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by Destichado
Mon Aug 11, 2003 4:00 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armoured Boxer Shorts?
Replies: 8
Views: 21

Quite right -excelent links.

Unfortunately, none what I remember seeing. This is a B&W photograph of something very much like what the Durer cavalryman is wearing, except that it has a PLATE codpiece attached.
It might have been posted on the R&A boards...
by Destichado
Sun Aug 10, 2003 5:55 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armoured Boxer Shorts?
Replies: 8
Views: 21

Armoured Boxer Shorts?

I recall someone posting picture of what could best be described as maille boxers with an integral codpiece.

Does anyone still have the link to it? Or the pic itself?
~Des
by Destichado
Fri Aug 08, 2003 9:27 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: DIY S/S Gauntlet kits
Replies: 23
Views: 18

Count me in!

Glierskey@hotmail.com
by Destichado
Thu Aug 07, 2003 5:41 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Deepeeka Swords (seeking review)
Replies: 6
Views: 14

Thier Roman stuff is quite acceptable. As a matter of fact, it's more accurate and usable that a number of more expensive (but still mass produced) repros. According to Lego... something, minor modifications can make them surprisingly accurate. As is, they're decent weapons. But don't touch any of t...
by Destichado
Sun Jul 06, 2003 12:10 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Yet Again... using vinegar to strip galv. maille
Replies: 10
Views: 15

What's this "3-1 mix"?
by Destichado
Sun Jun 29, 2003 7:27 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Late 15th Cen. Arming Coats: Patterns?
Replies: 4
Views: 11

Late 15th Cen. Arming Coats: Patterns?

After a cursory search across the net for armig coats, I've come up rather dry.

The patterns I have found are based more on padded jacks than an arming doublet.

Does anyone know a decent, at least moderately period pattern for an arming doublet, circa 1475?
by Destichado
Mon Jun 09, 2003 11:13 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: GreatHelm theory
Replies: 21
Views: 37

That second pic sure looks like it has a visor in it.
I don't know how you could possible verify it, but it would certainly make a reproduciton justifiable.
by Destichado
Sat May 31, 2003 10:54 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Throwing spears: Problems
Replies: 11
Views: 16

Xander:
in your method, when you "flop your arm back", what direction is your hand facing?
12 o'clock? 9 o'clock?
by Destichado
Sat May 31, 2003 10:50 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: On padding a helm...
Replies: 14
Views: 37

Anyone still have the link to Steve of Fourth Castle's helmet padding photo-essay?
I seem to have lost it.
by Destichado
Thu May 29, 2003 11:18 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Throwing spears: Problems
Replies: 11
Views: 16

They're real.
by Destichado
Wed May 28, 2003 9:39 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Cricket Cages
Replies: 5
Views: 5

OH YEAH!!!

Someone else interested in fighting crickets.
Apparently, the little guys get pretty darn agressive.

Keep searching. There's good stuff out there. Sorry, but I can't remember where.
by Destichado
Wed May 28, 2003 9:20 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Throwing spears: Problems
Replies: 11
Views: 16

Throwing spears: Problems

Much to miy chagrin, I seem to be inable to throw a spear straight. I really don't know enough to know if it's me or the spears I make. So first off, how does one make a spear that throws straight? And then, in case I've done all that, how do you throw a spear? All the spears I've made (and subseque...
by Destichado
Mon May 26, 2003 12:49 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armour for Animals
Replies: 22
Views: 22

Bovine Armour

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/plate_cow.jpg
by Destichado
Sat May 24, 2003 10:57 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Butt welds in dissimilar metal forms
Replies: 14
Views: 15

That's bizzare.

There's no reason at all to disqualify that helm. If you have the skill of a drunken chimpanzee that weld should be stronger than the steel around it.

I'd challenge the ruling.
by Destichado
Sat May 24, 2003 5:02 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Riveted Mail
Replies: 25
Views: 16

About the "Other" riveted maille:
How does it hold together?
by Destichado
Mon Apr 28, 2003 9:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pollaxe construction (SCA)
Replies: 18
Views: 16

It's more like liquid rubber, and it works friggin miracles! I'm sold.
by Destichado
Mon Apr 28, 2003 12:34 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: trying to find/make a flail head
Replies: 2
Views: 7

If you have or have acces to a grinder, you can make quite respectable looking spikes out of plain old lag screws. Buy the kind that are screw partway, and shat partway. The screw -obviously- goes in the wood, and the shaft gets ground into nice, SQUARE, tapering spikes. If you grind them round or t...
by Destichado
Mon Apr 28, 2003 12:27 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: American Del Tin suppliers
Replies: 6
Views: 9

apparently, Del Tins are all sold at very similar prices. Someone -I don't rememver who- told me so, I checked, and sonofagun, he was right.
by Destichado
Fri Apr 25, 2003 12:12 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: WARRIOR CHALLENGE
Replies: 4
Views: 11

Looks fun. I'd pay to see the polo-player and archaeologist try to march...
by Destichado
Fri Apr 25, 2003 12:08 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: I wanna make a Kwan-Dao, I've got questions out the yin-yang
Replies: 11
Views: 12

Yes! Thanks Otter. That is indeed what I meant. Now, as to your way... I can see one advantage -assuming you don't want to do it just 'cause it's period, if indeed it is. Putting a straight pipe around the wood in a function like this creates a stress point, and if you don't protect it (put a shim u...
by Destichado
Tue Apr 22, 2003 11:05 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Removing "INDIA" mark from replica swords
Replies: 10
Views: 9

Is the piece polishe to mirror finish? If not, it's probably a high grit sandpaper finish. What you can do is take a pice of "test" metal, like armouring scraps, and a slew of differnt grit sandpapers, and start sanding the scrap and comparing it to your weapon. More than likely, you'll find a close...
by Destichado
Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:38 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Lorica plumata picture
Replies: 40
Views: 74

Oh my god...

