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Glaukos the Athenian

Angusm0628 wrote:I'd give him the two weeks he asked on in his Thread bout burning his hand.

I thought the burn happened back in November.

Glaukos the Athenian

Hi Torvaldr

Any news on my kidney belt? Any idea when it will be ready and when you can ship it?
It was supposed to be your standard version, black, and fit a waist 34-38.

Thanks,

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

Thank you all. I contacted Isabella and she is looking into the matter.

Thanks!

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

Alas, I have neither the shop space or more importantly the time to try. And for the money I'd spend on the materials, (and then a second set of materials after I ruined the first one) I rather have someone who knows what he is doing make it. Luckily Sir Kazimir may be coming to the rescue.... Alric...

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My memory fades.

I would like to ask about getting one done.

Thanks!

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

Gentles,

The helm is not mine.

I posted the link to the auction because sometimes armour is stolen and appears for sale on Ebay, also to alert people of a nice piece of armour for sale.

Best regards.

Glaukos the Athenian

Glaukos the Athenian

http://cgi.ebay.com/Windrose-Helm-and-S ... 45f9148376

Just in case....

Glaukos the Athenian

Sir Kazimir is checking out whether we can work with these dimensions.

I asked him first

David, Why doesn't it. In fact it looks right one the money for me, that is why it caught my attention....

http://www.headlesschicken.ca/eng204/te ... s/tap9.jpg

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

Their other shields are 1/2" plywood so one could assume the same here. Of course, what kind of plywood? And 50" to me seems rather long. I'm 5"10" and placing the bottom of the shield on my knee cop, the top would 4" over my head... This is not for regular tournament use, ...

Glaukos the Athenian

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp ... ite+Shield

Thanks!

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

First thing I hear about the burning myself. I hope in these few months since then the burns have healed. Have you ever tried honey? even in emergency and serious cases of burns, Honey has been proving to reduce scarring and pain and hasten healing. m I hope you are doing well. GLaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

Rey wrote:This is the Thread that never Ends,

Glaukos the Athenian

Athens Year? The year of Archon Isarchos Profession? what am I a common tradesman? Hoi Polloi? Pshe....! I own a farm that I work on from time to time, but it is working quite well by itself thank you very much, so I usually live in the city, and participate in city life... Athens, of course

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Thank you Gerhard, for pushing me also to find the actual examples. Also, for the uninitiated, a cool, cool point. If you look carefully, you can read in the last item that the Scene is from the Iliad. The guy in the left is Diomedes. The gear and the fashion are 5th century BCE, but the SUBJECT is ...

Glaukos the Athenian

Indeed, one of those is appropriately classified as a kopis, and would seem much more reasonable in a phalangite's hands than the other. My mistake for brushing it off as a "falcata." That said, I was under the impression that you did a late-5th century portrayal. I'm not a fan of the kop...

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None now but not for any negative reason. (Gerhard, what I have learned from some research is that tough the Falcata and the Kopis are quite similar, they have subtle differences once you look at some of them. Apparently Kopis were a bit longer , whereas Falcatae were beefier and shorter. Kopis m I ...

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paulb wrote:Glaukos,

If we can manage it, that would be fine with me. Otherwise, catch me at milleacre, and I'll talk with you about it.

Regards,

Paul

Thank you Your Grace.

Respectfully,

Glaukos the Athenian

Glaukos the Athenian

paulb wrote:Gavin and Alaric,

It would be interesting to meet at Pennsic to discuss this.

Regards,

Your Graces,

If you do, may I sit in the back and listen?

Respectfully,

Glaukos the Athenian

Glaukos the Athenian

We will be carrying them again this Pennsic. Because of my move to Germany, I have not restocked until we are totally settled in. We are not due to even get our household goods until the end of this month. That is also the reason our website has not been updated. Updating software is on my computer...

Glaukos the Athenian

Sorry Fellows.

Jestyr was kind enough to find one for me. The one offered by talaananthes I have no dibs on, so please contact him.

Thank you!

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

I cannot find it in anyone's website. I have one and works very well for me for my non Greek helmets, but I need another one and I cannot find even one from the usual vendors. http://www.knownworldt.com/84_es.jpeg http://www.knownworldt.com/168803188_tp.jpg (pics from Known World Treasures) I don't ...

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Heed the above!!! As for shapes, I learned this thick from Duke Andreas Icefalcon. Make two "footballs" of foam or padding , i.e. shapes of footballs, each of which, properly folded should curve inside of your helmet. This is Euclidian geometry. See the shape of 1/4 of a sphere and imagine...

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ladyilsebet wrote:I'm not seeing a picture in your post, Glaukos, but it sounds somewhat like kumihimo... Take a look on this page: http://lacis.com/catalog/

That's it!

Thank you!!!

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

My little one was introduced to an artifact that I don't know what is called and she cannot wait until I come from Pennsic to buy her one.... It is a piece of foam, shaped like a daisy, with threads of different types each on a separate space between the petals, and it is used to knit/weave some typ...

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Glaukos- ....t they are too far away causing them to have to over extend the wrist (and often the elbow)... Cheers Cornelius Your Grace, Ain't that the truth! After I discovered myself doing that, thinking that distance meant safety ( and yet placing myself in the perfect kill range for my adversar...

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Blood Dragon

Glaukos the Athenian

Thank you Your Grace!

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

I just spoke to the person that helped me, and mentioned that it would be beneficial for them, and useful for us, if they offered here in the classified any items they had that may be related to Medieval and ancient themes. With some luck they may start posting what they have under the Classifieds. ...

Glaukos the Athenian

I just realized they have a website

http://www.abacuscostumesandprops.com/

Glaukos

Glaukos the Athenian

What materials did they use for the garb? For the Greek stuff it was a combination of Cotton fabric from India (found a tag!) leather, leather lacing and some type of objectionable modern foam for the core inside of the linothorax, to make it light and rigid (but it remains hidden so it passes for ...

Glaukos the Athenian

Looks like there are several nice items at good prices. http://stores.ebay.com/Abacus-Costumes-and-Props/Mens-Clothing-/_i.html?_fsub=2093031014&_sid=988038294&_trksid=p4634.c0.m322 Boots $40 -$50 not sure when or where they would work persona wise. Tudor outfits $125 - $150 Body Glove wets...

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Glaukos- You mention that your kendo may be hampering your power/wrist etc. Think of the SCA strike almost the same as the right hand in a do cut just before you move though. Another way of thinking about it is to use tenuchi as you strike - this is exactly what Duke PAul is talking about with grip...

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Thanks for the link. Oddly, I hadn't taken the time to look at their store. Lots of cool stuff, but I can't get over the fact that I'm certain the materials used would disappoint me if I picked up any of the clothing. The "Persian Archer" outfit from Alexander is particularly neat, especi...

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Their ebay store

http://myworld.ebay.com/screenusedcolle ... 4340.l2559

Glaukos the Athenian

So I saw this stuff on ebay that looked very familiar.... it is costuming used in the movie "Alexander"... I contact the seller they sell costumes used in movies and TV shows. What they had in each auction was not what I needed so I made my own package... which after some delays I received...

Re: Torvaldr to the courtesy phone please...

Torvaldr to the courtesy phone please...

Re: Who makes banners?

Who makes banners?

Windrose Helmet and Shield on EBay

Is this shield SCA legal?

What happened to the premade helmet padding?

Help ladies!

GLAUKOS SCORES!!!!!!!!