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by olaf haraldson
Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:43 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: New Marshal's Handbook (SCA Society level)
Replies: 134
Views: 3291

Except that it makes further requirements for weapons that can be struck with... Since the page is down (again) I can't cite chapter and verse... but no, you can't has 12' greatsword.
by olaf haraldson
Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: 100 Minutes War
Replies: 89
Views: 1820

100 Minutes War

So... who's going?
I've never been... any idea what i should expect? How are the sides divided up?
Looking forward to it... and hoping I'm closer to 100% healthy by then.
by olaf haraldson
Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:45 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: New Marshal's Handbook (SCA Society level)
Replies: 134
Views: 3291

It was in the previous version of the SCA rules too.
by olaf haraldson
Thu Oct 30, 2008 5:10 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic Pics
Replies: 164
Views: 10833

It's funny... I was up on the end you were taking pictures at in the mountain pass, but I'm not visible in any photos. My axe, however, I picked out regularly, poking up over groups of helmets.
by olaf haraldson
Thu Oct 30, 2008 8:59 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic Pics
Replies: 164
Views: 10833

First pic, first page... and there's Duke Morghun. Made my breath catch a bit...
by olaf haraldson
Thu Oct 30, 2008 7:19 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: how fighters feel about combat archers
Replies: 135
Views: 2761

I like them. They add something to my day.
As long as they're shooting at someone else. ;)
by olaf haraldson
Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:30 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Good or Not Good?
Replies: 25
Views: 539

Vladimir wrote:
both the blade and haft hit with the force of a good blow



If any part of the blade strikes me with good force, then its good. Assuming the blade was not flat of course.


+1
by olaf haraldson
Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:26 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Shield Handle question
Replies: 10
Views: 267

You either need a real hockey glove (1/2" of padding or more) or a basket or gauntlet. Street hockey gloves are not sufficient alone, even behind a shield. This is per SCA regs... street hockey gloves count only for padding. I wear a gauntlet... I have used a hockey glove, with no real problems.
by olaf haraldson
Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:20 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: turn shoes??
Replies: 12
Views: 335

What do folks here use for leather? Where do you order from?
by olaf haraldson
Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:18 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Winter turnshoes - ideas?
Replies: 14
Views: 410

Mundane socks would actually be a bad idea...
Naalbound wool socks are great... they will insulate even when wet. Felted wool inserts=good idea...
I have heard, but not tried, lining with straw is also effective.
by olaf haraldson
Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:57 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: [SCA] Leg Hits and Armor
Replies: 13
Views: 442

I used to have a set of really tank legs... I took anything that hit the legs.
by olaf haraldson
Sat Oct 18, 2008 7:15 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic Pics
Replies: 164
Views: 10833

He was also my neighbor at Pennsic. We were all joking that he was working towards a trifecta... he killed two of the three fighters in our camp in different battles.
Seems to be a pretty cool guy.
by olaf haraldson
Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:20 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
Replies: 689
Views: 67590

Here's one of mine on my belt... http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/olafharaldson/IM000535.jpg And here's one I made for another local guy... [img]http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg228/olafharaldson/IM000532.jpg[/img] I don't have one handy of them out of their sheaths...
by olaf haraldson
Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:56 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Musket combat archer-SCA
Replies: 263
Views: 5192

DietrichUhl wrote:
I have seen a knight riding and shooting a gun off his horse in period.


-Dietrich


Wow... you're really old! :lol:
by olaf haraldson
Tue Oct 14, 2008 1:35 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
Replies: 689
Views: 67590

Call HH Perkins, and ask them for the thickest piece of rattan they can lay their mitts on. The thickest they advertise is 2", but if you ask they will usually grab you the thickest they can find in the 2" pile. Plane that down to 1 1/4" on the sides, and presto... one beat stick.
by olaf haraldson
Tue Oct 14, 2008 11:07 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show us your best lookng SCA weapons
Replies: 689
Views: 67590

Greetings, Hjlmr I am impressed with your work. I would love to hear more about how you made your seax. I have been toying with the idea of making one myself. Take care and be well, Brogan. Thanks, Brogan. I Gorilla Glued three pieces of rattan together, cut out the basic shape, rasped it down, sha...
by olaf haraldson
Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:20 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: riveted chain for S.C.A. combat
Replies: 17
Views: 666

Not worth it. Doesn't look as good, doesn't last as long. You can get flat ring pretty damn cheap. I fight in flat ring round pin... I love it, and it's held up great. (and I definitely never lost six rivits a day...) Mine is actually from King's Lance. A Shire mate has the same shirt from Find It A...
by olaf haraldson
Fri Oct 10, 2008 9:03 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What are the sca rules on helmet spikes?
Replies: 23
Views: 641

adamstjohn wrote:Here's the test.

Put the helm on the floor. Stand with your back to it.

Carrying an armoured friend in your arms, drop yourself onto it, butt-first, from a standing position.

Too pointy? Redesign and repeat.

