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Gregoire de Lyon

At the last maille making demo I did I used PVC rings, as previously suggested, for my how-to piece. To make it easier to explain the rows, I spray painted half of them red - it helps to make the pattern jump out. The girl scouts were using low gauge bailing rie rings that I wound and cut myself and...

Gregoire de Lyon

I'm going to have to pass on the hauberk - way too big in the chest. Thanks for the consideration though!

Next!

Gregoire de Lyon

What are you using as the etchant chemical? I'm etching brass using a nearly saturate solution of copper nitrate in DI water as my electrolyte. I agree with AwP though that the solution consituents shouldn't be too important as long as you have some sort of salt in the solution - may not be optimal...

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I've been doing some electroetching lately. My first few attempts haven't been good enough to show on the board here, but I think I will get there pretty quickly.

I looked through your links and didn't see what they suggested for use as a resist. Any ideas of what they are using?

Gregoire de Lyon

When I started making maille, before I was old enough to have a paying job, I used second hand coat hangers from the local laundry mat. They are coated in a thin layer of some polymeric/paint/stuff. It sticks pretty well to the wire when all you are doing is hanging a shirt on it, but once the wire ...

Gregoire de Lyon

Saritor wrote:I didn't see any pictures of it, but did anyone snap a photo of the Tynkers at Pennsic this year?

The "Tynkers" were in my camp for a few hours this war.

I saw some photos, but I don't remember where. Somewhere on Facebook I believe.

Gregoire de Lyon

There is something so great about this picture. It reminds me of some of the classic photos of soldiers in WWII.

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The guy on the left appears to be holding a belt (?) based on the two lacing holes at the end of the strip.

The guy on the right is holding a round gold thingy.

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An additional 103 pictures from the COTT, taken by Sir Garrahan on Sir Straum's camera.

Pictures

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With Bleddyn's permission, I have posted video of the deed:

Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four

I have many still pictures that I yet need to get posted as well...

Gregoire de Lyon

Quality = 4 price (regardless of quality) = 5 Customer service (communication) = 2 (communication) 4 (customer service - see below) On time shipping = 2 (it was seriously delayed, however, once the package shipped, it got here in three days!) I think that the difficulties (communication and shipping...

Gregoire de Lyon

Unto Conrad VandenBosch, does Haus Lowenstoltz sending greetings and salutations. Know that if it is the will of God and the Saints the following men at arms would attend your deed: His Excellency Straum von Bairzog, knight and companion of the Order of the Pelican, Lord of Haus Lowestoltz. Master W...

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Any update on this?

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I see that you have corrupted Sir Konrad now as well... If only that good 14th century German knight, Theoderic, were still around to talk some sense into you Cleftlanders... Nice job on the ironwork! I spoke with Sir Dirk about putting his site back up... He didn't seem completely opposed to the id...

Gregoire de Lyon

The year the McDonald's sign went up I really wanted to use "Want fries with that?!?"

I forgot, so I guess their next meal at the end of my sword is free.

Gregoire de Lyon

Hard to be certain from behind, but I believe that is His Highness Ieaun, from An Tir.

Gregoire de Lyon

Things aren't perfect, but it's not some massive clusterfuck disaster either. Nearly every delivery he makes or has made since June has been a month or so late, and he sometimes hasn't been entirely honest about that, but in the long run it's not really that bad. So far my order is between 48 and 6...

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I apologize for any confusion with the scheduling. It was in the books for 1pm on Monday, but Their Excellencies expressed a very valid concern that the war points might still be under contest at that time, so moved it to a 3pm start.

Hopefully next year things will be smoother for all involved.

Gregoire de Lyon

I am proud to announce that the Known World Baronial Champion for 2010 is none other than the Archive's very own Lady Alheydis von Riga!

She fought well and was a joy in conversation for both the assembled gallery and the other combatants.

Congratulations!

Gregoire de Lyon

I feel, however, that this is an excellent opportunity to point out something you either don't know or inexplicably cannot bring yourself to understand: THE ENTIRE FREAKING COUNTRY, WHICH IS RATHER OBVIOUSLY A THIRD-WORLD ONE TO BEGIN WITH, IS UNDER WATER.* Hi Bob - No, I really do get that Westlan...

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Bob (who deals with Westland and is 100% satisfied) Bob - Have you received the goods you ordered? Have you continued to receive communication from Westland? Are you on the hook for $3000 to people who are asking you about their product every time they see you? It could be an auto-responder, but wh...

Gregoire de Lyon

For the record, that's an attempted Neo-style dodge...

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The Couter was passed at Pennsic. I will allow the newest carrier of the relic to tell the tale in his own words.

Gregoire de Lyon

UPDATE -

Still no shoes and no communication. Someone in my barony waiting on the original order decided to test Westland and sent an inquiry about how to place an order. Westland promptly replied and said that shoes would be delivered within 30 days of the receipt of payment...

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olaf haraldson wrote:
the SCA rules wrote: The chinstrap shall be at a minimum a Â½ inch (12.7mm) in width

Hmm, I've never seen that before. Learn something new everyday!

Gregoire de Lyon

No rivets needed: Two holes on each side of your head where you would normally mount the rivets. Loop a LONG piece of paracord through one set of holes (if you are right handed I would suggest the left hand set of hols) so that both ends of the string are now inside the helmet. Take a rectangle of l...

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Yup. I'm okay with a slipped delivery date. I am not okay with him telling me that my delivery will be here soon without a definition of soon. I am on the hook for several thousand dollars to people who placed an order through me to Westland. If he splits without delivering the shoes at best I look ...

Gregoire de Lyon

Count Eikbrandr sells aged aluminum plates throughEldesar Metal Works.

He is on the Archive as SyrTheo and may be willing to share some of his techniques, as I believe they have been posted before.

Be careful if you decide to wing it with the ferric chloride PCB etchant.

Gregoire de Lyon

Mike Garrett (Orc) wrote:
Gregoire de Lyon wrote:Has anyone tried calling the number listed in Westland's emails?

Yep - three times. Each time it said number not recognized.

Well, I wasn't really looking forward to calling it anyways...

Gregoire de Lyon

Has anyone tried calling the number listed in Westland's emails?

Gregoire de Lyon

Has anyone heard anything in the past month? I've had no communication from Westland since July 8th. I've not gotten a tracking number or even a vague location update since "They are in the UK". There was a status update scrolling on the Westland page that said my shoes were shipped, but t...

Gregoire de Lyon

Thanks Karen and Klaus.

Klaus- - Like you, I have often wondered about the dating. It doesn't seem stylistically likea mid-century garment...

Review of Westland

News of the Couter of Chivalry - 2010