The Armour Archive

St. George

Don't discount the fact that you might be throwing your shots incorrectly. Improper form on the wrap will quickly lead to tennis elbow.

Alaric

St. George

I would bet that you got it from Valentine Armouries. I think that $700 would be about right for that suit from them- maybe a little less than what they normally charge for it. It looks like it was made by Hind Handicrafts, who do most of the production work for Valentine. Most of the work from Indi...

St. George

A friend of mine bought a shield from someone in Lucan's household once, and part of the deal was that Lucan and the boys got to "paint" it.

A couple of the sayings written on there were:

"I love butt wraps"

and the ever popular

"You can't hit me hard enough your Grace"

Alaric

St. George

In a vein similar to Gaston's... There is not just simply a "goob factor" in relation to victories- but also in terms of injuries. Where a skilled fighter will often land a powerful blow that leaves one more than a little sore, the beginner will often hit either an illegal target area (something tha...

St. George

A new world monkey can compete, but they have to be dressed like an old world monkey of the period. What if my New World Monkey, his name is Stan btw, wears some jaguar print Pajamas (or better yet, how about some Hello Kitty pj's)? Would that get him in past the rules? It might have happened, and ...

St. George

I still have quite a few openings on my team, and the final list will not go out until Pennsic, as I am awaiting a number of confirmations. If you are interested, please let me know.

Thanks,

Alaric

St. George

I used to have a set of Moric's "vambo's" which were essentially bazubands. I loved them. Maybe some of the best armor I have ever owned. A friendly Duke friend of mine borrowed them for a while, and I don't remember what happened to them. Recently, I started using 18 ga spring steel vambraces and s...

St. George

McMaster-Carr does have pretty much everything, but they also charge you out the wazoo for it.

Alaric

St. George

You Grace, We are currently considering 10 minutes of "open fighting" with actual kills and captures in this time period resulting in removal from the rest of combat. We are also considering a brief moment (breather) in which all living but captured combattants are allowed to pay a ransom and get th...

St. George

Getting there first weekend sometime, camping at Vlad's.

Alaric

St. George

I read that King Arthur had apicture of the Madonna and Child on the inside of his shield for inspiration. About 10 years ago I wanted to put a pic of Madonna on the inside of my shied for inspiration. I didn't because I didn't think anyone would get it.

Alaric

St. George

I think that this ruling takes away the ambiguosity of the wording "attempt" and replaces it with "appearance" at least in the context of heavy combat. Pictoral documentation shows us what "appearance" would look like. We can place that next to anyone standing on the field and ask the crowd there if...

St. George

It looks like this definition opens two doors: 1) Methods. Maybe we will get to start playing with some of the cooler techniques from period. 2) Marshalls will now be in charge of judging appearances on the field (even more so than they were before simply as representatives of the Crown). Perhaps th...

St. George

I am currently preparing a Great Helm for the Combat. Torse, mantling, paint job. Geez, it could almost be a reality show. I hope it turns out well.

Alaric

St. George

There is no list yet. We are working on some measures to lengthen the battle time. My personal preference (if I had to choose one) would be for more greaves. Open faced helmets can look reasonably good (look at Cuan's). Certainly an open faced helmet can look nice enough, but there is just something...

St. George

Find a somewhat edited copy of the rules below. These are not the final rules, but should give you a good idea of what to expect. Alaric 1.) No basket hilts--all swords will have cross hilts. (NB: One handed weapons are going to be of very little use since you may only thrust with them.) 2.) No unpa...

St. George

There are still a few spots available. Please be mindful of the armor appearance regulations if you would like to be considered.

Alaric

St. George

as an aside... You know the kind of people who take part in the Battle of the 30 are generally the sort who appreciate deeds of arms. You might be able to sway them to wait a few moments for the Battle to start, or if you were to have your event directly aftwerwards, you could probably get most of t...

St. George

"it will punch up to 16 ga steel...ONCE"

You should be able to get the real thing for like 65 bucks.

