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- Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:04 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: WTB: crossbow
- Replies: 4
- Views: 172
home defense?
m There is quite a bit of stigma attached to crossbows in some areas for various reasons. Crossbows rarely stop a person instead they bleed them out which police often overreact to. You might want to look into a nice, inexpensive, reliable pump 12ga for home defense and some bird shot that won't mak...
- Fri Nov 14, 2008 5:58 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Armor SWAG values?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 362
reminder
Remind me to show you my nephew's new armour when you come to visit.
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:42 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: anvil in alaska?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 178
Yule
m Just call Vis. Georg if you need anything else for the event. They probably have loaner costumes and will be glad to hear from you. This is the main website for Alaska: m We plan on attending Winters Gate's Yule in Fairbanks on the 6th but there is an Anchorage (Barony of Eskalya) Yule on the 13th...
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 7:11 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: anvil in alaska?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 178
http://selviergard.org/
m Viscount Sir Baron Georg of Glaciers Edge is there in Eagle River with you and does a bit of armouring so he probably has an anvil or such. 337-8017 is his number. He might even have a better armourer or mail knitter to recommend. Did you make it to "Time for Tudor" the other weekend? Pr...
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 6:08 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: anvil in alaska?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 178
JNU
Sorry there, mine is here in Juneau. Does Vis. Georg have one?
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 5:51 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: anvil in alaska?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 178
second chance surplus
second chance surplus about knee height on the left as you are standing in front of the counter unless the Kodiak folks have picked it up already.
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 3:34 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show your kit- Second 1/2 of '08
- Replies: 211
- Views: 23109
to the chior
Support Your Kingdom in the Lions Road Podcast End Of The Year Photo Contest Lions Road SCA Podcast m How was you year? Did you snap a few photos? Well enter our end of the eyar photo contest and you could win!!! We want to see your best photographs of the year. We are looking for the best photograp...
- Wed Nov 12, 2008 2:45 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: FOUND 2 MORE PERIOD BARGRILL SCENES !
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1024
ref?
Talbot wrote:Here are a few more
Talbot - where, what, and when are these from?
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:12 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Anyone ever start an SCA group on their own?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 525
plans A & B
A. Get help . Find fighters and artisans to come up and do a demo. Hand out contact info and take contact info. Bring food. B. Do it yourself with patience and persistence. Practice with one new fighter at a time until they are authorizable and armoured. Recruit "ringers" from the local fe...
- Fri Nov 07, 2008 1:56 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: crest for my helmet
- Replies: 10
- Views: 621
local
m Carroll Leather Goods is up in Boone, NC. They are a little picky about who they let shop in their scraps (normally sent overseas) but you might try catching Zane Hope, the director of the Hickory Ridge Homestead Museum in Boone (Horn of the West) since they like him. m It is hard to describe all ...
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:13 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Non-refrigerated food
- Replies: 55
- Views: 1867
I gotta camp with you folks...
Some very good suggestions here. Also try Jagerwurst as a more filling version of jerkies. Beef and reindeer are popular here and sold in most stores or you can dehydrate/smoke beef and venison sausages yourself. Pickles and pickled foods like eggs, quail eggs with beets, beans, asparagus, onions, h...
- Thu Nov 06, 2008 12:54 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Call for Period Dance Articles
- Replies: 1
- Views: 56
over the top
http://www.endewearde.eastkingdom.org/C ... /Dance.jpg
If you happen to know of someone who could share dance articles or information please share this call for research.
If you happen to know of someone who could share dance articles or information please share this call for research.
- Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:13 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Stories about a good armour purchase experience?
- Replies: 19
- Views: 516
Most have been good
Sir, Master, Master, Baron Robert de Spencer - always great to deal with but when I called up and described a special project on the phone he picked up on it right away and did an excellent job after he made a pair for his squire to win Crown in. Finally got to meet him and his lady in Germany a wh...
- Fri Oct 31, 2008 6:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: How do you calm down after evening practice?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 964
hot tub
Steak and soak in the hot tub before bed.
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Call for Period Dance Articles
- Replies: 1
- Views: 56
Call for Period Dance Articles
This is a forwarded message: ----- Forwarded Message ---- From: Lisa Marx <shusmarx> To: Academie Atlantienne de La Danse <dance>; SCA Dance List <sca>; antir-dance@antir.sca.org; westdance@westdance.org Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:31:54 PM Subject: [SCA-Dance] Letter of Dance call for article...
- Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:06 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show your kit- Second 1/2 of '08
- Replies: 211
- Views: 23109
GWW
Here is a shot of my late Roman rig from Great Western War earlier this month. Thanks to Martin of Rivenstar for the photo. http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/1549/greatwesternwar108yz4.th.jpg [img]http://img148.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif[/img] I love the shots from the White Mt. Armoury of the...
