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Morgan

I just realized I had a typo above...didn't want to correct it because of the quote below..

no HOLES (not hold)...duh.

Morgan

Like I said, historically there IS no difference between armet and close. They're differet versions of the same helm. Close is a much more modern term. It'd be like if cave men using a stick called the stick a zog. Just because WE TODAY call the big stick a "whomping stick" and the small stick a "wh...

Morgan

Greyholt...I believe you'll find that this "problem" is caused primarily because from a historical perspective, both the what we call the armet and what we call the close were both called "armet". There was no historical differentiation.

Morgan

And speaking as a person who fights in 2 Sinric helms...a close with breaths and an armet without, breathing really isn't a big deal. Anyone who says you need holes in your helm to breathe has simply not trained themself to avoid a normal psycho-sematic reaction to breathing hot air. ---------------...

Morgan

Hm.
Costume...depends on how high the price goes on the helm. The arms are vaguly worthless for costume.
SCA Dress...I think that helm is out of period...
LARP: I'm not a larper, so I can't answer that one.

Morgan

The SCA rule Olaf quoted is identical in Ansteorra as well...no hold, see through, or mirror polish.

SCA rule, of course.

Morgan

Well, I got my stuff in today...it's way better than the pictures do justice. I can't wait to get the belt put together! Thanks, Timothy!

Morgan

Cool pic.

Doing the image isn't any different than doing the link. You just use [img]and[/img] instead of the [url] ones and the location of the actual picture.

[img]http://orkslair.homestead.com/files/Orky.jpg[/img]

[This message has been edited by Morgan (edited 06-15-2001).]

Morgan

I'm NEVER as tired at a tourney as I am at fighter practice, which is almost always at full speed. We have tech practice night for non-full speed work.

Morgan

Some people stand and hold a shield up while watching TV. If you do that for as long as you can a few times while watching your fav shows (if you are a tv watcher, that is) it's productive physically instead of being a couch potato.

Morgan

Armour Bob...you're awfully damn good, dude.

Morgan

Can you please tell me more about the gorget? Is there a picture I'm missing? What's the neck size?

Morgan

I personally think 4" would be WAY too much curve. I have a 20"x40" 6061 T-6 1/8" thick aluminium curved centerboss heater. I love the hell out of it. It's the first shield I've fought with that I really really like. I had it rolled very gradually to put the curve in it. Loads of fun. --------------...

Morgan

Huh...silly me. I read what Sam wrote in the original post and it came out exactly as he meant it, not the opposite. Strange.

Morgan

The sites are back up.

Morgan

Eric...next time you're typing out a post, take a look to the right. You'll see a link that says *UBB Code is ON. Click there and it gives you very easy instructions on how to make the link yourself.

Morgan

I'd agree with Talath. The Scotty method doesn't work as well. It can easily cost you business. You think you need 2 months to make the helm so you tell me 20 months? I go somewhere else. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Scotty method works well for internal customer support and a LITTLE f...

Morgan

So...no concussions, but you'd have neck problmes and end up 2 inches shorter.

Morgan

Hehehe....yeah, I suppose people could leave site to go to a laundry, Bob..didn't think of that. I didn't truely know that Pennsic had laundry on site. Doesn't supprise me tho. Gulf Wars and Estrella do not, however. At Estrella, you'd have 1/2 hour driving to find a laundry for sure. I'm with you o...

Morgan

Gargoyle..the brass rivets for the cross shouldn't be ANY problem because they're not structural in nature. You could use crayons stuffed in the holes and they'd be legal. Of course your cross would fall off a lot. : )

Morgan

Holy COW how heavy would that be?

Thanks for the info, man! Those are nice numbers to have.

Morgan

Llywelyn...you asked if 1200-1400 was too general. Ask yourself this.... "I want to know what kind of hat they wore in Virginia. Is 1800-2000 too general?" http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe http:/...

Morgan

Take a look at the post about Gorgets by Mario...you might like one of his.

Morgan

Baculus...take a look at the pictures link in his original post.

I'd be interested, but you're a bit more on the "pencil neck" side of things than I am, Mario.

Morgan

Well, www.pasttentsamerica.com is an alias on chronique.com so I'd guess it's the same problem. Probably an ISP issue.

Morgan

Actually, it was 10 blows, and whomever had more of thier 10 thrown shots score won. IE, the final score could be 7-3. One fighter threw his 10 shots first, then his opponent threw his own ten. Nobody that I know of has ever documented that particular type of counted blow tourney. The SCA does have ...

Morgan

Correct...may kingdoms would allow brass. But it'd have to be thicker than 16 gauge.

I just can't imagine how thik it'd have to be to be sufficient.

Morgan

Living in the land of heat, my method is simple. My cloth stuff consists of a long sleeved tshirt and sweats. I bring a pair for every day of fighting. I cover that with a fighting tunic, which doesn't get too stinky too quickly with the cotton under it. If hung out to dry at events, it's good for d...

Morgan

Thanks, Frau...that concept that there is some gauge requirement on other armour is somthing that blows my mind. I heard a high level notable telling a new fighter he had to use 16 gauge stainless or 14 gauge mild steel for all armour this weekend. I had to say, "Hey dude, it's just 16 gauge for a h...

Morgan

I often wonder how closely people read. Occasionally guilty of this myself. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif His original message is not edited, so we know it's what he posted. He said, "and it doesn't make you smell like a flower shop like febreeze does." Yet the first person to reply, LR...

Morgan

My order of a Trefoil buckle w/tongue, trefoil chape and a bunch of trefoil eyelet mounts should be in my greedy little hands anyday, and I'll be posting a review. Can't wait to see them! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid. J...

Morgan

Things are looking bad...my engineer's wife just went into Labor....damn.

Morgan

Knowing how business can run, I think anyone who's asking if he'll do this X years from now will likely get this answer "We'll see."

Ron, hope you still enjoy playing, tho. I'd love to meet you sometime. Take it easy.

Morgan

Morgan

Uh, Gundo...not arguing form at all, I'd like to know where you've seen the rule that says basket blocks are illegal.

Morgan

Would love to see a picture of the helm.

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