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA mace and hammer progress pics
- Replies: 12
- Views: 341
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:47 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Whitney Punch
- Replies: 8
- Views: 283
Looks like a W.A. Whitney #2. The Whitney companies WA Whitney WA) and Roper Whitney (RW) split in the early 20th Century, IIRC, two sons of the owner each taking the patents and going their own ways (apparently no love was lost). WA has stayed very small (If you call after office hours the shop fo...
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:54 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: center grip heater?
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1403
http://ursus.smugmug.com/photos/26126735-M.jpg This is a Duke Duncan from Calontir (i think) and he is not only a center grip heater user but a Leftie as well. His shield appears to be about 20"x24" That's Duke Dongal actually. He posts here on the archive. However, Duncan *is* a good guess for a C...
- Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:36 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Stonekeep Helm#7 - AKA "Morgan's Helm"
- Replies: 38
- Views: 814
Welding on helms: All joints or seams shall be constructed in one (or a combination) of the following ways: • Welded on the inside and outside. • Welded with a single bead that extends through both surfaces. • Lap joints welded or brazed at the edges of both pieces. • Helms w...
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:22 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Atlantian ToC pics
- Replies: 98
- Views: 2863
Lol, thats what I was thinking also, Jean. Dukes are like elephants, they have very long memories, specially if you make them hurt. Yah, one day Duke Kein is gonna catch me at a tourney again. True story. At Earl Daffyd's King's Champion tournament, Kein and I were fighting polearm. A group of supp...
- Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:05 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Atlantian ToC pics
- Replies: 98
- Views: 2863
- Thu Apr 20, 2006 12:43 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Experience with Renaissance Wax?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 189
LOVE IT. We use it here in the conservation lab on metal artifacts all the time. It goes on kinda globby, so what we do is spread it out as much as possible, then use a heat gun (go easy with that though....) and then it melts down into a nice even transparent surface. VvS Damn, a heat gun. I shoul...
- Wed Apr 19, 2006 9:43 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Atlantian ToC pics
- Replies: 98
- Views: 2863
Re: TOC
carlyle wrote:Afshin wrote:With everything said here, what is our first plan of action?
Step 1) Kill all the lawyers.
Oh, sorry -- wrong thread... AoC
No, no that's always a good start.
- Wed Apr 19, 2006 1:03 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: ITC-100 Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 201
- Wed Apr 19, 2006 12:27 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: A wierd question
- Replies: 23
- Views: 722
Re: A wierd question
Guys, Does a gut help you fight? The obvious answer is "of course not". Bear with me a sec. Almost every single knight I know has at least a little gut (there are some exceptions). Almost every single Duke I know has a gut, once again, there are some very notable exceptions. I know that the answer ...
- Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:27 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: ITC-100 Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 201
- Mon Apr 17, 2006 4:07 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: ITC-100 Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 201
Yes and the author is not very happy with it either. I have talked with Mike multiple times and he had told me how the publisher\editor would change stuff on him. Also the proof reader was a proper english teacher, not someone who was familer with shop terms. This is what I did: 1. I put rigidizer ...
- Mon Apr 17, 2006 12:11 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: ITC-100 Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 201
ITC-100 Question
Ok, so I've reached the point on the kiln construction ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1879535203/sr=8-1/qid=1145293519/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-8002752-3829662?%5Fencoding=UTF8 ) where you are supposed to coat the fibers and the back door with the ITC-100. The book does not make it clear how much you sh...
- Mon Apr 17, 2006 11:33 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Bastard swords/Great swords
- Replies: 8
- Views: 320
AllenJ wrote:If anyone is worried about what existed HISTORICALLY (*gasp** the H -word!) read here:
http://www.thearma.org/terms4.htm
Well, if you want to get snarky, then instead of reading a web-site, how about suggesting a book:
like
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/048629 ... F8&s=books
Seriously.
Man.
- Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:18 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Some Videos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 438
- Sun Apr 16, 2006 9:42 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Some Videos
- Replies: 5
- Views: 438
Some Videos
We finally achieved a goal that I'd been working on for while, that is the ability to make videos of some of the fighting at various events available to others in the kingdom. With the help of a friend of mine from work who helped digitize, compress, and hosts them, and all the people from my provin...
- Sat Apr 15, 2006 10:52 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Hey, I really don't need that spear!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 979
Love great sword and pollaxe, use sword and sheil sort of because it's the first required weapons form. I"m a natural with the greatsword though. audax In Ansteorra? Who told you that? JP Well, it was a while ago but I think it was John of Severn. I don't know if you know him. If it isn't the case ...
