The Armour Archive

St. George

I used to use the three layer siloflex only swords for everything from practice to tournies. I also used 2 layer ones. I am not sure if the rule has changed or not regading their usage. I found that they didn't hit hard enough for combat, and I had to bend them back into shape too often *sometimes d...

St. George

Depends on how closely you live. They have a lifetime return policy on all tools, so if the store is nearby and you don't mind stopping by there once in a while you could buy any of their hand tools.

Alaric

St. George

It sure could be if you made the right tooling for it.

Alaric

St. George

I think that one of the biggest problems with DV overall is misrepresentation. The running coments between Brennus and Dieterick are exlemplary of this. The crux of their argument is (at the moment) that Dieterick feels that functionality=form. It does not. Although the pieces can work similarly, an...

St. George

I have one well one I made it myself, and it holds up just fine to Sabah hitting it. I used multiple layers of fiberglass and resin (including most of the back), so it isn't going to crack anytime soon. The only problems that I am seeing with it are that I used a very fine weave fiberglass on mine, ...

St. George

Budobudo. I do not live very far from you. If you would be happy to discuss armor with you some time in the near future. I have made many suits over the years, and have an eye for producing something that not only looks good, but also is inexpensive, period appearing, and sporty. I will likely be at...

St. George

This topic has skewed from my original intent, and that's cool. ... but here is another question. If minimum visual standards were enforced, it would blur some of this social strata. Is this a good thing? Alric Enforcing minimum visual standards is a bad thing. No further question is really require...

St. George

Sarnac, This might be alittle more than you want to spend, but consider this set-up. I have one and it rocks. $375. Also, Grizzly has some less expensive grinders that might be a good solution for you. I also have a grinder from Harbour Freight that has extended shafts. I think that was about $75. A...

St. George

On mine, the trigger/handle unit was dismounted and then turned added into the pedal, with the pedal sitting on top of the former trigger. Hoses go from part to part. It works very well.

Alaric

St. George

Dante- I really don't think this is an instantaneous type failure at all. You would see it coming long before it did. There are plenty of people who are using shield with messed up edges all the time, especially in your neck of the woods (look at the corners of wooden heaters, they are messed up all...

St. George

James, The problem is that the word "attempt" needs to be changed. Unfortunately, even something as ludicrous as someone strapping their dog to their head and calling it a hat and covering themsleves in care bear stickers can be an "attempt" at Medieval. It certainly fails at being Medieval, but it ...

St. George

Thanks Mike.

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St. George

I personally feel that it is all about impression and appearance. One thing that we cannot re-create is the economy of the Middle Ages. We are not a people-power society. We cannot afford to have droves of workers putting our armor and clothing together. Further, I think that we are putting some mod...

St. George

St. George

Mike F,

I'd love to hear your thoughts on molding plastic- would you mind PM'ing me with them?

I think that nicely constructed and covered plastic married to the right elbows and knees would look correct, be safe, low maintenance, and easily dominate the SCA market.

Thanks,

Alaric

St. George

Both those pics are riveted like ours were. Very simply you rivet a cone together, and then flare the edges out for the right shape.

Alaric

St. George

Engineer and Biker boots used to (and still do in some places) fall under the "best attempt" category. 15-20 years ago when there really no makers of "period" shoes in the SCA, they were the best all around option. Today, they are no longer the best option as period shoes can be bought for less mone...

St. George

Honestly, I agree with Animal about DVA. DVA has a time and place to be used, but the fact of the matter is that the "armor" that they produce isn't Medieval armor at all. It is protection for a Medievally themed sport. Above and beyond that, it is stuff that should never even be "seen" on the field...

St. George

Our's had no welds! They were essentially modified riveted cones made from the Cad/Valerius/Talbot pattern.

Alaric

St. George

In tournaments where I am able, I offer counted blows rather than limb loss and knee fighting. At the same time, I understand that this is a game that we are playing and that fighting from the knees is part of the rule set.

Alaric

St. George

They really aren't hard to make- buy the wood and cut to shape, routering the edges to a nice curved shape. buy some of the fiberglass fabric that they have at home depot and auto parts stores. try and buy a piece big enough to cover your shield. Buy some fiberglass resin (liquid- not bondo filler- ...

St. George

Thank you Budo! Jesus says In the Gospel of John I am the Way the truth and the life and I have no greek fonts on this site to play with but to transliterate the greek the direct article (ton) means specific, in greek you can infer A or An but not the, so either Jesus is who he says he is, or he is...

St. George

Gaston Valmont- ArgentLion@nc.rr.com -is the MiC for Ymir. You might want to check with him.

OTOH If I were Marshall, I'd pass it

Alaric

St. George

The above quote (and pardon me for cherry-picking your post) articulates what I consider to be a fundamental version of the position held by "the other side" . And this (emphasis added) is part of why authenticity is slower to gain traction than it otherwise might. The people you view as the other ...

St. George

Depending on how much you want to spend, you could just buy one 4x8 piece of 1/2" oak or birch and make your shields out of that. Router the edge to a nice rounded edge, and then cut out a boss hole, and add your boss and handle. They should last you a few practices/tournies each before they go. You...

St. George

If you just use the resin and the fiberglass it will give the impression of stained wood.

Alaric

St. George

Hugo, I am sorry, but you hadn't mentioned anything about peers helping you in your first posting (I don't think), and I just saw them in the second. Frankly, I think that Peers should know better than to make a helmet that looks like that. There are many options to create something that would have ...

St. George

I seem to recall that at one time, exposed welds like those were against the rules. Really, if someone really wants a cheap and easy to make starter kit, then going with a great helm surcoat (not silly SCA t-tabard), some simply arms (maybe plastic vambraces with a cloth covering, cuisses done the s...

St. George

Teah the music worked for me too, but I couldn't help but laugh at the juxtaposition of the larger man in the background of the pic of the shields as the rockin heavy metal tune played on this page:.http://www.tuchux.com/homepage002.htm Weird.

Alaric

St. George

hell yes it is.

St. George

Euric, I also find myself in the position of flanker, harrier, and have done that position for both the Northern Army, and the Eastern Unbelted Team. I am also considered to be one of the faster fighters in the SCA. I think that other materials could easily have been used in many of the places that ...

St. George

Poser 6 was only $100-200, and I've found it fairly easy to use.

Alaric

St. George

If they ever banned plastic, I would not be able to play. It is cheap and easy to use/buy. I don't believe so. There are plenty of other options besides plastic- although plastic does have a part to play in what we do I think. Mild steel doesn't cost a whole lot. In any case you would still be able...

St. George

I'll agree that all religions may have different beliefs, and different methods of worship, but they are not necessarily more or less true than one another. Try this one. In Christianity, Jesus Christ is the son of God. He is God in the flesh. In Islam, Christ was just a prophet, not divine at all....

St. George

Budobudo wrote:
David Stifler wrote:I don't think 'demonstrably untrue' is what was meant. I think it is rather 'relatively' or 'personally' untrue--though to use the word 'untrue' is itself, I think, inaccurate.

Your right. I think that "falseÃ¢â‚¬Â

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