The Armour Archive

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It would help to know exactly what sort of "Renaissance" you're going for. Landsknecht? Tudor? Elizabethan? There are differences that will help me help you. Kuhmaule don't work with Elizabethan, and vice versa. I have several pairs of C16 shoes. While I'm getting my SCA heavy kit back tog...

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We have a big ol' tent we're not using. It used to belong to Syke's Sutlering, many many moons ago. It's a long wall tent, with three uprights supporting a central ridge. 5' walls (or so), with a sh!tload (technical term) of short uprights. Unfortunately, I don't remember what size it is, and it's a...

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If there's any way you can increase the size of the Navigation sidebar, that'd help. I had to hunt for a bit to get find them.

Bob

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Fearghus, Before I can really recommend anything, it's best to define what exactly you want. "Renaissance style" can mean any number of things. Regardless, I despair of your finding good, high-quality, historically-appropriate shoes in that price range. The supplier of the best shoes for C...

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Saritor wrote:
brewer wrote:Wish I had my crap together to come swing a stick. Next time...

I can bring one along to assault you in your booth with, if it would make you feel better.

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Milesent,

That is 100% freaking gorgeous.

I mean, wow. Kudos to you for executing that level of technical accomplishment with authentic materials.

You inspire me.

Bob

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Look for Kass and I in the Reconstructing History shop in space 67 on this map.

Wish I had my crap together to come swing a stick. Next time...

Cheers!

Bob

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Sarah Juniper is fantastically perfect, but the wait can be looooooong.

If you want something of excellent quality soonest, definitely talk to Andy Burke.

Bob

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Okay, here's the skinny. My contacts have known Gary Soame for twenty years. Yes, they are a reputable business; you will receive the product you order. Unfortunately, their products are not terribly historically accurate. They are machine-made, and while they sort-of look the part, they're not real...

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Leikr,

How's it coming? Remember, we're at the other end of a toll-free phone line and email to help you.

Bob

(half of Reconstructing History)

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[img]http://www.hibs.net/message/images/smilies/hijack.gif[/img] Just about anything that comes in a can. Bud, Miller ect ect Glad you said "just about". Because there's nothing wrong with canned beer. As micro- and pub-brewery-sized canning lines become less expensive, more and more quali...

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I've got emails out to a bunch of folks in UK. When I get responses, I'll give youse guys de straight dope, see?

Bob

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No, it's definitely C17.

I agree the design is awful.

I'll contact our UK retailers to see if anyone has heard of these people and report back.

Bob

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Unfortunately, "Xavier" is pretty much instantly thrown out. Per m : Xavier. ...no evidence has been found that Xavier was anything but a placename in period. The use of Xavier as a given name comes after the canonization of St. Francis Xavier, which occurred in 1622. (Xavier Tormod Macleo...

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I'm not sure about that. Knowing how to walk on slick soles does not mean you can do it in every condition - I wear heels every day, my soles have no profile underneath whatsoever. I can walk on cobblestone, wet grass, wet polished granite, moldy wood, whatever, because theyÂ´re what my feet know -...

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I applaud your enthusiasm for a more period solution... but I think you will spend money for a half-solution that you will not like and will grow out of. I would recommend putting the time into smaller projects and the money in your tent jar. When the tent jar is full buy one you like. In the end y...

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Walking in hobnails _all_ the time is uncomfortable, somewhat dangerous (hit a rock path in them sometime.. GOING DOWN!) and expensive.. Is not. I just spent the better part of a week in hobnailed boots. My boots were broken in, so I was comfy. I haven't lost a hobnail in months, and even if I did,...

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If you've sent an email or called, I'm sorry we haven't gotten back to you. We've had a wicked event schedule the past three weeks, and we just got back from the last one in Chicago.

Call us for help, but please wait until we get dug out tomorrow.

866-518-1558

Bob

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I've said it before, James, and I'll say it again:

You suck, and I hate you.

Bob

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Edit: Never mind.

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Truly rocks. She really is Teh Awesome, and so is her work. If you want to buy a tricked-out Jacobean hat, go no further!

Bob

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Hit me up next time I see you. I've got a line on some; the samples look great!

Bob

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IMO, replication involves getting the look right. If that means piecing, it means piecing. Also, depending on the cut of the garment, piecing to replicate narrower loom widths gives you more fitting opportunities, doesn't it?

Wondering,

Bob

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Ok, Bob, but you're cherry-picking what I wrote. Course I am. It's more fun that way. Including one doublet with points on the shoulders (albeit, not to tie on sleeves) <i>in England</i>; the youth's doublet from Hever Castle in Kent. More smoking gunses. The existence of one doublet without detach...

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2. Surviving examples. Arnold's got a couple of doublets with tied-on sleeves, such as the green youth's doublet in the Nederlands Kostuum-museum (I've got the danged book in my lap). I mean, unless you want to tell me Arnold's wrong, but there's the garment right there with ties around the armhole...

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Mr Parris: Gotcha. I misunderstood the intent of what you said. We agree. Gordon: Well put. To be fair, every era has these discussions. We have 'em in WWII reenacting, too - and that's with buildings full of written accounts, piles of photographs, and lots of people still alive who were there . In ...

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SO I did a little more research on the detachable sleeves. Janet Arnold's book has at least two examples of doublets with detachable sleeves. One is a child's from somewhere in the Netherlands, and the other is from Italy. She also lists an English loose gown with it's own sleeves; I think it menti...

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Somomailler: Well done, sir! I urge you to donate to the Red Cross yourself, however; that way you can write the donation off on your taxes. Italo Norman: Certainly. We in the more developed world should do all we can. Herr Hauptmann: I really haven't a clue, as I haven't looked into that particular...

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It's really annoying when people are so thoughtless they can't see how their unconscious actions might completely collapse another's fun. And, as I said. (Even though I'm mostly needling you.. ) if someone else's unconscious action (which is somewhat dichotimous with "thoughtless"), can c...

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Kass and crew will be at Birka, yes.

Thanks!

Bob

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No, you haven't missed it.

Pre-1000AD stuff has gone on the back burner for the time being, as Kass wraps her brain around early-C20 stuff. Perhaps later in 2010.

Thanks!

Bob

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Maeryk wrote:If your fun is ruined by someone carrying a beer bottle, you really need a different hobby.

I'm not rising to this bait.

We'll discuss it around a campfire sometime soon, but not on Teh Intarwebz.

Bob

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Reconstructing History would like to announce that, from now until the end of January, we will donate 10% of each sale to the Red Cross to assist in disaster relief in Haiti and other places. I'd also like to urge other merchants here on the Archive to do the same. Together, we can make a difference...

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I don't have all that many pet peeves anymore. The few I've got are pretty huge buttons, though. Glasses: I wear contacts when I can at LH events. Sometimes I wear glasses at SCA events, but I try to refrain from doing so unless my eyes are really bugging me. I don't get bent when others wear glasse...

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