The Armour Archive

Maeryk

So is a Viking, or for that matter a Conquest-era Norman. But since I don't generally enter tournements, it doesn't really matter anyway. Not really. "historic" tournaments or costume tournaments are documented.. where you would be as likely to face a person of your _actual_ period as you would Gre...

Maeryk

You _do_ realize that the log stuck on the end of that handle is probably somewhere between 15 and 20 lbs in that photo, right? The woodworking on something like that.. or even on the straight maul above, is pretty straightforward, even without a lathe. Get an axe, and a brace and bit, and possibly ...

Maeryk

Braque (my fav)

YES! I _LOVE_ him on Space Ghost: coast to coast!

Always getting zapped by SG.. what a card!

Maeryk

Maeryk

Many "purists" were against the large tour of motorcycles that hit some of the major galleries, Was this recently? Like within the last 15-20 years? A guy at the campus I work at owns at least one bike that was in a Guggenheim display.. Doug Strange.. collector of fine motorcycles. Some really NEAT...

Maeryk

How about a convienence store clerk working the night shift in an urban area. Guy I work with was damn near one of those casualties. Luckily, he had a .45 on him and dispatched the attacker. Funny thing was, the guy wasnt after the money, or after cigarettes.. my bud opened the cash drawer and drop...

Maeryk

Hmmm. How did he even determine that it was "a broad"? It isn't stated in the title "Nude Descending A Staircase (No. 2)" You would have to have known my grandfather. Extremely intelligent man with a commanding deep booming voice and a no-nonsense way of saying things (tits on her FOOT for Chrissak...

Maeryk

I went and did some more reading.. In the York book, they reference a mallet (maul?) that has a flat face on one end and a chisel profile on the other.. so _someone_ was thinking along the "swingable wedge" line. Underhill goes into making a big "round maul" (like the first one in the post up above ...

Maeryk

I suspect splitting mauls are 20th century, and certainly no earlier than 19th. Think of the cylindrical clubs that wood and stone carvers use, but bigger, and on a longer shaft for the one style (and croquet mallets for the other). I dont know about that. Like I said.. the Coppergate book lists a ...

Maeryk

Are you scanning prints on a flatbed scanner, or transparencies and/or negatives on a transparency scanner? Prints on an old really high DPI scsi scanner. Then I work em up in Gimp. Actually, I got a nice 4 MP digital I ahve been doing most of my work with, because it has virtually every bell and w...

Maeryk

How do I resolve ( heh ) the graininess problem when shooting indoors with 400 ASA or higher film? more light, faster shutter.. thats about the only thing that will help. The emulsion on 400 and higher is just grainy.. unfortunately. Its designed for "snapshot" photography.. or fast sports stuff to...

Maeryk

In the immortal words of my Grandfather, at the National gallery, veiwing "nude descending a staircase".

"Jesus christ! this broads TIT is on her FOOT!"

Maeryk
(I dont "get" a lot of "art")

Maeryk

It does drive me nuts when people armchair marshal people on a forum like this. Mark has not even had a chance to fight in it, or realy tweek the fit as is often needed, recheck the padding etc, and he has people telling him he will fail inspection in it. I can only speak for myself, in that I was ...

Maeryk

I believe dogwood is New World. I would (wood ) favour oak for the purpose myself. Like you say. though Cap'n - dangerous! Also not subtle a generally messy (KERSPLATT!) and, therefore, much FUN! ALder! my wife got me the York dig book for christmas, and by FAR the most common wood represented in C...

Maeryk

Farming ...Each of which was probably a lot nastier in period. Imagine being an off-shore fisherman without radios or long-range weather forecasting. farming now is dangerous mainly because of the heavy equipment involved. In the middle ages they didnt have tractors, combines, or threshers. Yeah, t...

Maeryk

Of course, then we'll complain about the Vietnam guys showing up and "ruining our event" of watching Vikings charge machineguns manned by ACW Confederates, and grudgingly allow the Korean War guys, since it's only slightly OOP. Why, when we already have people in 17th C pirate garb to pick on? Maeryk

Maeryk

Eff - did your prezzies come with a brown afro wig so you could paint 'happy lttle trees'?

Dont be hating on Bob Ross.. he's deceased.

Maeryk

Maeryk

Most of the sketching and drawing books seem to be the same way -- none of them have techniques approaching what Durer used for *study* sketches, let alone final works. Take a look at "the complete woodcuts of ALbrecht Durer" Dover 0-486-21097-9 plate 346 shows his anatomical studies and plates 337...

