The Armour Archive

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One of Bascot's fine chests!

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Firepit. Toss it in. Then get some real armour.

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My Baldor 3/4 H. does the same thing when I touch the grounded metal stand. It is mounted on a sheet of plywood that I stand on so I am not the ground - but I ground out by touching the frame. It is static electricity, not AC bad grounding, which I got my share of playing with a stereo 2 amp guitar ...

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At 80 degrees of so, about 24 hours between coats. Make sure you wipe off the excess well once the wood has absorbed all that it will (about 15 minutes). The beeswax coat takes longer. It is still tacky after 48 hours, but won't take fingerprints if you move it. I let mine set in the house after 48 ...

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I finish my period furniture with two coats of "commercial" boiled linseed oil, followed by a coat of boiled linseed oil with beeswax melted in it. I do it outside on the grill with a coffee can inside a 5 gallon pot of water. Bear in mind that commercial boiled linseed oil has additives that cause ...

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Looks great! Good job!

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I agree. If he is offering a service, and you need it and are willing to pay for it, that's not "preying".

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I just use barge cement, and prothyesis (sp?) grade leather.

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$220.00 for both sword and dagger? What a deal! Is the tang peaned over the pommel? Is the tang one piece or welded on? Did he temper the blade, then anneal the tang? How was the shoulder of the tang shaped, square or rounded? A very pretty set indeed. What was his guarantee? Where are you located, ...

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Chef could answer this better than me, but I think most are carved with the face at 33 years old, considered the "perfect age". Several were carved a decade or so later and may show slightly later harness. Some were cast directly from the corpse before internment. So, maybe? Definitely better than d...

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Wow! Until a 'period' fighter actually performs in SCA combat and wins the crown on their first try because their fighting style is 'superior',they should keep the flames to themslves. And that alone would validate their argument? I didn't know the SCA was...

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What a cool opportunity for someone who doesn't have a 1200 lb. 15.2 hand high "son" to transport!

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I don't think that anyone has said it is the most effective way to swing a sword, just that it is one way. Every problem is not a nail, and not every tool is a hammer.

No, but using a larger hammer seems to solve most problems!

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You guys are scaring me here, wanting to look at another guy's butt, then drooling...

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I don't understand. All of the details, the etchings and designs...beautiful...why did he use a cheese-grater for the faceplate?

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What I was told in the Midrealm was that if it's attached to your body, it is body armour, so a strike against it counts as a kill. Whether this was an actual rule, or someone's opinion, I don't know. Using a guige strap with a spear, by hooking the thumb of the left hand to control the shield works...

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teaches historical Sword and shield fighting. Preferably from a surviving manual. No bucklers please You and me both. I'd like to learn proper techniques with both a Viking round and a Norman kite. I've found nothing. Regia Anglorium seems to be similar t...

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Bascot, you still haven't addressed my original question. I do want to hear what you have to say if you want to share.

I thought I did. What is your "original question", then? Perhaps you are not being clear.

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"Old castle? Well, are they ALL old castles? There aren't any new ones... Maybe you mean White Castle? Man I love White Castle hamburgers, with the onions, and the little square bun,..." hmmmmmmmmmmm Old Castle? How about a New Castle? And get me one whil...

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Did the swords skate off the glancing surfaces? - No, direct hits. I dented 16 guage, 14 guage 1/4" plate, etc... steel... Riiiggghhhtttt...I never realized Rob MacKenzie used dwarfen steel that is inpervious to blows unlike some of the other armour. Even Indian armour withstood it. Good grief. No, ...

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I have asked this question of three different posters who I feel are more knowledgable than I and are firmly on the "wrap doesn't work with a sword" side of the coin(Chef, Bascot and now Joaquin). So far no one has responded to my question. Have I worded it poor...

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Test cutting on a hanging side of meat should show whether a wrap would work. When we cut hanging ropes, there is a certain amount of "following through" necessary to keep from simply swinging the rope. Perhaps if some of the "pro-wrap" folks could video tape such a display using a wrap?

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I don't understand this tendency to search for proof of a conclusion already decided upon rather than research what was correct with an open mind. As long as the SCA attempts to portray its' combat as "historically accurate", or as some say "the only historically accurate combat around", there will ...

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I just say "Huh? Sorry, I'm an outlander, what are you talking about? Is that a fact?"
I don't wear a white belt at all because I don't find them esthetically pleasing.

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I received mine Friday as well. Everything looks great, although I haven't had much of a chance to mess with it. They appeared to be an 1/8" wider than what he said, so I'd suggest waiting to cut your leather until after you've received them. I used red deer and can easily stretch the hides to match...

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Studbuckle has the belt fittings. Chapes & lockets pretty much have to be custom-made. Can you braze bronze or brass?

Limewood, or the American equivalent, basswood, are good choices.

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I don't have much documentation for it other than my interpretation of pictures, but the way I am doing a scale shirt is a cowhide jerkin, with leather scales like fish scales sewn on across the top of each, and 3 stitches down, with every row overlapping all of the thread on the row below. Each sca...

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Das Kapital in condensed form! Thanks, Steve. Of course, sometimes you make things simply to learn, so you have another benefit that isn't financial. If I want the "perfect medieval X chair", my first attempt may not satisfy me, so if I can cover the cost of materials and try again, it's better than...

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Forget Nutsore'd, but Sword Forum would be a good bet.
I've got several of Christopher Poore's weapons and they are awesome. I don't own any of his swords, but our Duc has the Black Prince and it is beautiful.

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Run the brain through a blender with some water and use that, you can save your piss for a tree.

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Thanks, Raibeart. I appreciate that. Go to: http://monsieurgeoffrey.faithweb.com/photo.html and scroll down to the third picture for a description of a 9th-11th C. scabbard. I'll have photos and a description of a 13th C. scabbard up about a week after Tim Finkas sends me my de Trumpington hardware.

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Try fighting Duke Moonwolf of Rivenstar SCA style when he is only using a buckler. He beat the crap out of me (with a heater shield).

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No wonder Lynn wouldn't let you buy the chest!

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Tandy is expensive. I like to use game hides, and these folks carry some cow/bull hide as well:

http://www.hideandfur.com/

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If you are going to England to fight at Hastings, you need The Vikings specifications. Basically, that one is too pointy. The tip needs to be roughly shaped like a quarter, and there is an edge thickness requirement as well. I'd be concerned whether that sword was one piece, or had the tang welded o...