The Armour Archive

Malek

Duke Tiernan in An-Tir is about 6 foot and 200 lbs or so.

You can see him winning May Crown 2010 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGLsnKtAUMQ

Malek

Care to share this knowledge? Actually, that's it for the knowledge. As shown to me by Sir Daegar Fairhair ( A viking who now uses a naginata!) Shave the rattan to what dimensions you like. Carve handle to taste. Get some sort of peg board made up (Daegar uses a couple of cheap screwdrivers and a 1...

Malek

I have been considering making a curved blade for SCA heavy fighting. I do a Mongolian persona and from what I have seen, a long, curved blade was commonly used. Something like this: http://www.newmastersgallery.com/artistst/TsengNew2007OOO0--Mongolina%20Warrior%20Practice%20with%20Sword-20x18.jpg W...

Malek

My wife's helm is courtesy of Two Ravens. It looks awesome and protects her like a tank. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5235903667_0de59ffe45.jpg The camail is from IceFalcon. The horsetail was included with the helm. Amazingly he was able to match my wife's hair color without ever seeing a pic...

Malek

Me personally - if you were to tell me that you have messed up knees and take legs as a yeilding blow, I would not be offended at all. In fact I would consciously avoid hitting your legs as a courtesy. I do agree with the sentiment that if you keep the focus that your knees are messed up as why you ...

Malek

* 1 1/2" rattan, planed on the sides to 1 1/4". * 36" overall length (with stab tip factored in) * Skin on blade surfaces. * Ebonwulfe aluminum cup hilt. * 2 layers of 1" strapping tape lengthwise on the blade, then spiral wrap 2" wide strapping tape, overlapping 1/2 the wid...

Malek

I got the HF shear about a year ago. I used it to cut street sign aluminum, 20g stainless and 18g brass. So far no issues. I have found that when adjusting the gap screws I need to back them most of the way out, push the lower blade as far over as it will go, then screw the adjustments back in until...

Malek

My wife and I got a pair of aluminum cup hilts this last Christmas. They are light and sturdy and balance the rattan out nicely, making for a fast, maneuverable sword. There are 2 issues: 1 - The seam on the inside rubs against the knuckle of my index finger. Both my wife and I experienced this. Tap...

Malek

My lady and I are planning to be there with the new war-wagon. (Ford Taurus Wagon - much roomier than my old Saturn Wagon!)

We will be camped with Stromgard, look for the red and white pavillion.

Malek

I think Sir Rodrigo's helm is styled like a Yerikhonka http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2569/3696540403_862613343a.jpg http://www.strangelove.net/~kieser/Russia/Armor/Helmets/Yerikhonka_tn.jpg He does have a dress helm that I think closely resembles the Shishak style, but not remotely usable for SCA c...

Malek

This tends to start after they have been in armour for a few weeks - mistaking power for speed. It starts with being hit at full speed a few times - they know it hits hard and fast. Unfortunately they wind up swinging for the fences thinking that more power into the shot will make it go faster. Inst...

Malek

very nice how thick is the brass? Thanks for the comments. The brass is about the equivalent of 20g steel. (about 1mm thick) When I pulled them out of the bag to hand them to my friend - I thought he would fall out of his chair. He spend most of the weekend showing them off and telling people where...

Malek

I have trained some women fighters, including my own wife. I have found these tips the most useful no matter who I am training. 1) Be Honest - I can't emphasize this enough. If it feels weird, hurts or is uncomfortable, the student HAS to tell the trainer. The trainer is then obligated to find out w...

Malek

Just completed them about an hour ago. It's late, but I wanted to get these up before I leave for Grand Thing tomorrow- where they will be delivered. * They are water/wax hardened, undyed leather (per request). * Brass splints were engraved using 3 stacked cutting disks on my dremel. * The rivet bur...

Malek

I'll give a +1 to IceFalcon for quality rattan.
I have ordered batches for me and my warband - everyone was quite happy with the quality of product.

Malek

We will be at The Grand Thing
Hosted by Stromgard, it has a little of everything. Tournaments, Archery, Thrown Weapons, Bardics, Equestrian and our infamous "Monestary Raid".

Hope to see some of you there.

