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Rev. George

but wouldnt it make the release hella hard?

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Rev. George

I have some 14-16 oz leather here... If you are interested...

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Rev. George

all mammary matters aside, i think it speaks for the 10 foot rule and stainless...

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Rev. George

Watt, you only have to have proof of legal name if you are using an element of it. For example, if my RW name is ruby, and I want ruby to be part of my SCA name, AND its not documentable, then I need ,my BC or Drivers liscence. If my name is George Cavender (which it is) and I want to be Alfred Kent...

Rev. George

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Rev. George

You should get some pix of you wearing them, I always like to see happy cutomers in thier garb.

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Rev. George

What's it made of? AL? Steel? Titanium? Sawed PVC?
If we know what it is, we can probably help more.

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Rev. George

Doesnt matter if it was in your lineage. All that matters is that it was used in our period, OR is compatable in style (ala a coined name)

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Rev. George

Its a "war game" Like paint ball. A mock combat used to safely enact war in times of peace. I could, after a few beers, possibly, see a wise medieval lord having his levy practice fighting while he had archers fire blunted arrows at them to get them mentally prepared for the possibility of "death fr...

Rev. George

Ok...this is just a george realization: Pugna is the word for fight labora is labour/work/suffer. for some reason, I read "live hard, work hard, pray hard" rather than fight. The other words are synonyms. viva ~ dege Ora ~ preca Notice tha spelling/ typo from before... Degere is more of a "survive/ ...

Rev. George

When I said "arrow rest" I was meaning "where you put the arrow" not "contrivance designed to hold an arrow while aiming"

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Rev. George

RE T Bob's post about a test..... I would love to help with this too. We need to establish a few parameters. What gauge steel for the bascinet? What poundage on the bow to be used? I think 80 lbs was about the average in period with some archers able to draw 120 lbs. Shall we limit the bow to a lon...

Rev. George

Barony of Bryn Madoc, Kingdom of meridies, (athens, GA)Meridies is a "must own kit to authorize" kingdom, so this stuff is pretty much only used at FP. When Last I checked: One barred face great helm, complete with large dent in right side (may still have rivet failure there) One tall decidely off s...

Rev. George

In european archery/draws if your pulling the string with your right hand the arrow shaft rests on the right side of the bow. If your using a thumb ring, the arrow would rest on the left side of the bow instead. Actually I think you got that backwards.... Most european type shooters I've see...

Rev. George

BTW:

We are rapidly approaching thread 3, having exceeded 150 AGAIN

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Rev. George

A lil too semantic for my tastes Chev... I think he was saying he identifies withthe english, perhaps on an ethnic level, and was proud of thier achievements... Kinda like saying "we're better than the russians, WE put a man on the moon" Despite the fact that you werent a member of the appollo progr...

Rev. George

Are we going to insult my worldview now as well as my SCA beliefs? I dont know what we Are going to do. I dont plan on attacking your worldview, But If you want to attack your woldview, be my guest. i mean I kind of find it insulting (tho I'm sure that you didtn mean it) that you believe peo...

Rev. George

She thought she talked to a supernatural being. She was nuts. Crazy people often appear brave, but it's not the same thing. I have to ask, without wanting to dredge up the off topics religion posts: Aetheist? I mean if we believe that everyone who claimed to have heard God speak to them, we must be...

Rev. George

The float sink thing was a terribly bastardized trial by ordeal. Initially, trial by ordeal was a dangerous, possibly lethal occourance that, could you survive, you were adjudged innocent. An example might be being bitten by a viper. If you lived, obviously God wanted you to. As God doenst like sinn...

Rev. George

I certainly have no qualms about having a friendly bout with pollaxes with you, but it would be rather unfair to Joan's memory to base her sanity on the end result of such a bout.


to be terribly medieval:

God would not let the righteous party lose the bout...

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Rev. George

I believe 6 gague stainless is pretty much dent proof...LOL

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Rev. George

Here is what it SOUNDS like to me: There was a class of combattant he did not approve of. He wanted to eliminate them. He used our unrealistic rules to simulate a "psycho ninja flip out" Killing 10-30 men in one second. If this gentle ran down the line of a shield wall declaring death from behind to...

Rev. George

How about:
Archers calibrate as unarmoured, thus a blow of positive force is sufficient to kill/ disable them.

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Rev. George

Ummm... NO. That's propoganda; you have to look between the lines of the pop history and feminist prooganda. She was an insane nobody (probably hopped up on a bug that grows on rye that was a real problem for the people of that time) who was used by the French powers-that-be for a rallying point ...

Rev. George

no social martialing never heard of that one Social martialling: preferential treatment of an individual by a marshall due to the persons position, or thier relationship to the marshall. To put it into more common terms, its the kind of thing you see when peers, or other influential types br...

Rev. George

Clang: From what I've read, you need to get on the list. Further, you get prefernce if you demonstrate your craft. YOu also get preference if you actually make your own stuff... looks like they are trying to get rid of some of the pakistani knife dealers... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif...

Rev. George

Sounds terribly wasteful of silk, and quite ostentatious...

In other words, perfect.

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Rev. George

Having never been to pennsic, this advise only counts for longterm camping: Block Ice lasts longer than cubed or chipped ice. It wont hower chill things as fast. If possible, rig some sort of grating to suspend the food above the ice, keeping it out of the water. Coleman has a new line of coolers th...

Rev. George

As I remeber it: The first estate: Those who pray. The clergy. At the time, this referred to ordained members of the holy orders. the second estate: those who fight. The Nobility. Heriditary rulers of the people who organized levies to pay fealty debts. The third estate: Those who work: the commoner...

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LOL. I've considered a denser weave (6 in 1 or 8 in 1) But this peice was a kinda last minute thing. Abbadon, I got the place to spend the money... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Overall, the thread on "stainless adult fetish armour" on one of the other boards gave me the idea. Of course...

Rev. George

advantages: Increases the durability of the rattan, reducing the occourance of breakage. Gurantees that any sword made in that manner is legal with respect to thickness Dis ads: prevents "shaped" swords People claim that they his differently (some say lighter, some say snappier, some say harder) -+G

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It's a black irrigation piping. I have the ASTM # somewhere, i think i posed it on the want ads board. Basically, you wedge a stick of 1" rattan into this piping. since the wall of the pipe is 1/8" thick, you get a 1.25" sword.

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Well in case anyone is interested in a maille choker, I have one up on e-bay kinda cheap. Click here to see the auction.

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Rev. George

You MIGHT be able to convince another merchant to do consignment for you. most businessmen will charge a fee for this, although, if its someone who you know personally, or who trusts you, you might be able to arrange to work for them manning the booth in exchange for the space.

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I dont know WHY he would be posting, unless he actully wants to eventually make right. Either that, or he assumes that people will just give up. I am probably the most patient consumer out there, ask anyone from whom I've ordered. As a craftsperson, I know that Sh!t happens. Keep in touch. Tell me w...

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