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by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Sat Nov 06, 2010 8:38 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: WMA video's
Replies: 74
Views: 1622

+1 for interested.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:34 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: 1620-30 Elbow Gauntlet
Replies: 9
Views: 523

Looks cool!

But it also looks incomplete. Was that all there was & not more?

-Ivan

BTW harquebus can't be rifles as they are not rifled. just to be snarky. ;)
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Tue Nov 02, 2010 8:31 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: ABS cuting help.
Replies: 11
Views: 209

ABS cuting help.

OK I have some 3/16 abs plastic I need help cutting.

The jig saw melts it but goes straight.

The hack saw isn't deep enough and the miter saw has too much friction, though neither cuts in a straight enough line.

Help.

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Mon Nov 01, 2010 1:39 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA- Cynaguan Coronet finals
Replies: 4
Views: 385

What Dan forgot to mention is that Hosokawa Takeshi is his former Squire brother. Former in that Daniel was made a knight at the same tourney.

Go Takeshi!

Go Tribe!

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:22 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Doing Ketubah for upcomming Wedding. Need Font help soonest
Replies: 14
Views: 192

Hey, cool. I did Sir Khaalid's Leaf of Merit scroll. Ask him to show it to you. It's in Arabic. BTW, that coronet tourney thing: that's calligraphy? Dude.... 1st: YOU did that scroll? That's F-ing Awesome! He & Africa live about 1 block away, so I've seen it a few times. 2nd: Blame Viscount Eri...
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:48 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Doing Ketubah for upcomming Wedding. Need Font help soonest
Replies: 14
Views: 192

previous scribal work of mine.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:45 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Doing Ketubah for upcomming Wedding. Need Font help soonest
Replies: 14
Views: 192

Guy's, I got this scroll covered but for the font. The goyim will not know the difference and the ceremony is being held in a small, but famous, quicky chapel here in Reno. Neither the Bride or Groom is Jewish and I am using a Ketubah as my base for the scroll. It turned out that the Bride really lo...
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 28, 2010 1:53 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Doing Ketubah for upcomming Wedding. Need Font help soonest
Replies: 14
Views: 192

...I am ordaining a wedding for on Dec 4th.


I'm under a bit of a time crunch. I have to do everything else in life and all the other wedding prep, and do the scroll.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:04 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Doing Ketubah for upcomming Wedding. Need Font help soonest
Replies: 14
Views: 192

This font was recommended to me be left handed scribe to be the easiest one to do for a left handed new guy (this will be my 2nd scroll) and I cannot hire this out or it will not have been done by my hand which is what I promised the Bride and Groom. My other alternative is to find a nice font that ...
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:19 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Doing Ketubah for upcomming Wedding. Need Font help soonest
Replies: 14
Views: 192

Doing Ketubah for upcomming Wedding. Need Font help soonest

I have promised a hand done Ketubah for a couple that I am ordaining a wedding for on Dec 4th. We have the text and everything I need except that I am looking for a font for MS Word called Round Hand that is exactly like the one attached to this. I need it so I can print out a copy of the Ketubah to...
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 21, 2010 1:23 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Needing a Simple Fast-ish Exercise Plan
Replies: 61
Views: 1355

Get a girl?
I've lost 15lbs in one week on this diet. She growls appreciably and I no longer feel the need for more food.

Now I'm 5'11" and 210 shooting for 190.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 20, 2010 2:06 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Why do we like to fight?
Replies: 53
Views: 1272

I have Aspergers Syndrome and my moms a fighter too.

It's one of the few endeavors, like rock climbing, that I can do which is simple and has almost no need for social skills.

Plus, my Lady likes fighters. :D

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:23 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Rose Water. How does one make it?
Replies: 19
Views: 493

It died in the making. looks like I will be buying some if I want to send it.

@Milan: Was I talking about you? I don't remember mentioning your name. I could have been talking about you. maybe I was. Can't remember....

Ô Canada! Terre de nos aïeux, :)

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 14, 2010 2:39 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Rose Water. How does one make it?
Replies: 19
Views: 493

Water is reducing down as I type.

At least I know that the girl it'll be for lives closer than one guy's former love I know of.

Of course his girl did come from a bigger town.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:10 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Rose Water. How does one make it?
Replies: 19
Views: 493

Rose Water. How does one make it?

I need to make some rose water. Preferably a small batch which I can concentrate down.

How do I do it? The Flowers have been cut today to avoid the freeze.

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Mon Oct 11, 2010 2:09 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Leather Clamshell Gauntlets - Progress Pictures
Replies: 30
Views: 1665

Looks good, but I would fail them on inspection due to the thumb and fingertips being exposed to being hit. at least that's what the pics show.

So, I would add another lame if I were you.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 11:07 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Size of center grip ovals? Shape? Where to put the boss?
Replies: 17
Views: 385

I've a question.