- Sat Apr 15, 2006 1:35 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Northshield Crown Odds
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1467
Mr. de Moffat. Your odds are true only if they are based on a mathematical randomness, which Crown's are not. For example: If Bobby Newguy, and Sharon Newgirl fought for one another in an Atlantian Crown and Mikey the Everyother King was fighting in it, the odds on Bobby and Sharon would still be 1...
- Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:06 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Northshield Crown Odds
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1467
So that's a fine list, but where are the odds?
See here http://thequarter.org/issue20/page02.php for an idea of how to do it correctly.
See here http://thequarter.org/issue20/page02.php for an idea of how to do it correctly.
- Fri Apr 14, 2006 3:20 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: looking for:scotchbrite grinding wheels
- Replies: 13
- Views: 168
- Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Hey, I really don't need that spear!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 979
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:08 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Specification
- Replies: 1
- Views: 93
Re: Specification
I have been looking into buying a gas forge with my brother. However, what kind of gas does the forge run on? I think its propane but i just wanna check to make sure. While I'm here I was wondering if there is such a thing as used forge that you could buy that would be cheaper to buy. Who's selling...
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:05 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fundamentals of Fighting?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 495
In SCA fighting (and I think in everything else) the first principle is the ability to be honest with yourself. Human beings are very good at bullshitting themselves. Honest self assessment and the ability to hear and internalize instruction and criticism are absolutely essential to a fighter's dev...
- Thu Apr 13, 2006 11:34 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Cutting alumina shelf
- Replies: 2
- Views: 105
- Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:51 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Does this thrusting tip look good?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 669
Darn. Well, MY knight said to me "you can put a thrusting tip on when you know how to use the rest of it the right way." LOL I still don't have one. Hm.... So basically, you're saying that his squires can figure out how to use the edge AND the point at the same time? How's that chewing bubble gum a...
- Tue Apr 11, 2006 11:07 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Cutting alumina shelf
- Replies: 2
- Views: 105
Cutting alumina shelf
Ok, I'm working on getting my heat treating forge going, and the plans I'm following require a 6"x16" high alumina shelf. OK, but none of the suppliers I've found sell it in that size. I can see a 20"x20" shelf, and I think "I could cut that down", but I wondering, CAN i cut that down? How do you cu...
- Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:30 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Does this thrusting tip look good?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 669
Darn. Well, MY knight said to me "you can put a thrusting tip on when you know how to use the rest of it the right way." LOL I still don't have one. Hm.... So basically, you're saying that his squires can't figure out how to use the edge AND the point at the same time? How's that chewing bubble gum...
- Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Any Kingdoms out there that allow 16yr olds to fight Heavy?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 451
Really, Ansteorra can. I was looking over each kingdoms marshal laws to see, for some research I am doing. And for some reason I had you all listed as that you didn't allow it. Jean Paul, if you could pm me please on this. Maybe I just missed it, or maybe the copy on the web, hadnt been updated yet...
- Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:55 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Any Kingdoms out there that allow 16yr olds to fight Heavy?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 451
- Mon Apr 10, 2006 2:26 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Propane Venturi Kit from Ellis Knife Works
- Replies: 11
- Views: 336
I have seen the collars on similar venturi burners get hot because they are actually set too close to forge box? I dont know how yours is attatched to the forge box, but the one I used has loose burners that perch on top of the forge box. What fixed this problem was the setting the blower a bit hig...
- Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:54 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Propane Venturi Kit from Ellis Knife Works
- Replies: 11
- Views: 336
I went ahead and ordered the 3/4 Venturi Burner from Ellis, and received it on Friday. There was a small amount of fitting to finish up the piece so sunday I set it up and ran it, and it seemed to work well. However, the expansion collar got RED HOT after about 1 minute worth of running, so I'm wond...
- Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:07 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: New Forge Materials and Tools
- Replies: 4
- Views: 185
- Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:43 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: BMHD halberd heads
- Replies: 5
- Views: 233
- Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:30 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: B1 Blades
- Replies: 2
- Views: 90
B1 Blades
Anyone know the best place to get a new set of B1 blades? And a place to sharpen them at?
TIA,
JP
TIA,
JP
- Fri Apr 07, 2006 11:57 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: New pics and video's of us fighting - critique pls
- Replies: 22
- Views: 732
two things i noticed, 1) you fight witha moderatly deep stance, if you shorten it your range will increase as will your movment 2) Why do you fight with your sword behind your head? do you want your oponent to see everythign coming? Tarquin Tarquin, regarding #2, I see that style more popular in ki...