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Templar Bob/De Tyre

Wife of Otto: In "Best of the Hammer, Vol. II, ppg. 101-104", Sir Bruno van der Eiche references: 1. "...a late 14th century MS illustrating Northern Italian knights at a tourney". On pg. 103, his drawings show a man in a padded aketon, vertically quilted which buttons up the front. It also shows bu...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Cast Iron Skillet P-38: I've been pondering the construction of a gambeson with "breathing holes" incorporated, and my mental picture would encompass narrow verticle section...

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Sir David: One of the people in our household is taking the riveted maille tools I bought earlier this year to make the following alterations to my maille: 1. Adjust the chausses so they're actually wearable to someone not from a starving African nation. 2. Attaching the coif to the shirt, then ...

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Vermin: I think you missed part of what SyrRhys said: <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by SyrRhys: The marshallate may stop a fight for safety reasons (which calibration is not), and they may express a car...

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I've not had much trouble with the riveted maille I own. But much of that has to do with the nature of the armour. I think riveted maille is what is referred to in the Army as "expendable durable", that is, designed to last a while, but will eventually wear out. The only real problem I've had with m...

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Uh...Sasha? Hate to bring it up, what with all the other work you've had to do (which is quite good, I might add)...but how's the mace coming along..? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their...

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Sasha: http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/eek.gif I hereby declare you a madman. A very talented madman , but a madman all the same. Fine work, BTW. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing f...

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ADDENDUM: Just thought up some more items that would probably be useful: 1. Writing desks. 2. Chest/coolers (a strictly SCA item). 3. Weapons racks. 4. Footstools 5. Portable spice cabinets. 6. Ambry chests (a sort of screened cabinet). I'll think up more later. ------------------ Robert Co...

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Constancius: No flame intended--merely pointing out that Bascot's talents would allow him to build in a variety of woods. I was further pointing out certain...practicalities regarding materials and time. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who ...

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Bascot: I can think of several suggestions--- 1. The slat bed you have (made of pine). 2. Seat chests (both small and large). 3. The clothing rack (modified with "Gothic" cuts). 4. Either "X" chairs or stools. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice...

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Clay: Nice dish-work on those. But the question everyone is wondering is----Did you have a particular lady in mind for those...? ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remem...

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To all: I think what Bascot is asking is what type of wood/designs would you be willing to pay for. The expensive hardwoods are going to cost a lot, and (frankly) should be expensive. If you want something that you can take camping to a re-enactment or an SCA event, why not ask him how much i...

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RE: Triple tie-downs ("crows-feet") One of the nicer pavilions on the Serengeti (in N-16 off Fletcher's Road) had crows-feet ropes attached to the eave-line of the tent. It didn't seem to need much in the way of extra space (at least, no more than most pavilions out there--around three feet from th...

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Egfroth: I know you were partially in jest---Don't get frustrated. The information imparted on this thread helped a lot more people interested in the period than you know. When you cast seed on fertile ground and some of it falls into gravel, do you get upset, or rejoice when it's time to bring in t...

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Vitus: Wow. That certainly puts a stronger slant on the title "Ministeriales" than is normally given. Even a stronger slant on the term "Fealty", in that to serve the Crown, you serve the people---kind of a two-way vow. In short, you take the term "Liege" as literally as is reasonable under the circ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Vitus: ...I never knew how to be free of the burdens of my own desires (as far as knightly pursuits go) until de Charney showed me how to be free of them. Make the desires and ...

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Vitus: Which of your role-models helped you get to this point of the Path--de Charney of du Guesclin? ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Rein...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Alcyoneus: How would you offset the swords not getting stuck in the shields as you destroyed them? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Alcyoneus: Getting "stuck" in the wood is probably n...

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RE: Indestructable shields I'm kind of mixed on my feelings on this one. Inserting an rule regarding aluminum shields is somewhat unrealistic. You might consider what a shield using reasonably authentic materials would fare against weapons of the period (say, rebated swords), then making a determin...

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Trull: I had Valconnan (Sebastian Kempkers) translate the "Feldflaschen" article on the Hippodromus page from German to English. I still have it on my system. I'd considered using the information therein to restore my bottles and make an new set. Glen K: To my knowledge, both of the bottles pictured...

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AnnaRidley: Thanks for your effort on those resources. I now have them bookmarked for Hushgirl under Kit and Accessories on the PC. Won't she be surprised! ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing...

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A FOOTNOTE: On the last Friday of Pennsic, Rebecca and I went to Syke's Sutlering and picked up the following patterns: La Fleur de Lyse Patterns- (MAR-1001) Women of the Medieval Romanesque Period (MAR-1002) Men of the Medieval Romanesque Period (MAA-1001) Medieval Accessories-11t...

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There's also By My Hand Designs---Master Jamie Blackrose had several pairs at Pennsic. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real L...

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Came to that conclusion about five years ago. ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real Life is the Great Leveler of Man.

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Yeah...but it was the Prince of Darkmoor that got the hangover! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif One of my household brothers brought the pair of mailled chausses I got from Purpleheart...he was altering them to fit normal legs, using Steve's maillemaking tools. Once he's done, I'll have...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Jean Richard Malcolmson: I'm not going, because my wife needs to go for meetings for her SCA office of Society Children's Programs Coordinator. She's just flying in tomorrow an...

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...and I'm sorry I missed it! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif I am glad that I finally got to put a face to a name...and more so that you're squired to such an honorable man. I hope that things go well for you on the path of chivalry. So...how'd the singing performance go? ---------------...

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All: We just got back about twenty minutes ago. There was a gentleman who had a bronze Lorica Musculara that was phenomenal. Steve had his usual quality of maille, a gentleman had a sallet with bevor that had over 180 degrees of pivot on the neck. And Zanetto's finger gauntlets had fingernails</u...

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Gentles: Many of you are familiar with Clay Edgin (Prince of Darkmoor) and his father (Kay, King of Swordsman). What many of you don't know is that they are one of the up-and-coming talents in the armourmaking business. You can find their webpage here. I ordered a pair of their gauntlets and 300 20-...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by schreiber: Templar Bob, I've been doing the tent class the last couple years, and haven't seen you there. (I don't recall Earl Davydd being their either, though...) I'm real...

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Gwen: The idea of a gunner or pikeman is appealing, actually. The idea of wearing a dress, however, does not. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing ...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Prince Of Darkmoor: Robert, You're shaving your head for Pennsic? Me too! We'll be twins!! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Clay: Yep-...

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Pictures, man! Pictures! No, wait...I'll see them at Pennsic... ------------------ Robert Coleman, Jr. The Noble Companie and Order of St. Maurice Those who beat their swords into plowshares end up plowing for those who don't. Remember: In Living History/Reinactment, Real Life is the Great Levele...

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Of course, a lot can be said about the level of calibration "agreed to" by the combatants themselves. I've seen bouts that look like the blows are way too hard, yet neither of the combatants have a problem with them. And, there's the "As Real Men Fought" tourney happening at Pennsic... -------------...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gwen: If a black person wanted to join the company we'd be fine with it, as black people are represented in 15th C Burgundian artwork. Think of St. Maurice- he was highly fo...

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