The Armour Archive

Jeff J

BdeB wrote:http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/MTA2004/Warwick/full/IMGP0696.jpg

Well, at least it is a period practice...

Do NOT associate those guys with us! That's another camp.

Jeff J

On my personal impressions, Hastings was good, but by no means a "time travel" experience. Too much waiting for cues, holding back, limited target areas (no head, arm, lower leg blows), Couldn't have been holding back too much, a friend came back with a broken bone in his shoulder from a saxon spear.

Jeff J

True, that sort of activity and numbers likely gives a sense of time travel, but I'm thinking it's more accurate & easier & to achieve when the equipment is accurate. That sort of effect is hard to achieve with the numbers US medieval reenactors muster. Euro reenactors, though... I've had friends at...

Jeff J

Fess up, Owen - those are really your socks.

Jeff J

He's probably better off with a sallet & bevor than an armet. It seems more typical for non-italians.

Jeff J

Footed Hosen.

Jeff J

I feel that those who pursue prowess or experience brotherhood at arms in the SCA have learned something applicable to medieval culture, whatever the quality of their armor. Huh? But how is that inherently Medieval? I would suspect the soldiers in every combat back to pre-history considered themsel...

Jeff J

Without context, there can be no true understanding of whatever is being studied. One cannot understand the how fully, without understanding the thought process in part behind it, and the society that created it (this, as an aside, you know I consider to be one of the weakest points in HWMA amongst...

Jeff J

I'm with Russ on this. You can learn more about the period doing what they were doing in the way they were doing it in blue jeans and a t-shirt than you can participating in modern activities and modern conversation in a very fine hand-stitched garment or immaculate harness. Sure, you can go throug...

Jeff J

Finnvarr wrote:the SCA in its own way re-creates some aspects of the medieval spirit.

Which and how? I'm SCA-culture illiterate and looking for insight.
Not being snarky, I really want to know what aspects are recreated in the SCA with a semblance of accuracy.

Jeff J

Reenactors who wish to make public presentations for 'education' darned well ought to know a whole lot more about what they are presenting than most do, most reenactors are 'shiney bits' people, and no nothing more than the small objects of their obsession. Reenactors need to be whacked over the he...

Jeff J

Harumph! The iron strap on one of your wooden chests was .024mm too thick and didn't have the right phosphorus content! (...or was that over in the Warwick camp?) Bah! Intercourse the judges! We don't enter competitions (who needs the stress? We're there to have fun!) but the judges always see fit ...

Jeff J

Charlotte wrote:So, what I'm understanding, is that if I want to make the switch from SCA to re-enactment, I should look into something like this?

http://www.mwart.com/product.asp?pid=10 ... 7&subcat=Y

It says ideal for faire or re-enactment...

(I think that about says it all)

-Charlotte

Bad Charlotte! Spank, Spank!

Jeff J

Weenies

Jeff J

Doing final MTA prep.

sew, sew, sew...

MTT IS going to be a better event people-wise. We'll have twice the people (and very cool ones).

Jeff J

Tasha, Which of those have you read and consider highly? Not Tasha (can't even play her on TV) But, recommend you start with the Singman & McLean "Daily life in Chaucer's England". It provides a summation and frames the basic daily life material best before delving into the rest. If there were to b...

Jeff J

Ach - have to be in another part of the country that week.

Jeff J

Northerner rocks - Hand blown glass that looks just like museum pieces. I just wich they weren't almost exlusively german finds for my period.

Off-topic:
Ingrid - what can you tell us about your icon?

Jeff J

Even the best of the euro-groups have their issues. I'm on a listserv for the company that we often hold as the shining example for our period and they have many of the same issues we have.

As for quality groups, Jehan, if you go the way you plan. You will be a match for any.

Jeff J

Jeff J

kass wrote:Marry me!

Kass

Who, Matt? His wife might object.

Besides, aren't you already married to that brewer chap?

Jeff J

You also see that technique in a heironomous Bosh painting from the late 15th C. and I think I've seen it somewhere else as well.

Jeff J

Gwyneth wrote:In the interests of full disclosure:
It is made from blue poly-cotton trigger,

Every time you make a medieval garment from poly, a puppy dies.

Jeff J

At that time, the irish wore untanned hides and bits of shrubbery. :p

Jeff J

I don't know if the velocity still increases while in flight, but unlike a bullet an arrow does not have it's full energy at point blank range. Yes, it does have all of it's energe, and it's not going to get any faster (without a heck of a tailwind ). It just isn't straightened out competely. A wob...

Jeff J

Yeah, good one, Frau. And backgammon and chessboards. And money to loose and win. And books to read to show you are cultured, and writing stuff, and small boxes to keep things in And spurs. And riding boots to wear with the spurs A while ago over on Firestryker, Chef posted the household inventory o...

Jeff J

Charlotte wrote:Oooh! Medieval hot-tubbing! That would be fun in the off-topics board...

No reason not to discuss it here. There are group hot-tubs pics too - doing so unclad is period.

Wonder-twin powers... Y'all are a bunch of teases... [sulk] [mope]

Jeff J

Jeff, I'll have to examine the possibility of having some bronze utensils tinned. You wouldn't happen to know anyone who is into tinning, would you? I know that there was some discussion earlier regarding tinning the interior of a brigandine armor. It sounds like it is a process that is do-able wit...

Jeff J

Also, cast iron instead of the more likely bronze, because. Ya, there is a danger with poisonous copper oxide coming from bronze that if not properly kept or if acidic materials. If you really wanted the bronze, there is the option of having the pots tinned on the inside. I've been told that using ...

Jeff J

{Shudder}

Jeff J

Brent,

I know women's kits are cheaper than men's, but you just don't have the figure to pull this off!

Jeff J

For the umpteenth time Jeff - my Bec is an "Arms & Armour" bec de corbyn, which they no longer offer. Which, pretty well explains why it didn't suck. Who was it that DID have the MRL bec that I handled? Maybe Eric Littlewood... Thanks for the info on the couse. Was it me tha owned one, or someone e...

Jeff J

Pretty comprehensive list of good stuff.

I'd add pitchers, ewer, serving platters, assorted bottles, carving knives, table linens, A dozen servants, washtub...

Jeff J

Wolf wrote:how would this rank to a subsitute of the AnA one?

Dunno. The studs look silly and I'm not sure about the way they wrap the strap around the head. Has that been done in the real ones? Might want to look for the original before considering ordering.

Jeff J

Yeay, do not trust MRL for accurate research. Some items they get right, but unless I've seen 'em and the source for them, I avoid them. Jeff, how many Museum Replicas peices do you own, and which kinds, and what would you say your appraisal of the quality of their offerings is? I have an old MRL Ra...

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