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Eamonn MacCampbell

Ok, I'll bite...I like looking at these types of books...$25...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Hi, This is what I have learned from 4 reigns (1 in the Mists, 1 in West, and 2 in the East) 3) Never think it would be cool to be a unbelted king/prince, it really does suck. Ronald What are the problems an un-belted King would face that would make it suck, as opposed to being a belted King??

Eamonn MacCampbell

I have a 30 inch diameter 4 foot length of black walnut with no knots. There is no where near me that I can have this sawn into planks. So, I am considering splitting it into one 3 to 4 inch plank at the widest, and then having it planned. I would like to use the remaining wood to make legs for a v...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Economics be damned.... ... to a point. I won't starve, neglect my family, lose my home... but I'm not going to let this crap economy stop me from a life dream. I'll be 38 this year, and my health has been, well, less than good of late. I don't make squat. I'm getting armour. The armour I have want...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Damn that is saweet....

Did you get the free oak????

Eamonn MacCampbell

That was great.....Thanks for the post...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Griffon...Very nice Savranola chair...VERY NICE.... But I have to ask..Were did you get all that nice Walnut?? I am seriously jealous of all that...You guy back east get all the good wood...

Also...were did you find the plans for this? Or did you just come up with them yourselves??

Eamonn MacCampbell

Kilkenny wrote:Inspired by the picture Ari provided of the costrel in the Museum of London...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80888788@N ... 6/sizes/m/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/80888788@N ... otostream/

With all due respect your Grace....You suck!

I go and take a nap after fighter practice cause I'm tired, and here you go and BOOM, whip out a costrel....I feel so pathetic....

Eamonn MacCampbell

I build stuff tank, but not designed to stand up to people "flopping" into them.. course, this one is pretty self sufficient in that regard.. you'll end up on your back rather quickly. It's somewhat of a sobriety-test chair. When me and my buddy finish stuff...We always certify it," ...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Svalbard the Bold wrote:What sort of things would a 3 lb mini sledge be useful for? It has a 1 1/4" face approx. and I could grind it down for something. I just bought it at a yard sale and figured it could be handy, but don't have any specific use for it.

Dishing hammer...Thats the size I use....

Eamonn MacCampbell

I build stuff tank, but not designed to stand up to people "flopping" into them.. course, this one is pretty self sufficient in that regard.. you'll end up on your back rather quickly. It's somewhat of a sobriety-test chair. When me and my buddy finish stuff...We always certify it," ...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Ari....You have any info on the Costrel???? If it isn't the best picture I've seen yet of a costrel from the Mary rose, then it suggests strongly that the decorative form on the Mary Rose example(s?) wasn't unusual. I'm curious as to the source as well Maybe I'm still tired from work last night...B...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Ari....You have any info on the Costrel????

Eamonn MacCampbell

You could also check out these threads...

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=80524

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=43743

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=44846

And these two LH groups from Scotland...

http://www.gaddgedlar.com/

http://www.theborderers.info/thereivers.html

Eamonn MacCampbell

From a heraldry site: A second way of displaying marital arms is to impale the two coats. Originally, impalement was accomplished by taking the dexter half of the husband's arms and combining them with the sinister half of the wife's arms on the same shield. This practice is known as dimidiation. A...

Eamonn MacCampbell

In a perfect world you could....Beat him down when next in armour. And then as you stare upon his battered body lying on the ground, hand him a rolling pin and make a quaint remark like.." Now, go make me some cookies bitch!" But unfortunately, we don't have that option....So I would just ...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Ivo wrote:In modern German, "Herr" is equivalent to "Mister"

In a medieval context it describes a higher ranking (i.e. mostly noble or minsterial person), like "Sir" or the like.

Thanks Ivo...Was wondering if that wasn't the case back then...

Eamonn MacCampbell

It should not be astonishing to you at all, that the copy of the book is later than its authours death. Well actually...That is astonishing to me..I guess I just didn't think real hard on the book...That sucks...O well, guess, I need to go and find another book to base some 14c clothing on....bummm...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Clang has one for $50...Also has alot of other jewels there to drool over...

