The Armour Archive

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It really depends. I know people who bake them after each event they use them. Essentially you should give them a bake when ever you start to feel like they are softening. If you have a set of the natural brown ones you have probably noticed the stress or impact fractures. Well when you bake the ban...

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That looks pretty awesome. Nice work by your lady. There are a number of ways to pad your bazubands. I use blue foam in mine. I run a 1 inch wide strip around the wrist about one inch back from the end of the forearm. That helps to set the band and reduce it sliding up or down. Also having the paddi...

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I am ramping into full production mode on gauntlets to get a bunch done for Pennsic.

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Well Hjlmr you could have bought it first to keep it away from him. I guess you'll just have to settle for buying some of my armor to protect yourself.

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Thank you very much. I should be camping in the rv section behind camping area D of the Serengeti. I will be merchanting with the Pillaged Village.

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It will have to be an after Pennsic project, but I will look at it.

Bump for the rest of the stuff. I still have it all and need to sell at least one or two of them.

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This is my personal ax, but it has only been used twice. I will make another one for myself later. Asking $50 plus $10 shipping

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Hi, here is a pretty good side by side comparison since both the regular set and the LP set are made for the same person using the same measurements. I can't help you much on the picture of wearing them side of things unless the folks I made them for will take pics after they get them. Putting them ...

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I appreciate the offer, but I think at this point I am just going to wait until after Pennsic. Hold my breath and pray that my old pavilion roof will hold up for one more event. After Pennsic I will be looking again at either a barter situation for something new, or buying a new roof outright.

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It SEEMS easy enough, but not a project I could start on until after Pennsic. I would need to make a new pattern ( I hate prototyping ) and would likely need to make at least one, maybe two to do it right, which is a cost in materials. I might be able to get some help from Sir Alexander since he has...

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Anybody want to let the rest of us in on this private joke? I see no pics, the first post has no description. It is like the first post started in the middle of a conversation.

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Sorry, I have never even heard of those before. Got pics anywhere?

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2 pair medium natural brown Full Gauntlets. These will sell at the old price of $150 a pair, rather than the new price that started on July 1st. Shipping is $15 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/gaunts.jpg 1 low profile kidney belt in black $80.00 plus $10 shipping http://img.photobuck...

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For those who wanted pictures of the new design. Here you go. First some notes. #1. These are made to meet SCA minimum armor standards. It is up to you to know if your kingdom has stricter standards. If there is a question, ask your local marshal, or just order my regular bazubands. My regular ones ...

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Thing is I am not looking for something as a stop gap measure just for this event. I do appreciate the info and the thought though. If I can't work something out for this year I will tough it through and work on more permanent solutions after. Most likely I will be ordering a Dragonwing Sunshade aft...

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If I had the money to buy the canvas. Which I don't. Plus the trailer is a fiber glass shell so no way to attach anything to it without compromising the shell integrity. It would have to be a free standing sunshade. As always I will have money AFTER Pennsic, but in the run up to it I am broke. I hav...

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Okay, long and short. I had a barter deal worked out for a new 10X15 roof for my pavilion. It was supposed to be done in time for Pennsic. The deal has just fallen through. I was not going to use the pavilion for "camping" since I have a 12 foot trailer for sleeping in, but the trailer rea...

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Ran into some financial difficulties and would like to resell the small ax head. So if there were folks still interested all I want is what I paid, $30 shipping included.

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Thanks for the offer, but I would rather not be making stuff at Pennsic this year. I did that last year and it really wasn't all that fun. Rattan really isn't the issue. The hame tips I use for the handles are the issue. They run about $12 each. I just don't have the funds to buy any.

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For those hoping to get some axes or sabers from me at Pennsic, I will not have any available. I only have enough materials on hand to finish the rattan weapons that have been ordered and no funds to buy more materials.

Sorry.
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Hang in there guy. I has to get better. For those ranting a bit. You know Uileg could have just declared bankruptcy and you would all be out your money. As a man of honor he is doing what he can as fast as he can to meet his obligations to you. Unlike many businesses and corporations we are reading ...

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Well due to disappearing customers I have more abandoned armor for sale. I also need to sell at least a couple of these to have enough money to make it through to Pennsic. You know, pay little things like utility bills, food, gas to get to Pennsic. Things like that. If these folks hadn't vanished I ...

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Yup. Big Fred did the rebuild on mine and worked faster than I could supply info, and never once got on me about it.

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Spades, demis, and gauntlets are still available.

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The belt is now sold.

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As the heading says, this is from a canceled order, while I could save it for Pennsic stock I am in need of the funds this sale was supposed to generate right now. So here is a great starter set up for someone. 1 pair hardened leather spades. Made from 13 to 15 ounce vegetable tan leather and harden...

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4 days left. New item added. Full size kidney belt. Made to fit a waist size 40 to 50 inches Medium brown, with slits to use your own belt. The image below is of the correct style, but is not the belt for sale. Price $80.00 plus $10 shipping. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v214/torvaldr/picture00...

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Should be very soon. I am getting ready to cut out a whole bunch of bazubands. Yours, a couple others and the new low profile ones I am experimenting with.

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Orders shipped today 6/16/09

Mark Froelicher - spades
David Anderson - Low Profile Kidney Belt
Andrew Jones - lamellar scales, demis
Patrick O'keefe - Mantle Gorget
Greg Goss - Shovel Knee Greaves
Robert Thomas - Full Gauntlets
David Minsky - Bazubands

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2 right hand medium full gauntlets are also now available. Made from 13 to 15 ounce vegetable tan leather and hardened in my multi stage process so they will not soften in sunlight. Will fit someone who wears a medium size men's work glove. Price $75 each plus $10 shipping. If you get both the shipp...

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Due to a large number of canceled orders, non-payments, and late payments I am selling these items at a discount to meet my bills this month. I guess the economy is really hitting some of my customers. These are all canceled/abandoned orders. An abandoned order is one that has been finished for long...

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These are 3 canceled/abandoned orders. They are ready for immediate shipping. 3 hardened leather lamellar shirt kits. One in dark brown, one in natural brown, the last in dark blue. Each kit includes; 300 pre-drilled lames leather laces lacing needle buckles rivits strapping leather Instructions on ...

Rattan hand ax for sale

First of the Low Profile Bazubands done

Pennsic Pavilion Sob Story

I will have no rattan weapons at Pennsic

Need to make it through to Pennsic sale, in stock armor

Canceled Order ready for immediate sale

Items on sale for 4 days left

3 lamellar kits ready for immediate sale