The Armour Archive

Richard Blackmoore

Yep, they rule on drafts and big boys! See now this is weird and possibly because of the type of saddle. The reason I didn't jump on one of these is because I need at least a 17inch seat. I am in no way considered a "Big Boy" I am 6'3" and only 190lbs. Now I have been riding since I ...

Richard Blackmoore

I recently rode in the first one you sold to Joseph. It fit the big MSR horses well and was very, very comfortable.

Richard Blackmoore

Richard Blackmoore

How practical is it to thrust (relative to slash) with a single handed sword from horseback? Obviously, you could use it as a (very short!) lance... but somehow I doubt the point matters at all in that case. Does it matter if the target is stationary? Thrusting from horseback is very effective, tha...

Richard Blackmoore

Alex & Steel Mastery. It is good that you are trying to clear your backlog and fix the shipping and communication issues. But I agree with David about the need to build faith in your customer base and honor your commitments. One of the main complaints about armourers in general, is that they fai...

Richard Blackmoore

Too light and excessive can be hard to put into words or to get general agreement upon. Both are like porn. You know it when you see it, but try to explain why one picture is art and another is porn. In general my feeling is that if you get hit with a blow that would have hurt like hell or broken so...

Richard Blackmoore

I don't see a problem with it. It looks nice. Go ahead and build it.

Sir Richard Blackmoore KSCA East

Richard Blackmoore

I put the book on sale again, at just 384 euros, equal to 285 pounds (+ postage fees). If anyone is interested, this is the link on EBAY: m My own price is actually the lowest on EBAY and even lower than the price it's been selling in Italy!! Wait a minute. Didn't you say it was for sale before wit...

Richard Blackmoore

Not to derail, but is there another LI practice besides Islip? And what's the schedule for the Islip one? Adamo Ooops. I meant Sayville. There are currently 4 practices on Long Island that come to mind. Sign up for the fighterpractice@yahoogroups.com list to get notices on the first three. One is t...

Richard Blackmoore

[quote="Tristan Winter"]Yea, we do have the young ones out here on LI. Motivation seems to be a problem though. Yes. Like yesterday's practice in Sayville. I showed up about halfway through to teach, drop off an SUV load of free armour, materials, garments, fabric & camping gear, inclu...

Richard Blackmoore

Hang on! Before anyone gets the wrong idea, it's not like Jeff doesn't want your work Chris. He has 2 full harnesses on the books; since he schedules a year of production for each harness, any new work would have a delivery date of at least 2009. Neither of us will schedule work that far out as we ...

Richard Blackmoore

Just to get a feel for what other people think. My opinion, If you are damaging armor, you are more than likely hitting too hard. Now there is a lot of lee way with that claim. But as a general rule, I think it is valid. dissenting opinions welcome. I strenuously disagree. Given the poorly formed, ...

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. I tried to use their contact page, know no matter what I do nothing will come up in English. Drat. I don't see what I did wrong. I wanted to find out if the close helm they show on a gothic harness they did is based on a actual piece. I've been trying to document a close helm sparrows beak for...

Richard Blackmoore

[quote="captintuba"]A member of our group has a Janissary persona, and it would be completely period for him to use an Arquebus or matchlock. He is trying to make some kind of tennis ball launching â€œcrossbowâ€

Richard Blackmoore

I'd have to know more about it, but over $100.00 is not out of the question for a serious student of any discipline, if a book has truly valuable information in it.

Richard Blackmoore

Don't worry about the extra shipping. Love the book.

Happy Easter!

Richard Blackmoore

Got it today. Cool book! Thank you.

James

Richard Blackmoore

Cool. Pictures?

Richard Blackmoore

The good news is that despite not being as faithful to the dieting as I should, I'm at 20% bodyfat, bouncing between 210 and 213 pounds. Feeling stronger, feeling better, looking thinner. I actually fit into large T-shirts (a little tight in the shoulders, but not a bad thing) and some medium's in g...

Richard Blackmoore

No problem. I re-mailed the check today to the updated address.

