The Armour Archive

Ingvarr

Don't be stupid Jestyr. You have to wax before you go clubbing.

Ingvarr

Get some sealing wax. Michael's JoAnn's etc. should have it, or you can find it online. http://www.letterseals.com/sealing-wax.html

Crayons, candles, etc. are going to put a big grease spot in your paper. If you want to do it right, do it right.

Ingvarr

I got a content unavailable message so I think you only have it shared to friends.

Ingvarr

I'm not owed anything but I now have an intense desire to own a poleaxe with a scabbard.

Ingvarr

I have the ringmail bracers and greaves and they're not only good looking and comfortable but thick...I don't know if they're SCA legal Considering that neither bracers nor greaves are required armor*, there is no such thing as illegal bracers or greaves as long as the don't have >1/2" protrus...

Ingvarr

I'm not a huge fan of multiple open fields in a row, or battles where the only two roles are spearman and eventual corpse.

Ingvarr

Duke Duncan wrote:Crossbows are like strippers. You know they are wrong, but they are so much fun to play with. Then you feel dirty afterwords.

Best first post in a long time if not ever.

Ingvarr

Email windrose or call them. They would be able to answer better than anyone else.

Ingvarr

East Rochester, NY

Ingvarr

The one on the left looks more elegant to me.

Ingvarr

Gaulish when?

Ingvarr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Byzan ... -Lucas.jpg

Ingvarr

Looks like leather to me

Ingvarr

Look at Byzantine iconography. Chock full of tombstones. Seems like a safe bet for Varangian. At least that was the rationale I used when I bought mine.

Ingvarr

Kilkenny wrote:If you're going to encourage people not to indulge in bias, you need to not do it yourself.

It's the difference between, "Can't we all just get along," and, "You need to quit being a douche so we can be friends."

Ingvarr

Last time I looked, an Effingham was running about $3/lbs. They go on sale pretty often though.

Ingvarr

I don't see the visor working for your portrayal. Look at the oculars, it's pretty obviously Asian.

Ingvarr

HM Arthur O'Flaherty, who is a Laurel, once documented and entered a rock in an A&S competition.

Ingvarr

Yeah, but just at a guess, they didn't take a jet to Oklahoma. They had to travel through some places to get there. Definitely could have been Templars. Probably when they were hiding the tablets for Joseph Smith to find.

Ingvarr

Glaukos the Athenian wrote:And post 1492, well within period, such artifacts could have been traded from the Spaniards for gold or food...

Yeah, sure, if you happen to be one of the poofy late period fops. Then again, they could have been brought back by the carvers of the Heavener runestone.

Ingvarr

These toys look decidedly New World. Keep this in mind.

The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe.

Ingvarr

Unfortunately not in driving distance and while it's a different breed, I can do the same or cheaper locally, especially after shipping.

Ingvarr

I've done the knee brace as the padding thing before and it worked mostly fine. The only issue that I had with it was that the edges of the cops would dig into me if I was on my knees.

Ingvarr

Looking at the hole they person is standing in, it could be a grave find. If you find an adult female skeleton with a skirt wrapped around it, it would be safe to assume that it's a woman's skirt. I wish they showed a picture of it instead of people looking at it.

Ingvarr

Baskets look a-freaking-mazing with an early period kit. If they'd have had them they'd have used them. No way to improve the appearance over a good basket. What size are your hands and would you like to trade a basket for your gauntlets?

Ingvarr

How much per pound for raw Icelandic mutton?

Ingvarr

yep, that's all there is to it.

Ingvarr

What needs to happen NOW is a change to a true democratic rule. The SCA should make a forum. Only paying members get to register on it. Anyone can make a poll on a new/old policy/rule. If, after a year, if 75% of the votes go one way then it gets made into an official rule. That will help steer the...

Ingvarr

I have this desire to build a 3" dia. spear now.

Ingvarr

If it's a wristy no-power shot, it doesn't sound like it would be good, flat or not.

Ingvarr

Just to clear it up for you JvR, and this will help you with a lot of SCA threads, there is one and only one true and correct way for the SCA to be. What it is just varies from person to person.

Ingvarr

You might try calling the police in Alexandria, VA. For that matter, it wouldn't hurt anything at all to call the FBI and ask. They might blow you off, but they might not. Worst case, you are out a few minutes of time and a couple of phone calls.

Ingvarr

In tournaments only. At practices and wars it is encouraged I'm with Sir Patrick, it's a killing move and not for tourneys. Same goes for two handed weapons. Thor- Yes, I also banned it for the duration of our third reign. You banned thrusting for the duration of the reign? Just curious, but what d...

Ingvarr

Let's say you land a thrust on your knight one practice. Does that automatically mean his defense is cheesy and weak or was it just a lucky blow or is just him erring on the side of honor so his reputation stays clean? Or maybe it was good. I think that the confusion keeps coming up because while y...

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Icefalcon is going to be there I think so I'm guessing he will. I think Windrose is going to be too.

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