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA combat related deaths
- Replies: 92
- Views: 2752
Viscount Kylson
Timo wrote:Viscount Kylson Skyfire of the West (Oretha) passed away from a heart attack after fighting a tourney a few years back. His is the only confirmed death that I've ever heard of.
regards,
Timo
http://oertha.westkingdom.org/History/kylson.html
- Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:09 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: When would you give up fighting?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 2102
- Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:21 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show your kit- Second 1/2 of '08
- Replies: 211
- Views: 23109
backdrops
The fighting by the bay looks awesome! Almost as cool as all the pictures the drachenwalder's post to make the rest of us turn funny colors... Oh, and the kits look good too! Thanks and I was one of those Drachenwalders who held events in two castles because anyone could use just one castle per wee...
- Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:43 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Show your kit- Second 1/2 of '08
- Replies: 211
- Views: 23109
fall 08
[img]http://lh3.ggpht.com/Fausta.Rutilia/SP6E_UIvR9I/AAAAAAAAC6Y/vO4yhsuVHdo/s576/DSC05390.JPG[/img] Thanks to Lady Fausta Rutila and the pas d'Armes hosted by the Company of St. George I finally see what my "flying armour" looks like on me. I have wanted a crayfish for ages and my mother-...
- Wed Oct 22, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Great Western War?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1109
Re: ?
Anyone have anymore pictures of the fighting (or great court)? Ask and ye shall receive your Highness. None of the court. More of the Pas, a few of misc stuff, and a few more of the fighting all from my lovely wife. Enjoy, but don't laugh too hard at my poetry. [img]http://picasaweb.google.com/Faus...
- Tue Oct 21, 2008 2:43 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Ukraine SCA (I think...)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 914
specs?
What are their weapons made from?
What is a "kill?"
How many plan to come to PENNSIC War?
What is a "kill?"
How many plan to come to PENNSIC War?
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:14 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: transitional armor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 782
Re: AD&D
I am sorry, I did not mean to imply that "transitional" was a no-no term just that I do not hear it used much in recent years. If I used it up here I would get trout-looks from most fighters; it is locally fashionable to refer to armour by century then nationality such as "15th centur...
- Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:15 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Great Western War?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1109
?
Anyone have anymore pictures of the fighting (or great court)?
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:45 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: transitional armor
- Replies: 22
- Views: 782
AD&D
Transitional plate is also roughly what D&D gamers referred to as "plate-mail." Sorry, my inner gamer had to put that out. The term isn't used as much these days as fighters' interest become more specialized within what all used to just be "transitional" and fewer D&D pla...
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 1:10 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Helm Crest suggestions?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 478
pictures are worth....
Do you have photos of your armour, helm, and device? It might help to see what there is to work with.
- Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:38 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Review of Wild Armoury = Gothic Breastplate + back plate
- Replies: 20
- Views: 668
shine
So when are you buffing those pauldrons up?
Pretty kit.
Pretty kit.
- Wed Oct 15, 2008 12:18 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Casting Call for a Film!
- Replies: 17
- Views: 885
commute
I probably will not be able to make the commute myself.
I would like to be posted on the production progress, airing, and maybe a few still photos.
I would like to be posted on the production progress, airing, and maybe a few still photos.
- Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:33 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Great Western War?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1109
after action review
The battles Saturday were fun. We had a "target rich environment" and worthy opponents. Much beating, stabbing, and drowning. Living in a rain forest I was a little taken by it being in a desert (yes, I heard that deserts have to get less than 10" of rain while there was 14" ther...
- Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:31 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Great Western War?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1109
double post
Double post
- Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:30 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Great Western War?
- Replies: 33
- Views: 1109
typical
Still working on armour at the last minute.
See you all at the pas d'Armes Friday one way or another.
Anyone else fromm AA planning to be there?
See you all at the pas d'Armes Friday one way or another.
Anyone else fromm AA planning to be there?
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:58 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: FS: KLAPPFACED BASCINET -$100
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1011
next in line
Would you take a visor comission? I just don't have time to work on my own stuff, and my wonder visor is cracked to bad to use anymore. And it was made by Cet, so it was _solid_. I loved that visor, i wore it to death though. But, yes 14 ga tempered spring, cracked. And yall wonder why we get calle...
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:10 pm
- Forum: Armour - I want to be a...
- Topic: I Wanna Be a Schwarze Reiter
- Replies: 139
- Views: 10363
good price
m This is a copy at a good price (I've seen over $100.). The series is out of print and sort of a grandfather to the Osprey books. The Osprey French Religious Wars mentions them but Osprey could certainly stand to publish a Warrior edition on Schwartz Rieter. I would like to see a better cataloging ...
- Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:48 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: I'm looking for jugs like these?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 2600
glass
m There is a similar bottle above. I have seen these. They were heavy blown green glass, possibly from Colonial Williamsburg (?), it even had the glass loops around the edge. It was so heavy that you could hardly tell if it was full or empty. You might want to crosspost your search to the folks abov...
- Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:24 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Steel rivets in stainless steel.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 261
slowly....
m I have had a pair of stainless gauntlets for 16+ years that have mild steel rivets. The rivets do rust but are easy enough to polish. I have had three rivets fail over the years (one last practice) and while the stainless hole was clean and round the rivets have been marred, twisted, and stripped....