The Armour Archive

Kilkenny

I did, at about four years in.. Almost all of the bodies who knew the first name have been buried, so to speak

It's not necessarily an easy thing to do. I did it without changing Kingdom though, so even then it can be done.

Kilkenny

Maeryk wrote:(and that has saved my ass a few times with the new bifocals.. I can't see CRAP where my feet are suddenly).

heh. Just got progressives. Ground is not where it is supposed to be anymore

Kilkenny

Standing and waiting or even running away (= moving backwards) is the technique of cowards. It leads to a weak mind and bad fighting spirit. And it has no honour. Maybe the coward hits earlier than the active fighter. But such victories are worthless. An active fighter may lose a fight but it stren...

Kilkenny

...which can be answered with: "if your opponent is standing and waiting, stand and wait". Anyway: the active fighter is always the better fighter. The field of honour is not a camping-ground. An arrogant opinion arrogantly stated. But not truth. Simply, utterly, not truth. I've won many ...

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My only concern would be about the top staying put. If you bump it wrong, the top could jump out of the leg holes/grooves. Perhaps make the grooves/holes a layer deeper? I've used something similar, probably even less secure than Asbrand's design, if anything, for many years. The top bouncing off h...

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I'm 5 10, and 180 lbs, but seems like most sca heavy fighters, or at least the ones I've seen, are 6ft+ and 220 lbs. I will definitely keep the armor weight in mind. thanks again for all the advice. I am 6 even and about 225. In my fighting prime I was no more than 185. People generally recognize m...

Kilkenny

As a spectator, certainly. The long still pauses come across like a chess match, in which both combattants are playing out in their heads every conceivable variation of attack and defense that might happen between them. It also comes across timid, as though they're thinking, "If I jump in and ...

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Raulin Arbor wrote:Where do I get the floor polish?

I buy it by the gallon at Home Depot or Lowe's. I prefer Johnson & Johnson's for heavy traffic areas, it seems to do the best job, in my experience.

Kilkenny

... you should dye before you bake, as the absorption of dye is dramatically different after baking. Can give some cool effects, but I can pretty much guarantee it is not what you are looking for Black dye has the advantage of being very forgiving. Adding another layer of cordovan red to even out t...

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14 oz veg tan leather could work well without the steel plates if properly treated. But everyone feels safer with steel losthelm Not everyone I haven't had steel in my body harness for decades. 14 oz leather is enough to be protection in its own right, and really too much to use for a body harness ...

Kilkenny

Giraut wrote:You can't win a fight by standing and waiting.

Indeed. At some point you need to hit the other guy. That opportunity may well be arrived at by first standing and waiting.

Kilkenny

Two observations. If you bake the leather at about 180 farenheit you won't need to do the hot wax treatment, it will have hardened already. Two, you should dye before you bake, as the absorption of dye is dramatically different after baking. Can give some cool effects, but I can pretty much guarante...

Kilkenny

By nature I'm a counter-puncher. In my fighting I am whatever I believe will win me the fight. I think it is important to be able to patiently wait for your opponent and take advantage of his actions, but it is also equally important to be able to take control of the fight actively (waiting takes co...

Kilkenny

Not really.

Kilkenny

You can always use a lanyard on the wedges. I'm inclined to agree with Chris. My first thought on looking at your design was that the "hooks" were a weak point that is likely to fail. Otherwise, looks great. I've used a generally similar set up for many, many years and it has held up well....

Kilkenny

I've turned my ankles hideously badly - but can't recall ever doing it while fighting.

Only knee injury I've had happened in the dojo practicing a jump spinning back kick. (don't land still rotating).

Kilkenny

Andre: why does the M1 Battle Tank weigh what it does if that's the case? According to you they don't need heavy armor. Blackbow The tank is as light as the INTEGRITY REQUIREMENT can make it. Believe me, if they could get away with a lighter vehicle in any way, they would. It it NOT the weight that...

Kilkenny

That's an old myth that I wish I could put to bed. Weight is not as important as structural integrity. Why are modern military helmets lightweight? Why are modern sports helmets lightweight? Why are modern riot helmets lightweight? These aren't one use and throw away helmets like cycle helmets. The...

Kilkenny

Ok, So now I am a bit clearer. You personally do not believe that the current rules are sufficiently explicit, and you believe that the current minimal standard is not enough. I tend to agree with you. What would be then your suggestion (without expletives or epithets) about making a rule that woul...

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What _I_ believe doesn't matter. The rules say what they say. They say "attempt". If you want to end ALL the ambiguity, and rules lawyering, and whining, get them to add one word: "reasonable" or "decent" or "observable" or ANYTHING over "attempt". ...

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Thomas, I'm OK with smartassed snarking, it's entertaining. Do what you feel. if the wrastlin guy won't take a hint then I think we just have to put up with it. As I see it, there are two ways to handle authenticity issues. The current laid back approach, which admittedly doesn't work all that well...

