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Baron Eirik

And one Slashing Spear is sold & will be shipped tomorrow.

Baron Eirik

Would these need padding or am I correct in assuming all they require is a thrusting tip and some tape? SCA base rules: no padding needed. But, like Irish sez, check with your local marshals to be sure. Are you going to black stone. I have needs. Preferably in 7.5 and both shapes. If you could to i...

Baron Eirik

At least for this initial run

Glaives are $75, Slashing Spears are $90.

Dyderich undercharges for his work.

Baron Eirik

Just in time for Gulf Wars! Here are the preview pics Dyderich sent me:

Glaives

Slashing spears

I pick them up tomorrow evening or Thursday morning

Baron Eirik

Which, obviously, means that I will be there.

Baron Eirik

Kilkenny wrote: Not that some of the porkchop axes would have been any kind of hazard if you struck someone - more the contrary, they were totally useless for striking.

And only slightly less for throwing.

Baron Eirik

After loading up the trailer for Gulf Wars, I have time and inclination to get back online.

PMing with Sascha currently.

Baron Eirik

The Master Knuut aventail I have is too narrow to fit onto my as it turns out. The upper 'tube' part is 27" in circumference. I got this as part of a bulk order (via Duke Brannos) a few years ago. These go for $400 currently. I've never used it and didn't discover it wouldn't fit until Galen tried t...

Baron Eirik

That would be Midnight Madness. I will be at my tent selling rattan.

Baron Eirik

BMHD is not-quite across Battle Road from Icefalcon at Pennsic. I've been directly behind them the past two years.

Baron Eirik

And the better quality of foam you use, both for spear and magic helm, the less often you need to replace it.

Baron Eirik

I'd suggest that real Leathernecks (U.S. Marines) are usually bullnecked enough that they may not need a gorget at all.

Baron Eirik

Switched to Square last fall. The only issue I've had was this past weekend. The ValDay site is a giant Faraday cage, but the door was nearby so I just took a moment outside for the card to run. Last I compared, the rates were better than Paypal or Propay (my previous service)

Baron Eirik

Apparently, yeah

Baron Eirik

Yup. As far as Johannes could find out, the original 'problem' was just that the foam disks needed replaced.

In other words, the maintenance recommended by the manufacturer.

Baron Eirik

Talk with your higher up Kingdom Marshals. I think the pellets were meant as a temporary measure.

In my opinion, and in Sir Johannes' when I last talked to him, an ill-conceived and poorly implemented one at that.

Baron Eirik

And, of course, he is a South Jersey business guy ....

Baron Eirik

not really. I had a second job at a pipe store for a few years. I've got about a dozen clays yet. Not to mention the 20-30 briars, 4 Meerschaums....

And the daughter gave me about a pound of English blends for Christmas.

Baron Eirik

I have a few, including these styles. I need to find opportunities to be able to just sit & enjoy them more.

One clay I'd had for 12-13 years and had gotten it to a warm chocolate brown color ... before it got broken in transport home from Pennsic one year.

Baron Eirik

I supposed 'specialized body piercings' isn't the right answer

Baron Eirik

Some how I doubt that eBay will be involved. Or the AA Classifieds.

Baron Eirik

RandallMoffett wrote:Discreet padded early period tunic, below knee-length, wrist-length: $220

Got any pics of one of these? I'd need to save up, but I'm always interested in what's available.

Thanks!

Baron Eirik

I've got a stick that has a taper that is 2.8" at it's thickest. I can cut what you need out of it. Let me know if you want to see a pic to make sure you can use it.

Baron Eirik

Baron Eirik

I'll take the calipers out & check what I have. It only has to be 2.5" at the one end, I might find a piece that has that.

Baron Eirik

heh. Yeah, I get to actually swing down at someone when I fight Vitus

Baron Eirik

And the new rattan is here, I pick it up tonight. Including Premium Straightened Rattan and 1.25" shaved.

Baron Eirik

I was 5'7" and 125 lbs when I started fighting (at 19yo). As has been said before : heart, good technique, good armor. As for melee success : don't be the lone guy. Good groups kill more than their number, by working together. A small sword&shield guy working with a spear guy can be devastating toge...

Baron Eirik

Starting this weekend, I'll be at Regular Event in Cleftlands 1/12 St. Valentine's Day Massacre (Three Hills, Kalamazoo, MI) 2/9 Candlemas (Shire of Dragonmark, Lexington, KY) 2/23 Gulf Wars 3/10-17 Three Saints Barony of Rivenstar, Lafayette, IN 4/27 AEthelmearc War Practice 5/16-19 I'm bringing al...

Baron Eirik

Yep. I've sold rattan to several ACL guys for polearm hafts.

Baron Eirik

I'd bid on it in a heartbeat except i always get murdered by the shipping fees.... Curse you USPS!!!! *shakes fist* Ive shipped to Australia before, but the length and width of this particular item makes shipping it over $100. I tried Fed Ex and UPS and they were both over $300. I might be able to ...

Baron Eirik

Are you trying to learn how to do it to your opponents? or to stop 'accepting' the invites they leave for you? In both cases, to me anyway, it's a matter of pattern recognition. "Hey! Several time when I've thrown X shot at his Y opening, he hits me!" You can test this by starting a shot into the su...

Baron Eirik

Well there do seem to be lots of folks in the SCA that are, how shall we say built like Gimli... aka 5 foot 6 and 250-300lb. Well, I'm not 240# anymore but ... http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/dweorg/Me/FRF08/sca_2008_045_std.jpg http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a266/dweorg/Me/FRF07/dayone.j...

Baron Eirik

jester wrote:I will fight.

Yup.

In detail: Lose some more weight, some minor improvements in my armor (mostly invisible), maybe hit a couple small tourneys where I won't be tied to the rattan rack all day.

Baron Eirik

Tuesday 1/8 is our first practice of 2013. Anyone there can point me out.

See you soon!

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