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Ewan

I just looked at the plastic hilts at that "plastic legs" site... <img src="http://thornbury.diaryland.com/images/no.gif"> No way I'm fighting with one of those. Those look like they'd fold in on you in a heartbeat. Almost everyone up here uses these. My knight introduced them (6'4" 300lbs) 5 or 6 ...

Ewan

I fail to see how rattan that is broken or broomed out inside of siloflex is a bigger safety issue than when a normal rattan sword breaks. They can both send a chunk of the sword flying. Jurgen The difference being that you can inspect rattan when it is not covered with siloflex. Even with tape, yo...

Ewan

I think Avacal (An-Tir) will eventually put a push for Kingdom into action. It gets talked about alot but we don't have the numbers currently.
507,000 sq miles.
Then you have to drive through either BC or NE Washington to get to "Kingdom Core".

Ewan

Wil, Damon ended up getting laser physio on the scar tissue on his elbow. Poof. New elbow. Before this he couldn;t fight AT ALL with a broadsword righthanded. Everyone else has good advice here. Ice after fighting is one of the keys, it lets the tendons realize they have time to heal properly instea...

Ewan

Thanks all!

Sold the lot.

Ewan

OK, here is what I have for sale with prices: m Helm made by Adam Berry of White Mountain Armoury. One of a kind, paid $350US two years ago, I would like $350CD today m m Crusader style elbow c/w cast 14th C buckles - $50CD m m Knees and cuisses - $50CD m Rusty Spaulders - $20CD m Stainless Gauntlet...

Ewan

Animal wrote: *snip*
No need to hit like a pussy. Fight well, and with honor. other people need to assume responsibility for themselves as well. Why rob your opponent of his fun by bringing less than your best to the field? They're there to fight. hit 'em!

What he said. hee hee!

Ewan

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Great honest guy.
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But I'm not biased....he's my squire brother.

Ewan

All of my swords are tip heavy. Between 2" and 5" from hilt depending on length of sword.

Ewan

If you are careful you can sand and polish. Do not, I repeat do not take a grinder to that tool. You have a beautiful tool that will work very well if you simply polish it up a bit. Most of the wrk you do on an anvil takes place on a 3" section of the anvil. Go here: m and check out the guru's page....

Ewan

Just a note here,

Hrogn and his lovely wife have just had a baby girl (yay!) so communication may be sparse for a few days.

Ewan

I also had a bad week. Monday Yoga but that's it. Went to Coronet on the weekend and almost died from NOT fighting. My knight won though YAy! (oh wait this means retinue....sigh ) On a good note, I went for the review of my knee with the sports doc today. It is a partially torn meniscus. Bad news. 6...

Ewan

Great post Karl.

Thats why a nutritionist gent I know calls multi's "European" vitamins... "you're a peeing em out every morning".

Ewan

is that Master Sir Fionbhar over in Midrealm? If so --small world-- I know him via SCA Equestrian activities! I'll send him an email via his wife, Mistress Isabeau (an lovely talented couple!) . He got his Laurel for blacksmithing --I thought it was more in the realm of horse shoes (he's a farrier)...

Ewan

drdonna,

Over at www.anvilfire.com a fellow by the name of Fionbhaar (sp) frequents the boards. He has his SCA Laurel in making spurs...(I think).

Ewan

I found a good sale on the small gasless 110V mig welders from Lincoln and took the plunge and bought it. I know it is too small for a lot of process but will serve me well on many tasks.

Now I need to unpack and organize my garage to officially turn it into a "shop". Yay!

Ewan

Animal wrote:If you put aside the split hairs, it's still pussy. If I saw someone doing that in a melee I was in I'd crash the wall just to whoop his ass. Just sayin.

heee heee

Just as Jehan has his place in reminding us of our duties so does the inimitable Animal. They simply use different methods.

Ewan

I have seen this hindu pushups etc. Can you give me a quick lession in this form of stretching/workout? See m Irish, if you had said "strength training" instead of "weight training" I would agree with you. Humor me...try 5 minutes of hindu pushups and see if you think they qualify. One of the great...

Ewan

BdeB wrote:Crap!
Just saw them...if they don't sell, contact me T-Bob!

Ditto,

sigh, always too slow on the good deals.

Ewan

Read before posting, read before posting, read before posting....

Honestly, you people are sad

Ewan

Ewan

Along the vein if the monday morning train in thread.

Someone mentioned a shake that has helped them with the soreness from training etc. (Boy do I need that!)
Which one do you like?
Why?

Ewan

Yep. I probably would have bought more but they only take cash. I was between calls for work and stopped in on the fly. (Not to mention my garage/workshop is too much of a disaster to even start on anything like a scrap/steel bin)

Ewan

Nov 17th Wrote up training schedule/started training journal. Nov 17th Bridge: 2x3 sets of 15 seconds, Crunches 2 x30 Nov 18th Hindu Pushups: 1 x 15, 1 x 10 Super set with Hindu Squats 2X20 (whew, these really got my heart rate up there....man I am out of shape.) Nov 19th Very sore delts, rest Nov 2...

Ewan

Well, the quote
"Every day you are not training,
Someone else IS training,
TO KICK YOUR ASS

Now adorns my bathroom mirror and the wall beside my computer monitor.

I started a training schedule and a training journal and have stuck with it three days consecutively. It's a start.

Ewan

I've decided to make my own splinted legs. These will be leather covered with the splints sandwiched between. My plan was to use plastic for most of the splints except the spots that get hit a lot. So I went searching the scrap yards and found two chunks of t-6 aluminium approx 6"w x 10' long 10g. N...

Ewan

*snip* Think on this too... Every day you are not training, Some else IS training, to kick your ass. I like this one...... a lot. Thanks! warning; friendly smack talk - if you take this seriously you need to go have a beer. Ewan, if it helps any that person is me. Well, Your Excellency, if it helps...

Ewan

I'd be the guy fighting Sir Daniel in the parking lot. They make SCA events without fighting? That's a weird concept. What would you do until the drinking and girl chasing started? Remember the Coronet where they actually disallowed a "spontaneuos outbreak of rattan combat"? Remember the results of...

Ewan

I'll second Jim Gerlinsky

Look at http://www.anvilfire.com if you want someone local.

Ewan

Here you go brother, *edited with smaller pictures*

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Ewan

Sebastian wrote:
*snip*
Think on this too...

Every day you are not training,
Some else IS training,
to kick your ass.

I like this one...... a lot.
Thanks!

Ewan

Training isn't always stuff you like. I *hate* hitting a pell, or drilling in general. But, it's necessary if I want to be any good at this stuff. If it's any consolation about your knee, Ewan, now's a good time to hone your mind. Watch tapes, read books, get your armour straight, etc. I, however, ...

Ewan

Sheepish look on face...
ummmm
ummmm
hrmmmm
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put up christmas lights?....

Damn knee...anything I like to do for training I can't do.

must get organised and actually stop making excuses.

Ewan

Simply because it is of Ibrahim. I have fought this man many times and I am wowed with the places he can hit you repeatedly. He is definately a great fight. At the tourney we fought there was a squires tourney afterwards and I fought him about twelve times...my only goal being to get stick on him o...

Ewan

I had the pleasure of fighting HRH at an Avacalian Coronet list while he was the King of Artemesia. He was great. As a matter of fact I swore fealty to my knight (during my squiring) on the sword of state of Artemesia.

Congratulations!

Getting out of the SCA sale

Re: spurs

I finally got a welder....now I need to clean my shop!

Your favorite protein shake etc

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