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this silliness ends once we demand full force face thrusts which are perfectly safe (they happen all the time with no real injury) and do away with the cancer that is the idea some folks have that touching someones face with a weapon would end a fight. gone too would be this notion that pommel stri...

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[ Normally I am not inclined to over regulate other peoples fun either. My problem with the Madu, is that it is a defacto exception to the rule against shields that are also weapons. I don't care that it is Indian, and I don't care that it started as a peasants weapon (so did any number of European...

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From an article by Joe Gorrod: The North's State pathologist Professor Jack Crane added Collins died from multiple stab wounds to the head, two of which penetrated the skull and entered the brain. He had been stabbed through an eye, had teeth knocked out and severe lacerations to the face and scalp,...

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So, question. With the change to armor requirements, "All authorized combatants and warranted Marshals shall disguise, cover, or remove modern corporate logos and sport gear unless necessary for medical reasons." Does this mean that modern shoes are out. This extremely restricts many folk...

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Another option for producing punched slots in leather is to use a round hole punch to define the two ends and then a straight chisel to join them together. My wood chisels see much more work in this context than working wood

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An observation - for some people there's a bit of generic "period shoes are just as good for traction etc. and look better". I'll grant that an appropriate shoe for your persona looks better than a modern shoe, but I have to maintain that it's pretty much impirically obvious that they do n...

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"16. Weapons under 48" (1.22 m) or greater than 7' 6" (2.29 m) in length shall not have a butt spike or a thrusting tip at both ends." "16. Weapons under 48" (1.22 m) or greater than 7' 6" (2.29 m) in length shall not have a butt spike (or a thrusting tip at both ...

Kilkenny

Oddly enough, shoes are not "one size fits all". Lots of options work for hiding modern shoes, from sabatons to mail covers to leather tops that mimic a period shoe. Side note - turn shoes are only appropriate for part of the SCA period. Worn with the wrong outfit they should be no less ja...

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Goose on spit over open fire can result in flames approaching twenty feet in height. Not joking. Being experienced cooking over an open fire and forewarned that geese really do pour off enough fat to immolate themselves should allow you to avoid such an experience And no, after the fire extinguisher...

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Copper rivets would be very out of place on spalders. I would second Pitbull's suggestion of the roofing nails. Flat head on the inside, pien the shank on the outside. Domed rivets you want to set using something like a tin block on your larger anvil. The rivet dome will push into the softer tin, bu...

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Hi Suzerain, To start of, that's Thomas and he's no longer member of the SCA. You can guess why.... To move on, I don't get the focus on the cover up solutions. Like for example shoes, you can buy decent turnshoes at wholesale for 30 Euro's and in webshops for 60 Euro's. That's as expensive as very...

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Continuing the rinoing analogy, there comes a point when it's blatant enough that the marshal in charge, crown, the chiv/white scarves or someone else finds the biggest, hardest hitting dude they can and instructs them to hit them with a 10 and tell em "stop it" Do you have any idea how i...

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Waterproof too. Was pretty darn funny watching him wade into my swimming pool, playing away right up until they went under

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With regard to materials, I have one that was a gift of buffalo horn and I have one I bought on ebay that has an aluminum inner tube and the outer tube is a simple dowel rod. Both work. The construction is more important than the materials (I know, duh). Jon I have to think that the materials are a...

Re: Have you, or would you ever consider, changing your SCA

Re: flat feet and lack of injuries? (from the "shoes" thread

Re: Attack or wait?

Re: Attack or wait?

Re: New Project - Medieval Trestle style Breakdown Camp Tabl

Re: What kind of steel?

Re: Have you ever wished there was a "shot clock"?

Re: No Mr. Bond, I EXPECT YOU TO DYE!!

Re: No Mr. Bond, I EXPECT YOU TO DYE!!

Re: What kind of steel?

Re: Attack or wait?

Re: No Mr. Bond, I EXPECT YOU TO DYE!!

Re: Attack or wait?

Re: Have you ever wished there was a "shot clock"?

Re: New Project - Medieval Trestle style Breakdown Camp Tabl

Re: flat feet and lack of injuries? (from the "shoes" thread

Re: new rules

Re: new rules

Re: Is there a "NO PLASTIC. PERIOD" Movement in the SCA?

Re: Is there a "NO PLASTIC. PERIOD" Movement in the SCA?

Re: Is there a "NO PLASTIC. PERIOD" Movement in the SCA?

Re: new rules

Re: new rules

Re: new rules

Re: Rule Changes

Re: Help making straps.

Re: Appearance - Fighting footwear

Re: Rule Changes

Re: Appearance - Fighting footwear

Re: Spit Roasted Goose or Duck

Re: Type of leather for spaulder articulation

Re: "How could we help improve the look of the SCA"

Re: "How could we help improve the look of the SCA"

Re: Battlefield Piper

Re: fire pistons