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Baron Conal

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Baron Conal

oh yeah... my grip is about 10 degrees off vertical....
( if that much.... more than 5 I think .....)

edit: to got the angle I just stuck my hand out and looked
at the angle my hand was at naturally....

Baron Conal

Mine is flat. I suppose you could have a slightly curved boss
custom made for a curved shield.

for weight...

Heavy enough for inertia to absorb some of the force
of the blow, light enough that you can carry it for a while
and move it quick enough to be effective.

Baron Conal

If I do not hear something by Thursday
I'm gonna drop him to the end of the queue......
( and leave him there until I hear from him )

Baron Conal

yeah.... he never answers...

Baron Conal

pictures?

Baron Conal

Anyone have any ideas?

He wanted some chairs and I'm not gonna make them
unless I can get in touch with him....

Baron Conal

Dilan wrote:
BaronConal wrote:( no one is allowed to picture me in a leather thong in a melee...
period.... end of discussion )

Guess that means the photos aren't for public distrobution.....

Guess you've been playing with Photoshop again
because I've never worn that thing outsi..... ummm

nevermind.

Baron Conal

A wide quartersawn oak board is the least likely, and one of the most costly pieces of lumber you are likely to come across. Not quoting you as a negative but to make a point. Most people stop as soon as they think quartersawn oak because QS oak gets all the 'press'. Many other woods are available ...

Baron Conal

trying to send PM's tell me no such user exists....

maybe I'm spelling it wrong.

Baron Conal

Shop cleaning Sunday Starting 3 pairs ( six chairs ) of coffer chairs afternoons next week. Sending PM's to the AA members that said that they wanted them to make sure we are still good..... and πρόσκρουση! ( greek for bump according to Babelfish.....)

Baron Conal

Russ is on what I think is the right track. I found some online libraries of illuminated mansucripts a couple of years back. Spent hours just pouring through pages of illumination from the time period I was targetting to develop a sense for the aesthetic - and some confidence that not all of the pe...

Baron Conal

Since you are in Atlantia, from the Conventions of Combat: 3.6.1.9.2.1 In single combat, a hold will be called when a fighter is not capable of defense. In single combat, defenseless is defined as having no weapons in hand. In other words, if a two swordman drops a weapon, they still have a weapon ...

Baron Conal

Vladimir wrote:Wow, it wasn't even strong enough for costume wear?

yeah, if it is that flimsy how do they pick it up without
destroying it?

Not that I'm wanting to buy it anyway.

Baron Conal

I have it on good authority that at this weekend's Coronation in Atlantia there will be a Deed of Arms reenacting Odin's Test for Unfaithful Wives. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GOfzL7dcCw Or, I might be making that up. Only one way to find out! Now I'm gonna have to watch it again.... http://kir...

Baron Conal

Laws, custom, tradition..... the SCA is "full of it" but that does not mean that disregarding it is a good idea. The only belt that is 'protected' white for knights. the other color 'restrictions' are custom and vary between Kingdoms The Midrealm uses silver chairs for squires and I think ...

Baron Conal

Go with quartersawn lumber! If you can hand pick your boards you may be able to find some quartersawn ones as a byproduct of modern sawing technique. Thomas Or look for a lumber mill close to you and ask if they can quarter saw something for you..... Might have to buy more than you will need for ju...

Baron Conal

oh yeah.... I forgot to ask.... Do you have an example picture to show of another original and it's cast copy? I realize that the chest in question cannot be the example. Just curious about how it works.... Would this be a finished colored/stained/whatever product or a piece that we would have to fi...

Baron Conal

the way lumber is cut now ( not quartersawn ) is one of the biggest reasons that boards warp so badly. Thicker boards might help. making a single piece table top with a cleat running across the boards would help but not good for the living history goal.... You might be able to glue two boards togeth...

Baron Conal

BaronConal wrote:I'd love to see a LOT of detailed pictures of this chest once you get it.

Is the cast copy a one shot deal...

in other words...

Now or Never?

????

Baron Conal

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/Chair%20pictures/bb41-1.jpg Hi Conal- What tool do you use to get the spiffy bench top bevel (?) shown here? Thanks, I did it with a table saw.... Set the blade at the angle you want and run the board through on edge instead of laying flat. Then a...

Baron Conal

a little picture heavy now.... Two of the pictures are kinda big but that might allow you to get better detail... I need to learn more about carving and revisit this bench. [img]http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/Chair%20pictures/a456-1.jpg[/img] [img]http://i147.photobucket.com/alb...

Baron Conal

I'd love to see a LOT of detailed pictures of this chest once you get it.

Is the cast copy a one shot deal...

in other words...

Now or Never?

Baron Conal

Glastonbury chairs in the queue are done and I will be starting the coffer chairs soon Using PM's can sometimes let old messages drop off the list if I forget to mark them to be saved... If you have asked for something and I do not add you to the list... 1 - please forgive me 2 - please remind me th...

Baron Conal

Crap, another reason to be annoyed with my computer.

I can't get Flash to work and can't see any youtube videos

Baron Conal

I keep finding that I've missed a thread with
fabulous ideas, comments, information....

Would we benefit by adding a forum just for
that kind of thing?

Dividing Medieval Combat and weapons into
better defined catagories....

( just thinking 'out load'..... )

Baron Conal

On the spear and the CoP; the Weapons that made Britian show on armor did a fantastic test on a man with a lance on horse vs a CoP; as I recall even at full speed the spear barely went through the proper 3 layers of plate, maille, and padding. The amount it went through would create a cut not a lar...

Baron Conal

Bleddyn De Caldicot wrote:
Adrielle wrote:Sir Humphrey Littlebury c.1365, Holbeach, England.

Thank you your excellency. I'm quite fond of the crest on his great helm and the interesting sabatons he wears.

sabatons are interesting.....

Anyone have opinions on exactly how they are made?

Baron Conal

Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom

how about Armour Archive's Athena?

or

Ganesha - God who Removes Obstacles, God of Knowledge
( not a goddess but hey.... )

Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge

or you could look here....

http://saints.sqpn.com/patron00.htm

Baron Conal

For a shape that large there is no reason why you can't drill holes in the outer corners and use a jig-saw to remove the bulk. I have a very good jig-saw and It would probably take me more time to lay out the pattern and drill the holes then the cutting in between. Mind you I would cut 1/6" sh...

Baron Conal

Well unless I show a talent for armoring it's gonna get used for sanders and grinders and probably a little lacquer finishing for the woodworking.

Baron Conal

any more of that style....

in color?

( gosh I'm demanding....

)

just so you know.... googling klosterstickerei

comes up with your site first.

Baron Conal

if the 'armor' is stiff enough a stud and a hole
might work....

http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/prod ... r=11311-01

you would not have to use a strap, just a hole in the arm

Baron Conal

every now and then something I save is useful....

Baron Conal

What country or region? I had an idea for some German wall-hangings that would be easy to personalize & modify -- they're actually embroidered, rather than woven, but using a technique that kinda-sorta looks like weaving (see m for links and an article) -- but that's a style pretty much seen in...

paging Thomas of Friesland?

Co30, outrances, deeds, Pas..... So many threads....

Re: Tapestry Images? ( 14th century or earlier )