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Templar Bob/De Tyre

While we are on the subject I would like to thank you as well. The essay was invaluable when I made my lamellar. Hi, Vladimir! As a side note, Bogei Timur (who, as I recall, hasn't posted here in a while) used information from the article to make a suit of her own, using different lacing patterns. ...

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Animal: Wow--thanks for the shining review of the essay! I'm pleased that the information in it was helpful to you, and (more importantly) that it's stood the test of time. But the real people to thank are the late H. Russell Robinson (the author of Oriental Armour ), Dr. Gorelik (formerly of the He...

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Alastair's Footwear Laced Ankle Boots.

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Chef:

That is beautiful--and you should be justly proud!

...I wish I had it!

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Hmm...I wouldn't be too keen on purchasing armor from a website full of typos and grammatical errors, not to mention the fact that the armor pictured is heavily rusted. Wolfstone: Two points that I noticed right off that perhaps you missed: ⋅ The armourer in question is a QuebÃƒÂ©cois. En...

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Knitebee: Yes, I'm very pleased with my purchase. Last evening, as I was watching Naval NCIS , I was playing around with a little Nevr-Dull, and polishing the rust on the pommel. To my pleasant surprise, most of the rust on the pommel polished off. In all likelyhood, I'll be finished cleaning it ton...

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Sir Vitus: This thread begs a question--I fight with the shield size I do because it is true to the size a man-at-arms or knight of the 12th to 13th centuries would use. Any larger is too cumbersome--and any smaller is of limited use to a person primarily armoured in maille. While I portray a 12th c...

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Folks: Earlier in the year, the Archive's very own Angus had several items up for offer. Among the items he had for sale was a Norman sword with a "tea-cosy" pommel. This was sold for $60.00, plus shipping. In my humble opinion, Angus did himself a disservice. Unfortunately, I was away in Washington...

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[img]http://www.greydragon.org/images/tentpics/tent79.jpg[/img] Now this is cool, a cap to keep water out of the center pole grommit as well as the tie-downs. This sounds like the project Templar Bob was looking for. Bascot: Actually, that is a project I'm currently working on. From what I understa...

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StudBuckle: This is the point I'd been trying to make all along. The entire discussion of internal structure of a pavilion (did they have one or not) is a distracting side-argument frequently brought up as a rod to beat others with...and a fairly senseless argument, at any rate, when based primarily...

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Spoked wheel or hoop? Honestly, no one knows. The only surviving Western European round pavilion is the one he sites elsewhere on his webpages--and even there, it's possible the museum itself put the thing up incorrectly for purposes of making a better display. The one in the museum has an internal...

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Marcele and Bascot: Looking at the article, I don't think Major Barclay makes any definitive statement as to what the internal support structure other than by inference. Note his commentary: It is true that we currently have no clear, positive proof of the *design* of the inner structure, we have ob...

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All:

I have the sad duty of informing people that Lou Anchill of Coldwater Armourery passed away on the 12th. I have no other detail than that from the e-mail I got, but will tell you more when I find out more.

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Folks, I think what Joaquin was trying to say was just what Broadway did--just not as tactfully put. If you're working barely able to make your expenses for years, yet are participating in a hobby that can suck up a lot of disposable income you don't have, your concerns really should be the mortgage...

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kass wrote: Does the name refer to Simon Peter, the "first Pope" or similar?

Kass

Actually, it refers to Simon Magus, Samaritan sorcerer who tries to "buy" the powers of healing in Acts 8: 9-24--with disastrous results!

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Hey Bob, What's "simony"? Or is it too graphic to explain? Kass The buying or selling of a church office or ecclesiastical preferment. According to notes in the Upton-Ward's Rule of the Templars , one can even be involved in simony purely by accident--say, one of you leave land to the Order, on con...

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Medieval trivia question: What medieval historical event caused Friday the 13th to remain significant to this very day? The raid of on the Templars by Phillip IV of France, Friday, 13 October, 1307. At midnight of that day, Phillip had sealed letters authorizing the arrest and "questioning" of all ...

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Gentlemen: Let's give Angus the benefit of a doubt--for now. But if this proves to be a case of mail fraud, then I have a case to take to my local Postmaster. I have collected as evidence the following items: ⋅ A printout of this Armour Archive thread. ⋅ My e-mails regarding the ...

