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Syrfinn

just a friendly little bump.

Syrfinn

Hi folks, selling a pair of size 11 Bohemond SCA boots. Have only worn them once to an event, and then around the house to stretch them out like they need to be. They are just not doing the trick for me. Great boots, just going to go in a different direction. PM me if interested. Off the Rack, they ...

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Of course, just wouldnt be the same if they didnt moo.

Syrfinn

Bah, forget that Nissan, I want cows thrown by catapults.

Syrfinn

I'll end up watching it eventually. But doubt I will go see it at the movies. Will probably just wait for it to show up on cable.

It could be a fun action movie.

Syrfinn

Yep, for Great Sword and Polearm, I would say spear, but I rarely use that. Was taught to always learn to fight with both hands in the lead. Specially when you start out a fight, with one hand on top, in the middle of the fight, change up, and sometimes, actually seems to be a lot, , your opponent d...

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Not sure I said anything over on Roman Talk forum or not, if I havent, then let me do so here.

Very nice work on the belt, and on all the belts I have seen you do. Have seen a few of your belts you have done over there. Always turn out nice and look right.

Syrfinn

Curious on that price also. I see what your charging for the scales in mild and stainless, but curious on the aluminum also. I will be getting a set of scales from someone here next week. But looking at Ringlord and also your scales Tangent. So just getting idea on price and how many I need for that...

Syrfinn

Lol, understand that Murdock.

Was watching vid tape of our area practice on Tuesday, yesterday, and just kept noticing, that out of armor, and looking at folks, I dont feel that short. But once in armor and fighting, folks seem a lot taller than me.

Syrfinn

Hmm, not sure, but I kind of understood it perfectly.

Maybe you have to be a big guy who hates running at any costs, to understand it.

Could be me, but I took what Radu said as well, a joke.

Syrfinn

For those that I know have been interested in my gauntlets. They are sold, waiting for payment to clear.

Basically for those who sent me pms, I just went first to contact me, and went down the list from there, till someone wanted them.

Thanks for the interest everyone.

Syrfinn

All according to your pain threshhold, Olafr. Been wearing mine for about 2 months now. Will answer each one of your questions in order. 1. Currently, they were the only thing I wore, other than chain. Has been fine, just mild bruising from shots, but nothing to worry about, as long as they hit were...

Syrfinn

Wow, a hundred years old.

I would send the guy a message, but doubt he would care.

Honestly, I would be surprised if the armor wasnt built in the 90's. Other than a little mold here and there, it looks decently cleaned up, and in decent condition.

Syrfinn

Congrats on beginning a new road.

Syrfinn

Not sure if he posts here or not.

But this is his website.

http://members.tripod.com/eggarmour/

Syrfinn

Sent you a pm, Skorri.

I am debating on selling my stealth gauntlets that I got from Darkheart Armorys.

Needing some extra cash, and well thinking of selling these, and just going back to a basket hilt for awhile.

Just adding a pic of mine, since have had a couple pms.

Syrfinn

Look nice. I like the set, thats based off of St. Stephens Sword, whatever that is, couldnt find a reference when I googled it. But looks like the closest thing I have seen made for something that could come close to looking like a Spatha fitting.

Syrfinn

Tim got most of the ones I was going to say.

As far as Scales. Ringlord, has a lot of different materials, titanium, stainless, mild, aluminum.

Have never ordered from him. But been debating on making a lorica plumata, and if I did, I would probably order from him.

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Thanks folks. Yeah, figures I drive in when its going to be thunderstorming.

Plus forgot, OSU plays tonight, so would of figured it would of been a light practice show up anyways.

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Have to agree with what Robin and Michael have said. For some reaon, it just doesnt get to me that much. Specially if its well done. I get more annoyed with blue plastic barrel stuff showing, than anything that is not totally european based in its personna. And yeah, now I have in my head furry imag...

Syrfinn

Yeah, thats how we do the drill #3 also. Do between 3 to 5 fights, then discuss, then line em up again. At one point, we were adding in fight for the bail drills also, since most allied champ battles were of that type. But basically, we just did a hard and fast resurrect battle over an armor bag, an...

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Will be in town on business, but will arriving around noon, so should easily be done by 5, if not sooner.

So was thinking, if there was a practice, couldnt remember when OSU held theirs, I might drop by and get some fighting in.

Thanks

Syrfinn

We really didnt have a name for ours, but it was along the same lines as Mord's. But one thing we did was had everyone that wanted to, be a single and also a pair. If someone didnt want to be a single, that was fine, and for the newer folks, we had no problem with that. But basically, we started wit...

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Like Mord said, both ways can do it and also fail at it. But you have the right of it, Tor. New fighters should never seperate. Personally, I love it when they split, cause I will more than likely leg one, and get out, before the other can get to me. When they stick together, and have a game plan an...

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Does anyone know who the gentleman is, that looks like he is doing a late roman period personna. Granted could be anything around that time. It just kind of struck me as late roman cavalry. There is a pic, by Joust1 on the I Want To Be Board, and that is, if this became a somewhat normal thing, woul...

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Ok, that could even get me to want to try and get up on a horse.

And some of you know my ways of being a grunt/ground pounder. And no time for the frilly pretty boys up on those horses.

But yeah, that could turn me into a cavalry man pretty quickly.

Syrfinn

Grats on the shield, and grats on the win in the squire tourney, Jonathan, great job. Sounds like you all had a blast. I might need to find a way to make it next year. But will be interesting, since its always on the same weekend as one of our quarterly software upgrades. But if there is a hotel nea...

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Yeah, was very much not happy, about having to turn around. I could of made it, but I would of been about an hour or so late, and would of been in a foul mood. At least I think I would of made it, it was snowing pretty good, when I hit Erie at around 9, and I might of had to run over someone, who di...

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Bah, sorry didnt make it. Got out late from work, but still got on road around 7:30, so probably would of got there in time for the double elim. Got just outside Erie, and snow was hitting heavy again, and left hand lane became a mess and everyone started driving at 50mph. Kept going for about 15 mi...

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Nah, its the duck-billed platypus bascinet.

It does come close the the one in te collection, but looks like they got the point to small, so it stands out more.

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Got an email from him last night, after I got home from practice. Might want to try emailing him again. His email might of got overran, and has not got thru all of it yet, so sending another one, will get it back to the top.

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Talked to him a little bit, right after Estrella, about ordering a late roman belt, like his and Bohemonds. Emailed him last week about how it was going, but hadnt heard anything back yet. But I also know my yahoo account email can act flacky at times, so have just been chalcking it up to that, and ...

Syrfinn

Right now, probably my legs, but that is getting less, the more I get used to my centergrip fighting style.

Where I rarely get hit? Would probably be my sword side leg, but that could be more, since I am fighting more right leg lead now a days.

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Thanks Olafr, that saves me from having to look it up also.

Yeah I have work to do this weekend, so gonna get up early Saturday, check on things, jump in truck and drive up.

Sucks that Ice Dragon is always same weekend as one of my quarterly software updates.

Syrfinn

I have to admit, Max, that when I heard that, I thoughtit interesting to me as well. Guess its just a custom out your guys way. I dont think I have either ever been in a crown, or seen a crown, where once to the finals, the slate is wiped clean for both fighters. Not saying its wrong, just saying I ...

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