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Wulfgar

Hi, how large is the emboided area?

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Thanks Velund, What is the attachment method for those, are they a solid shank? how much are they each.

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I have seen these in the past but can't track any down. Looking for brass or bronze fluer dely belt mounts. I have found some in pewter.

These could be split, solid shank or speed rivet style.

Anyone got a source for something like these?

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Are you going to be offering these in the future? I'd love a pair but wouldn't be able to afford to purchase a set until around November.

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Really nice work. Do you take orders?

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Very nive helm and a finish so clean you can see the owners face in it. Is it stainless or mild?

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Are these dished or just bent?

I would suggest adding some or more dishing to the top to plates so that they conform to the shoulder more.

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Your grace is this the mild version?

Any idea on how much a set in your blackened stainless would cost?

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Owyn you've obviously had much better luck with your shields than I then, if I make a shield out of anything less than 1/2 inch its destroyed in a month. I agree on your selling points though. I had similar thoughts about the price, particularly when its still going to need modification to be sca co...

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Based solely on the specs you provide, your round shields will not really work for sca. the 8mm ply will shatter quickly. The edges need to be constructed in a way that will not damage rattan, your basic metal will eat rattan. Your heater shield is all metal, I would recommend not putting the cross ...

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I would say sort of like that but with a much smaller gap between the two triangle. You want to have the triangles sit so that when you attach them to the side they make either an oval face opening or a V shape.

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Second dibs on the parker O.X. punch

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Hi, I attached my viking cross guard by getting some fibre tape and twisitng it to make a rope and then wrapping it around the sword above and below the cross hilt. if tthe rattan is thinner than the hole in the cross hilt you can glue a bit of leather on the stick and work the cross hilt back down ...

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My current kit cost me around 2.5k

Total spending probably looking at around 10k when I consider my 7 helmets, 4 sets of body armour, 3 sets of legs, 2 sets of arms and then things like shields and swords and other things.

If I took in to account garb and accessories it would be more again.

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I am interested, however can't do anything until I return from overseas travel in September

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I remember Sir Thorfinn from a while back. He used to curve them by hammering. I assume this is still the case.

I don't know if he dishes them.

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I have a friend that uses the pigfface bascinet here in Lochac. Works fine here but apparently we're one of the lighter hitting kingdoms.

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Greetings,

Master Ianhofr (can't remember the proper spelling) here in Lochac smelted steel at Rowany festival (our version of pennsic) a couple of years ago.

I could try to get you his e-mail if your interested?

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IF they are mild steel and you want to blue them, you have a couple of options. You could try cold blueing with a gun blue, this puts an oxidising layer on the metal which goes a deep blue/black depending on the brand. Alternatively before they are assembled you will need to heat them up, I'm not su...

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Maxim does work in stainless.

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I think he means what style as in German, Italian etc. They can be rather different

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I thought you said that you couldn't do the chapes in white. Damn now I want another dagger scabbard.

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So are you going to do the brass nasal and stuff from the Valsgard 14 to match the face that you have done?

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Great to hear that the off centre of the hinge will be rectified, it is far to gorgeous a helm not to be close to symetrical

Love your Jiri

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Wow, that is great. That could be ther perfect travel bascinet for me. Could you do a similar thing but in an onion top? If so how much?

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Hi,

got a pic? do you still have the section you cut out and would you include that with the aventail?

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You could get some edging from windrose or from an auto trim place. You want the stuff with the little metal tabs in it.

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His armour is aweful and he has terrible customer service

Great dealings with him, really high quality stuff.

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Unless I am mistaken I would say it was a deep brown. Very sexy Sir Vitus.

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Looks really nice but is it just me or the part that is going to be the hinge off to the right?

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Jeff Wasson also does some really nice stuff. I love Ugo's work though

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Your elbow caps are a bit shallow, they probably need to be 1-2cm deeper in the dish.

Your finger gauntlets will not work for SCA. They need to either bridge (touch the haft of the meapon around your fingers) or have slightly larger plates and be padded.

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I often use venetian cord (the stuff for blinds) you can get it at most curtain shots, hardware stores and sometimes places like Kmart etc. I've also found synthetic and natural cord in the craft section at spotlight, not sure if its what your after but might be worth a look. You could also try some...

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I would be interested in a pair of sleeves but could afford them until the end of the year, I'd prefer stainless.

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Otto von Teich wrote:Chris, is that one of the boilerplate hats made by those bank robbers down under a few years back? Maybe quite a few years back...ahh the joys of getting old, how time fies..LOL

The helm used by the Kelly gang in the late 1800's (more than a few years ago). From memory it was plow shears.

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