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Rev. George

Vitus:

My bad...

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Actually its forest green...

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Rev. George

Most people have pronaounced it "pahh" As to how its done, from my understanding, the one unifying factor is a barrier, a type of short fence between the fighters. Generally, a number is chosen, and the combattants fight untill they have landed that many blows (or posssibly thrown that many) OR onr ...

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I have head that removing the heater, and gluing plush carpet to the cylinder.

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Is this supposed to be for use in the dorm? or a portable pell to be stored in the dorm?

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Clay: That's a severe theory question. It is also the basis of ablative armour. Armour serves one purpose: prevent harm to the wearer. To that end, there are 2 fuctions: absorbing impact and deflecting blows. All types of armour do a lil of both. Lammelar armour for example does a lot of the former ...

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I thought a molinet was a type of sword stroke, involving circular motion prior to impact.

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rough guess: your widest body measure /.75 =# of plates needed for a row EX: 56" chest /.75= 75 plates to make one row TIMES the # of rows: measure of shoulder to waist (or rather hemline of the final garment)/2.25 EX: 25" shoulder to hem / 2.25= 11 rows. 75*11= 825 This will give you a good deal of...

Rev. George

Ever consider a super quench?

From what I understand, you hike it up till red orange then drop it into a witches brew of water, soap, lye, etc.

I'm sure a blacksmith site will have a recipie.

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You could assume that the armour loses 20% of its value the first year, and 10% each year thereafter...

No that its valid for any reason, but its a thought.

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As a side note, you realize that the lead alone will weigh around 50 lbs?

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Sigh...reminds me of a funny story... At the first (and only) Armour archive Gathering, we made a late night run to walmart to buy pillows, and use the bathrooms. While wandering the store, we came across the stinless mixing bowls. I had the idea, so one of the guys bought 2. Bringing them back to t...

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It seems there are 2 styles of marshall gague:

one is a flat peice of steel, the other looks like a caltrop.

If I can get a sketch of the flat piece one, I'll do a cad drawing, so that it could be done with a computer driven laser cutter.

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I just finished my first pair of braes this evening ( inspired by this very thread). Let me tell you, they are the absolute most comfortable thing I have ever worn I feel the same way. I even made a pair of longer braies out of crushed panne for use as leisure pants around the house... As to the st...

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The first one made is owned by Duke Gareth LeBruin. It has perfsteel over the eyes. That would, ostensibly make this the second one, thus the same one that was at pennsic.

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Per the request for a "squat" B

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Ok... as a "tribal elder" I feel I must comment. one of the underlying principles of these discussion boards is that there is nothing that is too "off topic" once a topic has been started. The example originally given was that a thread on construction of roman armour may evolve into a heated debate ...

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My, somewhat ametuer, eye likes the overall look of it. I'll agree on the foam, it could be covered, the biggest thing is the plackard. I dont think i've ever seen one so flat. I think they should be a bit more rounded, and possibly move up on your body (though i cant tell where your natural waist i...

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What aidan is describing is, if I'm not mistaken, a meridian tradition. It goes under the following assumption: The arms are granted to a group. being an official group, the group (and its official types) may use the laurel wreath. the group MAY allow the use of the arms, differenced by removing the...

Rev. George

Possibly the "sleeping knight"'s reinforced surcote.

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As long as its "rigid" material, and covers the points and is properly padded, i'd have to say it would be, according to the rules.

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From my understanding, wattle refers to the woven basket like bits and daub is the mud.

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Ok... set glass in the face holes, and you have a nice lantern cover...

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Naldern: I have the cad files, if you want them, e-mail me, and tell me if you prefer AC2K dwg files or dxf files Steve: I dont have a real good idea. I would assume that the scals chang direction at the sides, though a row of oval plates in the front might be good too... -+G PS Dont use my posted c...

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I know brettuns ships usps...

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I saw a special on the movie, and i heard that the bridge was actually drawn up, etc, but the crew was SO overbudget it never got off the ground.

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PS: I think the hole "mel hates gay people" is way overexageratted.

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Here's what I remember: Pre vikmar crash, back long long ago, in the beforetime, when all was right, and we had a .com site, a gentle, who I can only assume worked with plastics for a living, had the specs, etc for this super composite material. something liek a foam core with polymer body, and a fi...

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A surcote for one of our archivers Aelric:

[img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/sewing/Ecotefront.JPG[/img]

Of course this shot show the disparity between our sizes: [img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/sewing/Ecoteside.JPG[/img]

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Rev. George

How big is your neck?

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Actually that was me who made the post withthe pic...but hey...

it was 9 oz vegtan cowhide(from the belly if you are wondering) hardened in a mostly parrifin wax mix (and mulberry scented to boot)

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Patrick: here's a thought: perhaps its the loaner gear. I mean would you really like to drive if the only 3 times you tried it, there was a giant spike ramming you in the ass the whole time? ESP if you had never been around it, and could only assume that it was a normal thing? Do you give thai food ...

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I saw them at home despot the otherday... in large racks of drawers near the front of the store. (misc hardware maybe>?>?)

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Also, if you flip individual plates, you get the look of "international" lammelar, w/ a weight reduction.

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CBA: True, but I think Regia might have a problem if i sold a 20 ga pigfaced barbute with a roman crest as a " Regia Angelorum gladiator helmet" POD would get kinda upset if I sold a 18 ga aluminum codpeice as a "Salinas swordsman fetish gothic codpeice" This guy was selling imported "show helms" of...

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BUMP...

Updated again.

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