The Armour Archive

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Perhaps the attitude less than you would suppose from some cultures in our study.

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Sigifrith Hauknefr wrote:Godric - you are right!

You can also grab shields with a gauntlet too!

Um.....not here you can't.

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I'm pretty sure that excepting that one time I ran over a piccalo player, my marching band background was pretty low contact...

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I've been blessed with many gifts.

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Oh no, you midrealm cats can know how to thrust. A good fighter should be able to deliver a good thrust, too. And most of the fighters I run into on a regular basis, while throwing lighter than the body, are not playing "got your nose" - it is an apparent, reasonably solid thrust. of cours...

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I only get one 'vote', (ok, technically three but...) as much as it is, and only in my Kingdom, Maeryk. Do you want my _opinion_? Obviously. It's hard to tell with you. In my case I try very, very hard to set some parameters, as much as possible when evaluating candidates for one of the peerages. S...

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I only get one 'vote', (ok, technically three but...) as much as it is, and only in my Kingdom, Maeryk. Do you want my _opinion_?

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"High and powerful princes, lords, barons, knights and squires, each and every one of you, please raise your right hand on high, towards the saints, and all together, as you will in the future, promise and swear by the faith and promise of your body, and on your honor, that you will strike none...

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Part of the issue is that folks that are drawn to the SCA are looking for those heroes...it's upsetting to them when they see the warts. The type we draw wants to believe in something. They also revile in tearing us down. The sweetest moment in this game come from when you can lift others up and mak...

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Combat Archery, Meridies, Blankenship, Magic Cat Ass!!

There, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

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Oh here is another sin....when I was an unbelt I would seek out and _punish_ newly dubbed knights if I was jealous that they had been made before me(Shoulders, armpits, arms, ass). This wasn't generous of me. I was in a very dark place but that is no excuse for attempting to do harm to my fellows o...

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Ever stomped on shafted arrows under foot in a scrum? I have. Just like say, grabbing someone's spear shaft and attempting to break it over a solid wall (like at Pennsic or Gulf Wars...which I have never done...) it was a totally douchey move and I felt bad about it afterwards. Felt pretty good whil...

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I've done that Horace. (punished a infamous knight's vassals when I didn't have the ability to do that to their Master). It's totally and completely wrong and it shames me to think about it.

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Oh here is another sin....when I was an unbelt I would seek out and _punish_ newly dubbed knights if I was jealous that they had been made before me(Shoulders, armpits, arms, ass). This wasn't generous of me. I was in a very dark place but that is no excuse for attempting to do harm to my fellows on...

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I said this a few pages back but I think it has been lost in the shuffle...you can not underestimate the power of SHAME. I'm sure that some folks are not posting so as to not add infamy to the name of their line, house or person. How medieval. Also, I can't tell my best stories in a forum like this ...

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I've done the haft thing. With the advent of unpadded fishing rods as 'polearms' people have forgotten the good soft thunk of a padded polearm. I honestly gave up worrying about the haft versus blade after Pennsic 2009 and several times I had to turn the weapon to the flat to get folks to take shots...

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"HI! I'm Bryce de Byram, and I like to stab people in the balls. Alot." I'm not as picky as Bryce....but i love stabbin folks too I was going to try and grab the moral high ground and say "Yeah but I've seen you stab a man in the taint and i'd never do that!" ...and then I remem...

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HI! I'm Bryce de Byram, and I like to stab people in the balls. Alot.

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Two key elements of Confession or Reconciliation as it is now called are Regret and Reformation. I.E. Promising to "Go and Sin no more". If you aren't willing to stop the behavior and never do it again, the confession is meaningless. Can't I just buy an indulgence from a Catholic sales re...

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So I made this Mace onceâ€¦I wanted to experiment with a couple of things regarding maces as all the pre-formed heads I had found so far, while they looked really good (Mandrake, By my Hand back when I had to put extra foam on them) didnâ€™t really hit very hard, or at least, didnâ€™t sound â€˜corre...

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Wow, not many chivalry admitting to pulling childish cheap faggery here...I've got even more to confess. Two key elements of Confession or Reconciliation as it is now called are Regret and Reformation. I.E. Promising to "Go and Sin no more". If you aren't willing to stop the behavior and ...

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KABONG!!!!

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Tonight I recorded one of the funniest things I have ever seen in armour on film....but keep in mind, I have a weakness for dick and fart jokes.... Care to share with us? I don't know if folks can see this if they aren't on FB or whatever. I'll have it posted to my youtube channel eventually. I cal...

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Tonight I recorded one of the funniest things I have ever seen in armour on film....but keep in mind, I have a weakness for dick and fart jokes....

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Doorman wrote:
@Nissan: Care to share the story so those of us who don't know can make our own determination about said 'asshole' and his need to die as well?

Let's not, shall we?

Search his name Doorman, you will find plenty of stuff on the guy.

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I was sparring with Not Yet Sir Bryce de Byrum at fighter practice at Fort Lee one evening. I was in my very much beloved and missed Viking perf plate spangenhelm, which was probably...oh...I'm thinking 8 gauge...maybe thicker...heavy as anything, but man, did it look good. Because of the weather, ...

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Recieved two sets of the simple shoulders as promised today. Beautiful work. Highest recommendations!

Felix, do I need a special drill bit (carbon, TI, etc.) to drill new holes in these?

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Mike was a great armourer. I still have and use a couple of pieces by him. I sadly had to sell two helms he made for me earlier this year. There are lots of pieces of his work still floating around Virginia.

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Gotcha.

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Vitus von Atzinger wrote:I really should start doing some Youtube vids for newer (or stuck) fighters about these ideas.
-V

There are certainly worse things to do with your time. I've been teaching and using Frozen Man for instance for several years. I've even developed it into a couple of variants.

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a large diameter tree and ratchet straps will probably work. Yup, or if you have heavy duty rope you can make a tornaquet. Anton and I did my first shield this way. If you use a heavy rubber mallet to help pound the curve in as you go, it is faster. Nowadays, I just buy my sheilds pre-curved from W...

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We've had a couple of 14g stainless helms dent here recently. Both were my students. One was a Bauldree, one was WMA. *shrugs* You can dent 12g, but it's harder to do. 14g around here simply will dent. It's sad that so few commerical armourers are willing to work in it. (which of course I understand...

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Hmmmm.... I wonder about taking a larger diameter and shaping it down to look more like a sword. Would probably have to also put in a large fuller, or some holes to lighten it.... but taped it would still look okay. Trust me, you really don't want anything more than the 1.25 round rod. It would be ...

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Looks like i'm in for two sets of shoulders. I'll paypal you tomorrow.

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Hello Your Grace,

I'd like to call dibs on at least one pair of these:

-Spring Stailess Simple Shoulders (fits med, lg) $35 a pair, I have 10 pairs.

I'll get back to you about any additional orders.

The Wraith of KONG