The Armour Archive

jester

The ACL will be doing a battle at Pennsic using BotN/ACL rules but with SCA weapons and kit. If you're going to be at Pennsic this year, you should check this out.

jester

So that where the cats stashed their flea comb. The bottom right one looks like a flea comb. They *are* flea combs. The comb was important as a tool to get out knots and to delouse. Because it was a highly personal object, it became common practice to give a comb to your lover (or the object of you...

jester

InsaneIrish wrote:
jester wrote:The timing is eerie.

I assure you. (if you are referring to what I am referring too). That the decision to go legal had nothing to do with it.

I think it was coincidence (a somewhat tragi-comic coincidence) and nothing more.

jester

Alex Baird wrote:
jester wrote:The timing is eerie.
How so?

Because the Society lost Master Pavel shortly before this announcement was made. I never met the man, but I'm told he had a good sense of humor and I suspect he would have laughed at this coincidence.

jester

The timing is eerie.

jester

Thank you. I particularly like the Islamic-style combs. They had a bunch of really cool design elements. And I'm not aware of anyone else who does them.

jester

You have no idea how easy the inlay work is. None.

The hard part was getting the laser to cut the small tines without burning through them.

jester

A few basic combs. Three poplar, one walnut, various test elements were tried on these. They've had a single coat of linseed oil, thus far. Approximately 3" x 2". Not the best photo. https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1003477_4855624868481_1569481403_n.jpg Next steps: -Finalize t...

jester

Okay, I'm going to go back to wool, linen, silk, cotton for the order of fabric commonality. I'm not going to worry about people making outergarments of colored linen because we know they had colored linen, we know some outergarments were made from it, because a person dressed in linen garb is going...

jester

Where can I buy tow-cloth?

jester

I don't know. :) I set out to produce a simple set of guidelines which explain what fabrics to use. I am actively avoiding going into too much detail because my target audience is likely to lose interest. If I've avoided any active errors then I'm satisfied. On the other hand, I'm an information jun...

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Okay, bearing in mind that this is meant to be a quick and dirty summary aimed at the lowest common denominator, edited: Based on what I've read, the fabrics most in use in the 14th Century are wool (90% of everything), silk (strangely more common than linen as a liner and outergarment and possibly ...

jester

Malcolmthebold wrote:I am super interested in fighting classes, are there any i should consider highly?

Duke Paul of Bellatrix teaches. Those classes are worth your while. Check out the WMA schedule if you're interested in that sort of thing.

jester

-Have fun -Miserably humid -Check the event guide after you get there to find any classes you want to attend. If you need to sign-up, do it early. -Do the walk around. The various camps are a sight to see. Pennsic is different in the daytime and the nightime. -Find out what parties there are and fig...

jester

The bug-ridden, sweltering, humidity-fest of Lillies or a high-fidelity event in the mountains of Southern Utah? For me that's a ridiculous question. :) Taking the time off from work and using the resources that we usually use to travel back East to see family? More of a problem. I agree that locati...

jester

Sorry. There are numerous instances of traveling people carrying sacks that go over their shoulders. Some of these travelers are pilgrims. I am referring to sacks, not to scrip bags or purses. :arrow: http://www.larsdatter.com/wallets.htm is the style you mean (I think). Yes, however you also see t...

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I learned the limitations of my ability to inspire. 25 people showed up to an event in Southern Utah (which is pretty close to the middle of nowhere) and had a lot of fun at an inspiring event. Which doesn't include the people who wanted to do it and couldn't and have been working towards something...

jester

Sorry. There are numerous instances of traveling people carrying sacks that go over their shoulders. Some of these travelers are pilgrims. I am referring to sacks, not to scrip bags or purses.

jester

What fabric should sacks (the kind used for transporting goods or pilgrim bags) be made out of? Linen?

jester

Yeah, I keep getting 404 errors whenever I try to search on anything.

jester

More pictures from 2008

http://abbygreen.blogspot.com/2007/09/c ... -time.html

jester

I'm approaching this from a 14th Century perspective. Yes, I've read the Museum of London publication on textiles finds in London. But I simply don't grok fabric. So, let's see if I've got this right. Based on what I've read, the fabrics most in use in the 14th Century are wool (90% of everything), ...

jester

You can see the 2007 guidelines here

I made a copy available to some folks who might be interested in this.

jester

Charlotte J wrote:Hey!

I thought you were relocating to the DC area?

Where in Southern Utah? We just moved to Colorado, so we might be interested.

Ditto. I greatly regret missing the last one.

jester

Those pins are actually very nice as they save you the bother of slicing them in half if you want to go with a split back rather than peening (which would also involve cutting). Take your leather and place it over the buckle plate. Mark where the posts land on the leather. Punch holes in the leather...

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Ok, couple of questions, because I know WAY less about the material culture of the OPFOR for this period than I should... embarassingly little. 1) Do you know of this information can backdate to c. 1200? 2) Given proximity to Egypt (Or being FROM Egypt), any idea as to how much of this could/would ...

jester

I started putting together a guide for 14th Century Spain. The latest iteration (minus the pictures) is here

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So something like: Although the cotehardie (or simply cote) is considered *the* defining garment of the 14th Century, it is actually a fairly late development. The standard tunic of the 13th Century, best represented by the St. Louis tunic, begins to undergo a series of transformations that result i...

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1360 England farmer in tunic: http://armourinart.com/mm/media/cache/original/1003-3_large.jpg Given the mounted soldiers appear to be driving booty (cattle) and prisoners (the people afoot with, apparently, their hands tied behind their back) I'm not sure I'd use this an example of outerwear. Those...

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It is common for us to read period accounts of counted blows and ASSUME the first person to reach that number has won the fight. That's not actually the case in most instances I'm aware of. Jousting until six lances have been broken is just a way of determining when the fight is over. Three blows wi...

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There are certainly accounts of deeds with counted blows (thrown or received) specified. I'm not aware of any details regarding how those blows were counted. The point doesn't seem to have been to score the most points, but to set limits to what was inherently a dangerous activity. The man who enter...

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Okay, so start with the St. Louis tunic and then show how we get extra gores, a narrower fit at the wrists and upper torso, the addition of decorative and functional buttons, and lining? My goal is to make it very easy for a non-sewing ape (aka me) to create their starter 14th Century kit and then i...

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Getting ready to add some updates to the Draft 14th Century Men's Clothing Guide - Christian Cultures and I'm particularly looking at outer-wear. Right now I'm thinking I will counsel people to make a Bocksten Tunic as their outer wear for the upper body. While the cotehardie is *the* defining garme...

jester

Thank you, Harry.

jester

Thank you!

Armoured Combat League at Pennsic

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