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Templar Bob/De Tyre

Pinky Balls.

For some reason, no one seems to be selling these anymore. I could get tons of 'em for around 0.50 a piece. I don't know what the deal is now...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

I've got it bookmarked now...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

De Clermont:

Bring the rattan in question over when you come on Tuesday evening. I can plane it to whatever you want with the draw-knife, and you won't have to work nearly as hard. Plus, I can give you ideas on how to make your new mass-weapon "purty".

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Metal bazubands tend to slip forward way too easily, so that the elbow part isn't protecting your elbow, and the cuff is binding your wrist. Plus, they can be extremely heavy. That's pretty much a deterrent for most people. The one SCA fighter I know that uses them and makes them work is Sir Ustad (...

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RE: Bazubands I used to wear bazubands-- many, many years ago when I fought in a leather lamellar klibanion . In order to make them legal for SCA combat, they have to be altered sufficiently that form and function is compromised. This leads to the fighter doing one or two things: ⋅ We...

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De Clermont: I just chucked the rattan into the vice and used my trusty draw-knife. With practice, you can get a very smooth finish, where the grip feels "just right", but it's not so thin that it breaks in your hand. Plus, not cutting yourself with the sharp blade is helpful, too. Mine could take ...

Templar Bob/De Tyre

All this talk about balls is makin' me really nervous, guys!

Trepiditiously,

T-Bob

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Yse:

So...how was that coffee?

Contact me off-list, if you would.

Templar Bob/De Tyre

De Clermont: You've got a number of options for headwear: Most of the evidence of 12th-13th century headwear is iconographic, either from illuminations or from tomb effigies. Here are a few examples from sources I've seen. Thanks to the groups Cavaleri del Tau, De Liebaart and Compagnia de Peon for ...

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Yse: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/de_tyre/RattanWeapons/gothic%20longhd%20side%20ruled%202%20small%20.JPG http://home.armourarchive.org/members/de_tyre/RattanWeapons/gothic%20shorthd%201%20side%20w%20rule%20small.JPG These are the two types By My Hand offersâ€”Gothic Long-head and Gothic S...

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Ushumgal: Not perhaps what you were looking for, but it is one thing you mentioned you wanted. Legio XX-Manica--segmented armguards It occurs to me that this harness can be made with a leather hinge to make more laminated plates for the inner forearm and bicep. This would make the manica far more p...

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De Clermont:

If you get some time (once you've bought the head), come over some evening. I have some unique ideas of how to make your new mace not only functionally devastating, but purty, too!

Templar Bob/De Tyre

De Clermont: Currently, Master Jamie is it . Keystone Creations was the only other person to produce a mace head (which IMHO, was way too heavy --but his other stuff was excellent) is no longer in business. Everyone else who produces neoprene rubber weapons heads are only making axes. Cough up the f...

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Most Windlass Steelcrafts blades I've ever owned have had the "India" stamp on the tang under the handle, where it can't be seen. The true reason that there are problems with Indian blades is this: Indifferent quality assurance. One can get a fine quality blade from an Indian shop, with a temper and...

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That's why I'm eagerly awaiting Bob Charron's translation of Fiore's work--so that I can retain some of what is taught in his class. Then, I can practice it and add it to my repertoire.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ld. David de Clermont: >snip< It's been a while since I played with a mace and was wondering what you consider to be the best length for one? I honestly haven't used one in man...

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Thorvold:

Reply sent back.

Could you forward me a mailing address as well?

Templar Bob/De Tyre

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Originally posted by Will Knight: I believe that both the Templars and Knights of St. John were based on Benedictine lines (weren't the Franciscans an offshoot of the Benedictines as well?). -W...

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Bela:

Here you go!

Happy stitching--hope to see you in it at Pennsic

Templar Bob/De Tyre

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ringlancer: I will NOT play gently with T-Bob's balls! I will be smacking them with great force in the face of my adversaries! I'm hoping to at least crease a cuisse or two ...

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>ahem, snerk<

Go to my Profile, get my e-mail address and send me your address--I'll mail a couple of them to you gratis for the amusement you've given me in this posting.

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Being a man-at-arms was not the Franciscan way. This is why: ⋅ Franciscans were mendicant friars , sworn to a vow of strict poverty, and made their living by begging. While the Templars were also sworn to poverty, this was personal poverty, in that they weren't allowed to own any personal...

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Thought I'd answer some questions while I'm able--sometimes overtime sucks! <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Elias mac Griogair: ...how did you go about making the rattan Falchion? Details please, it looks ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tsarnoc: Bob, That tape on the falchion looks pretty damn shiny. Is it aluminum tape? I thought that SCA rules (assuming that is what it is for) disallow the use of any meta...

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Thorvold:

Please contact me off-list in regards to your St. Maurice Coat of Plates. I have questions.

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Thorvold:

Please contact me off-list in regards to your St. Maurice Coat of Plates interpretation. You may use my e-mail in Profiles. I have a proposition.

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Depends on the application.

If it were me, I'd make it in leather, but a sufficiently heavy cotton/linen mix is appropriate.

Templar Bob/De Tyre

draenoor: Deepeeka blades are what is referred to as a "sword-shaped object"--heavy, clunky, poorly tempered, incorrectly balanced and barely resemble a proper medieval sword. The Deepeeka company is notorious for making poor copies of swords already produced by companies like Windlass Steelcrafts ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>From the SCA Armour Requirements : b. All joints or seams shall be constructed in one or a combination of the following ways: ⋅ Welded on the inside and outside. ⋅ W...

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As far as I know, rivets in helmets always had to be made of at least steel or iron, unless the rivet weren't structural. An example of this is a stainless helm where the platese are welded from the inside, but the rivets are a purely decorative detail. As to why such a change is being implemented.....

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Sweet Stitcher:

I have been unable to access your AOL account to see the gambeson without it shutting down Internet Explorer. Please send photo to my e-mail address (in my Profile).

Templar Bob/De Tyre

Sweet Stitcher:

I will be sending you an e-mail with my requirements. Please acknowledge receipt, both by e-mail and by this thread.

Templar Bob/De Tyre

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Kalle Ommer: I donÂ´t know how Sebastian did it. To make an armour stand transportable we use basicly the same designe. At a height of aprox. 1.4 m we split the wooden post...

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Feargus:

In order to do that, I'd have to have a much better wood-shop than I have (or even have room for). So, no...not in the foreseeable future.

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Warclub_33: You've asked two questions: How to strap a helm, and how to pad one. Much depends on the type of helm you have. One good method is shown in Steve Sheldon's helmet liner article . That has very detailed instructions, and pictures. Bookmark it. For strapping a helm: My preferred method is ...

Thorvold (Hrothgar Ragnarsson) to the white courtesy phone,

Thorvold (Hrothgar Ragnarsson) to the white courtesy phone,

Sweet Stitcher to the white courtesy phone, please.