The Armour Archive

Cian of Storvik

By the phrasing, I'm assuming you mean soft kits, not fighting stuff. I see atleast a couple of major problems with the question. With regards to the SCA, everyone is intended to be portraying nobility (and nobility wouldn't dress like the peasentry). And nothing that is done well, will be particula...

Cian of Storvik

I thought that combat was prohibited everywhere except on the main battle fields/woods.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I think last year around the middle of war week, the total gate was like 14,000 or so. And many of those people, may not even know what the SCA is. Seeing as how the main battlefield has had about 2,000 people combined in both armies, I think 10,000 may be a bit crowded as I roll it over in my mind....

Cian of Storvik

Does the Pennsic Independant not start up until next week? (They still have Pennsic 39 on the front page).
-C

Cian of Storvik

If anyone else is thinking about picking up one of the "Track of the Wolf early Scottish ballock style dirks". I think there are a couple of things that you should know. 1) they are unsharpened. not just dull but whith a 1/16" flat edge that takes considerable work to get to a basic a...

Cian of Storvik

I could use some escallopie work done as well.
Patches and possibly a surcoat.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Looks like something called "cranbarry Moldable Field Hockey" guards. Just googling "field hockey shin guards" comes up with about a dozen different brands that look identical but with logos splashed on them.
-Cian

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Cian of Storvik

Champions of virtue. Combatants have to choose a virtue (beauty, love, honor, charity, humility, etc.) to champion. (draw from a hat a good time before the event). Combatants can gain extra points for modifying their accoutrements (banners, shields, surcoat) with icons of their virtue, or doing some...

Cian of Storvik

I'd argue the point, but my feelings on your hypothesis can be summed up concisely with a simple....Meh.
-C

Cian of Storvik

The Edward the III sword is an XVIIIa. Dated 1350 per Oakeshott himself.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

It was either Home Depot or Lowes. I forget which one. They were $4.99 ea. if my memory serves as it should.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I picked-up a couple of cheapo $5 lanterns from the local hardware store and pulled out the glass and installed some horn panes from Mike a bit over a month ago. I really like these because 1) they're about 1/5 the weight of the glass versions. 2) No worries about reaching into my camp box to find b...

Cian of Storvik

I have a couple of windlass swords, but I'm not "feeling" the European Sword. For the price it's difficult to pass on, and I will give you that. It has high ratings from Sword Buyers Guide. I will go on to say that 14th century swords are very well represented by both Windlass, CAS Iberia ...

Cian of Storvik

Unless you have lames for articulation, I believe that connecting either the rebrace or the vam directly to the cop will greatly impede movement. I believe that pointing floating metal pieces to your mail or garment is the best guess. Note that most effigies do not show the ties, and so they were pr...

Cian of Storvik

Because of the 3-dimensionality of these, I'm starting to get the feeling that they may have had secret compartments. Perhaps with smoke grenades, and batarangs, and high strength, yet narrow cable for repelling down castle walls. Anyone with me on this?
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I just received mine in the mail about 15 minutes ago. And just took it off. I like the way it feels in the body and arms. I've had issues in the past where the garments don't fit up under the pits well, and movement is an issue. My only few criticisms are primarily design issues; 1) the collar sits...

Cian of Storvik

For the SCA minimum you need to cover the floating ribs and the kidneys which depending on whom you ask, are a good distance above your hip bones. Eventually I just stitched a pocket in my gambeson for a 7" x 10" plate to sit in. The larger the plate the more it will distribute the force o...

Cian of Storvik

I've evidently got no pull. I've asked everyone that I could think of, and won't be at Pennsic this year personally.
We don't want a repeat of last year, now do we?
All I can do is pledge to be there next year. That, and 50 cents still won't get you a cup of coffee.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

The ones made out of cut flat stock just look too...flat. On effigies they sit so proud they were almost undoubtedly cast (though possibly with a hollow to reduce weight). A couple of people have done stamped/pressed ones that are neat, but won't handle heavy fighting well. I've thought of making a ...

Cian of Storvik

I'll take the bollock.
-C

Cian of Storvik

They will have to be glued to keep the fletches in place while you bind them. Once you get used to it, binding fletches goes pretty quickly. I can nock out a dozen arrows in an evening sitting in front of the boob-tube. When you're trimming your fletches (even if you're purchasing them pre cut), you...

Cian of Storvik

Rayner wrote:I want to be chris gilman when I grow up!

This. +1

Cian of Storvik

It's inches times the weight at length of draw. You'll need a bow spring scale or possibly a fish or hunter's scale. It's basically a tube or electonic box with a hook on it and a spring inside that measures the force exerted on it. Hook the string in the center and draw pull the string back to full...

Cian of Storvik

I believe last year° there was a modification to the rules that SCA crossbows also have a minimum draw weight of 400 in*pd to prevent some nerf herder from bringing toys on the field that take no effort to draw and load, and shoot creme puffs at fighters. 400 isn't really all that heavy, but the str...

Cian of Storvik

The rings are from King Architectural (kingmetals.com) and the hinges definately came from an ebay BIN store. King has hinges, but they were more expensive. The rings I used are the hollow steel 1/2" hammered square steel tubing in 5.5" outside diameter pn 44-50-12h ($1.19 ea). They also h...

Cian of Storvik

In singles combat, it's Thunderdome rules.
All engagement all the time! "two men enter, one man leaves." (or woman) Is it wrong that I want to chant that during SCA tourneys?
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I know it's cheating, but you could pick-up a basic cedar chest at Joann fabrics in slightly larger dimensions. They run about $80+ regular, but if you can locate one of their "40% or 50% off 1 single item" coupons, they can be about $40-$45. Toss on some iron hardware, and you've got a ni...

Cian of Storvik

Though I think a class would be helpful, and chock full of "ah-ha!" realizations. But I think being able to craft items like Chris does are primarily a strong suite of balanced abilities. And being able to apply what someone shows me is often beyond my grasp. Some of us have all the tools ...

Cian of Storvik

I did the same thing about 6 months ago. I doubt we're the first people to email the guy or Doug about this. And I doubt we'll be the last. He should put something in his listing like "authorized dealer of Strong collectibles" or something. The wider you open your mouth, the easier it is t...

Cian of Storvik

I asked doug about that months ago. He knows about it, as the guy is an authorized reseller. (assuming it's the same guy that I'm looking at; Artisanideas).
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

If it's okay, I'm just going to continue to blame my tools for my camp stuff's inadequacy.
-Cian

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Cian of Storvik

HOw do you keep the maille so tight up under the armpits? Is it just tailored that well?
Or do you point it up under neath the pit area?
I spend more time fighting my hauberk than throwing blows.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Thread Necro....LIVE! Question...How do you simultaneously waste a Saturday and about $60 in poplar? Make a weapon rack. I will probably never use it, but I had the urge to spend my last $60 cash in my wallet on something. It's all made from 1" poplar boards {(3" (x8'), 4" (x10'), 6&q...

Cian of Storvik

If it's strongly magnetic, I think it's time to declare...

Cian of Storvik

There's a Piedmont plastics in Beltsville, MD where you could get ABS and Kydex scraps pretty cheaply (and no shipping if you went there). But not sure if they allow walk-ins any more. I haven't heard of anyone bugging them in a few years. The one in Beltsville is listed as a distributor, just not s...

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