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has worked very well for me. (sorry Dante) the trick is washing the fabric/canvas before to remove the chemicals they put to keep the fabric clean. Then you iron it to make it smooth. Perfect finish every time I have used, which is for every shield I have made....
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- Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:54 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Gluing fabric to aluminum shield - what glue & application?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 288
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:44 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Etiquette on the war field
- Replies: 121
- Views: 1637
Re: Etiquette on the war field
liviatasia - GooGone is mostly citrus oil, and IIRC, the main ingredient in WD40 is fish oil! . Formulation WD-40's formula is a trade secret. The product is not patented to avoid completely disclosing its ingredients.[2] [3]WD-40's main ingredients, according to U.S. Material Safety Data Sheet inf...
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:46 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Recomended gloves for inside gauntlets
- Replies: 5
- Views: 363
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:07 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Making pottery - what would you like to see?
- Replies: 32
- Views: 580
Re: Making pottery - what would you like to see?
Amphoras to store wine! they keep it cool without refrigeration!
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:04 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Etiquette on the war field
- Replies: 121
- Views: 1637
Re: Etiquette on the war field
Uneg wrote: gets it all off when the event is over.
WD-40 does wonders also in removing sticky residue and tape, besides protecting the metal.
- Thu Jul 14, 2011 6:20 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Wearing maille without a gambeson...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 640
Re: Wearing maille without a gambeson...
This may be a really basic question (is the printer plugged in and turned on?), but are you wearing a belt with the hauberk? A belt really takes the weight off of your shoulders. (At the Lysts on the Lake Jousting Tournament this spring, I forgot to belt the hauberk under my Milanese plate. A half ...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 4:21 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Etiquette on the war field
- Replies: 121
- Views: 1637
Re: Etiquette on the war field
When I was Crown of Gleann Abhann, I got killed by one of my fighters at Gulf Wars. I was wearing a tabard with the full heraldry at the time, and it wasn't even like we had swirled around and ran into each other. He turned to the left to accept a charge from a couple of guys and then turned a litt...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 8:27 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Wearing maille without a gambeson...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 640
Re: Wearing maille without a gambeson...
Glaukos, What about sewing up a couple of smaller pads over your shoulder points on the underside of your fighting tunic? The pads would not need to be large, could use some foam, and would not be readily visible under the tunic and maille. It would make sense if I had a fighting tunic For open mai...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 7:15 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Wearing maille without a gambeson...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 640
Re: Wearing maille without a gambeson...
Glaukos, The Schmitthenner pad looks like carpet felt to me. Maybe taking a thick piece of wool fabric and felting it? Or sewing several layers together? it looked the same to me as well, but I was hesitant to use that in case there was synthetic mixed in, and I have not been able to find a suitabl...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:54 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Wearing maille without a gambeson...
- Replies: 20
- Views: 640
Wearing maille without a gambeson...
Irritates my shoulders. So I would like something to distribute the weight and prevent them maille from sliding around. I would like to obviate the gambeson if I am wearing a jupon on top in hot weather, but I can use some under-shoulder padding to distribute the weight and to soften any polearm imp...
- Wed Jul 13, 2011 5:59 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Etiquette on the war field
- Replies: 121
- Views: 1637
Re: Etiquette on the war field
IFF is quite necessary when you are dealing with people who speak your own language and adversaries and people whom you don't know as allies. in some cases it is easy when you are dealing with the tabards of well known households and groups, and distinctive looking groups like Anglesey and the Tuchu...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:32 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Half hour left to bid....SPOON! *Auction*
- Replies: 22
- Views: 756
Re: And the Battlecry is....SPOON! *Auction*
Torvaldr wrote:Fully functional as a real spoon. That is a large chef's serving spoon.
$40 it will be the prefect gift for someone I know.
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 4:20 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Half hour left to bid....SPOON! *Auction*
- Replies: 22
- Views: 756
Re: And the Battlecry is....SPOON! *Auction*
Can it be used as a long, cooking spoon for let's say pots, etc? if so I have the perfect candidate for it and I may be more than interested....
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:25 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Oh... the pell....
