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by Baron Alejandro
Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:55 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Movies: So who did it right
Replies: 47
Views: 1405

Batman Begins. :twisted:

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. :twisted:




Seriously though? Nobody. That's because they're movies. Not documentaries.


And Russ? I completely hate you for teasing me with that movie - I can't find it *anywhere*.
by Baron Alejandro
Wed Mar 18, 2009 4:13 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Suing the Archive
Replies: 101
Views: 2623

I like pie.

Two more pages of this and we'll be ripe for wrestling pictures!
by Baron Alejandro
Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:35 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Suing the Archive
Replies: 101
Views: 2623

How would y'all's answers change if there was a lawsuit involving the Archive?

Say, if one member sued another and brought up posts on the Archive as evidence?
by Baron Alejandro
Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:49 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Do you yell/shout during combat?
Replies: 46
Views: 789

Dilan wrote:Though I do occasionally yell "LEAVE ME ALONE!! I'm a feeble old man!"



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BELIEVE THIS AT YOUR OWN PERIL
by Baron Alejandro
Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:48 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Really good publishing house (HEY ROWAN!)
Replies: 0
Views: 75

Really good publishing house (HEY ROWAN!)

Just got the <a href="http://www.ducknet.co.uk/academic/">Duckworth Academic</a> catalog in the mail. Yum, yum! Full of classical deliciousness, and there's a bunch of fun medieval stuff too. Cheers.
by Baron Alejandro
Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:20 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Small, cheap anvil?
Replies: 45
Views: 793

Forget anvils. Go get yourself a BIG chunk of log. Maybe 3 ft in diameter. You can also use sandbags.
by Baron Alejandro
Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Darkwood armoury blades
Replies: 31
Views: 611

You know, you could always get some darkwood furniture and have it mounted with a blade that's dual purpose......
by Baron Alejandro
Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:02 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Viking Mastermyr Tool Chest
Replies: 29
Views: 815

Hey guys, this is an awesome discussion. I'm going to punt it up to 'interpretive recreation'. Post pics of the finished projects!
by Baron Alejandro
Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:09 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA: Shorter 2h Axes: Any advice?
Replies: 45
Views: 1208

hrolf wrote:get. good. gauntlets.


Bears repeatin' and embiggenatin'.
by Baron Alejandro
Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:24 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Seeking Female Fighter pics...it's not what you think
Replies: 103
Views: 7291

[img]http://images19.fotki.com/v358/photos/6/668789/3655280/ournament2Fgt2Dfight2D0042Ejpg-vi.jpg[/img]

WHERE IS YOUR LUNCH MONEY! I KNOW YOU GOT IT HERE SOMEWHERE! GIMME IT! GIMME! GIMME!
by Baron Alejandro
Mon Mar 16, 2009 6:25 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Darkwood armoury blades
Replies: 31
Views: 611

mordreth wrote:English baskethilt IV is enough to make a man think late period doesn't entirely suck


sha-ul wrote:
so, what would the provenance of that be?time& local?


:wink:
by Baron Alejandro
Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:59 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Tabula Rasa (please help me develop this)
Replies: 89
Views: 1752

fact if all you ever did was the power clean and press, you could be awesome. This exercise addresses nearly every athletic attribute one could ever need. Based on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Programming-Strength-Training-Rippetoe/dp/0976805413/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&q...
by Baron Alejandro
Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:20 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Darkwood armoury blades
Replies: 31
Views: 611

English baskethilt IV is enough to make a man think late period doesn't entirely suck Great googly-moogly! What would it take get you into the Illuminati, Mordreth? I will make it happen. que Dante found a good pic of one. <img src="http://www.darkwoodarmory.com/store/images/basEnglish4.jpg">
by Baron Alejandro
Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Approved cut and thrust blades as of Feb. 09
Replies: 14
Views: 447

Hrm... does this mean that one-off blades are strictly verboten, BINGO. No one off blades. Craftsmen who wish to have their blades approved must talk to the Society Rapier Marshal. J-M I cry foul on your Bingo. It doesn't mean 'no one-offs'. It means 'no one-offs from unapproved manufacturers '. My...
by Baron Alejandro
Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:50 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Darkwood armoury blades
Replies: 31
Views: 611

sha-ul wrote:would a low strength loctite a blue make a difference?
does the loosening come from movement in the hilt, or loss of clamping pre-load?


I've never tried loctite. Why try that when you can use a lock washer? Much easier.

I don't know what you mean by 'loss of clamping pre-load'.
by Baron Alejandro
Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:48 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: a question for the fencers
Replies: 9
Views: 358

The problem I have with Ramon Martinez is that he awarded himself his title.
by Baron Alejandro
Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:35 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Darkwood armoury blades
Replies: 31
Views: 611

Not just a general, but a huge thumbs up. I like their work a lot. As far as having to tighten the pommel, that's not a manufacturer's defect, that's an assembly error. Anytime I see someone continually tightening their pommel, I predict that their blade will break off at the tang by the shoulders o...
by Baron Alejandro
Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:29 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Hot Redhead in Plate Armor
Replies: 86
Views: 21061

This young lady is going to have a fan club in short order.




