The Armour Archive

sha-ul

I read about a question of the Nylon, or uhmw if people felt it hit too hard, what the effect of sawing it into quarters, or sixths & then either sleeving it with Silo-flex or wrapping it tightly with strapping tape. as it would permit more flexing, so as to possibly reduce the bone crushing reb...

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Thanks. No I don't know of any historical precedence. The single pointer with rest together does, though I think it was mainly for the left hand. There are much more knowledgeable people who may be able to find something though. Precedence for which? there are quite a few bifurcated gaunts, as I'm ...

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http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6672/1176358692.jpg while this may/may not be fantasy armour, To my uneducated eye, it does look plausible given the locality,& Asian culture. in such a hot& humid area, mail might be a very good choice,as it would allow excellent air flow, combined with a l...

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Jeff, please post pics when you are done.

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JohannM wrote:

um...hows that chinstrap workin' out for ya?

He's related to Mr Reach... with the flip top head

it's not broken, it's a feature

sha-ul

Norman wrote:I would love to attend to this discussion but unfortunately, where I read the Archive, flikr is blocked -- so I can not see any of the images.

is photobucket blocked as well Norman?

sha-ul

Cool never thought about using the leg to twist or bend something. I found my 4" leg vice at a junk store for $20.00. I mounted it on the bench and hardly use it. I find the leg to flop around too much. Now that I have tool holders I don't need the vice. I have a 4" Starrett bench vice th...

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As long as I get a set of armour like that, its a deal. Its healthy and well taken care of. I don't really understand why I cannot sell my own kidney. I really only need one... Some federal law about trafficking in human body parts. if it is illegal to traffic in body parts, why is the IRS composed...

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AriAnson wrote:Whatever you do just don't google "Pegging"

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brewer wrote:Don't forget: We can make to measure pretty much any pattern you see on our website.

Just sayin'.

Bob

Can you divulge any rough costs, or is that proprietary?

tax refund season is coming

sha-ul

Rahl Schumann wrote:Oh damn, that's real nice Andy. I shudder to think how much shipping would be up here though...

trebuchet?

sha-ul

I was partly thinking of the ability to enhance ventilation, as summers can be oppressive in southern Kansas, with temps over 100 for weeks at a time. and yet tomorrow night they are calling for lows around -6

sha-ul

if for the sake of cost effectiveness, one was to make a doublet/jerkin that had removable sleeves, it sounds like it would be best to attach them in such a fashion so as to make them appear permanent? would this be a fair approximation? I don't quite follow you on how it would be cheaper. Do you m...

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Chris - GSMBristol wrote:Catarina-

Wonderful outfit! Just a stunning look!

you can say that again

sha-ul

do you have this on display at the hospital?

Looks very good Sean.

sha-ul

if for the sake of cost effectiveness, one was to make a doublet/jerkin that had removable sleeves, it sounds like it would be best to attach them in such a fashion so as to make them appear permanent? would this be a fair approximation?

sha-ul

What grain and type of bullet? How many twists does your barrel have? Its it light or heavy barrel? Real M193 is getting hard to find. Plus M193 IS NOT .223 ammo. Its 5.56mm. And they are different. Can your rifle use M855? My bad. It has a 1/9 twist so I guess it should work just fine. This is for...

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http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2355/162/12/513819956/n513819956_443723_2491.jpg i tried posting this like two weeks ago and never noticed that it didnt go up. haha... anyway, as i said before, and probably confused people... not a current kit, but i think it makes a cool picture with ...

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I completely understand the provision in warmer weather, as many (most?) Renaissance Faires take place in the dead of the summer. I have heard this called "Elizabethan tropical." Food for thought, how much of the US would be even remotely comparable to Europe in climate, especially when y...

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Baron Alejandro wrote:<img src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/lurker.gif">

Mind if I pull up a chair too?

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sean of the chipendales wrote:Here is the list for Calontir's 53rd Crown.

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Lord Chagadai Shira for Lady Lavillia Senestor

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Kilkenny wrote:Thank you, Sha-ul.

You're Welcome Your Grace

sha-ul

I've got three new quivers just about finished. All need their straps mounted, the trellis work one has not been sealed or dyed yet. One is a horse archer's style, with stamped border decoration and a carved lotus blossom, $175 plus shipping: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4232226791_db2c1b094...

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We have a problem out here in the country with city folks dumping their pets---expecting the locals to take care of them. Which they do, usually shotgun but my neighbor did sit out all night with his AR-15 after a pack of dogs killed a number of his sheep you have that problem too? good grief it ge...

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It had translated something as "Water Sheep" and the engineer had no idea what it meant. Turns out it meant "Hydraulic Ram" Another one, also fun because I like Deadlands RPG and am currently using a character nic-named "Rabbi 12 gauge": Bacon Tree Back in cowboy times...

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What Jonathon Janusz said. (Jonathon, if the workshop you attended was in Sanger, TX, in ~2007, then I was at the same workshop, and to those of you who wanted to attend that workshop but could not for whatever reason, you have my sympathies, because it was awesome). Patrick worked the roll hot. He...

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One day a Jewish couple decided to see what a Catholic Mass was like. Toward the middle of the service, the priest said, "At this point of the service, if you are not a Catholic, you will need to leave at this time." No one left. So, for clarity of his request, the priest continued, "...

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I have a farm, we have quite a few cats, many of them are quite feral, we generally refer to them as the "fraidy cats" but some times even with the population control from the coyotes we end up with more than can be sustained by our cat food. I have had to resort to the most wretched task ...

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The Norwegian Forest Cat was an indigenous animal of Scandinavia long before it was domesticated there. I am sure it was hunted and trapped for it's fur like any other fur bearer. It can be found naturally in the entire spectrum of colors from very dark to white. The white cat fur mentioned in the ...

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Yep, it had to be that pic. Dude makes me think of Brian Blessed in Henry V. You just know inside that helmet he's grinning from ear to ear which just leaves the question, does the guy also HAVE BRIAN BLESSED'S VOICE!! *ahem* Suzerain, do you know that to be Mr Blessed? not a clue. very much doubt ...

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Baron Alejandro wrote:I would love to get my filthy mitts on their armory.

not to mention their wardrobe.

sha-ul

Park, do you know if Phillipa may have had copies of these? the bookstore owner mentioned that the same gent who brought these in also brought in "patterns of fashion" 2-3 different volumes. and his wife was a costumer.

sha-ul

I transcribed directly from the covers...

everything but the little umlattes(sp?)

these were originally from the Wichita public library.

sha-ul

we recently found a couple books in the use bookstore, unfortunately for us they are written in German

so maybe someone can tell us what we have found....

1st book, Kostumscgnitte und gewandformen copyright 1945

2nd book, Tracht, wehr underwaffen [1350-1450] copyright 1957

Re: Calontir's 53rd Crown list.

Re: Latest quivers

I recently found a couple of books