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Milan H

You will definitely want to point to an arming coat of some sort. I have one elbow cop on my shield side that doesnt have to be since my arm is bent most of the time. There I just use a Y shaped strap made from boot lace that slips up my arm. For the mean time, I would take the elbow cop and point i...

Milan H

You can also check out Matweb.com for specific details. Its geared towards industry but has good info for us as well. To answer your question though, 304 is your most common stainless. Its a good workable/weldable stainless. 316 has some molybdenum, so it has higher corrosion resistance than 304 to ...

Milan H

I love the silver duct tape, but be warned it will very quickly not be silver anymore. For whatever reason, the silver flakes off rather fast, even though the tape is still all there. However, its not that big of a deal since I redo my fashion tape before any special events anyway.

Nice job!

Milan H

I have just switched my leg harness from a belt to a pourpoint. Without having fought in it, I can say it does feel better. It does feel like the weight is more on the front half of my body, but the legs hang naturally right where they are supposed to... Something I could never quite achieve with th...

Milan H

Im admittedly guilty of using big box stores for most of my wood too. The biggest reason of course is ease, but I do try to make things look better. Most of my poles are made from closet rod, so its at least not a bunch of 2x2s. It looks better to me. I would love to find trees that were appropriate...

Milan H

I think rattan is an approved material

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Milan H

Sweet!

Looking good Hal!

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Milan H

Glad to see you are a craftsman, and not just a business man. I understand your feelings completely.

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Milan H

If I were to do it Suzerain, I would just make hilts, and have them designed to mount to a specific, common manufacturers blade. This is for a couple of reasons... 1) Since they have the appendix 5 list, anything not on that list is likely to get bounced or stuffed into an experimental status. Offer...

Milan H

Cool, so it seems either Darkwood or ZWA is the way to go, but probably best to have a somewhat shorter blade. I like the fact that ZWA has stainless and finished hilts even if they are slightly more than the darkwoods newbie line. Im curious if the darkwood blades are that much more superior to jus...

Milan H

Ken, Very nice!

Milan H

You wont regret your purchase. Adams work is awesome and he is a great businessman.

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Milan H

I've been looking into a rapier to use with my HEMA group, and maybe one day SCA rapier as well. Whats the consensus on this sword from Zen warrior with the 40 inch rapier blade? If not this, then what would you recommend? I want a hilt that can be used with both hands equally well, and a blade that...

Milan H

I think its the other way around.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactivity_series

Brass being Zinc and Copper, sometimes with a touch of Tin.

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Milan H

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Owen, I cant make it because of school. :/ Kick some ass down there for me though!

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Milan H

No they don't ground out, but leave plenty of room for padding. Hope you had nice holidays my friend.

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Milan H

These finger gauntlets were made by Velund from Armour and Castings last spring. They are very nice, but a bit too big for me so I am letting them go to fund some other projects. They are 16 gauge mild steel with a bright polish. I have verified the thickness of the steel with good calipers. I need ...

Milan H

Here is the west kingdom standard. Never built one but it looks like it would work fine. Your kingdom may vary.

http://www.westkingdom.org/files/westki ... _29_08.pdf

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Milan H

I love my RW 5Jr. I use it to punch leather as well For a COP in normal materials and thicknesses it will save you a boat load of time. Much faster to punch than drill. I do recommend you get an automatic center punch though. You can put divots in to help locate and center the punch which actually s...

Milan H

The CS wasters I've handled didn't. To me they are like a crowbar, and made drilling very uncomfortable. I wouldn't even consider sparring with them.

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Milan H

Blued is just a chemical coloring of the metal. Stainless is a different type of steel that is typically stronger than mild steel. Also, Mad Matt is no longer taking new orders for armor, and as I understand it, is quitting the armoring business forever.

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Milan H

I say they both are wearing standard cops. The guy on the rights banding doesnt seem to be plates, as they extend all the way down to the hem of the coat without any change in size and continue out onto the dagging. That makes no sense. Its likely some colored banding in cloth with alternating color...

Milan H

I just got off the phone with them, and they said to just send it back in with a note telling them what I wanted to do, exchange or return. So with them its that simple. (edit: Nutty buddy isn't available in stores, online only from them direct)

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Milan H

Im returning my nuttybuddy. It just does not fit the shape of my pelvis correctly, and will be dangerous for me to wear. I'm disappointed since it really looks like a great product.

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Milan H

I was thinking sizing maybe an issue. I have moved it all over the place and cant get it to sit right. If its shifted up, it lifts at the bottom, shifted down, and it lifts the top. Kinda creates a scissoring action that scares me.

Thanks for the feedback.

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Milan H

A bit of a resurrection... I got a nutty buddy for Xmas. When I take a cup shot, I still feel an uncomfortable "shock" through the boys. No crushing but certainly a shock wave from the impact. Anyone else have this issue? Also the cup doesnt seem to fit flat against the body, but rather ro...

Milan H

Suzerain wrote:would anyone object if I put a few thoughts about the issues there, from a non-SCA type outsider's point of view looking in at this?

I dont think anyone would mind.

Milan H

I'm not sure what you mean by the first part, are you refering to power in the cut? As to the second portion of your statement I can show the use of poleaxes out of harness (Joachim Meyer for one). Also as C&T operates as a subset of rapier, and rapier allows the option for armour as worn I don...

Milan H

So the issue, really, is to get the definition of Cut and Thrust adjusted to encompass what it actually is - fighting in armour :snip: I see having a top end goal that moves up and out a bit to include tilting and armoured combat with weapons like the HE axes to be a positive thing. Gives many of u...

Milan H

Respectfully, why did you cut off the point that sets up the statement you quoted? I said that there needs to be a form that goes beyond heavy fighting... By this I am referring to one that allows grappling, full body targeting and take downs in armor The historical use of those axes goes way beyond...

Milan H

I bid, and I would never retract on a bid. I was outbid, then another thread was started. If I was called the winner, I would have payed regardless of fit or function or which thread it was in. I was outbid in the other thread and matched here, but I do not have an obligation to keep bidding. Cheers,

Milan H

I used to have a similar problem until i got greaves. I wore soccer/football shin guards under long pants. The effect is the same as a greave, but hidden. Never had an issue with it though the greaves look a lot better

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Milan H

I have the sister helmet to Eadrics and posed a similar question about a year ago. Some good stuff in there.

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=91900

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Milan H

Pitbull, if no one has dibs on this ill take it.

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Milan H

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:The crest is BIG, and it has a classic air of "West Kingdom Hoplite" which is nice, tough my allegiance is to Atlantia...

Glaukos the Athenian

Aww although im not a Spartan, this makes me warm and fuzzy. I knew you were cool Glaukos!

Awesome looking crest!

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Rapier sword advice?

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Rapier sword advice?

For Sale: Finger Gauntlets! **SOLD**

Re: Review: Agis Oldestones

For Sale: Finger Gauntlets! SOLD