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Alcyoneus

How about a wrapper? One on the front, one on the back. Leather articulation so if it rests on your shoulder/gorget, it will still move a bit.

Alcyoneus

"God is on the side with the largest battalions."-Napoleon (Wellington?) Personally, I think there is still enough trouble in the real world with religion extremism to worry about it in the SCA. If you are just acting, wouldn't those who take their religion seriously (RC, Anglican, or whatever) be o...

Alcyoneus

A chunk of bronze or brass would be good as well.

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How long would it take to scratch it all to hell and gone?

Alcyoneus

Halberds, come up to the Mead Bee War, I'd be happy to have you fight on our side (Barony of Vatavia/dragonflies)! Or come up and fight on the other side!

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Pretty nice work, Hal, but I think the rivets holding the brass on need just a bit more peening. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Nice work, and quicker than I get anything done, you rat! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif Keep up the good work.

Alcyoneus

". Legs are 16g which makes for great resistance against denting."

You ain't from the East, are you?

(Or is it Atlantia???)

Alcyoneus

When I hear someone say 3" rattan, I get a "rattanie".

Alcyoneus

My Milanese pauldrons. The large plate is an asymetrical potato chip that looks like is absolutely made wrong- until it is mated with the rest of the plates- then it looks fine. The human body is bilaterally symetrical- left to right, not front to back. If Glendour hadn't been helping/directing me t...

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Here's the sites I have bookmarked. Hope they are useful for you. This is similar to what Bald Mountain or Blue Mountain sells: http://www.seamlyne.com/design/costume/footwear/footwear_index.html A amazing "modern" shoe style from Moscow: http://www.alphagalileo.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=readRelease&...

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But it means so much more when you're wearing borrowed armor that doesn't fit, hurts, and restricts your movement, doesn't it???

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Look in the back of magazines like Primitive Archer, Instinctive Archer (y?), etc. Suppliers are listed, I don't have any handy.

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I'm sure they could come up with something just for you...

Alcyoneus

7 foot before heels and helm??? OMG.

If you know the wrap is coming, be prepared to block it, but don't table your shield just incase they redirect their shot, rotate and take their arm.

Also, on the way in, repeat this mantra: "Rikki tikki tavi, rikki tikki tavi..."

Alcyoneus

Actually, you found out that either:
A. You have been giving him an interest free loan for the year.
B. Your savings plan worked.

Alcyoneus

I have found other swords and knives with riveted handles. Perhaps the reason it is a little hard to find falchions with riveted handles is that fewer of them have survived relative to the number of surviving examples of other types of weapons. Also, if the grip is wrapped with wire or leather, you ...

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I'm not sure where the quote comes from (Chugyam Trungpa, or somebody else?) but here it is:

"Remember, when you get to the top, try to look like you belong there."

Alcyoneus

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1508117794

"Medieval" knives with Egytian designs. (actually tantos)

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I think that the wound vs kill idea is almost an entirely modern concept. If you are engaged in hand-to-hand concept, you want the other fellow to stop NOW, not in a little while. The only way to ensure that is to kill him, or to give him such a massive wound that he goes into shock almost immediate...

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Yes, in period, they did on occasion use flush rivets.

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The Leather Factory

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http://www.mlhdesigns.com/newsletters/nlo3.pdf This short article says that fustian and corduroy are both period, although I would certainly prefer to track down the sources mentioned, since it says that the vertical and horizontal threads in weaving are called warp and woof. [img]http://www.armour...

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Paddock & Edge shows a horizontally quilted example that came out of a 16th C helmet.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1508919855

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I got tired of breaking leather sewing needles (going through heavy leather for armor) and switched to saddler's needles. I use pliers to pull them through tight holes. I punched 3/32 holes in metal and the needles go through them with thread on them easy.

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Frederick is right, it's human ergonomics.

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Take your Whitney punch with the 3/32 die in it and punch a series of holes every half inch or so around the helm. About 3/16-1/4" in from the edge. Sew it down. I'm doing it with foam on my knees and gauntlets, but it will work the same. Use two needles, and go all the way around. Don't worry about...

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I'm sure the Cap'n would season it for you for a small fee!

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If you check the guy's other auctions, you'll find he has more of the same.

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European export armor was quite fashionable in the 16th C, and was modified to Japanese fashion sense, just as Chinese and Japanese products were quite fashionable in Europe around the same time. I recall that 4 Japanese youths were brought to Europe in 1586, probably by Jesuits (these may be the on...

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http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=806

Harbor Freight Online has it for $40, don't know what shipping would be, but surely less than $34.25. The ebay one would be $78.75. I would go to a local Harbor Freight instead.

Alcyoneus

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1800888431 This is probably the same drill I've used for winding 12g wire for mail. Mine cost about $50 almost 15 years ago. Just be careful, it doesn't care whether it winds wire, or fingers. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/redface.gif

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I've been thinking about the same thing. I'm wondering if getting hit on the cuff could rip out the stitches. I want to extend the cuff before I try it though. After all, there is only one way to find out! I've started sewing most of my padding in, it keeps it from shifting, and being in cloth pocke...

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I want to know, why, when you have two identical Whitney 5JR punches next to each other on ebay, that one will be bid at $16, while the other will have a reserve of +$60 dollars, and people keep bidding???

Alcyoneus

Use a Y strap. The 2 top pieces of the Y go from the wrist side of the thumb, to the web between the thumb and index finger. The long end goes to the opposite side of the hand, below the pinkie.

Weapon for Celtic Samurai raised by Roman Legionaires

Authentic or not?

Good drill on Ebay

Maybe I'm Dense, but...