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Baron Conal

Fulke wrote:Queue must still be pretty full if PM's go unanswered.

Sorry, life has been busy

Pm'd to see what I missed...

Baron Conal

Which 'war point' battles could be held on the same day? thinking a little outside the box..... Two war points on one day and you have one less day needed for the other battle..... Bridges and Broken field/Mountain Pass? The sides of two bridges become the edges of the larger 'mountain' Wall/Gate a...

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that is all kinds of ugly!

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Since it's in the middle, you could get 12" of pvc or even copper pipe with an inside diameter just slightly larger than the pole, and make a sleeve. Personally, I'd cut it in 1/2 and make 2 short spears for matched weapons. It's about 12 inches from the 'pointy' end.... flipping it around may...

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mattmaus wrote:
If you can't find/afford a rawhide, you can cheat a bit...

Hot glue a square of scrap leather to your steel hammer face. You'll need to replace it a lot, but it's fairly cheap, and works.

would contact cement work also? just curious

Baron Conal

Working on some glastonbury chairs while I'm recovering from
unexpected auto repair expenses... Spent my operating capital
at Pennsic...... ( sorry.... )

and I dusted off an unfinished project and it is here...

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... 12#1169212

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Finished up a half finished banner stand and I thought I'd auction it off... You will need to pick up a length of wooden closet rod at your local Lowes/Home Depot/Menards. It is usually 1 1/4" in diameter which conveniently is the size you need. Six feet is about the right length. .... It would...

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is that a rattan sword?

and how about a pic with the sword belt on?

and/or a pic with you wearing it....?

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looks like it took a nice hard blow across the shaft,
don't it?

I think it might be near enough to the end to
do the suggested 'flip'

but I was kinda hoping for a more aesthetic
fix.... vanity thy name is '14th century mafia'

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OK I found the camera...

walked out to the garage and then came back in
to find some batteries....

and took a picture of the area in question....

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that would be .....

50 @ $5 x10 or 500 for $50.... still pretty cheap.

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[img]http://www.varmouries.com/parts/R1.jpg[/img] 1/4" brass cast verevelles = $5 per 50. from http://www.varmouries.com/vspecial.html ???? that seems really inexpensive.... so does pretty much everything else there..... I'm thinking that they are too light-weight for SCA use...

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I've got what looks like a potential weak spot on a spear shaft that I bought at Pennsic this year. I used it a lot..... It's one if the rted ones Icefalcon sells Is there anyway to repair/reinforce/whatever the area before it becomes a larger problem? Or do I need pictures before you answer?

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part of what you need is practice

the more you work together the better you will get.

sharpening and polishing the saw will not hurt though....

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Murdock wrote:"Then what was the 14th century way to mount legs?"

like dat

not like this....

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VERY NICE!

wow!

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Definitely an introductory text.

But one of the best introductions I've seen.
Covers the basics and a little more in a lot of
areas.

( Daily Life in Chaucer's England, that is )

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....a lot of different time periods.

Link to the publishers webpage.

complete with spelling mistake in the tiny url address.....

http://tinyurl.com/dialylife

I've got Daily Life in Chaucer's England, great book.....

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sweet!

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huh.... that was easier than I thought it would be to find....

http://www.blackhydraarmouries.com/Stoc ... frame2.htm

I was just looking to see what a jingasa was.

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Some after Pennsic auto repairs MIGHT cause me to skip ahead in the queue and make something that I have materials on hand for already... I'll know more by midweek.... I apologize now if that is the case... I am developing a better understanding of why cowboys shot their horses when they were injure...

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they only do limited runs on the shirts....

I wish I could get one....

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Vitus von Atzinger wrote: I was not going to relax one minute until I got home to see his stupid leg still connected to his unfortunate body.

How about an update?

How is Ed?

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AvM wrote:Buy Conal's stuff.
He's awesome.

stop you're gonna make me blush....

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I've got a question: Looking at Chef's fold stool I notice you've peened the bolt or rod, but are using round washers. In my research for Viking shields, as well as some armour, I found that they used square washers, since they were cut out of sheet metal instead of stamped modern round ones. At wh...

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a great big bump . time to clean up the shop and get back to work! still have the after Pennsic van explosion in the shop.... Need to put everything away so I can work... starting tomorrow morning...... anyone else want coffer chairs? http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/Cofferprogres...

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Angusm0628 wrote:Told him come to take one last pic of that rig. Then he was to come to my shop where I would engage in some serious alterations of his armored reality.

you have to share before and after photos with us.

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Here's one of my favorites: Stuffed Meatballs with Vodka Sauce! m What could be more delicious? Though not mentioned in the otherwise delightful guide, leftover meatballs can be efficiently stored in Space Bags. In service, Thomas Oh yeah vodka sauce. Tomatoes have compounds in them that are alcoho...

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He needs to get on with the review before we start exchanging
recipes and begin to sound like a bunch of old women...

apologies to any old women who are reading this.

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Packing was relatively pain-free, and let me tell you knuckleheads; if you havenâ€™t discovered the astounding beauty of Space Bags you need to get your bascinet out of your buttcrack. Fantastic idea! What do you use to re-apply vacuum for the return trip? I've used the air pump for my air matress ...

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Is the guy that captured me here?
I was with the French....
( I hope he was English....

)

I gave him a bottle of mead and a bottle of blackcurrant wine....

Wanted to know his name.....
( and what he thought of the ransom )

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See if you can get the folks running the Kitchens at Hampton Court to answer some questions.... It's later period medieval ( Tudor )but it might help. http://www.violetdesigns.co.uk/Hampton%20Court%20Kitchen300.jpg m m m http://www.hrp.org.uk/Images/tudor-cookery-busy-kitchen-.jpg http://www.hrp.org...

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Padded cuiesses
made by Kate
$50

is that a pic of one leg of two pairs of cuiesses
or a pair with differently colored legs?

Wooden Banner Stand Auction

inexpensive vervelles?

repairing fiberglass spears? ( minor damage )

Daily life in.....