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- Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:36 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 754
Re: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
My falchion is also just over the minimum width- I can't force the gauge over it.
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:35 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 754
Re: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
I also like to fight with a falchion, that is made from a 2 1/4" piece of fat rattan. It's really easy to tell when I land flat. Hell, it's really obvious to me when I do it.
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:34 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 754
Re: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
I can't force the gauge all the way over the blade. It is just over 1 1/4" in width.
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:33 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 754
Re: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
See? The sides are flat. You know how to use a utility knife, right? You have a marshall's gauge, right?
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 1:31 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 754
How to teach yourself to not hit flat.
There are basically two options, and they involve how you build your sword. The first approach is if you use a longer sword; say about a yard long and above. The best way to do it is to start with rattan that is about 1 1/2" wide. Then you carve down the sides so you can clearly see the differe...
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:38 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Sword Rules For West October Crown (x-post)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 900
Re: Sword Rules For West October Crown (x-post)
I find it hilarious. People get away with too many crappy flat blows.
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:35 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Thrusting in tourney.
- Replies: 200
- Views: 3329
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:31 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legality of using a buckler with Great/bastard sword
- Replies: 50
- Views: 977
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:29 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Legality of using a buckler with Great/bastard sword
- Replies: 50
- Views: 977
Re: Legality of using a buckler with Great/bastard sword
I once posted a pic from a fectbuch where one of the combatants was holding his longsword Madu-style with another weapon in his off hand. That made people shut up for a couple of years...I got it on the ARMA site. There is a style I have rarely seen employed that has re-emerged here in my Barony. Th...
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:23 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Opinions/Suggestions on Leather Demi's
- Replies: 11
- Views: 301
Re: Opinions/Suggestions on Leather Demi's
Your cuff is too narrow.
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:50 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Sword Rules For West October Crown (x-post)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 900
Re: Sword Rules For West October Crown (x-post)
Is this really to make it easier to identify flat blows?
WOW!!!!!!
WOW!!!!!!
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 10:17 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Sword Rules For West October Crown (x-post)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 900
Re: Sword Rules For West October Crown (x-post)
I must respectfully say-
WTF?
WTF?
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:06 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Thrusting in tourney.
- Replies: 200
- Views: 3329
Re: Thrusting in tourney.
It's funny, because I see these struggles to have control over the definitions of our most-treasured words going on all around me, all the time.
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:05 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Thrusting in tourney.
- Replies: 200
- Views: 3329
Re: Thrusting in tourney.
I now have two thrusts in my bag of tricks that are extremely stout. They would easily defeat the armour standard to inflict grievous wounds.
- Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:00 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: A vision of a dream - mail sleeve alterations
- Replies: 464
- Views: 19343
Re: A vision of a dream - help me perfect my kit
Mac, could you explain more about the helmet size issue?
This harness suggests an Englishman fighting in northern Italy.
This harness suggests an Englishman fighting in northern Italy.
- Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:50 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Thrusting in tourney.
- Replies: 200
- Views: 3329
Re: Thrusting in tourney.
Throughout the period where armour was worn the quickest way to lose was to tire first.
- Sat Sep 03, 2011 6:34 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Thrusting in tourney.
- Replies: 200
- Views: 3329
Re: Thrusting in tourney.
It is almost impossible to find an exact equivalent to what we do in the historical record. We use the word "tournament" completely inaccurately. What we are doing is training to fight with steel swords. To practice jousting with sharp lances one practices with the blunted lance. For as lo...
- Sat Sep 03, 2011 5:50 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
- Replies: 96
- Views: 3688
Re: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
Just bought a new side- I'm back in business.
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 3:30 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Thrusting in tourney.
- Replies: 200
- Views: 3329
Thrusting in tourney.
Does it offend you? Do you openly show disdain for it?
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:56 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: The last charge of Richard III
- Replies: 36
- Views: 866
Re: The last charge of Richard III
Is this a reliable set of events? What chronicle documents Richard killing a man (Brandon) before being pulled down? I wanna read it.
What a great and inspiring job you did.
What a great and inspiring job you did.
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:50 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: BUY THESE 14th century Couters and Polyens!!
- Replies: 37
- Views: 1819
Re: Want to gauge interest - 14th century Couters and Polyen
These are of the highest quality.
I adored mine.
I adored mine.
- Fri Sep 02, 2011 2:50 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Knotwolf plus a groovy grill
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1273
Re: Knotwolf plus a groovy grill
Holy sheet!!
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:41 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
That depends on how much epoxy you lay on them.
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:14 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
I round the edges of the shield before I cover it with canvas.
As to how much the process costs- if I knew I would never have started making them.
As to how much the process costs- if I knew I would never have started making them.
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:28 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
- Replies: 96
- Views: 3688
Re: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
Once I get another side of leather things will REALLY start clearing out of here fast.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:11 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
- Replies: 96
- Views: 3688
Re: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
Shipping out some stuff tomorrow for Evandyr, Cian and Der Soldat.
I am utterly out of leather and needed supplies, so I will have to make some paintings in order to get the needed hide to finish all standing orders.
I am utterly out of leather and needed supplies, so I will have to make some paintings in order to get the needed hide to finish all standing orders.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:09 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
It will be a few days until I can go on with this. Basically, after 72 hours you can coat the shield again, pushing the epoxy a bit towards the edge so it will coat the edge and pool on the back side- creating drip bumps. Use small bits of wood to raise one side of the shield if you need to move the...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:05 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Now, if I intend to sew a leather edge on a shield, I don't cover it with canvas at all, but simply let the first coat of epoxy soak into the wood itself!!
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:04 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
The first coat of epoxy will always soak into the canvas itself.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:03 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Keep stirring. Get out your chip brush
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:01 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Stir it some more. Get as much of both goo in one half of the pan as you can by raising one side while you stir.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 4:00 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Pour the appropriate amount of each goo into an aluminum baking pan. Some are 1 to 1 ratio and some are 2 to 1. ATTENTION- One type of goo will ALWAYS be stickier than the other, and it's usually the hardener. If one cup empties a slight amount more than the other, pour the difference from the bottl...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:57 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Oh, I forgot.
YOU MUST WEAR A BREATHING MASK THAT IS DESIGNED TO FILTER OUT HARMFUL FUMES.
I need a new one.
DO NOT breathe the fumes from any epoxy...ever. It will give you brain damage.
YOU MUST WEAR A BREATHING MASK THAT IS DESIGNED TO FILTER OUT HARMFUL FUMES.
I need a new one.
DO NOT breathe the fumes from any epoxy...ever. It will give you brain damage.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:55 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
I changed my mind and decided to use less for this working session.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:55 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Go get some ridged plastic drinking cups used at parties and such. You want the ridged ones because it's easier to match levels when you are mixing epoxy. Mark the ridge you want to use with a pen.