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Kel Rekuta

Mr. Hick- If a man's leg harness were of reliable quality, would a man with a shield even bother blocking a leg blow? -V Conversely, why throw a leg blow at a man with good leg harness when it is likely to open your head or arm to the opponent's counter... It works both ways. If one is close enough...

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MAN!!!!! That's what I'm trying to get made!!!!!

Andrea Carloni was kind enough to write it up for us "h'Inglish" people:

http://www.companie-of-st-george.ch/cms ... al-doublet

More detail at the original site in Italian:

http://www.villaggiomedievale.com/artic ... IC_ID=1672

If you want to make one of these for me too, I'm your Huckleberry.

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Have you looked at medievaldesign.com? Yes they are one of the Italian vendors I have looked at in the past. And now their site is down. Thanks anyway. Hi Kel, HE and RC both do custom work ... would it be worth contacting them directly and seeing if they're up for the challenge? Yeah, worth a shot...

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It seems there is a big gap in available Italian men's garments between the late 14thC and mid 15thC. The farsetto of Malatesta Pandolfino (c1437) falls into that range but no one seems to make a version of it in North America. A couple Italian vendors make them, as well as a couple Polish vendors. ...

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Cian / Kel , Is there a trick to the pattern? Is it a donut, or a cone? Is there a trick to figuring to the radius/diameter, or just wing it? 1 - A coved cone, two triangular gussets. 2 - Measure the aventail at various points along the circumference, wing it from there. You could lay the aventail ...

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A very thinly quilted liner isn't hot and serves to increase resistance to thrusts. My first liner was light canvas with two layers of wool baby quilt lining in the front, one the rest of the way around. Its pretty thick and doesn't lie down properly. The others I've made have been duck cotton with ...

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Effingham wrote:THis thread is useless without pictures.

Why does no one heed the words of this wise man?

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I want to know where to get the sides to cut belt blanks from!!!! Where do these people who sell proper white latigo belts in 7-8 oz weight get them? Not sole leather- BELT weight. -V Sorry to rain on your parade. You have to buy alum or chrome tanned to get a good white. There is no such thing as ...

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Most people don't realize it but the ninjas and the pirates are both led by Chuck Norris - Chuck cunningly plays them off against each other, for his own secret purposes. His publicist encouraged him to make more appearances. It was a simple solution that freed up his time for more important matter...

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ARMA is a specific organization, whereas WMA, HEMA, etc. is a descriptor (i.e. Western Martial Arts, Historical European Martial Arts). Basically its two different sects of the same religion. And the SCA is just another LARP. Its one thing to have an opinion. Its another to have an informed opinion.

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THIS IS THE BEST THREAD - EVAAA!

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As far as the Wisby finds, there were no blows that penetrated the coats of plates. All the wounds were to heads and limbs, not all of which were covered by mail. I cannot entirely agree with you on that. While I was researching and patterning my repro of the Type I, #7 (On the cover of Price's rep...

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Trevor, Durometer ratings relate to compression resistance. Many closed cell foam products used in the North American orthopedic field fall in at 35 - 40 D. EVA used for midsole build-up is typically in this range. Light EVA (Cloud EVA is one brand name) for cushion effect tends to be 25-30 D. There...

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Diglach mac Cein wrote:Seems to me that would be the SMART way to go about it - listening to the fighting population.

Pretty much my original point. That's not how things worked then.

BTW, I was a Midrealm DEM at the time.

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Careful with that paintbrush... I know quite a few Midrealm Chiv who not only had no problem with facethrust, but were very intregal to bringing it in to the Midrealm, and activley trained how to use it and defeat it. Yeah, there were lots of good folks working hard at a number of things. Ask them ...

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Sadly, I'm finding myself interested in reading his book, if only to see what he says about others in print. Is there part of it available online for preview reading? I don't want to pay a lot for a book of questionable use beyond entertainment purposes. Its all over the place on download sites lik...

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Maybe a bit too much work for one project but you might find making your own wooden plane an enjoyable exercise.