James

Richard Blackmoore

Eric, my wife just called me at work to say that my letter & check was returned by the post office today as undeliverable to your address. I'll check it at home tonight and contact you after I try to figure out what the problem is.

Now I know why the book did not arrive yet

James Peck

Richard Blackmoore

In a group that is supposedly a medival European org, using a medieval European title, then is not the Meidval European institution not the basis for what we're talking about? That is the logical extension. We could. But you guys all insist on referring to the Medieval European Institution not as i...

Richard Blackmoore

All from corpora, first Patents: "Candidates for any order conferring a Patent of Arms must meet the following minimum criteria. Additional requirements may be set by law and custom of the kingdoms as deemed appropriate and necessary by the Crown. â€¢ They shall have been obedient to the govern...

Richard Blackmoore

"Sir Ix is a cool guy" I'd agree he is a very nice man, he is fun to talk to and from what i have seen of him i like him as a person.....he still looks like a highschool mascot. I agree. But is is important I think, that when we present our views on how the SCA is supposed to work, that w...

Richard Blackmoore

You make some good points on the quality of men found in the SCA. However the Arthurian mythos does not in any way endorse the concept of knighting exotic personas from out of area non-chivalric cultures such as Inca's, Mayan's, American Indians, etc. This does not help your argument as a result. I...

Richard Blackmoore

Stahlgrim wrote:one thing noone has touched on is cost most of your troops were lucky to get one weapon much less two.

Well sure, but in the SCA we are all nobles, so we have the cash to be properly equipped! It isn't like we are peasants or uppity merchant types

Richard Blackmoore

If I try to access the second page of the How Friggin Cool Is That thread, it just loops forever trying to open the page. I've seen this before on the archive. Is there something wrong with that page or is there a problem with my system's accessing it properly?

Richard Blackmoore

I hope this isn't a hijack of this thread... maybe we should start a new one? Seriously there are some concerns about balsa jousting that are legitimate. Balsa, even scored balsa, does not always break; it sometimes can hit with dangerous force. There is a good picture on Jeff Wasson's website wher...

Richard Blackmoore

Now...can someone please tell the class why a thumping melee like this is OK, but we can't have experimental balsa jousting? Anyone Anyone, Beuler?? dev Because the SCA is sometimes stupid? Seriously there are some concerns about balsa jousting that are legitimate. Balsa, even scored balsa, does no...

Richard Blackmoore

Our society bases its idea of knighthood on Arthurian idealism. You make some good points on the quality of men found in the SCA. Some of those you listed are truly inspirational. Despite my personal dislike of Ix's cat pajama armour, he is a good guy who works hard on behalf of the SCA. However th...

Richard Blackmoore

So it seems like the consensus is that adding vibram soles is not really worth it. My question is, can you still 'cut' side-to-side in turnshoes, or make quick steps forward and backward? I really like the look of turnshoes, and the idea of lighter footwear is definitely appealing, but I would plan...

Richard Blackmoore

Wow, thank you all very much for the feed back. Yes, I realized that my "bounty hunter" idea was pretty much fantasy for the SCA. It was mainly one of those "Wouldn't it be cool if..." kinda things. I decided to not really worry about specifics too much and just stick with "...

Richard Blackmoore

Check is in mail to go out tomorrow!

Thank you.

James peck

Richard Blackmoore

If the blade of a greatsword can be grasped, what the purpose of limiting the length of the grip to eighteen inches? So it does not look stupid? So it looks more authentic? I'm not advocating changing anything about the current rules concerning greatswords, just asking what I think are fairly obvio...

Richard Blackmoore

I wear the Revival medieval shoe (really a boot in my opinion). It works great, though it is not really a turnshoe in construction. Also my vibram soles came off quickly, but gave good traction before they did. I find it much more comfortable to fight without having a heel, it feels more like martia...

Richard Blackmoore

If the blade of a greatsword can be grasped, what the purpose of limiting the length of the grip to eighteen inches? So it does not look stupid? So it looks more authentic? Seriously, the original idea I think (many different answers on this one from old timers) was to limit how hard you could hit ...

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