The Armour Archive

Ceddie

To abuse a safetey rule, just to get yourself out of an awkward situtuation just seems like a cheap cop-out. Its using the system to do better in a fight, rather than learning how to do better by being a better fighter.

Good answer!

Ceddie

Simple. Let go of it. Under SCA tourney rules, he has to give it back to you. There is a discussion going on about that right now on the Squire's Yahoo group. I think letting go of your trapped weapon during a tourney just to stop the fight and recover from a bad situation is kinda cheezy. Why? You...

Ceddie

Brian, can you post a preformance review after you have had a chance to fight in it a couple times?
We are working out the bugs on liners for a few helms. I'd like to know how the wool holds up vs the cotton batting.

Ceddie

I'll take 40 if you still have them. what is shipping to 32305?

Ceddie

I got one of Cet's 7 piece wraps a couple years ago. It rocks. Hard time forced me to part with it but I hope to get another soon!

Ceddie

I want to harden AND stitch leather, which do I need to do first?

Ceddie

your prices are great, I cant wait to see pics!

Ceddie

Ceddie

thanks

Ceddie

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Ceddie

i say again, case by case basis, where superior construction can be proven. The same can be said for rivet articulation. poor construction is poor construction. The system will work if you know how to make it. besides the fact is that a more rigid material like aluminum is less likely to flex in a ...

Ceddie

Talontwoswords wrote:Topics like this can get real ugly real fast.

In order to repair the damage caused, it seems they require a lot of...plastic surgery.

HAHAHAHAHAhahahahahaha

thank you Talon!

Ceddie

**snip** To answer your question, laced articulation *is* ineffective, it is little better than pop riviting with a half decent burr. and yes, it is a bit of a weight issue, as a propperly mounted elbow or knee cop made out of aluminum or steel will not flop around to the same degree. lacing in art...

Ceddie

I tell people ALL THE TIME, "we can talk about XXXX Mon. on the phone, did you see YYY in the list today?"
Discussion of modern topics is goint to happen but we can try to keep it to a minimum when we remember to do so.

Ceddie

unfortunately I don't have easy access to Arms & Armor of the Medieval Knight. Not in a huge hurry about so I'll happily wait until you get your scanner running again. Will - I'll scan this and shoot you the file in an email this weekend. Jon Jon, Thanks for picking up my slack, I have no idea when...

Ceddie

anything that bends is at risk, attack the inside if the bend (armpit, inside thigh/groin, inside of the elbow, the whole damn neck). The head is really hard, nature saw to that, the eyes aren't... if it's mushy, it's easy to break. Hit there.

Ceddie

how many do you need?

Ceddie

A SOFT mouthpiece should help. something that will prevent the mouth from completely closeing and keep the muscles in the jaw relaxed. My doctor told me to hold my tounge flat between my teeth then set my chinstrap and relax my tounge DON'T KEEP IT BETWEEN YOUR TEETH!!!! That should give the slack n...

Ceddie

Call Gwen at HE. She has said that she will go under the 25.00 min order

Ceddie

Halfdan wrote:So, does anybody know where a guy can get some nice, straight shaved rattan?

Thanks!

Check with Baron Eirik
his e-mail is:
echance@uindy.edu

Ceddie

thanks Ceddie that would be fantastic! Will Will, I can't get my scanner to work, take a look at page 52 of AAotMK. It's what I was thinking of and it's damn close but not as close as I thought I remembered. If you like I can photocopy the page and mail it to you but it seems I can't make an image ...

Ceddie

Please show me a link to a pair of period ankle-high or greater boots that cost as little as $80 (what I paid for my last pair) and last as long. I've been in my boots now for 2 years, wearing them for most of my fighting as well as for my primary daily footwear. My turnshoes will not last out the ...

Ceddie

Also give a look at

http://www.pewterreplicas.co.uk/

they are good to work with and the ship time is about 10 days if I remember right.

Ceddie

The entire kit was based around the helmet (Adam Berry WMA - inspired by the art on the cover of one of the Osprey Norman books) which according to the text in the Osprey book is inspired to be around 1250. I've never found a period example of a spagen top with a face plate of this nature, they are...

Ceddie

I am working on a project and I need 6 disks of aprox 16oz leather, 3 inches in diameter. That isn't enough to justify buying a whole shoulder but if anyone has any lying around, I love to buy it from you!

Thanks

Ceddie

I don't know about The Order of the Dragon but I have ordered from Steve in the past and he is top notch. His work is great and so is his service. Give him a few days Christmas time is hectic for everyone!.

Ceddie

Gwydion Caithnes wrote:I have a pair of these - you gotta use a basket or cup hilt with 'em if you're fighting SCA, but they look great, and the fit and workmanship were reasonable for an "off-the-shelf" purchase.

Must be a regonal thing, they look fine to me.

Ceddie

e-mail 3!!!

Ceddie

Question w/o research:

How much different is 13th and mid 14th c pottery?

Ceddie

If you aer half as pleased with yours as my wife and I are with ours you'll be doing cartwheels.

I was asked not too long ago if I was going to Court or the field.

Ceddie

You got a great deal.

Ceddie

Why not try this- Two gentles fight. They stop when they are satisfied with the outcome (one or the other struck a telling blow(s) and they both agree the fight is done). At the end of the day, before the prize is given out, hold a helm show, and allow everyone, men and women, to vote on whether or...

Ceddie

Insane Irish,
Nice work on the chairs! And a noble effort in the direction of making our game nicer to look at!

thank you.

Ceddie

I really dislike Coleman chairs. A also donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t care for pop up tarps, some of my comrades in arms mock me (in a friendly way) cause I will stand in the sun rather than use them. The thing is: I wonÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t tell others what they can and cannot do. I will lead by example. I will help them. I wi...

Ceddie

I am all about the peer pressure to make things cooler. I think that people working towards a common goal and encouraging others in that direction is great. When it becomes a problem is when those applying the pressure lose sight of the free will to do as we see fit. I will use myself as an example....

Ceddie

What it all comes down to is the great quote from above "Sword hits helm your dead" Wilhelm If the SCA were just a fight club, then you sure would be right, but it is more than just that. This is where many people, like Animal and others, who even though they have been around the SCA for 20+ years,...

Water hardened leather Q

Re: WTB: Shaved Rattan

spagen top with a face plate

WTB 16oz leather