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by olaf haraldson
Wed May 25, 2005 5:46 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Anyone use Under Armor under their gambeson?
Replies: 67
Views: 1740

It worked great through three years of semi-pro football. I don't wear it for fighting though.
I wear it now as undershirts... feels great for every day wear.
by olaf haraldson
Thu May 19, 2005 7:03 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: matched basket hilts...
Replies: 9
Views: 332

I think if you have the skill to make baskets to match a valsgarde helm, you have the skill to make gauntlets...
by olaf haraldson
Mon May 16, 2005 10:56 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How many things can you spot? (part duex)
Replies: 21
Views: 552

My only two suggestions from what I can see-
1. Get a curved wooden heater with leather straps... no shield basket.
2. ditch the basket hilt, go with cast quillons+pommel

Love the helm with aventail. You look good.
by olaf haraldson
Mon May 16, 2005 5:51 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Making "un-cheesy" weapons.
Replies: 6
Views: 453

Kayak foam, from an outdoors shop. I use that with rattan edges, works great.
by olaf haraldson
Thu May 05, 2005 4:55 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Kingslance Chain Maille?
Replies: 13
Views: 431

I own and fight in some of his flat ring riveted... works fine, looks good.
by olaf haraldson
Fri Apr 29, 2005 2:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA) What do you wear under your lamellar?
Replies: 26
Views: 517

LAMELLAR
MAILLE
TUNIC
COTTON STUFFED COTTON GAMBESON
by olaf haraldson
Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:33 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Curved Viking blades
Replies: 15
Views: 290

http://www.vikingsword.com/petersen/ptsn054.html
by olaf haraldson
Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:00 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: mail for SCA use
Replies: 25
Views: 747

Flat ring riveted. Half the weight of butted, twice the strength, and it's more period.
by olaf haraldson
Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:55 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA) the SEM is looking at banning rattan cored siloflex
Replies: 207
Views: 7781

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/EKMarshal/
by olaf haraldson
Wed Mar 23, 2005 7:54 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: (SCA) the SEM is looking at banning rattan cored siloflex
Replies: 207
Views: 7781

http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/EKMarshal/
by olaf haraldson
Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:01 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA - Scabbards for rattan swords
Replies: 16
Views: 461

If it hits my scabbard, I take it. That way, I can't be accused of blowing off shots. I do not mean things like a spear thrust catching it on the way by... I mean shots being swung at my leg and connecting with the scabbard. By the way, I am not able to make scabbards for money. I am not comfortable...
by olaf haraldson
Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:20 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Why is testing for combat archery so painfully slow
Replies: 21
Views: 473

pm'd you...
by olaf haraldson
Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:19 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Why is testing for combat archery so painfully slow
Replies: 21
Views: 473

pm'd you...
by olaf haraldson
Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:51 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA - Scabbards for rattan swords
Replies: 16
Views: 461

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... n+scabbard
by olaf haraldson
Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:33 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: SCA - Scabbards for rattan swords
Replies: 16
Views: 461

Something like this?
http://groups.msn.com/zeebera/miscellan ... hotoID=320
http://groups.msn.com/zeebera/miscellan ... hotoID=319
http://groups.msn.com/zeebera/miscellan ... hotoID=321
by olaf haraldson
Sun Mar 20, 2005 9:18 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Andy Ward gauntlet pattern
Replies: 7
Views: 493

Isn't he still making them? I thought he was making them and they were being sold through Calontir trim.
by olaf haraldson
Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:57 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: gamboised cuises
Replies: 16
Views: 566

I wear them on my legs, and love them. All I have over them is my maille...

