The Armour Archive

St. George

Is Jocelyn married?

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If you don't know who Mac is, most peopel consider him to be "the best." His advice to start with something simple and learn the technique first would be good to heed.

Good luck!

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you might look into getting an expansion wheel for your bench grinder. They work quite well too, just make sure you get the right sized bushing.

Here are some examples: http://www.dadsrockshop.com/sc_products.html

they will totally work well for you!

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I've heard tell that this: http://www.grizzly.com/products/Knife-Belt-Sander-Buffer/G1015 is a good machine to have around. I don;t know if you could find one second hand or not. The price isn;t cheap, but seems spretty reasonable for a quality machine. I have one of these. It is a sweet machine. B...

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pm me your address and I'll send you a pattern. They are pretty easy to make. I have three now I think, this one in brocade, one to match my blue jupon and one in baronial livery. Next I'm making a black wool one with mail peeking out around the bottom. Could you scan it and post it to the patterns...

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When I was playing tennis, I was popping a set of strings almost every match. Swords are disposable items, and I am happy when I get 6 practices out of them.

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I saw this bascinet today that you might be interested in. It was made by Michael of Bedford. Some guy named Felix has it...

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"polishing" can also be helpful at different stages to see how consistent your hammering has been. "polish" to see low spots and divets more easily.

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Personally, my issues with Madu are much more akin to the reasoning that professional baseball uses wooden bats- it significantly alters the game. Scores in college baseball are often things like 21-14 or 15-10, not the 7-4 or 3-1 of professional ball. Years ago the so called "spaghetti racket&...

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I've fought sword and spear for years. If I had a dollar for everytime I've heard it called unrealistic or gaming the rules, I would be standing next to a trout stream instead of sitting behind a computer. So let's make a list of other things in SCA combat which are unrealistic and game the rules. ...

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Animal Weretiger wrote:As for nobility, I'm at least as noble in my game as you are in yours, no matter what weapon I happen to be using. Doesnt it work that way for you guys too?

No.

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The biggest problem with them is calibration. Thrusts are an odd beast in the SCA. Everyone complains about face thrusts being too hard, but at the same time, considering the armor standard, probably takes body and leg thrusts from one handed weapons way too lightly, and probably because most of us ...

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Good Gentles all, Such a subject for my first post here. Well let me say that I believe the two fighters were engaged under the melee rules at Gulf War and as such it was a legal blow. Only thrusts to the back of the head are not allowed per the rules. I must ask, however, if I am the only one conc...

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Unto this most gracious company, does George, Duke Sartiano, known in many circles as Alaric, send his warmest greetings. For many of you, it has been far too long since we have shared company, crossed swords, or held ground against common foe. For others, we have not yet received the opportunity to...

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I think the picture shows the guy being really fast. He was so fast, that he sensed the Duke's shot coming and was dodging it. He moved his head out of the way so fast that his face got shmushed up against the bars as he was dodging. It took a little bit of time for the helmet to catch up to his do...

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Nissan Maxima wrote:
D. Sebastian wrote:
God I love the Atlantians!

Me too. I wisht I had some here.

Sorry I moved- if only because I don't get to hang with you more. CHicago was/ is kind of a wasteland for fighting.

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Wow, a choice between Johannes and Nigel as Captains. This is not a choice I want to make, as I respect both immensely, and enjoy each of their company. I will do my best to have appropriate gear and appearance for the battle, and will have ransoms appropriate to my station available- should I need ...

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I have gold plated lamellar. It cost about 2-3 bucks a plate including stamping and plating. It is probably 2-3 times that much now, and I only needed about 200 plates.

If I had thought about it I would have put resist on the backs of the plates to cut down on cost.

Alaric

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Cet's finish, and shaping looks more right than Ironmonger's. I find that Ironmonger has a bit more "slop" than Cet, such as in the straightnenn of his lines, or where the point is located.

I recommend Cet.

YMMV.

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I recommend using nickel bronze instead. In a relatively thin strip, it can have "spring-y" properties like you are looking for and is pretty when it shines up as well.

I think McMaster carries it as well.

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There is no excuse for a ballista bolt hitting a spear tip taking out a fighter. That is just stupidity.

IIRC doesn't the rule say hit the person anyway, not the weapon?

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http://www.fcsutler.com/fccanvas.asp 24x36 for $1750 among others.

Look down the page at their sutler tents. They have pretty good prices for some larg-ish and small-ish tents as well.

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The whole idea of inspection at Pennsic is kind of silly if you ask me. I think we all know how easy it would be to "cheat" the inspections at Pennsic. In a sense, it really is a waste of time. The stickers, are kind of a waste of time too. Marshalls should maybe just act more like refs, a...

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are they going to eb based on the half gauntlets that he has on his site?

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the upholstery tacks have nice rounded heads, so even if they come a little loose they don't stick out all nasty. Nails don't have that same option.

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Use some upholstery tacks instead. They work well, and no one has aver complained about the ones I used.

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vacuum forming is the top way to go. No doubt.

Here are some plans for an inexpensive way to do it.

http://www.halloweenfear.com/vacuumformintro.html

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I would recommend just getting a couple of cup hilts made, and doing that design on them in brass. That is probably the easiest solution.

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It all depends on how often you want to replace your gear. You can cut weight/ga a lot if you don't mind having to replace your armor more often than not. Also, something like 20 ga spring steel properly hardened and tempered with give you a performance level superior to much thicker mild or stainle...

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You can also get upholstery velvets rather than regular ones. They will hold up much better, and can be scotchguarded too...

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depending on where the sword and hilt are there are only so many shots that any person can throw.

Likewise, depending on where their feet, hips, etc are, there are only so many ways power can be generated.

It just takes a lot of time and practice to see them.

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Congrats!

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I have always thought that the Hohenklingen (sp?) jupon, or at least the coif, had the look of a leather garment.

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Ugo tried working in TI once...

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Are the sides of your fingers able to touch? I find that is what usually makes finger gauntlets not feel "as good" for me. My fingers not touching side by side robs me of some "hand strength" and makes me feel like I have less control, ability to hold onto the sword, etc. It imp...