- Replies: 25
- Views: 659
Re: Oh... the pell....
BdeB wrote:For my outside pell I use the version of that that has the large spike on it. .
Hmm.... interesting. Is that sturdy once on the ground?
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:19 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Oh... the pell....
- Replies: 25
- Views: 659
Oh... the pell....
So following a friendly discussion with my wife, composed of all the courtesies and amiability imaginable, I was moved to dismantle the pell I had built, which my dear half saw as an eyesore on our yard. I still have the padded 4x4 pole, but the cement base that allowed it to stand now lays in hamme...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:11 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Dane Axe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 645
Re: Dane Axe
Very well,
Allow me to quote part of your statement:
Let me ask this: can a mace deliver a killing blow in the SCA? Is a flat headed axe blow, delivered with two hands less hard than a mace blow to a chest or arm?
Allow me to quote part of your statement:
A flat headed axe, in period, would not have incapacitated someone with a thrust.
Let me ask this: can a mace deliver a killing blow in the SCA? Is a flat headed axe blow, delivered with two hands less hard than a mace blow to a chest or arm?
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:41 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Dane Axe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 645
Re: Dane Axe
Even if used only for face thrusts, it adds a degree of operability to the weapon that far exceeds its initial design, and without sacrificing looks... And there in lies the problem. Our game system does not allow for "face only" thrusting tips. If a legal thrusting tip is placed on a wea...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:25 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic: A photographer's plea
- Replies: 35
- Views: 1428
Re: Pennsic: A photographer's plea
I was thinking about the Hockey glove issue, as I wear one with my Greek Aspis. I had tried to disguise its appearance with gold spray paint, to help it blend with the shield, which had only a limited degree of success. I have been thinking about simply gluing (77 3M spray glue is awesome for this) ...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:12 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Dane Axe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 645
Re: Dane Axe
Even if used only for face thrusts, it adds a degree of operability to the weapon that far exceeds its initial design, and without sacrificing looks...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:03 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Dane Axe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 645
Re: Dane Axe
Thank you Your Grace, I was merely suggesting that for double-extra safety , but you have corrected my ignorance.
I guess this would solve the problem for our friend Sigurd... or anyone interested in thrusting with an axe-head....
Thank you!
Glaukos
I guess this would solve the problem for our friend Sigurd... or anyone interested in thrusting with an axe-head....
Thank you!
Glaukos
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:37 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Dane Axe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 645
Re: Dane Axe
Is there a way to pad the whole top of the axe with 1/2 inch foam to make it a large thrusting surface, in addition to the cutting "edge" of the axe? it would be a LOT larger in area than a thrusting tip, perhaps 4 times larger, and it would be about TWICE the area of the large 3" spe...
- Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:30 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Dane Axe
- Replies: 29
- Views: 645
Re: Dane Axe
I just want to add a comment about historical axe wielding and SCA adaptations. With such a long handled weapon, it is only reasonable that the head of the axe was used for blunt thrusting as much as cutting, if the opening was found during fighting. While this would not have been a killing blow, a ...
- Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:54 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Codex Calixtinus missing.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 321
Re: Codex Calixtinus missing.
Things like that are usually stolen "to order", with the thief being paid by a collector who wants that specific object. .... if that's the case with this codex, we probably won't see it again for a long time. True and sad. but at least it should be safe, as unpalatable as it sounds. Perh...
- Mon Jul 11, 2011 9:19 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Mandrake tips on fiberglass spears
- Replies: 11
- Views: 473
Re: Mandrake tips on fiberglass spears
I just saw this past weekend at an event a nifty, simple and cheap method to make the Mandrake tips look 100% better on the spear shaft. The idea is to make two small "wings" out of rubber door stops on each side, simulating a spear point. http://images.orgill.com/200x200/6834287.jpg You p...
- Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:31 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: "Wine and spices" in Froissart
- Replies: 21
- Views: 344
Re: "Wine and spices" in Froissart
Found some more, which (with the use of "digestive" in the commentary) might point to a Mukhwas-type medley as well m Following a great meal the royalty and nobility of the Middle Ages would say Grace, wash their hands and then drink malmsey or other wines. These drinks were accompanied by...
