The Armour Archive

Alcyoneus

Much of the statuary looked relatively new. How much was added by le Duc?

Alcyoneus

http://www.sca.org/ti/articles/1994/iss ... Calib.html

According to a survey of over 600 fighters from throughout the Known World*, 80% of all fighters would agree that a "good" killing blow should deliver the ball to a point somewhere between the inner and outer circles.

Alcyoneus

***** Would it really matter if only 10% of the experienced fighters on the field could hit you that hard? ***** Alcyoneus, are you willing to expand a little more on this? I think this goes to the heart of the matter. m It may not be perfect, but it is okay. People have complained that you can com...

Alcyoneus

Are you saying it wasn't catalogued before?

"Activity" could mean putting things into storage (or even 'deaccession'), which wouldn't be a good thing.

Alcyoneus

I wear some cotton/spandex shorts to hold my cup in, and then some long legged thin jersey pants. Except for my knees, virtue and fear protect my legs, and have for most of the last 20 years.

Alcyoneus

Nice. I liked the realistic period alligators, too.

Alcyoneus

m Corn From Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia written in simple English for easy reading. Jump to: navigation, search In British English, the word corn is used to mean any grain. In American English, the word corn is used to mean only the grain maize. m To begin, let us first consider the term corn, a ...

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One point I'm curious about, if we can't tell how hard we're hitting our opponents how can we determine that we are taking lighter than we give? Practice. If you always hit with a 10, but 'only' require a 9, isn't that fair? Would it really matter if only 10% of the experienced fighters on the fiel...

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sengokudaimyo.com

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If everyone else is stopping, or going to their knees, she should be able to figure out that clue, too.

Alcyoneus

in a sport where the person being struck determines if the blow was good, separated by regional identities, confused by romantics, and populated with non-athletes it is foolhardy to believe in some middle ground concept. its impossible. ive fought guys that accept taps and guys that require solid, ...

Alcyoneus

"Corn" was used to refer to grain, not New World "maize".

Alcyoneus

It is a bell curve. There are people at each end (everything should be light, and there is no such thing as too hard), while most are (and should be) somewhere in the middle. The extreme, in a game where we should all agree on certain broad standards, is not how the game should be defined (same as i...

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He'll probably have been henpecked to death by his wife by then...

All the other viking wives will be getting books from Kells...what do I get? Lutefisk!!!... whackwhackwhackwhack!!!!!

Alcyoneus

Use them to your advantage and clobber a duke or two when it happens.

Ask yourself:

What Would Musashi Do?

Alcyoneus

Get some color in there, they were gothic, not goths!

Alcyoneus

Farming and fishing.

Alcyoneus

The pommel looks like a door knob.

Alcyoneus

A book was put out by them about 10 years ago, I think. It was pretty popular, very good pictures.

Alcyoneus

Ash is a hardwood, and should do just fine.

Alcyoneus

So, where is he/you from?

Alcyoneus

I didn't know it existed. Needed? Sure, I've seen pics of horns on the inside of the matador if not the picador...

Alcyoneus

I've also found rotary knives to be the preferred tool for cutting straps.

Alcyoneus

It is possible, but it is impossible to say without inspecting them on your body. They might need additional material added to cover the three points of the knee that are required to be covered by 'rigid material'.

They would most definitely need to be covered.

Alcyoneus

jester wrote:If I entered a Crown Tournament and lightning struck every other person dead my kingdom would be saddled with a piss-poor monarch.

And still, it would manage to survive for the next six months.

Alcyoneus

Because they want to play with your hammer?

We'll be expecting reviews.

Alcyoneus

Are boys standard for 'baby in the box', or can we buy 'baby girl in a box' as well?

Alcyoneus

If you are breaking them on stainless, you might see if they still make them specifically for that. As I recall, there is a 0.003" difference diameter between the punches for stainless, and mild steel.

Alcyoneus

The current issue of Minerva has a pic of a stone carving of a Roman 'hardware store'. There are probably about 20 items, with some repeats (shears), but it is worth looking at.

Alcyoneus

Swordstroke, swordstroke, Haley's Comet!

Alcyoneus

How about...a training toilet?

Heironymus Bosch, from The Seven Deadly Sins

Walkers for toddlers also existed, and looked rather like the walkers we have for the eldery who need them.

Alcyoneus

Yeah, you are CHICKEN!

Alcyoneus

1. Copper alloys will work harden quicker than mild steel, and will need to be annealed fairly often, imo. 2. Stay away from beryllium bronze. Bad stuff, bad for you. Most other bronzes are fine. 3. The last I heard, copper was about $3/lb, so it will generally be more expensive than steel at scrapy...

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It is rather similar to a set of cards a friend picked up for me from Russia. Playing card sized, with different types of Russian related A&A on it from historical periods.

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Maybe we could get him to try and outdo Tim Finkas in personna collections...

Nah, he'd never do it. Murdock McFly is CHICKEN!