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Cian of Storvik

Kult of Athena will make a scabbard to fit any sword they sell for $99. No wood core though. It appears the one you reference doesn't either, though.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Bump, for coat of plates.

Cian of Storvik

1mm is 2 oz. leather, typical for goat or calf.
Elk and moose tends to be quite thick, 5 oz. and up.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Reply to Brucer sent.

Cian of Storvik

I'm willing to part with the greaves, as I'm going to be going to a burgandy color in my armour. But they will be pretty size specific since I made them to fit my own legs over hosen. They'll flex a bit due to being leather, but they may not be comfortable unless your legs are similar shaped. They a...

Cian of Storvik

I'm jumping the gun on spring. But since I'm looking to relocate in a couple of months, I figure this might be a good time to thin the goods out. I can do Paypal, M/O, Checks or livestock. Over the next few days the list will probably expand, but initially, I have the following items for sale: More ...

Cian of Storvik

I could use another baselard, and I'd like one with a narrow double edged blade as you show. One with the scale handle in elongated H form. But that would take some pretty serious welding effort on the tang on that example. Like this, but with a narrower blade: http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/420...

Cian of Storvik

http://www.blastercorporation.com/images/products/Corrosion-Stop.jpg I have a couple of cans of this spray on grease that works well. No smell except for the aerosol when spraying. I used it on a WMA kettle helm acouple of years ago at pennsic. Sprayed the helm down before leaving, left the helmet ...

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My girlfriend refuses to clean my sheath too. And she's punched me in the head before for standing on her foot. I totaly wish were on a show so I could kick her off.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I'm not going to tip the info on who the kicked-off jouster is (As I figure west coasties have an hour or two before the show starts). But I did want to say that the way Shane pronounces the word Joust in is Canadian accent of "JOOST" has been found annoying by myself and my sister. So we've started...

Cian of Storvik

I think this is the only photo I've seen of the original. From MyArmoury. I don't know that I've ever seen the actual dimensions, but if you've ever held the replica, you can immediately tell it is "oversized". The length of the gripping area is longer than my single hand swords. And when compared t...

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Mine might be a bit big for him. And I just realized this the type with the wrap around plate on the back, not an open grill, so it's technically NOT open eared. Please disregard my offer.

Cian of Storvik

I purchased this MRL rondel dagger with brass handle from Kult of Athena. The reviews on it were very good overall based on price. Loosely based on a piece based in the Museums for Deutsche Geschichte dated to around 1400. The negative comments being about it's heft, and the overly large size, and t...

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I have a stainless steel kettle helm I might be willing to part with (I only have 7 now), for $300 and possibly include shipping (depending on cost).
It's for a 23.5" head. Since the front grill comes off, it might be able to be adjusted a bit.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

And for inspiration here is a velvet scabbard from Leo Todeschini's shop (Tod's Stuff).
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic ... t+scabbard

Cian of Storvik

There's some reference to them in this thread: http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=15077&highlight=fabric+scabbard Velvet seems to have been not uncommon. Especially on hilt grips and they used it on breastplates later in the medieval period! (Whether or not it was durable may have not bee...

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Vinegar worked well for me cleaning some old WWII leather pouches that had a bad mildew scent to them. I added 50/50 water/vinegar solution to a spray bottle, and sprayed liberally in and out. Took a couple of applications, but allowing to dry outdoors in warm dry weather for 24 hours was all it nee...

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I went last year. Got some really bad-ass arrowheads from Wade, and met his family. Not sure I'll make it up to Blatimore this weekend (Ironically since I've been up there almost every weekend for the past 8 weeks). I was just waxing poetically looking at photos I took of a selection from Wade's dag...

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You guys should look into doing a Kickstarter page for BON american team. I was just looking at Rich Burlew's website where he was looking for a kickstart of $54k dollars to start a reprint of one of his original Order of The Stick comic books. 30 days later he had $1.25 million in donations/orders....

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You're going to buy a white belt and then you're going to dye it?
(Most white leather I've seen is chrome, oil or tawed. So dying may not be a good idea unless you like colors bleeding into your clothes).

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Sorry Vail. It's all mine. I'm paying him extra because he wasn't asking enough for it. Even then it's a steal.
-Cian

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WANT WANT WANT!!!!
I HAVE $$$$$
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Sorry Sir Falcone, these are all 8 or lower weight and I believe fresh water rods.
Thank you for asking though. If anyone else wants the list, let me know. I'm still taking photos and putting them up on ebay, but I can pull or hold some if there is interest.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

You could always make your own:

http://cianofstorvik.100webspace.net/pa ... adlock.htm

I cheeted by using welds on the end pieces. But you could probably do these with just clever peening. Metal stock I got online and Home depot, and cuts made with a hacksaw and a dremel tool.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

If that bascinet were stainless I'd pay you more than a grand for it. Sadly it's not

It's got a perfect shape to replicate a brass I'm looking to duplicate.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I won't go into details, but my father is a moron, and needs money by the end of the month or his 79 year old ass is going to forfeit living indoors. (For the past nearly 2 years, he's been thinking paying property taxes was optional). If you know of anyone that is interested in fly fishing, I'm goi...

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Ice Falcon sells relatively inexpensive gambesons. They are mostly cotton though (some of the stitching thread is poly, shell and liner and I think the batting are all cotton). The outter shell is pretty tight weave. Not quite canvas though.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Yes. Because when a fight breaks out, I'm scrambling to be first person to grab the wheel of cheese.

Well of course. It was SHARP cheese. Wakka wakka!

-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I'm looking to commission an armorer to make some tulip vambraces in 18 ga stainless steel with high polish. I do not want mild steel, or spring steel. Shaped similarly to the vambrace below with the complex convex shape but a bit longer. No decorative element and no rolled edges. I can give better ...

Cian of Storvik

Has anyone used Amazon Instant Video? It looks like it's only $1.99 but someone at work told me that the Amazon video DLs are either streaming or has a "license" that expires after you watch it. So it is not repeatably watchable. E.g. if I download it and watch it for $1.99 to show it to the History...

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So far as I know, and I've done a lot of looking, woodblock print cards aren't known until the 15th century. The earliest reference to playing cards in Europe is 1352 in Sicily. After that it's 1370-something in Italy proper. Cards before the 14th Century appear to have been hand-painted/drawn. I'm...

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Pack the cloth in there tightly too (But not so tightly it pushes the top off). A key to keeping air out is to use very tightly woven 100% cotton fabric. Air that is trapped between loosely woven fabric, or synthetic blends will burn/adhere.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Did you pee in the armour? Or did you take a pee whilst wearing armour?
It could be taken two different ways.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

wood block print (or miniature illustration) of you fravorite saint on cloth (or possibly parchment). Decks of cards wood block printed were popular in the 1300's. -Cian *EDIT* Actually they probably weren't common or necessarily even known about in England in the late 13th to early 14th century. Bu...

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I don't know anything about that particular bow, but since it was only used once, it probably hasn't been "trained" to a particular draw length to fear over-draw. And most self longbows have a maximum suggested draw of: over-all length (nock to nock) minus 6 inches, and the remainder divided in half...

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