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/book%2001.html

Eamonn MacCampbell

I figured some of you 14th century types might need an excuse to hit the Half Price in your area. Except that its 15th century. A book that was written in the last quarter of the 1300's is the 15th century?????? Gaston Phoebus died in what 1391???So how does it make it a 14C book? In my knowledge t...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Congratulations to King Lutr and Queen Tessa

And Atherbridge...I must commend you one your poem...It was quit epic and greatly written....Now somebody should copy it in period script and present it to their Majesties....It would be fitting I think....

Eamonn MacCampbell

O yeah..NIIICE job on them arrows..They turned out sweet...And if I can find it again...I used to have some period art that showed some colored fltchings(not necessarily the cock fletch) I'll see if I can find were I squirreled them away at...

Eamonn MacCampbell

I sourced out some 11/32" ash shafts - I had wanted 3/8" but no one had any that I liked - and started there. I likewise found a vendor that had the 5.5" traditional cut fletch in white and grey. One more piece was a tool to help with cutting the nocks and setting the insert. http://...

Eamonn MacCampbell

I thought Herr, was the same as Mister in English? Or do you normally greet all men as Lord still in Germany?

Just curious..

Eamonn MacCampbell

So I was thinking leather is great to work with. And you know what else is great? Chainmail. Only thing is butted chainmail made of steel can be damn heavy. So hey, why not make leather chainmail? It would be fun, look good, and smell great. What'dya guys think? Put down the lighter and step away f...

Eamonn MacCampbell

When the gentleman in question first came to the AA, he showed a bunch of his work...I am still impressed with what he does...Not my cup of tea, BUT, as a leather worker...I love what he does...I wish I could blend the colors like that.

Eamonn MacCampbell

T BTW, as far as I know, there's no record of Teutonic Knights being involved in the Fourth Crusade. Doesn't mean there weren't any, but as it was mostly French and Italian-based, it seems a little unlikely. The main forces of the Fourth Crusade never made it to Outremer - they got diverted, and at...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Here you go Eamonn, thought the Latin translation is probably horrid... In -- En Time -- temporis All -- omnis Things -- relici revealed -- patefactus sum En temporis omnis relici patefactus sum A highly edjumacated Artemisian...See...they do exist... Thanks Raven...I'll have to squirrel that away ...

Eamonn MacCampbell

In Time, All Things revealed.... Don't know what it is in Latin..Haven't got a Latin translator...Not real sure as to why I liked it...Just seems to explain all.

Eamonn MacCampbell

Let me know what you think Thanks Kiernen m What do I think...They are pathetic...So, being the good 14C guy that I am,send them to me and I will dispose of them properly.....Now I know, you are thinking "Man what a selfless act." And you would be correct, so send them immediately, and I ...

Eamonn MacCampbell

This isn't mask cover, but it is a fencing mask a buddy of mine,Lord Deegan, made in his art class in college....It is bad ass. If I'm thinking right it is injection molded AL, when he pulled it from the form, he noticed the big air bubble, so with some creative thinking he covered it with some 16(I...

Eamonn MacCampbell

If I had unlimitted resources, free time, an insanely understanding spouse, and maybe a time machine, these are the wars I'd most want to hit in the next year: 6. West-Artemesia -I hit this one as a one-off war back in the 90s and had a blast. If you ever get a chance to invade Artemesia, do so. Th...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Ansel...That is a phenom photo of you and your lady...Kinda cool my King is your Knight....He is a great guy...Have only met him once, but it was enough to let me know he's got a hell of a sense of humor(well actually twice...But I didn't realise it was him inspecting my nasty bruise from an evil le...

Eamonn MacCampbell

Pretty helm...Did they actually make spangen phrygian helms in period?

Eamonn MacCampbell

I bought the Paul Chen axe and spear heads from him a couple of weeks ago. He let me know when the MO arrived and when he was gonna ship and sent the tracking number(UPS) and everything came as stated...Great to deal with..

Re: Splitting Planks?

Re: hammer uses

Re: The Hunting Book of Gaston Phebus

Re: Leather chainmail

Re: Finger gauntlets that I have made