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Halby, this is wonderfully informative.

(Not to mention damned cool.)

Thanks for updating this and showing us the process.

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Cadfael_Mynnydd wrote:
This is a falsehood. There is nothing related to beer in this picture. Real beer has flavor, this is canoe sex.

+1

Word.

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Oh, not real death, but the fact that it was a very important part of life then. One of the strangest moments I had as a re-enactor was when we were doing a American Civil War tactical. We were in a line, firing and we were getting flanked on one side, and our position was getting compromised. Peop...

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I think Mistress Morgan Athenry, proprietor of Acanthusleaf Designs, is the original vendor of those rings... They are wonderful. All her jewelry is gorgeous. Morgan is pretty gorgeous herself. I love her stuff. She does great work, and she's just such a great person, too. If anyone wants something...

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Methinks the elf is Brazilian...

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kfinna wrote:Quarterly sable and argent, a cross countercharged and in bend sinister two ravens close regardant sable.

"a raven closed regardant and a raven closed regardant reversed sable."

Bad style.

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Zygster, I will be saving an adult beverage with your name on it.

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Zyggy, I can't tell you how delighted I am at this.

Damn, I forgot this was this weekend. I wanted to be there.

Congratulations!

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Doooood. That's COLD.

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He is indeed Good People.

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Yeah, we all hate him.

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Mike F wrote:As much as I'd love to make/wear one, does anyone actually field one?

One of my apprentices, Date Yukiie, does.

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What are the white rings at the left hip of all the horsemen? It is a white wickerwork thing resembling a hollowed out yoyo (or a donut with a hollowed out "equator" called a "tsurumaki" -- it is a piece of equipment that holds a spare bowstring, which is wound around its core. ...

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This is giving me evil ideas that could really affect my new guest bedroom...

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Man, I wish we had a good photo OF that guy on the right.

There are some very interesting things in that set.

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Definitely seconding the recommendation to join the SIG. Zyggy is getting a Laurel for his mondospiff Polishness, and is a good resource on that sorta thing.

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What the others said, generally.

The Q. I have is: "Wisby? Really?"

I mean, yeah, it's a CoP, but I don't recall any Wisby CoPs of that pattern.

For the record, CoPs (at least in the Wisby mold) cover the torso -- the chest and gut -- and that's about all.

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It is, indeed. I got one for what *will* be my new office in the new house.

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I just wish one could still get (legally) sword canes.

Places sell 'em, but you take your freedom (and lack of criminal record) in your own hands if you carry one.

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LUV it!

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I think basing a color choice off of the Bayeux Tapestry like that is kind of ... well, perhaps not the best choice. There's a limited palette of colors, and the embroiderers go a little nuts in places. (Check out the blue horses, or horses with randomly-colored legs, etc.) I always figured the hor...

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I'm sorry, but to my mind, pseudo-katana and pseudo-broadsword (Vikingish) "rapiers" look ridiculously stupid to my eyes. They're NOT rapiers, they don't behave like rapiers, they don't LOOK like rapiers... It's the rapier equivalent of mad max armour on the battlefield. As a historical or...

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Sweet! Thank you!

It may be a long while off, but I won't forget.

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True. I would like to get to Ukraine at some point. I want to see Kiev. (Oh, Mordreth: you have to be a bit faster. Deprived Orthofolk need their choco.) Kyiv is great. Kyiv, Odessa and Lviv are 3 cities you must see traveling Ukraine I'll bet. But is it wrong of me that I *really* want to visit th...

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Considering how enamored the Japanese were with European things, *IF* a samurai developed an interest in rapier, he would probably go overboard with EUROPEAN GEAR for it.

Just sayin'.

As a historical point.

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I wondered when they had an encyclopedia quoted as a reference. I find it hard to believe that that Britannica would know something no one else does. Just do a search on etymology and blazon. They all say pretty much the same thing. Wiki is the only source to say otherwise that I found (in a cursor...

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From the American Heritage Dictionary:

Origin: Probably from Middle English blasoun, shield, from Old French blason.*

I think you've found a Wikijoke.

*which also meant "shield".

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True.

I would like to get to Ukraine at some point. I want to see Kiev.

(Oh, Mordreth: you have to be a bit faster.

Deprived Orthofolk need their choco.)

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Jakob Hildetand wrote:Effingham, that was exactly the information I was looking for. Thank you. Would there be any issues with keeping hte black edge?.

Nah. Fringe is fringe.

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One thing: the hoist (the pole side) is always DEXTER. So the "back side" of the flag -- what you have showing at the top, with the pole on the picture's right -- is backwards. That's why the US flag on planes and shoulders has the canton in the top RIGHT (instead of the top left) -- you'r...

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azure d'or wrote:I had a recent experience making a gown for my rather buxom queen that a few of her friends questioned, as it, um, made her assets look spectacular.

THis thread is useless without pictures.

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Seriously sweet work. And a very informative site, too.

Thanks for the inspiration!

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Спасибо!

One of the great things I love about being Orthodox (aside from BEING Orthodox

) is that I get to buy my Christmas and Easter goodies "post season" and cheaper than the Heterodox.

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Baron Alcyoneus wrote:
Effingham wrote:You know, I really wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time and kick Bashford Dean and his like-minded buddies up the arse.

What for this time?

Pretty much general principles.

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Mikael d'Armstreet wrote:Just to be objective, Jan., 7 is Orthodoxal Christmas which is state holiday, so Jan., 6-9 are days off in Ukraine

С Рождеством Христовым!!!

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