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Bob, you look friggin' imposing. Any chance you'll make it to Lillies this year? That's up to my events manager, Hushgirl... Nice pics guys. Good to see your kit Templar Bob. What is the helm you are holding there? Wearing the kit of an early 13th century knight (of sorts) I am interested in fighti...

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Wil:

Not the clearest shot...and it doesn't show the mailled chausses.

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paging t-bob, t-bob to the courtesy bat-phone please! wanna repost the pics of the sword and scabbard ya make? b Y'Know, Bela...I don't have any current pictures of my sword and scabbard. However.... http://home.armourarchive.org/members/de_tyre/Rattan_ScabbardPix/Dcp_0229A.jpg http://home.armourar...

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Jehan, Sludig: I guess my SCA experience came from the "old school" method of armouring, where hiding the obviously modern elements of one's fighting equipment was the norm, rather than the exception. During my formative years (when Freon helms were first illegal except for practice), my only guide ...

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I would appreciate the input of those of you needing new armour,and items you may find difficult to find,or that the armourers who offer them are either booked up,or otherwise unavailable. I intend to take your advice and make finished items ready for sale. I will then either contact those of you w...

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My personal favorites are the names of two swords belonging to a pair of "down in the heels" English knights during William Marshal's period who frequented the tourney circuit:

"Gainepenny":(ME) Self-explanatory.

"WinbrÃ¸d":(ME) Literally "Win-Bread".

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Hello Jean Paul, One last question... how easy is it to set up (how many people do you need) Sigeric That's a tough question. I've put it up by myself before, but it was a bit difficult. Having done it once I could write up the routine of it, but it was a pain. With two people, its very manageable....

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Jean Paul:

Who's the manufacturer of your new pavilion?
Can you e-mail me privately about the one on sale?

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For years I fought in a welded stainless mailleshirt made by Master Knut. I first wore a Wisby coat of plates over the maille, then I had a specially made aketon with fabric pockets stitched in. Each of these pockets had a Kydex plate that (when fully assembled) worked like a Lorica Segmentata . The...

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This tells you how I'm able to view the Midwest Tent, Bag & Canvas "13 Foot Round" pavilion on their webpage: ⋅ Go to the MTBC webpage . ⋅ Type "13 foot round" in the Search window (at the upper left of the page). ⋅ Press "Enter". A note on MTBC is that they first make ...

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So I was wondering, ive heard comments of viking war belts, and was wondering if htere was any historical fact behind them? And if so, wheres the documentation and/or photos cause I'd like to try makeing a more period armor. Thanks.l DVChain: You can use either metal or leather lamellar or scale ar...

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The point is Templar Bob, if you get some training in this and want to experiment with some patterns by making me some boots or turnshoes, let me know. I HAVE LOTS OF LEATHER THAT I CAN GIVE YOU IN TRADE! About 50 or 60 lbs anyway. And I am pretty close by here in Michigan, and could run it down to...

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There's also this to think about: Most people who ask for an armour pattern have no idea how much work goes in to developing a piece of armour from sheet metal to finished product. Further, they're only likely to make one item (or one set of items) in their whole armouring lifetime. Getting an appre...

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Talbot wrote:Bob:
Email me. I'll teach you. I taught Alistair and Seamus from Armlann.

Doug

E-mail sent.

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JT has also been busy with: ⋅ Restoring the Archive after a major crash. ⋅ Making a temporary place for the Forums while searching for a new site. ⋅ Moving the entire Armour Archive Forums to another program intact . You'll understand if he's been a bit busy of late...r...

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What!? A black man cain't have no Black Panther on his d'vice? I's bein' o-pressed! Awly'all be in trubble when th' rev'lution come!

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My spaulders are laced into my mailled haubergeon . There's no real need to remove them, since they're laced where I want them. At a later date, I intend to have a pair of roundels laced into the haubergeon as well, to protect the armpit area. I had a pair before, and they worked quite well--the onl...

Wow--thanks!

With all due respect....

>smirk<

REVIEW: Crusader sword from Angus

But he never made a definitive statement to that effect.....

Coldwater Armourery - Sad news

Re: Medieval Trivia Question

Here's hoping not...but if so..

...depends on how you started!

Re: Production armorer needs your input

RE: Sword names

RE: Setup

A question for Jean Paul de Sens:

No pictures, I'm afraid, but...

How to view the MTBC round pavilion:

Re: Viking Kidney Belts

Tempting offer, but....

Another point to consider...

Re: Call me

Keep this in mind as well...