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- Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:21 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Auction - Lance head - Closed unsold
- Replies: 17
- Views: 615
Re: Auction - Lance head
Much better pic! Now you can see the crispness of the edges on the tip. If you still don't get takers do an after shot of it driven through a piece of 12 ga! 1060 should do that just fine.
- Tue Jun 26, 2012 12:07 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Auction - Lance head - Closed unsold
- Replies: 17
- Views: 615
Re: Failed project auction - Lance head
I'm not interested in buying this piece but I will throw my opinion in for free. ;) I'd say it is an advertising issue. "Failed" is the first word people see. So some of the clicks on this thread are to see the potential train wreck inside. It looks nice from what I can see. Its not a great pic. The...
- Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:45 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Review needed: schmeneter/schmitthenner armory
- Replies: 5
- Views: 124
Re: Review needed: schmeneter/schmitthenner armory
A very angry and scathing review was posted on one of my facebook groups today about them. (Well, he said schmeneter, but schmitthenner is what came up in google) I've looked at the schmitthenner website, and it seems to be quite expensive (for some items), and filled with a mix of SCA, Larp, and w...
- Wed Jun 20, 2012 9:06 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Deaf Fighter
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1009
Re: Deaf Fighter
It's all more dependent upon his situational awareness than on his hearing. I've known many fighters with no hearing problem who couldn't tell they should stop fighting when all those around them had stopped :roll: :roll: :roll: We have some guys at our practice that the combination of padding cove...
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:55 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Highlands war, and sunglasses
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1297
Re: Highlands war, and sunglasses
If they have late period persona then a pipe of tobacco would be period. A viking...not so much.Murdock wrote:I wanna hear the medical "reason" all these folks have to _smoke_ at events.
- Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:51 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: thumbs
- Replies: 12
- Views: 556
Re: thumbs
Enclosed tip? Can't tell from the photo... ground out yes , enclosed no...maybe I'll try that next It's a delicate balance between protection and dexterity. I welded in small panels into my tips but for $50 that might be a little fiddly. Could heat and cup the end a little more. A bit of a half moo...
- Sat Jun 16, 2012 1:28 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rivets pulling through
- Replies: 13
- Views: 428
Re: Rivets pulling through
I prefer leather like Wade but if you MUST use nylon strapping on armour I have found it holds up best if you use a awl or icepick to poke your way though the nylon, around the threads rather than cutting them in any way. I say that even thought I have a soldering iron set up to melt through plastic...
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:46 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: MIG welded mail progress pix
- Replies: 10
- Views: 364
Re: MIG welded mail progress pix
Not a welding expert but are you attaching the ground directly to the link you are welding?
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:43 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Highlands war, and sunglasses
- Replies: 62
- Views: 1297
Re: Highlands war, and sunglasses
I don't blame people for their mundanitys but I do try to lead by example. I used to wear sunglasses. I was fortunately able to train my eyes to not need them as long as I have a good period hat. Now I dont even wear them at home. They are just one more thing to get lost, stolen, or broken. I wear g...
- Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:11 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Helmet plaque.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1981
Re: Helmet plaque.
Brennainn wrote:Fun fact:
Little man, naked with wings= Cherub
Little man naked with wings and a helmet= strangly disturbing pervy Cherub
At least he is not "Rampant"
- Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:10 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Moving to Atlantia
- Replies: 36
- Views: 902
Re: Moving to Atlantia
Heavy gauge helmets are a good idea here as well...
- Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:52 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Leather Doublepouches $5 each or 10 for $45 shipped!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1376
Re: NEW 3 Styles Leather Doublepouches $5-$10 each!
the smooth are Mauser pouches, not SKS. Yugoslavian SKS pouches have the snap on the front rather than the bottom: https://encrypted-tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRrX4LADr4Qq1NYpn2ImILWIgvZdFbY5E8J-xEHrYpLN2dz7Nt91Q I stand corrected! Learn something new everyday here. I've edited my post and ...
- Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:08 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Leather Doublepouches $5 each or 10 for $45 shipped!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1376
Re: NEW 3 Styles Leather Doublepouches $5-$10 each!
Man, it seems like you have an endless supply of those! :shock: For anyone that cares the ones Aegis first started selling are for Mosin Nagants. I think that was already covered. The new models of the tan/brown squareish ones are Yugoslavian Mauser pouches and the Black are West German FN FAL pouch...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:42 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Does SCA still allow a 15/16 gauge helm? if spring steel?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 952
Re: Does SCA still allow a 15/16 gauge helm? if spring steel
A friend of mine had a spring 16g bascient made by a top tier armourer. He took one hit in it and gave it back. Not enough mass for stick combat. I fought in 16g mild steel helms (dished, with no aventail) for years while living in An Tir, one of the SCA's hardest hitting kingdoms. I never had an i...
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:22 am
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Water proofing canvas
- Replies: 25
- Views: 484
Re: Water proofing canvas
I cannot reccomend Thompsons waterseal to waterproof non waterproof canvas. Smelly. Changes the canvas to an oily dark color and not all that effective. We have a different tent now
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:46 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Does SCA still allow a 15/16 gauge helm? if spring steel?
- Replies: 40
- Views: 952
Re: Does SCA still allow a 15/16 gauge helm? if spring steel
A friend of mine had a spring 16g bascient made by a top tier armourer. He took one hit in it and gave it back. Not enough mass for stick combat.
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:07 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Two Helmets FS
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1945
Re: Helmet FS
Just beautiful!
I have never seen washers with legs like that. I like them.
I have never seen washers with legs like that. I like them.
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:01 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: It only has one leg but it followed me home, can I keep it?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 639
Re: It only has one leg but it followed me home, can I keep
I like it! Nice find.
