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Oswyn_de_Wulferton

He cant clean it, but if you get it from him, then you wont need to. I dont think Steve is trying to keep this back as a business ploy. It is simply a sign of respect for his fellow businessman, kind of like Halberds sig line. Caveat Emptor (sp?). Buyer Beware. If you are really that concerned, look...

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Source? Dont leave us hanging...

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Why does he owe it to us? He is replacing the links, because he thinks it is the right thing to do. I can probably take a guess as to a couple of different people who could have made this (not going to speculate). There are not a ton of people producing riveted maille, so that is a hint.

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My point is that comfort is entirely dependant on the person. I wear a kidney belt, and a heavy gambeson my lady made over it. I am also about to start wearing padded shorts, to protect my legs, but mostly low-profile stuff. Then again, I have a giant shield, and tend to get hit in the head mostly. ...

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Go to your local library, look for books with Arms and Armour in the title. Start flipping through, and find a style you like. To really do greatsword or polearm, you are probably looking at the later section of SCA history (aka 13-14th century onward).

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Yellow expanding foam doesnt tend to work too well, since it gets pretty hard, and tends to fall apart when you poke it. It ends up about the consistency of styrofoam. Usually computer pads mean mouse pads, aka. neoprene.

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Hey, at least he is using some. Personally I prefer that to sentencesthathavenospaces or puctuation and hve randm letrs mssng 4 ex. ...

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Sir Ulric has his attached by either velco, or magnets (forget which). He tends to loose it in melees, and I think it has been "ransomed" before as well.

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Has anyone experimented with putting the tie against the temple, or heavily cheated to one side, instead of under the throat? It would solve the "We never see ties under the chin" arguement, along with making it feel less "baby-ish" (one of the arguements why people hate coifs). I would be intereste...

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Then they must be elastic neckloops

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The other good architectural foam I have found is old squishy lifejackets. Easily 1.5" thick (usually more like 2") and doesnt even need leather on the striking service. You can sink your thumb all the way into it, but it hits with a ton of force. Interesting to play with.

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Hey, can I get a bit more information about the internal frame pack? Thanks.

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I have cought people on their shield arm (not elbow) when I throw a dropping offside (I had a wierd style going for a while). Got the basket inside their shield, and managed to hit their bicep. Not a normal shot at all, or something I do currently, but it can happen. Maybe they are concerned with th...

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Yeah, I am not sure who exactly has any for sale, but if you know someone, they are a great buy. Steve has been out for a while (first kid), and no-one is sure when he is starting production again.

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It is designed for SCA combat. As far as I remember, it is 14ga. throughout. Steve outsourced these to India, but they are of a pretty high quality, unlike most of the other stuff that come out of there. I have handled them before, and they are an unbeatable price for the quality you get. Building a...

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There were also some caps, which look like they were made to be worn over a coif, that appear to be one piece (which is why I doubt them out of metal). Will look for a pic later.

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I thought we got rid of the 90 deg. rule, and changed it to excessive force?

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Hey Mike, practice is tomorrow. I would like to check around and see if it is going to fit someone pretty good tomorrow, before I ask for it, and then it doesnt fit anyone. If that is OK with you, I will drop you a line either LATE tomorrow night, or Wed. morning. If it is too long a delay, I will p...

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Take an angle grinder to your favorite version of cutters, or use a jeweler's saw with an arbor in a drill.

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Now it is coming through all on the same line. Thanks, the home being up a line was really annoying. One easy way to check how it would look is to change the resolution on your monitor.

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Someone on this board is actually selling one, Torvaldr. Not exactly sure what he is charging for it.

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So far, I am up to Folio 12 in the Mac Bible, and all of them are tied.

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Again, I think it is a sizing issue. Try inserting another Enter line in the HTML, as now half of them are on the same line as Warriors Gateway, instead of simply home.

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Thanks. Started flipping though the book, and in Folio 10, top (out of the square) has the King of Hai wearing a crown over a coif, being hung from (in commentary) a formidable engine of war or (transliteration) " hung the king thereof on a gibbet until the evening " (Josue viii:18-29) http://www.me...

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DO you happen to remember what plate it is from? Just narrow down the search through the book.

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Looks a lot better. I would bump the Home button down a line, to make it in line with everything else, and then leave that taskbar in place throughout all the pages (so I can go from Clothing to Armour, without having to go through the homepage). Also, I would add the background "button" to Home on ...

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Gwen, I am not sure about your reasoning with regards to the Crowns with maille coifs. Several other places in the Mac Bible show the heumes (sp?) with crowns built into them/worn around them, possibly due to them being "evil" and therefore not wearing the most up-to-date gear. I am going to look up...

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I know some bowyers, and the all recommend the Bowyer's Bible, part I,II, and III. Check amazon for them, they have been the best thing around.

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Hey Mike, is this a front, or a front and back (aka full kidney protection)? I would be interested, as I just got authorized under a month ago as a YC marshall, so this would go to a child, and then get re-put into our lending loaner gear. We have a bit of stock loaner stuff, and then I am building ...

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It looks like someone ripped the pattern of Steve's Houndskull. Those were nice helms for not a lot of money.

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Actually, I dont know the buyer at all. I was more commenting on the part where he said he didnt know anything about it, and feel free to send him more information. You have a kid who wants to do YC, Adric? When did this happen (and how did I miss it)?

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That all depends on what it is made out of, who it is coming from, and the quality you can expect from said person. Duke Andreas (Icefalcon Armouries) makes a helm that you can fight in for the rest of your fighting career (several decades), but you are paying a bit more for quality materials, and t...

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Anyone want to help this guy out?
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I was looking through an armour book and found a stained glass window, supposedly dated to the 1330's of Hugh Despenser the Yougner at Tewkesbury Abbey where he was wearing finger gauntlets. Most of the armour looked to be a bit later than that though, so I am a bit skeptical about the dating.

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I would look into the caring and feeding of birds of prey, before getting too far into it. It takes a lot of dedicated work to be legally certified to have falcons/hawks, as well as commitment of time, and money. I have worked with birds before, and it is a full time job. That being said, I would ch...

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