The producers of Helen of Troy should see this thread.
Jeezus, they look better than fish scales!
I'm in awe...
by Destichado
Sun Apr 20, 2003 9:57 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Current projects*PICS*
Replies: 20
Views: 45

Actualy, when I first saw this thread, I thought "Damn! Lucky bastard got more posts than I did!"

Luck of the draw, I guess. Image
by Destichado
Sun Apr 20, 2003 12:30 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: I wanna make a Kwan-Dao, I've got questions out the yin-yang
Replies: 11
Views: 12

If you can drill the two holes for the tassle and clean up the piece on a hand grinder (or have a friend do it?), all the welder would have to do would be cut out the blade, and weld a piece of pipe to it for your handle-socket. To make it as inexpensive as possible, do all the prepratory work yours...
by Destichado
Sat Apr 19, 2003 10:28 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Breaking an oath
Replies: 47
Views: 35

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by dukelogan: then i respectfully ask if a parent should wash their hands of a child who lies to them? an adult child. or a wife when her husband lies. or he if the falsehood is o...
by Destichado
Sat Apr 19, 2003 9:38 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: I wanna make a Kwan-Dao, I've got questions out the yin-yang
Replies: 11
Views: 12

Are you actualy going to put an edge on that? Are you going to CUT with it? IF you're not -and I really think you won't- then you REALLY ought to go with Mild Steel. People around here have this funny hangup about spring or high carbon steel. I guess it's because all the good swords and armour are m...
by Destichado
Thu Apr 17, 2003 5:17 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Recent WEAPONS projects
Replies: 4
Views: 19

The falchion is FAST. I feel a little guilty swinging it, I think it's GOT to be underweight and disproportioned, but I LOVE it. I cut about an inch into the blade to give me room to put on a cross, and when I taped on the hilt and pommel from a large dagger I made, it moved the balance up to FOUR I...
by Destichado
Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Recent WEAPONS projects
Replies: 4
Views: 19

Oh, Salesman of Tyres:

E-mailed you back.
by Destichado
Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:24 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Breaking an oath
Replies: 47
Views: 35

No, Sir Duke.

The Unknown knight LIED to his friend, and he made him LIE for him. That's more than enough.

The rest of this stuff doesn't even have to be mentioned.
by Destichado
Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:15 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Recent WEAPONS projects
Replies: 4
Views: 19

Recent WEAPONS projects

[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/Cudgel1.jpg[/img] [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/Cudgel2.jpg[/img] These are the pictures of the orrigional mace from we found -where, on Sothebys? [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/CudgelR1.jpg[/img] [img]http:/...
by Destichado
Wed Apr 16, 2003 10:09 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Recent Projects! (pics)
Replies: 9
Views: 14

Planeshing? What is this "planeshing" you speak of??? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif It would help, wouldn't it? lol. All the curves on both helmets were made dishing into a 3" pipe I pounded into a slowly decaying stump. Or just bending in my machinist's vice. [img]http://www.armourar...
by Destichado
Tue Apr 15, 2003 8:26 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Recent Projects! (pics)
Replies: 9
Views: 14

Recent Projects! (pics)

Well I did it. I started armouring. Heaven help me, I think I'm addicted. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif This is my First real armouring project -if you don't count a sheatmetal arming cap I made out of ductwork for a friend... http://home.armourarchive.org/members/dstchdo/helmet1.jpg It...
by Destichado
Mon Apr 14, 2003 10:19 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Breaking an oath
Replies: 47
Views: 35

I, sir, do not care what kind of oath was spoken or given. Anything that was there, he shattered it himself. He LIED to you, and then he made you LIE for him. That is some serious 'effing shit. GET OUT. Do not tolerate that kind of horse puckey, and have the spine to stick to your guns. Forgive him ...
by Destichado
Mon Apr 14, 2003 9:52 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: WMA-Looking for suggestions on first rebated sword.
Replies: 17
Views: 9

Sir Samuel,

You can special order an Angus Trim with a rebated blade, and his hilts don't move around. If they get loose, just tighten the pommel nut -it's a slick design.
Christian Fletcher offers an upgraded, low-profile, hex key pommel nut, if you don't like the standard one.
by Destichado
Mon Apr 14, 2003 1:10 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: WMA-Looking for suggestions on first rebated sword.
Replies: 17
Views: 9

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by FrauHirsch: <B> I use an Atar sword dulled down a bit, but its a single handed sword. </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Heck of a use for an Atar! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/e...

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