- Tue Jun 05, 2012 12:17 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What is this hammer for?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 520
Re: What is this hammer for?
Tie rod splitter? Never seen one on a striking hammer but it would work.
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:15 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: chain mail cosmoline removal and care
- Replies: 13
- Views: 250
Re: chain mail cosmoline removal and care
Non chlorinated Brake Cleen works well cutting cosmo.
- Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:21 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Rectangular tent...a work in progress.
- Replies: 254
- Views: 4705
Re: Rectangular tent...a work in progress.
The braces are "2x2" (ie. 1 1/2" square) so they should not try to roll. If I find that they bend to much in the full scale, I would go to 2x4, and then I would need to find some way to keep them from rolling. Ack! How did I miss that? My brain said 1x2. Not sure why. Carry on... :oops: The table l...
- Thu May 31, 2012 9:42 am
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Rectangular tent...a work in progress.
- Replies: 254
- Views: 4705
Re: Rectangular tent...a work in progress.
Somone's going to like having a place to hang garb up, if those braces can handle a little extra weight. Oh shut, now I gave you a logical explanation as to why you have to make garb for the Joe. :oops: As long as the braces dont want to roll when weigh is applied. They may want to turn so that the...
- Wed May 30, 2012 9:16 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - NC & pauldron disc.
- Replies: 191
- Views: 2353
Re: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - NC & pauldron disc
Nice work Ausie. Your harness is really coming along!
- Wed May 30, 2012 9:15 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Addicted to my shop
- Replies: 10
- Views: 352
Re: Addicted to my shop
...he is a member of one of those club / member shop things sometimes these are called HackerSpaces or Makerspaces. They had a couple of places like this at Camp LeJeune way back when. I spent many happy hours there while on active duty. Helped keep me out of trouble. :twisted: You find trouble? Un...
- Tue May 29, 2012 9:55 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Helmet plaque.
- Replies: 40
- Views: 1981
Re: Helmet plaque.
The shocker hammer hand is a nice touch!
- Tue May 29, 2012 9:13 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What was this hammer used for?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 513
Re: What was this hammer used for?
:lol: Its a Boiler Makers curved sledge hammer. It would be used on the inside of the boiler to rivet. Its got that curve on one side so the maker can get to the rivets in tighter spots with out hitting the sides. How they did the rivets was one guy on the outside with the hot rivet would put it in...
- Mon May 28, 2012 5:17 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What was this hammer used for?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 513
Re: What was this hammer used for?
Thanks for the help guys! I love a good mystery. Here are a couple new pics of the point. Cross section at the end is a rombus or paralellagram. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p181/JColdIron/Hammers/20120528_173605.jpg The furthest forward point is blunted. I think from dropping it on it's tip b...
- Mon May 28, 2012 10:57 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What was this hammer used for?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 513
What was this hammer used for?
A friend gave me this hammer a while ago and I am thinking about modifying it for armouring. I've never seen one like it. Before I do I thought it would be a good idea to try and figure out what it was used for. Just in case it would be handier for its original purpose. I think it is for hot work. I...
- Sun May 27, 2012 7:08 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: WTB rivited aventail
- Replies: 14
- Views: 282
Re: WTB rivited aventail
Maille cage match!Duke Icefalcon wrote:I have heard lots of good stuff about Atlanta's maille. I personally would not mind having and independant test done on the strength of the 6mm maille I carry against other maille.
Cheers!
Ice
- Sun May 27, 2012 3:50 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Two sword help (not rapier)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 309
Re: Two sword help (not rapier)
Interesting stuff there in the Win Chun. I;m rather surprised just how much they're violating a number of principles I've found really important - like, to the degree they're the basis of much of my system ;) Backing up a moment - the rules I see being violated : never put both swords on the same s...
- Sun May 27, 2012 3:39 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - NC & pauldron disc.
- Replies: 191
- Views: 2353
Re: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - NC & pauldron disc
No sweat, Aussie. That makes perfect sense. I'll keep that in mind next time I am doing pics of patterns. Here is the left one flat on. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p181/JColdIron/Pauldrons/20120527_162746.jpg And here is the right one. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p181/JColdIron/Pauldro...
- Sat May 26, 2012 5:01 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - NC & pauldron disc.
- Replies: 191
- Views: 2353
Re: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - NC & pauldron disc
Nice pics Wade! Those help make sense of some of the pattern pieces. Here are all the patterns that came home with me. http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p181/JColdIron/Pauldrons/20120526_125130.jpg Right shoulder in order top to bottom, outside faces of the pieces. http://i128.photobucket.com/album...
- Sat May 26, 2012 12:52 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - NC & pauldron disc.
- Replies: 191
- Views: 2353
Re: May 12-13 2012 armour study session - North Carolina, US
Hi guys, been a tough couple weeks but after visiting my mom in the hospital we decided to not travel to Ruby Joust this weekend. I finally have some time to post up some of the pics we took at shop night. First off thanks Wade for letting me take these back with me to study them. Photos have a hard...
- Fri May 25, 2012 6:33 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Two sword help (not rapier)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 309
Re: Two sword help (not rapier)
Wing Chun has a two weapon form. A quick search popped up a couple. I'm sure there are more. Both of these show the Wing Chun high point/low point blade screening till contact. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmsqisFP6Do&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODyB2k4OHFw&feature=related This ...
- Fri May 25, 2012 12:14 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Of interest to everyone that does historical reproductions
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1432
Re: Of interest to everyone that does historical reproductio
Jeff J wrote:You can't copyright an idea. So unless she directly lifted someones else's patterns - no case.
I hope the court agrees. If two people pattern off of the same Burgonet in a museum they are not stealing the others design to do so.