- Mon Jul 11, 2011 5:17 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Several fantasy pieces for sale, EXCALIBUR movie style
- Replies: 22
- Views: 846
Re: Several fantasy pieces for sale, EXCALIBUR movie style
I am the only other one feeling all warm and fuzzy about this magnificent armour?
By the way, this stuff is better than the one made for the movie, which was Aluminum, according to the movie commentary by John Boorman that comes with my DVD...
Quite extraordinary...
By the way, this stuff is better than the one made for the movie, which was Aluminum, according to the movie commentary by John Boorman that comes with my DVD...
Quite extraordinary...
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:42 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: WTS: Gothic Breast & Back SOLD
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1134
Re: Wand to Trade: Looking for a Norman Helm
Oh... the Kabuto is just my size!!!!- Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:15 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Not so hidden armor
- Replies: 245
- Views: 3581
Re: Not so hidden armor
The thing thatso many people do not understand is that no matter what I try to show someone or talk to them about, unless that person is able to "see" what I am talking about, it doesn't matter. Education is difficult, and the person in question generally has to WANT to learn. Eventually,...
- Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:15 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Youth armour tutorials?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 272
Re: Youth armour tutorials?
Funny how common sense converges (to Uneg) I was discussing making helmets with Gunther of Orkney, and we both agreed that an Attic/Chalcidian helmet type m with a grille added, would work a lot better than a closed Corinthian for kids, since visibility and breathing are more important in younger fi...
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 9:53 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Combat of the 30 - Declaration of Sides
- Replies: 56
- Views: 1485
Re: Combat of the 30 - Declaration of Sides
Nay my Lord Logan, these are not frogs, these are pre-frog French. As General Picton said (allow me the anachronism) "you will learn the art of war from the French" ' ' I have come to this country in search of honour, and I know not where I may better find it than at the end of your sword-...
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:14 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: "Wine and spices" in Froissart
- Replies: 21
- Views: 344
Re: "Wine and spices" in Froissart
The 14th c version of mukhwas? Interesting! m Mukhwas is a colorful Indian and Pakistani after-meal snack or digestive aid. It also freshens breath. It can be made of various seeds and nuts, but often found with fennel seeds, anise seeds, coconut, and sesame seeds. They are sweet in flavor and high...
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:25 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Various Armour FS, Pic heavy More Items updated (06/21)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 4581
Re: Various Armour FS, Pic heavy More Items updated (06/21)
O'Quinn is a fantastic armorer and a SUPER guy.
He made several pieces for me, which I still wear. For some reason I have not heard from him in a while. I'll email him to see how he is doing. If there is interest in armour by him I can try to convince him to start making them again.
Glaukos
He made several pieces for me, which I still wear. For some reason I have not heard from him in a while. I'll email him to see how he is doing. If there is interest in armour by him I can try to convince him to start making them again.
Glaukos
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:17 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: "Wine and spices" in Froissart
- Replies: 21
- Views: 344
"Wine and spices" in Froissart
I am trying to decipher the precise meaning of "spices" in this context. " The king, noticing this, ordered an end to be put to the feast, when the tables were removed, for the ladies to have more room. Wine and spices were served around, and every one retired when the king and queen ...
- Thu Jul 07, 2011 6:04 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Hafting with a spear
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1130
Re: Hafting with a spear
I will only add that at least by asking here the OP is owning up to his actions. I think it is best not to call him a douchebag but rather to hope he learns from this. It is great to be excited but not so amped up to win that you forget the intent of the sport. DON'T DO IT AGAIN. thank you. regards...
- Wed Jul 06, 2011 6:47 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Hafting with a spear
- Replies: 57
- Views: 1130
Re: Hafting with a spear
from the Marshal's handbook IV. THE USE OF WEAPONS AND SHIELDS A. Weapons shall be used in accordance with their design. For example, spears may only be used for thrusting, axes for striking along the edge of the blade, etc.. The weapon did have a 4 or so inch striking edge on the side of the tip b...