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Klaus the Red

Clothing sewn mainly by Klaus Rother with a few odds and ends by H.E.

T, did I do the hose? It's been so bloody long I barely remember making you this ensemble.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

It's hard to tell with the image of the Bocaccio woodcut being so small, but I seem to see a difference between the men and the woman. The men appear to have have a short line between crotch and leg, possibly representing the wrinkle formed by the "pouch." The woman's "panties" appear to have a smoo...

Klaus the Red

PM sent on camails.

Klaus the Red

Damn nice work. Your son had better kit than the average SCA adult.

Klaus the Red

Thanks, Vail, for saving me from temptation!

I need another set of gauntlets like I need another hole in the head, but I know what a pain in the ass it is to upgrade these things. Nice work, Eric.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Sorry, chaps- my kid is the lucky winner of the bascinet.

Klaus the Red

Dibs on the youth bascinet, PM sent.

Klaus the Red

I have a camail and a skirt from them and am quite pleased- they have held up well over the years.

Klaus the Red

Nice site and nice-looking work. I'm glad to see that you've entered the market for period tooled leather cases, since Cat Gullet is no longer officially active in that trade. I'll keep you in the back of my mind for any future projects.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Let me put dibs on one sight unseen just to be safe.

Klaus the Red

Cool, throw 'em up here and I'll see what the defense budget permits.

Klaus the Red

I've got a pile of them that I'll probably never get around to using. Give this thread a bump or email me at redbarbarian at comcast dot net to remind me, and I'll get you some specs and pics tomorrow when when I'm sober...

Klaus the Red

The knife calls to me. Dibs and PM sent.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Sexy. If I didn't have three hourglass gauntlet projects in the works already, I'd get 'em. (I have commitment issues.

) I also think they need a knuckle rider.

Klaus the Red

Damn, dude. Family comes first, so take all the time you need.

Are these SCA or dress/LH sallets? I've been thinking of picking one up for a 15th-century LH kit, just curious what they look like. Pictures?

Klaus the Red

I suppose the next best thing is calling them out publicly as thieves and warning the community not to buy from them. They can't very well sue you for libel without opening their own practice up to scrutiny.

Klaus the Red

Well, I stopped doing it regardless. I wanted my work to be my work and your work to be yours.

Klaus the Red

You buy my Bocksten tunic and cut it apart for a pattern- copyright infringement -BAD! ILLEGAL! Gwen, let me split that hair a little finer if I may- if I were to take a pattern off one of your Bockstens and then make tunics from that pattern in order to resell them, that would be illegal. If I use...

Klaus the Red

@Brion- I was recently advised that "stuck in the outbox" just means the recipient hasn't opened it yet. It happens to me a lot. I think it means that Murdock only checks his PMs every few days.

Klaus the Red

Get the slot while the getting's good, kids. See all previous chatter about the sudden upswing in popularity of BOTN-worthy heat-treated armor. By the by, Murdock- I just bought this globose BP you made for Jess (http://i923.photobucket.com/albums/ad72/housestahlgeist/4%20sale/bp1front.jpg ). Do you...

Klaus the Red

PM sent- thanks! (PM speed being what it is, you may not get it for a while, but the address is included with the PayPal message.)

Klaus the Red

Sorry, Adamo, the precious is mine! Seems like a perfect fit for me by the numbers. (However, it means I'll be de-accessioning my old one soon, if you're interested...)

Jess, sold. Paypal?

Klaus the Red

Dibs on the breastplate pending additional measurements- I'd like to know the width across the chest. Is that 16 gauge?

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Alas, my shirts only fit up to a 44" chest or thereabouts. Good luck, carry on...

Klaus the Red

His request seems to be for a rush job in custom colors- I don't think either HE or Revival will be able to do that.

Klaus the Red

Seriously, Scott- e-mail me. The PM delays are getting ridiculous.

Klaus the Red

Posting "out loud" because PMs have been very unreliable of late... What size are you for shirts? I have a couple in my old merchant stock.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Absolutely. Basic squared D-ring style appropriate for 14th century harness, in 1/2" to 3/4" strap sizes. With buckle plates, if possible.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

Or perhaps, list-legal Wehrmacht potato-mashers.

Klaus the Red

Finally, it sent! I replied to your reply, but who knows how long that will take. Do me a favor, e-mail me directly, redbarbarian at comcast dot net- waiting 72 hours in between messages is no way to communicate.

Klaus the Red

Murdock, I sent you a PM yesterday, but it's still hung up in my outbox. Let me know when it gets there.

Klaus the Red

It's mostly the length- 12" overall is a little more than I want to carry on my belt in addition to my dagger. The scale of the knife/pricker set is what I'm looking for. I won't make it to West-An Tir this year, but I can ask my laurel to bring me home a shiny souvenir.

Klaus the Red

That kitchen knife and scabbard are way too beautiful to hide in the kitchen. If you feel like making another set robust enough and at the right size for belt wear, I'm interested.

Klaus

Klaus the Red

That's Jeff Wasson there in the middle (www.wassonartistry.com). He could probably tell you the dates of the sources on which his body armor is based.

K

Klaus the Red

The above is from A.J. Grant's translation of Notker, originally published in 1926. Lewis Thorpe's more recent 1969 translation renders the passage as follows. It scans much the same but has some subtle but significant variations, which I've noted in boldface. Even if one allows for flaws in transla...

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