Maeryk

You obviously don't go to the right parties...

define "right". Most of the women I have seen wearing that should have been wearing a moo-moo.. it would have fit the "image" better.

Imagine mimi bobeck (Drew Carey Show) in bunny fur barbarian.

Maeryk

Maeryk

I can honestly say I know at least two marshals who would bounce that helmet. Only because if you (and yes, this is how they bounced mine) "fell over backwards and were lying on teh ground and a thrust skidded up your breastplate it COULD get under the front of your grille and hit your chin". yes.. ...

Maeryk

What model of saw do you have?

(Mine has never had a guard _on_ it as far as I can tell.. I inherited it from my Grandfather with the guard still in its protective shipping wrap)

Maeryk

Maeryk

He's still an idiot.. now he has it 320 buy it now PLUS 320 shipping.. thats 640 bucks! And refunds will only be given as "merchandise credit"? How many "amazing full tang cleighmores" (at 40 per) would that be arriving at your door? Dude.. I'll go straight to smokey mountain knife works if I want t...

Maeryk

My tablesaw has a gurad on the back of it that means half lap joints are out until i can take it off. i don't have the right bit for my router and they are quite expensive even for one. That spline might be the way to go then.. though you will probably still need to pull the guard off.. you just ru...

Maeryk

Gorilla glue I use to make my bee hives, but I wouldnt use it on my shield either, get a quality wood glue, one for exterior usage if you play in the rain a lot. Titebond3. Cant beat it. While the polurethane glues are _good_ they are not perfect.. as I discovered when I made my daughter's high cha...

Maeryk

you could always do it with another medieval solution too.. the captive spline. If you cut a groove in both sides of the joint, and then mill a thin piece of wood that just fits in the slots and allows the joint to close all the way, you can make a really nice, strong joint. A slight chamfer on the ...

Maeryk

i call bullshit on that one maeryk. i doubt you have ever seen a face thrust with a legal thrusting tip hit a legal helm and crease it. not realistic at all and not serving any purpose. debating fairy tales of picking up teeth and people getting launched off their feet and such do not aid in anythi...

Maeryk

so touch becomes a stab to the eye and a push to the brain. glad to know we arent even talking the same language any more doug. To be completely fair, Logan, you have been all over the board on what means "Bested". In a thrust to the face, you seem (and correct me if I'm wrong) to claim that even a...

Maeryk

I agree with your point that we could hit harder with the thrust and not be so wuss about it. Yeah.. but how do you judge where "harder" becomes "too hard"? Is it as you apologize profusely and help pick the guys teeth off the grass? I can certainly see the point to restricting it.. especially afte...

Maeryk

that is skill to you? its not to me. it also doesnt effect me as i dont get beaten by the folly thrusts, i make it a point to punish the folly thrusters, and i win fully 98% of my fights (or more, i have no real idea, im just making shit up ). What do you mean by "folly thrusters". You mean if I pu...

Maeryk

..if you're going to insist on "calling me out", playground bully style, Logan, you know what kingdom I live in. I'm easy to spot.

Yeah.. your armor isnt plastic.

Mareyk

Maeryk

do you suggest that that takes skill?

Only if the person being thrusted understands the basic concept of "block".

Maeryk

Maeryk

you disagree. please tell me why. Because at least 50% of "skill" is defense. If you leave your face open enough for me to get my point _IN_ There I have already beaten you.. its not about (at least to me) how hard I can hit someone or how hard you can hit me.. any thug can hit hard.. monkeys in th...

Maeryk

sure, maybe you are maeryk. and thats cool. you have that right in sca sport combat. but lets not be so confused to think or suggest that those are the rules. that is the point, the only point, i ever made. they _ARE_ The rules, That seems to be the point you are missing. "positive pressure to the ...

Maeryk

maeryk you are still, as you have always been, a pain in the ass. i doubt you have ever been hit in the face but thats cool. how bout this, you and i will meet at pennsic and you and i will hit, punch, slap, whatever each other in the face until one of us quits. we will do it with whatever. you gam...

Maeryk

and as soon as you want to see thrusts hit with force i will join your drivel. but what i said was that the mere touch to the face that sca combat allows to be the way to best someone sucks. while that may well be your only way to victory it is a far cry from brave, stout, triumphant, skilled, or m...

Maeryk

http://theringlord.com/cart/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=82&cat=Rings+for+Rivetted

There ya go..

Maeryk