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Jeff J

"ceorl" - A guy

"leod" - A bunch of guys

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Jeff J

Which issue? The spoon or the wealth?

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gwen: Jeff, is your average billman going to have a pewter spoon in his pouch? What about horn? Gwen<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I really can't say - still wrestling with it...

Jeff J

Two points I'll differ with most people on are the wood bowl & wood spoon. Those are for peasants or cooks. A pewter spoon is available from many places - like billy & charleys or or pewter replicas.

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Murdock: Ok Glen, Peder and SOFC what are the bare bones basic mandatory stuff i need to get started? I'm seeing diffent levels of "preparedness" for different grops? Before...

Jeff J

Congrat to you & Pris!

Jeff J

Don't try to curve 2 pieces & then stick them together. Instead, take 2 1/4" sheets, cut a little bit bigger than you want the shield to be. Spread glue evenly on one side of each, put them together and clamp them into the curved shape until the glue dries. Use a little bit more of a curve than you ...

Jeff J

Can't make real good recommendations without a specific time, place and your social classs. With that, can get you an entire personna in a list of websites. Even better, you could surf on over to Firestryker forum and figure a lot of what to do, where to buy for yourself. It's been a tad slow of lat...

Jeff J

Actually, for a less expensive spear, the MRL viking spear doesn't look too bad. Their lugged spear has gone way downhill though.

http://66.0.193.113/cgi-bin/www11650.storefront

Jeff J

You beat me to it James. Was about to post it here.

Jeff J

Most leather craft places carry something like a Circle Edge Slicker for $3-$5. You can search the tandy site for one:

http://www.tandyleather.com/search.asp

After finishing the leather, burnish it with the tool and then rub beesewax on the edge & it comes out smooth.

Jeff J

Damn, those are pretty. What dressing are you going to finish the belts with? Any plans for finishing the edges?

Jeff J

Thanks, Brent. Much appreciated!

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by tancred: does this mean I have to get rid of my Museum Rep's nasal helm? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Why? That's one of the few decent MRL products.

Jeff J

Ingrid Larson is a Swede - who'd a thunk it!

I'm a mere half Swede. Dad came over in the 40s.

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bob Hurley: I'm so glad you've seen the light and decided to be French. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Normans are NOT French! They are Nornam.

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by fgp3: [Waves] Fred (moved to UK) delurking That's me. Fred Pollnitz. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> JEEZUS F'ING CHRIST! FRED IS BACK! HIDE THE SHEEP! Sorry I missed the last ...

Jeff J

Now about "Novae Milites"? Oh, that's right - it's been taken...

Jeff J

Was just thinking, with all of the Normans we had assemble at MD Hastings this year, A new Norman group COULD be formed.

Jeff J

[Waves] We split up around '93 when several decided to pursue other interests. I've lost touch with most. Me (15th C Grey's co) Christian Clausen (15th C Grey's co) John Krivjanski (trying to get him into 15th C...) Tom Ball (retired from reenacting) Scott Brodnax (retired from reenacting, went into...

Jeff J

A lot of what people consider medieval "celtic" - isn't. A lot of what people consider irish or scottish was developed by the victorian english. Pennanular broaches among them. Those were borrowed from dark ages artifacts. For clothing info, and authentic patterns, go here: http://www.reconstructing...

Jeff J

Brent's pic:
[img]http://www.mediumaevum.com/image/36a.jpg[/img]

These are the earliest surviving helms I've ever seen that would be classed as armets - cheekpieces hinged at the temples, meeting at a defined chin.

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Jeff J

Good piece - a tad verbodse, though. Could be condensed to half the size.

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Winterfell: Don't let Jeff J. near your good stuff, it might diasappear. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ya, I steal people's rusty...

Jeff J

I'd say it's more like the rest of you look when one strolls into the camp to ask me to go for a walk with her.

Jeff J

And don't buy it very heavy! Get a fairly thin weave, 'cuz when it shrinks, it's gonna get thicker too. Something you don't want unless you're going to wear them as winterhosen.

Jeff J

I'll get you your rivetted riiight after I get my springsteel suit complete. ;p

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Richard the Short: Actually, short of butted maille, my Flavian Kit is now up to spec. (more or less) <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Flavian Farb. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/to...

Jeff J

Some tech-savvy person might offer to assist. hint hint...

Jeff J

Ya, JZ & his period tools saved flonzy's big-top after a disaterous 2AM center-pole failure.

Also, Maso of Redco has a great armorer's polishing bench straight out of a period illustration that he takes to events. Steve Lund also goes to Redco events and works as a bowyer.

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Peder: Your right it is not your place to dictate to other groups standards but its your groups responibility to ensure a certain level of decorum when running an event. Kass a...

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Hushgirl: Yes, but why should he have to? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Have to do what? Have to have a way to deal with the occasional negative comment by some small-minded person ...

Jeff J

Bob, You sound no different from the LH crowd. Even those considered the best reenactors do things exactly like you do. Ignore the a$$holes, do the best you can, strive to improve, and if people give you shit about your kit, ask to see theirs. I bet that if you so chose, you could be just as big of ...

Jeff J

Someone making a criticism without being able to tell you what, specifically, is wrong is just plain being a jerk. OK, sometimes, things "Feel" wrong, but that's hardly a good measure. Perhaps it's the condition of the equipment, the way a certain combination of items go together in precisely the wr...

Jeff J

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Peder: Lets see Tanc considering that I heard atleast one person comment that at an event in any other period you would have been asked to leave the event for such a thing </fo...