Also look at the shipping. These are punches that guys buy at harbor freight and put on line and usually just make their 10 bucks on the shipping.

Alaric

St. George

I certainly think so Your Grace.

Alaric, Dux

St. George

I think that they look much better than the old version, but they could look better if they top part was dished a little deeper and if they were planished out a little more- I knwo they are a pattern test, but they coul dbe smoother Alaric PS- thanks for trying to make all these things look better!

St. George

Based on me- the girl who designed the card thought it would be funny, especially because my character in our DnD game we were in hated dwarves.

There is also a Duke Logan card floating around out there...

Alaric

St. George

Anyone interested should contact Phillipe or myself. Sir Valharic has had to step down as Captain, and asked me to take his place, and with great honor I have accepted.

Alaric. Dux

St. George

Thanks for the notes n pics Tim. I think I can still incorporate several of those ideas into the overall look of the pieces we are going to make. I hope that these pieces turn out well- and then in the future, maybe guys will buy them and wear em' with Stonekeep poleyns attached

Alaric

St. George

Time, Why would you think that that going from laced chauces to laced gamboissed cuisses would be such a far leap? Also, the lack of evidence points towards- not knowing. With the number of brasses, etc that don't show the back- we won't know unless someone spots one that does, and even then we only...

St. George

Michael- those look really good, especially considering that they are a first shot! Timothy- I prefer the fit of a cinch lacing onthe legs, as I prefer to wear them tight against my thigh, rather than have them float loosley. That is part of the reason why I went with the design. I know my fiancee w...

St. George

here is the pattern: it was hidden under he word elbow- m Timothy- My fiancee and I are trying to make ten pair of gamboissed cuisses for sale at Pennsic. The pair that are in the pic are the prototype pair, and I used grommets on them that were lying around (didn't have any dark ones). I think that...

St. George

It really is little modifications like the 1 row of rivets that become an SCA standard that really start to affect the manner in which people discuss and view armor in the SCA. Take for example the many mis-spellings of Churburg, Cherbourg, Churnburg, etc. On Ice's site he calls his segemented chest...

St. George

http://www.repoussetools.com/a_hammers/flat_round_2.jpg sort of like the shape on the right side. Use the flat hammer head as a striker, and something with a long wide cross-section like the right side of this hammer as the anvil. My planishing hammer used a 2" solid rod as a holder for the "anvils...

St. George

Michael, It is much, much easier if you flip the edges after dishing- the flipping provides a lot of extra strength to the shape, so it makes it really hard to curve if you dish the flat piece first (I think that is what you meant) Here check this armoring essay out from the Archive- it shows how to...

St. George

Here is a pic of some gamboised cuisses with a simple stainless poleyn. The cuisses can be made by almost anyone who knows how to run a sewing machine. The material costs probably $30. The Poleyns were I think either $50 or $75 for the set. And for those who do not think that gamboised cuisses are e...

St. George

Michael, My first experience with your product was a few years ago when I had to upgrade the pieces that someone had bought from you. At that time, they were unsafe, having sharp edges, and did not adequately cover the parts that needed covering. Since then you have made many strides in producing a ...

St. George

Brian, I am looking into all avenues Thanks for the advice. I think there are certain things that India can do- copying, mass producing- etc of certain pieces that will make working with them somewhat economically viable. If I produce a piece that I would like to sell for $50-100, and can get them t...

St. George

Michael, Why do you throw up your hands at me? Why say things like "Was this a big enough waste of time for you????" I take the SCA and armor making relatively seriously, and I don't think that trying to affect it for the better is a waste of time. Obviously, you don't either. I don't hail you as th...

St. George

Micahel, Pardon my asking, but I mean this in all seriousness- did you really succeed at another business, or just get lucky? The reason I am asking is that every time you quote numbers, it seems like they are way larger than anything I encounter myself. I work pretty exclusively in spring steel, an...