Aside from the Romans, who else uses ovals (strait sided or eclipse) center grip or otherwise in Period?

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 9:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Help this poor mistreated helmet.
Replies: 11
Views: 539

have you tried looking into this?

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=105538&highlight=point+chin+strap

I did the strap mentioned with the loop for the finger, and built it with d-rings and parts from my local REI.

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: My new personal aluminum legs.
Replies: 8
Views: 512

Edit: Very Nice. Will we get to see a pic of the whole rig?

BTW- I need to narrow some AL knee cops. How hard can I squeeze before they crack?
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Leather Clamshell Gauntlets - Progress Pictures
Replies: 30
Views: 1665

What are you going to harden them with?
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 7:41 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Goedendag Fighting Question.
Replies: 10
Views: 439

How did you make yours Adam?
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:20 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: New SCA weapons Regs
Replies: 425
Views: 12354

8 pages of Confused Puppy looks says a lot. It says someone made a big mistake.

Image

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:03 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: (x-post) LF Dane Axe vs Round Shield Test
Replies: 7
Views: 272

Thanks all. It was the Hurstwic article I was thinking of, and I have placed an order for the book that comes from all that.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 1:44 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Goedendag Fighting Question.
Replies: 10
Views: 439

Goedendag Fighting Question.

Has anyone made, and fought with, a Goedendag? If so, how did you find it?

http://www.liebaart.org/goeden_e.htm

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Thu Oct 07, 2010 12:08 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: How to teporarily modify a Windrose MTO helm and be period
Replies: 10
Views: 479

Forgot to add: I tore the gripping tendons in both arms about 11 years ago, and grip strength intensive things are a bit tough sometimes (I started 10 yrs ago being able to hold a sword for 5 min at a time). Thus why I've yet to try to make my own aventail from wire.

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 06, 2010 11:45 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: (x-post) LF Dane Axe vs Round Shield Test
Replies: 7
Views: 272

Asbrand: Thank you. That is very nice!
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 06, 2010 8:16 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: How to teporarily modify a Windrose MTO helm and be period
Replies: 10
Views: 479

How to teporarily modify a Windrose MTO helm and be period

I have a Windrose MTO Norman helm that was made to have a chain aventail attached. I ordered it that way, but have yet to have the funds to attache a aventail to it. Problem #1: I don't have the money for a chain aventail. Problem #2: The helm is designed to have a chain aventail to fit/move/absorb ...
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:48 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: LF pictures of the Mordstreich being done in armour
Replies: 1
Views: 172

LF pictures of the Mordstreich being done in armour

Q while back a guy posted a pic of a SCA tourney where they were doing half-swording, & other techniques of that nature. I just can't remember the name of the thread to get the pic. Can you help me with the pic and of other SCA, LH, HEMA action shots of this nature? I would like them for referen...
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:41 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Russian Nikolskoie helmet
Replies: 9
Views: 620

Want.

I have one of your helms that I keep needing to put a aventail of some kind on.

-Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:40 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: (x-post) LF Dane Axe vs Round Shield Test
Replies: 7
Views: 272

(x-post) LF Dane Axe vs Round Shield Test

I remember reading, or seeing, something where someone went and built center grip round shields of various construction methods, and then systematically went about hitting them with a Dane Axe to see how they did. Was this book it?: Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques Or was it something else? -Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:33 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Dane Axe against Round Shield Tests.
Replies: 2
Views: 341

Dane Axe against Round Shield Tests.

I remember reading, or seeing, something where someone went and built center grip round shields of various construction methods, and then systematically went about hitting them with a dane axe to see how they did. Was this book it?: Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques Or was it something else? -Ivan
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Tue Oct 05, 2010 3:27 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: New SCA weapons Regs
Replies: 425
Views: 12354

Well, I guess this drives some period sword work and some period pole hammers into the experimental realm.
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Tue Oct 05, 2010 2:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: New SCA weapons Regs
Replies: 425
Views: 12354

I'm going to write my KEM and ask these simple questions:

Why were these needed?
What are we protecting against that suddenly came up?
Why were the previous rules unsafe?
Why are there no examples to clarify some very confusing rules?
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:07 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: New SCA weapons Regs
Replies: 425
Views: 12354

Joy.
Is this a Kingdom thing or a Society thing?
by Thorsteinn Raudskeggr
Mon Oct 04, 2010 6:01 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: West Crown Results
Replies: 22
Views: 968

17? wow he must like being king _a lot_ 16 reign's x 4 months a reign= 5 yrs 4 months as King of the West in total, or about 1/8 the total life of the Kingdom. Add in everyone with 4+ reigns as King (say, like Uther, and James) and you have a significant chunk of the life of the Kingdom. Oh, and it...

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