The Armour Archive

Blackoak

Cowboy up Texan, or I will drink the beverage I have for you at BAM all by myself.

Uric

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Check out Loki's Locker for LH quality linen garb. Olrun is the bomb and one of the main reasons Greenshield is so hot.

Uric

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While I applaud your enthusiasm, running barefoot & in base sandals will get your feet looking like the ones in the pic above. Yuck! Google "MBT". It is a shoe design that basically makes you walk on the ball of your foot. It promoted better posture and prevents the damage done by plac...

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Try Loki's Locker. She makes great durable stuff out of linen.

Uric

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Fighting the system and becoming something others say you can't isn't a good story? Not to mention getting the girl and improving the life of your friends. I don't know, for a confrontational guy like me who came up fighting the establishment I like it. Now I didn't claim it was my favorite movie, i...

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I look at the SCA like I look at movies like 'A Knight's Tale'. It is a good story with a medieval theme. I can overlook the historical errors in exchange for the better parts of it. This organization took me in and didn't judge the crappy garb and armour that I started out with, partially due I'd s...

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I would be happy to take pictures and give you whatever information you need about my kit. From where I bought the stuff you see to the naughty bits under it.

Uric

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Very cool. I slow the slow motion parts. Where is the vid of you vs Baldar?

Uric

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Bokalo has aluminum clamshells that are great.

Uric

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Second on the supplements. They now make a glucosamine/chondroitin drink. Get some.

Take ibuprofin before you fight.

Uric

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Our Wednesday practice (main turnout) is 45 minutes away without traffic. Sunday (small turnout, about 4) is 20 minutes away.

Uric

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A decade ago I fought 3x a week, plus pell work, plus working out. I took about 3 years off from practice and just this last year I am getting back into it. It sucks that my work schedule only allows me 1-2 practices a month and 1-2 events, but I am running levee sprints and working out so I feel my...

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I disagree and don't expect people to be 100% accurate. I will go do LH for hardcore stuff and the SCA for a combination. Johno is making an effort to start being historically inspired and that comes in steps. I think to bash him over wanting some personal details is the wrong way to go. A lot of th...

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You have a good SCA presence Johno. I think you could easily add greaves to those legs and make a nice jump. Even the leather covered plastic would be quick & cheap. Glad your getting the historical bug.

Post as you change things.

Uric

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And some fighting George le Breton of the AA. Yes, I fly.

Uric

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My kit hasn't changes much, but the other weekend I wore a lamellar vest instead of my mail.

Uric

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I have only made one, my own.

Would be willing to make another, but to use the fence post cap like this one the sword needs to be right at 1 1/4".

Uric

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These 2 are still available.

Uric

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Those rock dude! You keep this up and soon you may be as cool as me.

Uric

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I think we had about 3,400 people at Gulf War this year. It is usually a little higher.

Uric

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In Gleann Abhann we generally run a standard double elim. Finals is best 2 of 3. Occasionally we get a fun King who makes each round best 2 of 3.

We have not had a specific weapon requirement as a Principality or Kingdom.

Uric

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How much weight are you planning on loosing? That is a big factor. Will you be loosing weight mostly around your gut or will you be loosing much around your chest? The main measurement of your hauberk will be chest & shoulders, where men generally carry less fat. Unless you have big man boobs th...

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Great helm Hal, don't disrespect your talent by throwing it in a creek.

I always enjoy seeing your work.

Uric

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Good start, but you could probably cut down some of that thumb and still get proper coverage. The less bulky the better.

+1 on the edge beveler.

Uric

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My ass looks better in mail.

Uric

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You guys are crazy to even think of playing with fire. You won't find me anywhere near that shit.

Unless we are also drinking, then I am all in!

Uric

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Yup, the SCA consensus is a definite. The normans would have encountered it as the fought the Byzantines in Italy and the Muslims in Sicily in the time frame you are looking to portray. They would have had more contact with it as they went on crusade. So just like every varangian viking wears lamell...

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Thanks Jestyr, I appreciate that! Here is me & greenie. http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/monkeybite/100_4064.jpg And our buckets. http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/monkeybite/100_4492.jpg We both have pics in the above mentioned threads. Feel free to ask any questions. Uric

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I've had issues with the artificial coming untied. The real stuff seems to keep a knot better.

Uric

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It is easy to breath through and see through if you are bringing it up to your top bar.

I'll second that is helps the helm sit more securely and safely.

And they look sweet.

Uric

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And you are so not 5'7".

I'm 5'7" and I keep track of everyone shorter than me.

Uric

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I have the welded stainless from weldedchainmail.com and I can't say enough good about it. It is zero maintenance, no broken rivets or missing rings. No rust. If those are the most important factors, while still looking good, that it what I would recommend. It is the least period of the 3 dealers Se...

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http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o140/monkeybite/100_4415.jpg The knee cop is tied to a hole drilled into the aluminum hinge of the knee brace. The upper & lower leather plates have a smaller piece of leather sewn to the back that basically acts as a belt loop for the velcro straps of the bra...

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When I was in England, a group of 5 Scadians got to participate in a Jomsviking practice in London. Probably 23 or so people. It was kick ass and an extremely insightful learning experience of a fighting style different from the SCA. All 5 of us happen to be KSCA. It was the first time I had met the...

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You just need to be big on the inside.

Uric