:D



Dude... I wouldn't do that test with a round top helm.
by olaf haraldson
Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:28 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Low-Profile thrusting tips to be banned
Replies: 49
Views: 1689

Just to clarify... Master Pad has been VERY specific that while the 1/2" padding tips can be experimented with, the no padding tips are NO GO for the East. Period. Olaf uhhh.... no. we're playing with extra-low-pro thrusting tips in boston. seems to be working out pretty well. Extra low-profile...
by olaf haraldson
Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:25 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Eastkingdom crown list
Replies: 56
Views: 2804

Or, as I commonly refer to him, "Wolfy, put me down!!!"


Thaddeus wrote:Thats Baron Wulhere of Stonemarche.

Or yer Eeeeeeeeeeeexcellency as some prefer to pronounce it. :P
by olaf haraldson
Mon Oct 06, 2008 4:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Eastkingdom crown list
Replies: 56
Views: 2804

Go Thorson!
Vote early, vote often, vote Skippy!
by olaf haraldson
Sat Oct 04, 2008 11:49 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: What's up with the smaller and smaller thrusting tips?
Replies: 79
Views: 1747

Looks like it came upwards into the scales... what do you wear under it? Sucks about the broken ribs... I'm just in the last week or so of not being able to fight due to broken ribs (not fighting related) so i commiserate. I do, however, love lower profile tips. I had just started the 1/2" foam...
by olaf haraldson
Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:26 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic Pics
Replies: 164
Views: 10833

Second picture (Heroic Champions) is Fast Eddie! He dislocated his shoulder in one of the field battles... when the medic is moving it around, putting it back in, Eddie is just sitting there serenely. The guy is like "Doesn't that hurt?" Eddie nods slowly and says calmly "Yeah, that i...
by olaf haraldson
Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:20 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Favorite Melee Pics
Replies: 26
Views: 1404

Here's me at Pennsic 36... front and center. I love this pic because the big guy in green behind me in the pic tried to bowl over the little guy (me) shield to shield... and failed.
Image
by olaf haraldson
Sat Sep 13, 2008 8:54 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Icelandic Futhark Inscription
Replies: 8
Views: 153

I dont know too much about the icelandic language, but from what I know about runic inscriptions, very few, if any have been found on anything but the normal stone or peice of wood. Personal items did not usually have futhark on it. However, latin was very common on viking objects as a lot of it ca...
by olaf haraldson
Thu Sep 04, 2008 1:24 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Thrusting Shields - Without a Thrusting Tip
Replies: 14
Views: 412

. I believe that one person in the East has been granted permission to experiment with the 1/2" padding but no one with un-padded. Sean Master Padraig gave me the go ahead to play with the 1/2" tips.... LOVE IT!!! I would say you can use your tip to move a shield... but be careful, and be...
by olaf haraldson
Wed Sep 03, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic Pics
Replies: 164
Views: 10833

I found me! Maille with red sleeves... fighting spear, lower right of center...


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by olaf haraldson
Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:17 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Show your kit- Second 1/2 of '08
Replies: 211
Views: 23109

No real changes since spring... hopefully going to have new clothing soon...
maybe new gauntlet cuffs...
I'm really not sure what my gear needs next.
by olaf haraldson
Mon Sep 01, 2008 6:29 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: New project- SCA rondel dagger
Replies: 70
Views: 3777

Larger interior diameter... there were 1", 1 1/4", and I think 1 1/2" as well when I got mine.
The rattan... you could use whatever size you want... it will just have to be shaved down to fit the washers for rhe handle.
by olaf haraldson
Wed Aug 20, 2008 9:23 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Searching for Brian Romine/Saint Eligius Armoury
Replies: 5
Views: 318

Irish, do you know the guy? Would he be willing to share the pattern since he's not making them any more?
by olaf haraldson
Tue Aug 19, 2008 8:57 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Searching for Brian Romine/Saint Eligius Armoury
Replies: 5
Views: 318

Aww... :cry:
I guess I'll have to see if I can find an equivalent... or try to pattern these and make some.
by olaf haraldson
Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:05 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Searching for Brian Romine/Saint Eligius Armoury
Replies: 5
Views: 318

Searching for Brian Romine/Saint Eligius Armoury

Eons ago, I got a set of gauntlets from this individual, and I love them... anyone know if he's still banging metal?
by olaf haraldson
Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:42 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA) Leather Bearded Axe
Replies: 18
Views: 1583

Briken? You couldn't have gotten broken... if you had, I would have had to do paperwork...
;)
by olaf haraldson
Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: review of midwest tentage
Replies: 31
Views: 894

So, this was the second Pennsic for my Midwest tent wall tent... and it performed great. Better than last hear, actually... we used a ridge pole, and it was rock solid. The seam that leaked a bit last year did not leak a drop this year.
by olaf haraldson
Thu Aug 14, 2008 7:14 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Pennsic Numbers
Replies: 335
Views: 10859

Its funny how 'period' some people want to appear to be yet they forget that mercs are quite period as well. You really cant have it both ways can you. The analogy here would be bringing an M-16 to a paintball game, and then wondering why everyone is pissed at you, Animal. Huh? So the mercs are far...

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