Malek

I did some practicing with a local war band and they used the crash barrel lids for the shield wall. They were great while practicing, but when we started crashing lines and hitting each other, the lids broke rather handily with nice sharp splinters. I think you mentioned you saw Tuchucx using the s...

Malek

Although the new owners that bought Lark in the Morning have turned around the crappy mail order service that the previous owner was notorious for, there is NO way I would buy any instrument from them that I hadn't picked out myself. I did not know that Lark changed owners. Good to hear their onlin...

Malek

Broken drum - that sucks. If it's just cracked you may want to consider either epoxy or superglue to fill that in. If it's shattered, then that royally sucks. Each of my drums and I have a personal relationship. As does my wife and her multitude of stringed instruments. Here are a few places to go t...

Malek

Problem with that is that you run into this scenario: 1 beats 2 2 beats 3 3 beats 1 Who moves on? The answer is that the loser of each fight stays, and if you lose two in a row, your out. That would then lead to the question of what happen if that takes 15 fights or so? The people in that scenario ...

Malek

Check out Rutardis at Two Ravens. m In your price range he can make you something super badass. I will put a second on Two Raven's work. Ruthardis made a badass helm for my wife and once the budget allows I plan order my new one from him. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5235901129_77a99720f7.jpg

Malek

The leather band on my wife's helm is exposed. It's dyed about the same color black as the band just above it. As such it does not seem to stand out much. http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5235901129_77a99720f7.jpg Now on a shiny stainless helm, I could see it standing out a lot more than it does....

Malek

I have been running some sample tourney brackets, and it's possible to run an elimination tournament without doing bye fights. Depending on the number, there will be one or more groups of 3 that need to fight it out to decide a winner (or two). A fast round-robin will determine who advances. (1 vs 2...

Malek

I am about 1/2 way through my 40th year. I started SCA heavy when I was 36. Before that I fought Amtgard and started when I was 30. I have been improving some, and will be re-working my own kit for better mobility. For other examples here locally - Duke Tiernan won his second crown at 42. I think hi...

Malek

It's 6' tall. Right about 20lbs. Works great for slow work and is heavy enough to put some stank on my shots. If I knock it over(only done it a couple times, stays upright pretty damn well), I know I'm going to hard and need to dial it back... The base on yours is about the same as mine. I used a c...

Malek

I'm reading your post to be a shot that lands on a non-legal target. Northern Region East Kingdom: Fighter#1: "Low!" Fighter#2: "Sorry." Fighter#1: "Continue." The notable thing is that even if Fighter#1 caused the low shot (blocked it down), the above conversation is ...

Malek

Update, I found where my wife got the "falcon" cookie cutter.

kitchengifts.com

I thought it would be handy to post the link. They have LOTS of animal / semi-heraldic cookie cutters that are useful for outlines on stuff like this.

Malek

I made these as a donation for a tournament prize at a canton down the road. The Senechal and other members are good friends, and they have a lot of new fighters who don't have the means to buy themselves armour. So I got talked into making these. I figured I would post some pics here to share. They...

Malek

Correction - looks like I will make it after all. I confused this with "Art of War" that was held this last weekend. From what I hear, both are awesome events and well worth the trip. Hope to meet and learn from a lot of folks from around the known world. Due to a recent job change, it is ...

Malek

Due to a recent job change, it is not in the budget or schedule for me to attend.
I am definitely looking forward to next year. Most likely my wife will be in better health and condition to participate as well!

Malek

You can sometimes find a good deal here:

Fasion Fabrics.com

Malek

My Wife's Helm:

Sir Rodrigo looking badass in his nice helm:

Malek

How about fill it with sand or concrete, polish it up and use it for curve forming?

Malek

I must admit I also have problems with people who complain that when the skirt of the maille flares out and takes away the power of an ass wrap that a person should take the shot. What? Excuse me? You mean the armour that is the armour standard does it's job and you want the shot to count anyway? O...

Malek

When I first started fighting heavy SCA, I was fresh from a lot of years fighting Amtgard -where head shots are illegal, but shoulders were always fair game. At a fighter practice, I went up against Sir Daegar who likes to rest his shield on his knee cop and hold his sword straight up and down. To m...

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