Here are some resources.
http://www.handplane.com/46/books-on-wo ... ne-making/

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Dauyd wrote:The Don't mock part was accurate as far as Alcy's interpretation of the plate, but rather ironic in that Kel obviously failed to understand what Alcy was saying with the blade/hilt comment.

Inappropriate comments deleted.

Really.

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Alex Baird wrote:
Leo Medii wrote:It was more a here is some information of swordfighting, and why I hate all these other groups and people and this is why.

So, basically, he is a modern George Silver?

Nah, George knew you could parry with the edge or the flat. He didn't bother reminding people of what anyone knows.

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Are you familiar with the manual and specific plate in question? Irrelevant. Then you haven't, so you don't know what is being discussed. Nor did Alcy, who is normal very well informed. (Gotta take shots where you can on this forum. It all in fun.) This forum is, in fact, named Medieval Combat and ...

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Afaik SSG and CSG have no such problems AEMMA??? dunno Nope, no problem. I used to play SCA, so did Brian McIlmoyle, the co-founder of AEMMA. David Cvet, the founder & president of the organization did for a while as well. Unfortunately the local goon squad decided it would be more fun to figur...

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And some of the books had filler in them. Do you really think that in a fight to the death that you REALLY have time to unscrew your pommel and throw it at your opponent? If you don't at least knock him out (assuming you actually hit him), who is going to have the upper hand- the guy with a sword i...

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Vitus von Atzinger wrote:The truth of the matter is that the Midrealm {CHIV} found face thrusting to be RUDE. {too effective against them}

Sorry Vitus, I was there. It was pathetic and entirely typical of that time and place. The Chiv didn't like it so the marshallate had to enforce their preferences.

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MJBlazek wrote:Great deeds are meaningless if all people remember you for is being uncouth.

Oh, oh! Spiffy idea for a sig line! Sawweeet!

Hell, that needs to be on a T-shirt!

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Hi, I recently made Halberds a Gunbelt, Holster and Knife sheath. I wanted to stitch some of the pieces together but just couldnt figure out how to make it work. I have what I think is a sewing tool, Its a needle with a wood handle, theres a bobbin inside the handle for thread, I figured out how to...

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Jim, Just buy her a modern fencing plastron designed for women. Why reinvent the wheel? A leather plastron under the gambeson will be a magnet for mold. She won't be able to feel hits wearing it over the gambeson. No useful lessons to be learned that way. You could make one from a sheet of polyethyl...

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Historical data tends to do that Steve.

Hey I found it interesting even if is mostly Bolognese to me.

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Yeah, how much tension could it have - its just a piece of wet skin?

My first frame was 2x4's. A calfskin fixed that right up overnight.

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I've got a full-cow in the house just waiting for the right project, actually. The stretching process is BRUTAL if you're working by yourself, rather than having four or six hands on the job. Dude, ya gotta make a stretching frame. Stapling it to a piece of plywood just doesn't do the job. You need...

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The Gifted One says its too small to make pommels and guards, which is what we need at the moment. As much as I relish the prospect of a road trip to Chicago... I have to pass on this item.

Good fortune to the next bidder.

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Vitus, you always have an interesting perspective on things. I look forward to reading your thoughts on this - which I've heard described elsewhere as the storm from calm, a wave from stillness and other Zen -like analogies. I think I know what you mean here - please find some time to share your tho...

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If your's is nicer than the one I'm rebuilding... we'll see. I don't know how I am going to move the stuff though. December road trip through lower Michigan and Indiana with 800 lbs of machinery? I think I'll have to bring a helper and a 2-4. I need one day to confirm it with my partner in crime. Fa...

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Talbot wrote:Sorry, it is only those things at talbotsfineaccessories.com

Ah, saved....

Its buckles & bits I need, many buckles & bits.

Another sale perhaps? Hmmmm?

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Elegant choice of descriptors, Ben.

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Really, who'd you send it to?

Sorry, haven't retrieved them from their current resting place this weekend. Should have them in hand for a better look on Wednesday. The shop move is going very slowly.

WTB Farsetto - early 15thC doublet

Re: A few leather working questions