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Kristoffer

Hmm.. I tought that this would be a pretty simple project but I notice more and more things the more I look at the photos I have and work with patterns.. Is the bottom lame the same width as the other lames? I have been measuring a picture I have from japan but the angle is a bit from the side so I ...

Kristoffer

Oh, nice.. =)

Do you have any more posters or stuff then the "Odoshi no iroiro" on your webpage? I wanna get that one but it would be sweet if you had some more stuff like that one..

Kristoffer

Ah, thats what I wanted to hear, is it the same with haidate, should they end at or a bit below the knee? Do you have a picture of a person wearing a japanese armour that fits? Most of the armours I've seen are displayed on a armour stand and that usually never look correct.. Would be nice to have s...

Kristoffer

Isnt that a bit on the large side? The pattern on your page says that the ÃƒÂ´-sode should be 12" and thats 30 centimeters? Do you count the kanmuri ita in that measurement? I did not include that in my measurement. If you dont count the kanmuri ita, the ÃƒÂ´-sode looks pretty square (slightly highe...

Kristoffer

I am making patterns for 7 lame sode and I have some toughts about the size of the lames.. The sode should reach from the point on your shoulder where they are attatched to the do, down to right above your elbow, correct? (this is what I have seen on pictures and when people wear yoroi). So when I m...

Kristoffer

A bit late, but if you replace the caps "JPG" in the link to small letters "jpg" it will work....

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/cat.jpg

Kristoffer

Well, Iaido is a post 1600 style so its mainly a way to keep soldiers that arent allowed to fight busy with something else then fighting.. "Hey, practice this until you become _really_ good at it, then you practice some more. Then some more. And some more. And so on...Whatever you do, dont actually ...

Kristoffer

I am probably going to order a large amount of kusari rings (both round and ovals) from a ring manufacturer and when thats done, im gonna start making kusari. The large numer of rings are because of a minimum number on custom orders from the manufacturer. Since I will never be able to use all the ri...

Kristoffer

Cad sells this.. Its good stuff. You should be able to find him here on the archive.

Kristoffer

No, I missed that, but I can imagine..

Kristoffer

Well, I used to work as a webdesigner so I can give you a few things I think you should change on the page.. =) First of all, on the splash screen, remove the "The Warrior's Gateway" text at the top.. It already states that name on the picture, you dont have to repeat it.. The bravenet counter is la...

Kristoffer

Hey, Ralph.. you got any of those hammers left? I am kinda in the market for one.. =)

Kristoffer

Do you have the oval rings as well?

Kristoffer

Its for kusari.. japanese mail..

Kristoffer

Well, I decided to make my own rings for my next project.. but I have a problem with cutting them.. The rings will be made out of 1mm wire with 4 mm inner diameter.. Anyone got suggestions of how to make a tool that will allow me to grind it down to 4mm and still survive the cutting of several ten t...

Kristoffer

If its a cheap sword you wont be able to take it apart. Just take some fishing wire (?) or any thread and wrap it between the tsuba and the seppa and it should tighten up..

Kristoffer

That armourer has got a sweet deal there.. I wonder who it is that makes the suits.. =)

Kristoffer

cwr1000 wrote::shock:
if I only knew what language that is...
~Casey

Icelandic (sp?) would be my guess..

Kristoffer

Sounds cool, could I have what the closest Eki to your trainings are (both Avalon and SCA) so I know how far it is.. I stay in Kita Koshigaya..

Kristoffer

I just visited Kozando yesterday... had a little chat (if you can call it that) with the old man that had the shop.. Very nice old man.. =)

Gonna go to Ueno some day when I find the time and energy.. =)

Oh.. and japanese armour look sooooo plastic... =P

Kristoffer

I will study budÃƒÂ´ and visit some friends.. Will also try to find a job so I can move there next year...

Kristoffer

I had an hour over a couple of days ago so I made a quick pattern, hammered some, had to remake the pattern, then hammered some more and came up with this.. Its just a rough prototype but the pattern turned out well.. Will experiment some more with it when I return from japan.. m m The pics are crap...

Kristoffer

Some of you know that I started a swedish armour forum a year ago as a complement to the AA (absolutley not as a rival in any kind, I want to make sure that everybody understands this, the page is ment for discussions in Swedish (now in Norwegian and Danish as well) and a way for us to get in touch ...

Kristoffer

Hey Russ, where in Norway are you located ÃƒÂf I may ask?

Kristoffer

I dont know how it is outside Sweden, but here you can get lead from the local tire company... they use lead blocks somehow when balancing tires.. Dont know if this makes any sence to anyone but check out the local tire shop...

Kristoffer

I assume this is the picture you want to show...?

[img]http://www.aveleyman.com/Gallery2/GalleryTV/TVE1184-00000005-13578.GIF[/img]

Kristoffer

I know that Alan Bauldree has made a **very** nice 2 piece musculata. It was on his old site.. Lion nipples.. and shiny... mmmm...

Kristoffer

I want that machine. Give it to me. Now.

Kristoffer

http://babelfish.altavista.com/

russian -> english

Helps a bit.

Kristoffer

What it did was push the metal in front of the blade until the metal was cut. It didnt work well and the edges looked like crap. One must pull the handel down. Heh, ack.. what IT.. not I... =) Btw, here is a picture of the blades, dont know if anyone can tell from them if they need sharpening.. the...

Kristoffer

Sasuke wrote:people's belief in the superiority of anime cartoon armor, katanas, and bezerker viking ninjas...

Chris

Hey! NEVER underestimate the power of armoured anime bezerker viking ninjas wielding katanas!

<- Not sure this is needed, but hey..

Kristoffer

I just got myself a B2 and I had a chanse to set it up for five minutes yesterday and try it out. It didnt work well.. What it did was push the metal in front of the blade until the metal was cut. It didnt work well and the edges looked like crap. I tried some different blade adjustments but had no ...

Kristoffer

Can you get lacing for japanese armour in Tokyo at a good price or am I better off with shoelacing or paracord?

Kristoffer

Dammit.. someone beat me to the idea with about 400 years or so..

Sooo.. where can I get a Jenny.. ? I have Beverly and Whitney, all I need now is a Jenny and my collection is complete.. =)

Why do they give women names to all these things? Is it because they always give you a hard time.. ?

Kristoffer

I just got a strange but maybe a pretty good idea.. A edge roping can opener.. You know the can openers that has two wheels and you use a crank to spin both wheels around and it opens the can? If you rotate the crank the wheels moves together, then starts cutting the can and if you put it in reverse...

Size (scaling) of a ÃƒÂ´-sode

Fishing for interest, kusari..

Cutting tiny links..

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