The Armour Archive

Sebastian K

Hal, you should make boots like this in stainless or Aluminum and sell them to your local Goth/Fetish scenes. You would not believe how some of these people will pay for ludcously easy stuff. Just last month I had a gothic girl pay me 90Ã¢â€šÂ¬ for an hour of work and 10Ã¢â€šÂ¬ in material (custom f...

Sebastian K

As my kit is nearing completion (some really good people will breath a sigh of relief when it's done) there is another question I feel I have to ask, as it has come up for both me and some other new fighters i am helping: What would you consider to be good gauntlets for a SCA new fighter, and especi...

Sebastian K

Sir Alfred is right of course. Getting too excited about what an illustration in a book proves or supports is a little silly, especially if you were to say, a thousand years from now try to re-enact the twentieth century based on illustrations in, say, comic books. Jehan, squire of Sir Vitus Like t...

Sebastian K

so im wrong because I bought a helmet that according to SCA rules and my own opinion is unsafe to use as protective gear, so im wrong because I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t apply to the same opinion as you, I have this helmet, I feel it is unsafe, none of you other than prior owners can make a judgment on this, an...

Sebastian K

What Steve said.

Warren is a swell guy, and although we have had soime issues with postal problems he has always stayed in touch.

Sebastian K

I am a knight in two other societies. When I came here I was not in the SCA. When I posted about maybe wanting to join the SCA I dared to say that I would like to portray a squire and maybe some day a Knight. I did not know any better. Boy was I flamed by some people. But I stayed in any case. I may...

Sebastian K

Could you check the AC Adaptor to see wether it will run on 220V/50Hz?

Thanks

Sebastian

Sebastian K

There is a Beverly in the House.

I could buy a Plasma Cutte that will cut 1/5 inch for 100-150Ã¢â€šÂ¬=120-180$

Should I?

Sebastian K

This actually just came about because Mr.Lulach, whose only purpose here seems to be bumping Hammered Wombat threads popped the wrong thread. I do not know of recent dealings, but Sir Brand has been very prompt and courteous to me when I ordered from him in 99. Brand, I wish you all the best in your...

Sebastian K

It is quite light. Would probably fall into the lightest category for shipping. I may even be able to send it to Pennsic or at least to the states with someone for shipping. I ran the lengths through a converter (because I knew a meter wa smore than a yard. The fabric is 13m=14.2 yrds=42.65 feet lon...

Sebastian K

With a heavy heart I have decided to part with a beloved piece of fabric. It is an old hand loom fustian in herringbone. I got this from a nice old lady whose great grandmother (who was the last in the family to make her own fabric) made this. The great grandmother died in 1916, so the fabric is at ...

Sebastian K

These are all valid points that I will have to digest tomorrow before posting on this again. One thing though: Karl, the liabilty issue was about the site owner. That any one person is of course responsible for what he/she writes is another matter. If you are going to say bad thgings about a merchan...

Sebastian K

Thanks Adam! Everybody, Here are a few more ideas: 1.Even though this will be in Germany, I think we should require voluntary participation by the merchants/craftsmen. This way nobody could scream about his name being slandered. 2.The merchants should encourage their customers to use this system. As...

Sebastian K

Thanks Robert, the problem is that this is my newbie shield. I fully expect it to last at the most for a year and then build a new one for tweaking. I am almost dead certain that I will screw up some size aspect because I yirtually know nobody these parts my size who fights with a heater and could g...

Sebastian K

Looks very nice, working on a birch-plywood heater myself. I finally found a place that would cut it with and against the grain just like I wnated. Since i am so big I still struggle with the sizing aspects of it. Finding the super size doggie chews has been the hardest so far. BTW... I now have the...

Sebastian K

I could host this here in Germany. This would circumvent American liability laws and such.

This type of site works great with some hardware search engines and consumer goods portals. I woul need help with the code and such though.

Sebastian K

I can host pictures for you , just send them over:

sebastian(dot)kempkens(at)web(dot)de

Could you be a bit more clear on what you actually did?

Thanks

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Yep, that's him:

Sable, a lion rampant and a bordure embattled Or ermined gules

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Vivat Sir Maximillian!

Gabriel

Sebastian K

Last call and bump, I will be out of town till Friday night, so please be patient if you reply.

Thanks

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Hal,

you may want to look into USPS shipping for the International orders. You will have to in any case for APO shipping I presume. US Postal is far less expensive on the Intewrnational shipping.

There is a rate calculator here:

http://ircalc.usps.gov/

Cheers

Sebastian

Sebastian K

*bump*

Sebastian K

Pre Orders will be accepted until June 20th, that is my cuttoff date.

Thanks for the responses so far.

Sebastian

Sebastian K

I like your stuff, I don't like your auction.

The cluttered all capital letter layout is a pain to read and with the mixing colours it gets worse.

With the best greetings from the continent

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Hey Gwyneth,

how in the world did you get that handle under your name! I want one too. What do I have to bribe JT with?

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Robert, you have email. i am wuite sure we can effect an exchange at coronation, even if I am not there.

Sebastian/Gabriel

Sebastian K

Gauntlets are up for preorder again. Anybody interested fell free to post, PM or mail to the a.m. Adress. I also have two specials: I have one seperate left gauntlet with minute "touchrust" from my stand that I would let go for 75$ plus shipping I have one seperate right gauntlet with minute "touchr...

Sebastian K

I usually use a good leather care oil, Ballistol. It gets rid of the sticky residue and gives the leather a nice shimmer.

Note: Do not use on non-smooth leathers.

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Well I can get the galvanized Indian stuff for about 300 Euro per shirt.At the going rate that is about 360$ plus shipping. Somebody wants one please email me. Even with shipping it may be less expensive than what you guys pay. Aluminum for 50 Euro more. *Note* I do not sell or merchant these things...

Sebastian K

Guillaume, you don't happen to speak German, do you? If you do I could email you my tutorial complete with pictures. If not I can send you just the pictures and a small commentary.

Sebastian

Sebastian K

*bump*

Sebastian K

I cannot seem to find them on harborfreight.com, do you have an item number?

The other problem is that they only ship UPS AFAIK, and that kills me on shipping to Germany. Now with someone on the AA one can usually make a deal...

Thanks

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Anybody have one laying about taht was too ferele for SCA Armouring?

I need on ebale to handle 18 gauge mild, able to do beads, flanges and rolls.

Thanks

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Wil wrote:A friend of mine, Jaysen, bought a pair of these and they are absolutely amazing in person. Very, very nice.

~Wil

Thanks for the plug

I haven't done much selling around here, much more buying, so any feedback is appreciated.

Regards

Sebastian

Sebastian K

Seth wrote:Two more questions, what guage steel are they? How much does one wiegh?
Thanks

Seth,

they are somewhere around the metric eqivalent of 18 gauge. there is lots of overlap and fluting for extra strength.

If I remember correctly 1 pair weighs around 4 pounds boxed.

Regards

Sebastian

Starting Gauntlets for SCA combat

Necessity of a plasma cutter?

For sale or trade: really really old and gorgeous fustian

I need a bead roller