The Armour Archive

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If I were to put the chin part onto a gorget I'd dish it pretty deeply so the chin fit down into it. The curve would fit the jawline better and it would also add strength to the piece. Just a thought

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"2 oz a swallow? That's kinda extreme. "

Bukkake?

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Ya know what, I can do this I think. Lemme research some traditional designs and I'll betcha I can do this no worries!
Thanks y'all!

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I would also make the front more substantial than the back, referring to the part on the chest. Most of the blows are gonna come fro the front, and it's the fact that the part is braced on the chest that alleviates a lot of the force from the blow from the neck itself.

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Brannos I appreciate your willingness to evaluate such a weapon rather than deal with it in a knee jerk fashion. Right now transportation is an issue but when that's resolved I'll be headed down. I've heard nothing but good about you and your practices and cant wait to get there and meet you and eve...

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Max that's why I sent a picture to Brannos out of respect for the fact that he's in chage of such things where I live now, SCA speaking.

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Ok, I heard back from Brannos. He said he thought it would be cool if I tried the weapon out at the local workout here and got their feedback on it. So Hrolfr if you're still up for welding it I'm good to go!
Thanks mate!

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Upload your photo to photobucket.com. Then you'll see a button that says edit picture. Click on that and scroll down to where it will show you options for resizing your picture. Shrink it that way, then click on the botton option "Img". Copy that, paste it into the window here for your reply and it ...

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Where did you find the stamped brass fittings? They're beautiful! I've got my Mongol bowcase stitched up and ready for the last coats of laquer but it's kinda plain. Some of the brass fittings like that would be great!
Thanks!

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you had to bring up skeletor, eh? well i might as well show yo uguys what he really looks like... http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/617/b09/617b09e8-fae7-483f-aae2-2e5bfa0c5063 This is my dog-brother Bytor. He made that helmet and a shitload of other amazing stuff. He's the one that got me...

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Lemme see if I can help. Well, for starters it is a very different medium. You betcha -Cut out the pattern adding about 2" all around to account for shrinkage If you arent boiling the leather it wont shrink. -I would guess that one would have to soak the leather overnight to increase its pliability ...

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I wear cleats. I dont claim they're like hobnails. I've had shoes with hobnails and I never made that association. I wear my cleats when I fight on grass because of a foot drop I have. Residual paralysis and all that. When I walk on grass without them my ankle rolls all over and it's not only painfu...

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logan I'm not interested in correcting you. Suffice to say based on everything I've ever seen from you I want nothing to do with you.

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Ceddie wrote:
It is all about where we draw our own lines and weather or not we force our values on others.

Ya know, just when I think I'm so eloquent and knowledgeable, someone comes along and says it not only better than me but succinctly.

Well done.

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I've said it time and time again. A lot of SCA people dont go to SCA events to be medieval. They go to be SCA people. Nothing wrong with that. If that's not your trip then console yourself that your camp is way cooler than theirs is and your armor iwas way cooler than theirs is. If they dont wanna l...

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That might work, but before anyone does anything I'm waiting to hear back from Brannos. I sent him a picture and he'll let me know. He seems like a reasonable sort so we'll see. Thanks for your generous offer though. I mean, I could still use it at our events and such but if I like it as much as I s...

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Odo wrote:
But even so, I would welcome the opportunity to fight him, with whatever weapon style he chooses. Because that is what I like to do.

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You should reserve the field one day at pennsic and put out a call for all mongols to show up along with all teutonic knights. Or all romans against all dacians or all belgae, that sort of thing. or huns. And make sure the teutonic knights look the part or they cant play. Same with the rest. Could b...

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Ceddie you make a good point. There are as you pointed out, different types of peer pressure. I've been doing the same thing you just illustrated among our guys. Trying to up the quality of armor by educating dogs, helping them to make better armor, or in some cases just making it for them. When I u...

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Everyone has their own version of the game we all play. What chaps my ass is when folks try and imply their version is the only valid version and pull high school crap like peer pressure to advance their own personal agendas. That's just weak.

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I looked but I couldnt remember the specific thread on here where people that seemed to know what they were about had said that such a weapon had been proscribed but didnt seem to be anymore. And no, I'm not looking to hurt anyone. Although since moving here I'm amazed that what I consider to be ver...

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Ya know Tarkhan, I never ever did find any of those poppers. Can you get more of them? If you can, bring them to Yule and I'll cover you. I have a cool idea or 5

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The reason I said that is because the contention had been made that they werent carried on the arm, but on a strap around the neck. That struck me as rather odd.

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Very telling point, if a 120lb shield fell over while it was strapped to my neck it would at least expose me to a spear and at worst drag me to the ground pinning me.
It just doesnt make sense. Still.

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Based on a thread here on the archive where a bunch of people looked and saw nothing to contradict the use of such, it is. As for gauntlets, I'm not gonna use them. I'm gonna cover the metal framework with water hardened leather surrounding my hand and partway up my arm. I saw a nifty picture of a k...

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I tend not to go down on my knees. Usually if you land a shot that I consider good enough to rob me of the use of that leg I'll give you the fight.

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Oh, okie

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Why flatten a pipe when you can access flat stock fairly simply? I dont get it. Dont be surprised, this isnt really my field.

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"If the SCA were just a fight club, then you sure would be right, but it is more than just that. This is where many people, like Animal and others, who even though they have been around the SCA for 20+ years, just don't get it. The SCA is not just a fight club." Unfortunately to a lot of people, it ...

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Hey now, I'm easy but I aint cheap!

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v95/ratangei/DCP_0024.jpg I saw the picture you posted of your boiled leather vambrace and figured I'd post a picture of my water hardened leather bazubands. When you water harden the leather you dont get the warp, the shrinkage, none of that. You can form the leat...

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Not a problem. Let me know what you like!

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outstanding! What do you want in exchange?

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Primvs Pavlvs wrote:I bid 3.00 for Animal

Sugar you couldnt afford me

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Blackbow: Theres documentation and then theres documentation. 'Experts' have been wrong before. It still doesnt sound right to me. Obviously I wasnt there, but just as obviously I wasnt calling you on the carpet in any way shape or form.
No worries.