The Armour Archive

Torvaldr

Thanks folks, I got a hold of Master Iolo and have gotten on his que for a Skane crossbow.

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Torvaldr- Sorry to hear you have to hang up the sticks. I mean, I know you have to for your health but, selfishly, I always wanted a chance to do a few passes with you on the field. I don't have a bow, but my Squire Brother Timo makes kick-arse combat ammo. If you need some, drop me a line and I'll...

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The auctions will close at 10pm eastern time to give the west coast folks a last chance at bidding.

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Will do. I have been hoping that enough could eventually be raised to provide him with a college fund, but while Nancy Grace did do a story on the murder, she did not mention the memorial fund. So all we can hope for is to keep the fund going as long as we can.

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Thank you so much! It really means so much to the family and little Dean to know so many people rally to help.

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They are separate auctions that are for the same cause and end on the same day.

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Thank you Pitbull.

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I used to have an Iolo crossbow legal for combat archery, and great for target archery as well. I sold it a number of years ago, been kicking myself every since, now that I have had to retire from heavy combat I want to take up combat and target archery again. I have seen a number of Master Iolo's c...

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Ken Lazzo is the husband of Bekka Lazzo, the woman whose sister was murdered last week. He is an unemployed carpenter and makes terrific Viking Bench Boxes! I have one from him and am planning to get one more of the same size or two smaller ones. The box below is similar to the one he made for me. S...

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Thank you everyone for the donations and the bids. It means a great deal to the family. I was just over there yesterday to give them some company and provide a distraction. I can be very distracting when I want to be. I told them about the fund raising efforts and they were stunned and grateful. The...

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Another thumbs up from me. I have a set of his Norse 2 toggle shoes. I got the vibram soles as well. They are comfortable, durable, and look great. Ditto on the GOOD insoles. Spend the extra and you wont be sorry. Can't speak to the fighting in them part. I always preferred modern laced boots for th...

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Vitus, I went through exactly the same thing getting ready for my trip out West and to Estrella. Just work at your normal pace, communicate with all the customers, and if you can't get something done, you can't get it done. Let the customer know and don't kill yourself. This is a game, not life or d...

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Friday is the last day for this auction. Thank you so much to all those who are bidding and donating. It means a great deal to the family.

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I would like to thank his Grace Icefalcon for his donation to the memorial fund and also to Edward who made the same commitment to donate, and to all those who have bid so far. It means a great deal to me and Bethany's family.

Bless you all!
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Thank you your Grace!

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Thank you your grace, while I am only a friend to the family they have treated me as a brother so I am doing all I can to help. But I hope my message was not misleading. It is not my blood family that has lost someone. You can send a check here Betheny D. Mehall Memorial Fund ♥♥ Please m...

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Yes the bands will be made to order. I just wanted to put up a picture so people could see it. Thank you Edward! That was a truly noble gesture! Donations of any kind and amount will be a huge help to the family and her son. Thank you very much!

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It is with great sadness that I inform you of a tragedy. The sister and boyfriend of some friends of mine were murdered a few days ago. The suspect has been caught at this time, but there are a great many expenses the family must now deal with. Including Bethany's 4 year old son. A memorial fund has...

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I thought folks would like to see Cedrik's tooled spades in sequence as they were being worked on. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/5.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/4-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v21...

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Though I am not currently taking orders, I used to offer a 5% discount to all active and former military. Once I re-open the que sometime in January my military discount will go up to 10%

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Hello everyone, I have a whole new line of products from my Viking Home Companion series available from Silver Griffin Shirts. Here is the link to the webstore, which you can also get to from the main page on my Skaldic.com website m I have t-shirts, sweat clothes, aprons, coffee mugs, and bumper st...

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I did and did not find anything from you, though it is hard to tell sometimes. It is hard to remember whose AA name is who on emails.

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This is one of my hardened leather lamellar kits. In black.
300 lames
leather laces
lacing needle
buckles
rivits
leather strapping material

Everything you need to put it together.
Price is $250 plus $18 shipping

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Is that nice brown gradient on the quarter pieces an effect from the baking process? It really ties the decorative elements together! It is from the hardening process. The natural brown can be anything from a light golden brown to a medium red brown. It is a gamble but it really did turn out nice t...

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RenJunkie wrote:Wait...you baked it *after* you painted it? What paint did you use?

Oh, BTW....I hate you in the most respectful way possible.

Thanks!
Christopher

I use Angelus leather paints and standard acrylics.

And thanks for the compliment

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SyrTheo wrote:Excellent work Torvaldr!

Nice Raven too! ;0)
Eik

Thanks Eikbrandr! I am definitely going to make another after I finish this one. I have some new ideas to try.

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Here are the pics of the helm now hardened. As I mentioned before I still have to add the bronze nasal, the tooled cheek plates, and the back splints or camail. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/helm16.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/helm15.jpg http://img.photobucke...

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I always feel guilty when I am working on something for myself when I haven't finished all the orders for others. But I also found out a long time ago that if you don't do a little something for yourself once in a while you do burn out and stall in getting anything done. So a little self indulgence ...

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Okay here are the pics of the helm after the painting and staining was done, but before hardening. I wont have pics of the hardened helm for a few hours yet. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/helm10.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/helm9.jpg http://img.photobucket.co...

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I just finished the painting and staining and I already think I should have gone a different way with the stain. I went with black for the underplates and crossbands but now I think I should have gone with dark brown instead. But we'll see how it turns out after I harden it today. This was the first...

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I get all my leather from Weavers leather in Mount Hope Ohio, and the Hide House in Napa California is one that I had done business with for over 25 years. Both are wholesalers, though the Hide house in Napa will also sell retail. m m If you contact the Hide House ask for Sal and tell him Robert Koe...

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I should have the que cleared by the end of December at the latest.

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RenJunkie wrote:Great googly moogly....

Christopher

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I will be very interested in your mail sale as well. I have been looking at the black rivited mail too.

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Man I'm kicking myself for not hooking up with you while you were living in OH. So much I would've learned from you. Great work. Looks like a real pain to get that ridge right. Glad to hear things are going your way and you're clearing out your que. Albrecht I am not sure where Carey Ohio is but Er...

Need new combat and target crossbow

Viking Bench Boxes

Memorial Auction closes at 10pm eastern

Cedrik's Spades

New products from Torvaldr

Hardened leather lam kit ready for immediate sale.