LOL @ pitbull :lol:
by Baron Alejandro
Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:28 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Turkish and Russian armor photos
Replies: 18
Views: 652

crash42 wrote:I am going to the Turkish military müze probably Tuesday. It has a lot of Osmanlı armour, if you have anything specific you want a picture of, let me know. I'll post what I can.


Please do! We'd love to see it!
by Baron Alejandro
Fri Mar 13, 2009 3:53 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Help! Leather armour disaster!
Replies: 24
Views: 606

Nissan Maxima wrote:
BdeB wrote:I could kiss you on the mouth!


If I had a nickel stuck on my armour for every time I have heard that....



....from Bryce alone!





Geez, and they say fencers are gay!
by Baron Alejandro
Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:21 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Photos of covered armour
Replies: 87
Views: 7986

Alec wrote:Image


I am sending ninjas to steal your scale shirt. Please leave them cookies.
by Baron Alejandro
Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:43 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show your kit Spring '09
Replies: 217
Views: 16841

Thanks, whats hard to see is that there is a round ball style bell sewn to the end of each point on the helm and knees, I jingle I hope you don't wear that into the Woods Battle! :LOL: Enemy Trooper 1 - "Hey you hear that? Sounds like <i>jingling</i>!" Enemy Trooper 2 -"Jingling? OH ...
by Baron Alejandro
Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:25 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show your kit Spring '09
Replies: 217
Views: 16841

Adam, I <i>really</i> dig what you've done below your knees and around the edges of your helm. I love that pointed look. If I ever do a similar kit I am going to brazenly copy that. A few sneak peeks of what I've been working on... <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3287210291_d14471cb61_...
by Baron Alejandro
Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:09 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Seeking Female Fighter pics...it's not what you think
Replies: 103
Views: 7291

[url=http://www.stcolin.com/breathren/Alheydis.php]Lady Alheydis von Riga, "the Evangelist" Righteous Sister of the Priory of St Colin the Dude[/url] I really, really want to know why every St. Colin's pic is of the member walking menacingly towards the camera a la Resevoir Dogs. Do y'all...
by Baron Alejandro
Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:07 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: I gots me some steel
Replies: 9
Views: 353

Go take a basic Arc welding class. That will teach you everything you need to know about the bare basics, including cutting.
by Baron Alejandro
Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:06 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: a question for the fencers
Replies: 9
Views: 358

Puck & Mary Curtis are probably the foremost experts in Spanish Circle in North America, if not the world. If memory serves, Mary is getting her PhD by translating the work of Destreza. I wouldn't trust anybody else's judgements about it, including my own. This isn't to say that other people are...
by Baron Alejandro
Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:48 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: tried some kabuto's
Replies: 12
Views: 712

InsaneIrish wrote:I've seen these up close. They are both very nicely done.



So have I! Oo la la!
by Baron Alejandro
Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:39 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Crossbows
Replies: 4
Views: 235

I have one of Don Iolo's pieces (from crossbows.net). Picked up second hand a few years ago. I lurves it, and it pulls double duty with no hassles at all. Hits pretty solidly, too.
by Baron Alejandro
Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:14 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Die, sofa cushion, die!!
Replies: 5
Views: 379

Oh yah! Sorry, I just barely didn't miss this. Russ Mitchell gave me on extremely generous trade, a hungarian composite shortbow. This thing is Awesome! As well, some arrows to go with it. So while it's cold, I'm nocking 100 arrows a day indoors to work on my form, and when it gets warmer, I'm going...
by Baron Alejandro
Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:22 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Working on a new shield
Replies: 25
Views: 544

I might actually take up fighting with a shield if I had a shield as awesome as that!
by Baron Alejandro
Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:08 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: first attempt (hardened leather, Pic Heavy)
Replies: 17
Views: 589

<img src="http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/smilies/eek2.gif">
by Baron Alejandro
Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: So Why Does 'Period' = Non-competitive?
Replies: 42
Views: 1045

:lol: heat annealing? :lol:
by Baron Alejandro
Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: So Why Does 'Period' = Non-competitive?
Replies: 42
Views: 1045

I love getting suited up by my wife before fighter practice, and undressed by her after. It's a ritual that we've developed over the years. Because my harness is not optimized for solo donning, I get dressed up before fighter practice, and then drive there in harness (that ought to tell you how enc...
by Baron Alejandro
Sat Mar 07, 2009 12:03 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA Question: Rapiers and Heavy Fighting. Why the tension?
Replies: 270
Views: 3923

Ok, Animal, you're talking my language now so, how about you & I both set aside our differences for a sec and talk about this. I have precisely such a saber as you describe. About 30ish inches long, rounded tip with a rounded edge. It was hand-forged for me by a guy in Maine. As soon as I can fi...
by Baron Alejandro
Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:53 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Anvil heaven.
Replies: 13
Views: 512

:shock:

We have GOT to have someone in the SC area with a pickup truck.

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