Mine are cotton outside, stuffed with rags, so they're fairly stiff and thick.
by olaf haraldson
Tue Mar 15, 2005 10:08 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Unbelievable armouring materials on the field (SCA)
Replies: 176
Views: 5396

Well spoken Sir Richard.
by olaf haraldson
Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:18 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Who makes SCA useable Chapeau de Fer(kettle Helms) ?
Replies: 4
Views: 134

http://www.waldryk.com/
by olaf haraldson
Sat Mar 12, 2005 10:06 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Unbelievable armouring materials on the field (SCA)
Replies: 176
Views: 5396

Good to know I'm a misinformed idiot Josh. If you hadn't told me, I'd have gone the rest of my life thinking I was a fairly with-it safety inspector, doing my best to fairly enforce the spirit of the law. I agree that Palymars decision with Bascot was wrong. I agree that your marshall needed to have...
by olaf haraldson
Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:45 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Unbelievable armouring materials on the field (SCA)
Replies: 176
Views: 5396

I'm pretty sure Harald still uses that wheelchair wheel crosshilt... actually, I think the loaner greatsword that I put in the closet has the same kind of hilt...

Kyamoto had the grass matt legs here in outpost.
by olaf haraldson
Wed Mar 09, 2005 3:04 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Who would be interested in a Pre Battle Blessing at GW?
Replies: 12
Views: 214

This sounds like it will be beautiful. Stuff like this needs to happen more often.
by olaf haraldson
Wed Mar 09, 2005 2:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What is the weight of you armour?
Replies: 43
Views: 964

Yeah... lighter guys will be carrying a higher percentage of their body weight as a rule. I only weigh 120, so... Kniggit, a lot is going to depend on how much you weigh, particularly what fraction of that is muscle. Li'l weedy guys should probably try and keep it around forty-plus pounds for SCA fi...
by olaf haraldson
Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:23 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What is the weight of you armour?
Replies: 43
Views: 964

I'm carrying 50 to 60, depending on what I'm fighting with...
23 pound riveted maille
8 pounds lamellar
8-9 pound helm
gambeson
greaves
gambesoned cuisses
clothing and other bits
brings me to about 50...

add 8 pound shield plus weapon... 60 pounds.
by olaf haraldson
Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:57 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Acckkk Thpppttt Wooot!!!!
Replies: 7
Views: 301

And here I came into this thread thinking I was going to hear about Bill the Cat... maybe a performance by Deathtongue, with Opus Croakus on rhythm tuba...
by olaf haraldson
Fri Mar 04, 2005 8:05 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Winter War 8
Replies: 10
Views: 263

Glad you liked it... I had a blast, and it was great to meet a couple people from the archive in person.
I definitely saw an increase in nicer armour in the last couple years, so that gives me hope.
by olaf haraldson
Wed Mar 02, 2005 6:08 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Order of the Tygers Combattant
Replies: 8
Views: 367

Come on... did you think I'd make a something and not take pictures?
by olaf haraldson
Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:37 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Order of the Tygers Combattant
Replies: 8
Views: 367

Order of the Tygers Combattant

This weekend at Winter War 8, our very own Lord Ian MacDonald got inducted into the Order of the Tygers Combattant! Vivat to a very deserving new inductee into this order.
by olaf haraldson
Fri Feb 25, 2005 3:45 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Winter War 8
Replies: 10
Views: 263

Thanks... I think I got an e-mail from you too, right?

What way are you crossing?
by olaf haraldson
Thu Feb 24, 2005 9:00 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Winter War 8
Replies: 10
Views: 263

Not much in the way of merchants... I've only had one person ask if they could set up, and I could not tell you what they're selling.
by olaf haraldson
Wed Feb 23, 2005 6:06 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Hey I fought this guy!!
Replies: 5
Views: 502

King Thorson, whom he is fighting, was my first authorization bout...
by olaf haraldson
Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:16 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How many people DO NOT fight from their knees
Replies: 42
Views: 852

I am trying not to... I however sometimes still have the instinct to drop when hit there.

I simply take leg shots as a kill.
by olaf haraldson
Fri Feb 18, 2005 5:39 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: weapon Pictures (SCA)
Replies: 19
Views: 548

combination of hand rasp, and a rotary rasp in my drill press.
by olaf haraldson
Fri Feb 18, 2005 11:28 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: weapon Pictures (SCA)
Replies: 19
Views: 548

A bit over 2". I order from HH Perkins, and when I get that, I tell them to pick out the biggest "log" they can find. They are VERY nice there.

I sold the gladius... next one will be better.
by olaf haraldson
Thu Feb 17, 2005 11:19 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: weapon Pictures (SCA)
Replies: 19
Views: 548

the rest from above post...

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