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DAVID01

This is one of my Grandfathers old wooden legs, he passed on back in 72. I found this and another in his attic. You think these could be used to form leather in anyway?

[img]http://www.photodump.com/direct/MeadDrinker/leg1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.photodump.com/direct/MeadDrinker/leg2.jpg[/img]

DAVID01

Hal, whats the price on the shelf o shame sallet?

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Jiri you guys have TOO much fun, sure would like to join in

DAVID01

Yeah I heard that, he sowed me his shelf of shame when I picked up my helm and I wanted to just tell him I'd take the whole mess off his hands and it would't have cost him a damn dime,HEEEEEHAWWWW!

DAVID01

MilleniumLancelot wrote:NO MINE!!!!! *hisses*

AWWWW CRAP, you lucky Bastage

, so your going to buy the sallet? Don't know what yer payin but you'd be crazy to let it pass you buy.

DAVID01

Sure thing Mead (but, you gotta do something for me, too). I've been looking into making mead for some time now, and if you know how (or maybe you just drink it) I'd love to know someone that does it, and can answer a few questions. I'm gonna weld those to halves together first. But after that, I'l...

DAVID01

Halberds wrote:MilleniumLancelot,
PM sent.

Karl,
That is my only attempt at that style of helm; however I have this you can look at.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... orhelm.jpg

Hal
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Happy metal pounding

How much for this one Hal and if the sallet is not sold how much for it? Thanks David

DAVID01

You bought an air hammer for 4 bucks?

Could you show a closer pic of your machine and give a few details on the building of it...PLEASE?

DAVID01

patric Is this the first peice of armour you have made? this is turning out nice.

DAVID01

You, You, YOU,

DAVID01

I think it would be a great helm for you, not to mention the price is excellent. You can trust the kit to be on of the best on the market IMO.

DAVID01

SewaneeTiger24 wrote::bump:

Was the one Hal had not what your looking for?

DAVID01

Don't know. I do know that Armstreet are pretty good to deal with and their stuff is well-made. Hey - it's my birthday on the 14th - the wife has been asking what I want Sure is nice! I will be so jealous. Hell of a deal if a guy can get it for 500.00 course thats not gonna happen OH YEAH! Notice t...

DAVID01

dominic wrote:I just caught a wiff of the distinct odor of troll...

Dominic

BWAHAHA! I think I got a big wif of that too

DAVID01

Amazing craftsmanship as always Jiri, Very fine work. I love the design of these gaunts, As for the point that goes over the wristbone... Great touch! As I've told you before...SOMEDAY!

Take care,
David

DAVID01

Halberds, has a great kit check with him.

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... htpic1.jpg

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=47443

DAVID01

Ok mike, I just sent payment through pay-pal for my ticket...NOW they can stop selling tickets

Wish I could have afforded to buy more

. Good luck everyone.

DAVID01

was information for this raffle going to be posted this weekend? Cause its kinda over

Crap I hope I didn't miss it somewhere

DAVID01

Where do we get the ticket and where do we send money? A womans House burned, up the road and we are off to help in the clean up so please reserve me a ticket as I have to go for now. PLEASE

DAVID01

Please reserve a ticket for me also.

Thank you,
David

DAVID01

WOW lots of good info, thank you.

DAVID01

Tell me about it I hurt my back pretty bad and have been laid up for the past week

DAVID01

Jeff J wrote:And don't forget to use quartersawn oak for almost all historic furniture projects!

What is quartersawn?

DAVID01

I don't know much about the right oak to be used but if any of you work with red oak, try staining with a pickle wood. It is beautiful. If you want beautiful, make a sealed box bigger than your oak piece and put a dish of ammonia in with it and wait a day or two. That's beautiful . Alternatively yo...

DAVID01

I don't know much about the right oak to be used but if any of you work with red oak, try staining with a pickle wood. It is beautiful.

DAVID01

Where did you get all the bread Greg... Did you get a summer Job?

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LordWulf check your PMs

DAVID01

I bet what shes thinking right now is...PIGS!

DAVID01

I think the wearer will look pretty silly walking around with a couple of vice-grips sticking out of their helm. They are not even a Japanese brand of vice grips. Sasha I kinda like the vise grip look... but shouldn't they be turned up?...SNICKER,SNICKER [img]http://www.photodump.com/direct/MeadDri...

DAVID01

Steve -SoFC- wrote:Just re-checked my inventory, and I have 1 large hounskull left.

Halv:

Yeah, in the next batch they are sending an SCA style Norman Conical variant.

Steve

Who is "they"? What I'm asking is who makes your helms?

DAVID01

Thanks for the info Dan. Hey Effingham...uuh... hmmmm. since you wrote Four of them maaaybe you might have some old copies laying around that you'd like to just get out of your way

DAVID01

Halberds wrote:This is my rough interpretation of a dishing hammer:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/h ... ngtool.jpg
Happy Metal pounding

HAL, your such a patriot

DAVID01

There are lots of 'ritualistic' images of folks wearing such helmets but again, almost all of them are PreViking Age. There is actually one Viking Age representation come to think of it, there is a horned image on the Oseberg Tapestry, which dated to 830ish. Halv So are these images of viking era ?

DAVID01

Try this link for an Idea of what it looks like.

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Olympus ... ge13b.html

DAVID01

Thanks Tim, I am anxious to see this built. Looks great on paper.

Hey Uilleag, what do you think about this?