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Wow Louis, great minds apparently do think alike! This is long, be patient. A few years ago I was tattooing in a shop in DC where one day I had to tattoo a person of questionable gender. Beehive wig with a chinstrap, add-a-booty, spandex hooker dress, the works. ID said male. Anyhow, one of my regul...

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if you say so. Personally, if I want nice even color I use dye, not wax. Just seems to make sense to me. If I want to add weight to armor, make it subject to additional heat and deforming I'll most certainly use wax. But if I want lighter armor, harder armor and armor that will not deform in august ...

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No worries. We all gotta learn somehow. Why are you waxing the leather?

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SuGyong if you insist on dying leather with daubers you should first wet the outside of your pieces. It makes the dye spread evenly. And by the looks of the pictures you should use a lot more dye. Lots of holidays there. Slow down, use circles instead of streaks. much better look and coverage

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IMO wax is good as a finish coat for leather to prevent moisture and stuff. Bot to harden it, water hardening is the way to go. Cont boil the leather, that's poop. Go to House of the Wolfs website and do what he says. It works.

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Hey Dave, if you're looking for info on Mongol stuff I can help you out. I can also put you in touch with some friends of mine that do a Mongol group and are REAL informed about it. Email me if you want, I'll do what I can for you.

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I throw way too many single shots, but I never assume any of them are gonna make you stop hitting me. I'm always in guard.

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Gotta disagree with you Vitus. I cant call your sword flat if you're hitting me at anything resembling speed. The eye just doesnt work that way with motion. My hands are moving way too fast for you to follow the blow in the kind of detail you'd need to register the position of a piece of tape or my ...

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Something I'd like to point out is that I've never had problems with a group of people, whether they be kingdom, clan, household, guard, whatever. Only individuals have I ever had problems with. Now, I havent fought all over the world or anything and I dont pretend to have any more of an overview th...

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logan Wrote: but, being ready to call people liars and cheaters is a very dangerous path to take. its dangerous because you (the collective you) has no idea what the other man felt. to assume the worst of him is both unfair and unwarranted. and comparing blow calling to offensive movement during a h...

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I've seen cheating in this game. I've seen defensive holds called, I've seen shield walls magically repair themselves during holds, I've seen people shrug blows that knocked them down. To say that no one in this game cheats is blatantly stupid. If you wanna compare that to calling someone a liar tha...

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This is me on the right, I dunno the year. maybe 87 or so.

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Lodinn wrote:Here are my old rig viking and my new rig minus the new helmet I ordered from White Mountain Armoury.

I dunno why but when I saw the chainmail in the bottom picture the first thing that flashed through my mind was "Hey, that guy made mail out of froot loops!"

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Can I have your autograph?

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I'm not pissed at all, but I dont get the bee gees reference...

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This is from the early eighties, I dont remember the year. 82 or 83 I think. That's Aeleric on the left and me on the right. The K mart fake fur had fallen off my body armor at this point.

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Sorry to totally derail your thread here but I was looking at your name "Kotek" when I realized if there were two of you, you'd be next to the best thing in the entire world!

Every 28 days anyway...

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Wow, that looks like Mr and Mrs Ed's marital aid!

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Whatever you make is ok by me. You have the touch. Seriously. Oh, and the hammers name is 'Thumper'

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The second hammer is just fine

It packs quite a wallop. It's now my preferred melee weapon. I would love a pommel. What do you need? Maybe I have something you want? Lemme know!

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How did you do the pommel? I've tried using pipe caps before but mine always look like shit.

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When he found out we were moving to Michigan, I got a message from Sarnac with his numbers, his address, and instructions to call him if we needed ANYthing. This was before I ever got to meet him face to face or shake his hand. I'm grateful I got to do that and be his friend for a while. Tuchux vs S...

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You make the coolest stuff! How did you make the pommel?

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duke logan wrote: sounds like hitting someone with an arrow. you could try that too. it takes no real skill, no real courage, no real talent. Ok, then why did medieval archers train every day with longbows in england? Why did they train so hard as to reshape their bodies asymmetrically? Was it becau...

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I fight in a pair of Mongolian Gutul that I got from Puppy at pennsic last year. They're the real thing and surprising they work great inside and out. They're stiff enough to take the sting off a shin shot too but I think to be safe I'm gonna put some soccer shins on them between the boots and felt ...

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Check out the japanese armor that Dalewyn sells. I dont have the URL but if you look at his posts I think it's in his sig line. I'm not a fan of plastic but his stuff is sweet. As for the helmet, save your beans, get a good one. Your head is worth it. The fact is this isnt a cheap hobby regardless o...

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Kendo is a game. Fighting in armor with rattan is also a game. But a different game. Kendo armor is a modern version of medieval armor meant to protect you against shinai. The nature of the game we're playing here is not to recreate kendo, but to recreate fighting with real weapons. You can make rat...

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Um, no. I agree that kneeling is stupid and hopping is even worse, but ankle weights arent the answer. Personally I take legs as 'kills' mostly because a traumatic wound like that, I figure if it were a shot that would send me to my knees I wouldnt be in any shape to fight afterwards. i heard someon...

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If you put that combo up for auction I will bid what I can for it. Whoever gets it, they're gonna get something good. Seriously.

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You could auction a doughnut and hammer. Those are cool as hell.

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Ok, I guess now I gotta figure out how to round a hammer. That radius thing makes sense. Thanks again for the replies.

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Thank you all for your replies. Seems like I'd have the best luck finding a hyeavier ball pien. What is your opinion on that?

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When Uilleag taught me to dish leather he used these awesome Japanese hammers that were balls so I went with a ball pien hammer. Worked like crazy, but now that I'm moving on to steel I was curious as to maybe a better option. Can y'all maybe post a picture of the hammers you like to dish with pleas...

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I've had SCA wenches walk right past me with water rather than give it to me too many times to rely on that to stay hydrated. Our waterbearers are reknowned for their efficiency but with the BP meds I take I HAVE to stay hydrated. I found that out the hard way this past pennsic with an ambulance rid...

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I love mine. Never had a problem with it.

Re: Lodinn's Rig

What hammer do you dish metal with?