The Armour Archive

Payn

Just out of curiousity, sca "pike" spear, or cutting "glaive" spear? For point work, I used to to a suspended tennis ball. It's fast moving once you get it going. I also recommend right hand forward, as, IMO, it allows for easier blocking on righties. Also, like everyone else sai...

Payn

Mine is strapped vertically, and I fight it like a buckler at range, moving it vertical when closing.

Video of me getting beat up by Duke Hauoc. http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=Gwy ... _BT1m48_Wk when I close tight, the shield turns to "hopefully" cover the leg.

Payn

First thing I did was a Bocksten tunic. I finished the tunic off with sweatpants and Nikes.

To this date, the only thing I can do is a Bocksten Tunic. However, less so since my wife is awesome, except when she makes fun of my ability to remember seam allowance.

Payn

There is a bascinet study that listed the thicknesses of 2-3 original helmets. The group averaged around 3/16 thick, at the front at least. These may have been largely iron, however it is still very heavy. I will have to look through my pics. I think it was the BM that I was taking shots of a barbu...

Payn

you do not have pictures shared out on your facebook page.

Payn

That should help quite a bit. All pretty close. Bout what was the average height of a man in that timeframe? Any idea what the curvature of the shields were? Were they really curved as deep as on the effigies? Thanks! Christopher An average man? Or someone who had money enough for a better diet? II...

Payn

Sir Markus is back up and running with Ti gauntlet production. I tested out his mittens awhile back, and although I think that they are over protective, I did not run into the binding issues I had assumed would be there.

They are great for the price.

Payn

"Forth helmet"? I'm moving forward in time to 1291, and that style would fit the bill. Are you happy with it? Would you recommend them? Steven of Forth apparently used to do these. I liked the lines and picked one up when it popped through on the classifieds a while back. It's based off o...

Payn

I had a couple years where I hated the SCA, but went to practice, and didn't fight, and went to events, and didn't fight much. I knew that if I quit going, I wouldn't go back. My wife and I went to a crown, set up camp, went to dinner, came back to site, and then I spent an hour or so in the car in ...

Payn

I think everyone should show the pictures! ( by the way 11) Ok As mentioned earlier, here's my 2 main hats and the one that is going to go into the rotation L-R Bascinet by AB, with Klap by Shamrock. WMA Kettle, and a Forth helmet http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs270.snc4/39830_4226472...

Payn

By stepping on the list, and becoming authorized, you (the 'generic you, not you Armgrim )determine the 'acceptable risk'. Plain and simple. We have minium armor that we must wear. Beyond that it your choice, based on your own risk assessment. I disagree. By reading the rules of the list, I assess ...

Payn

hmm, Current rotation 1x WMA Kettlehat 1x A&C oniontop Bascinet with a bar grill. 1x AB Hammer and Shamrock Armoury Amalgamation Klapvisor Bascinet. working on rotating out the bargrill and using the klap more regularly. to go into rotation 1x Forth Armoury Willam DeStaunton GreatSugarHelmLoaf C...

Payn

One of the hardest things I learned when fighting newer people was "let them have fun". I had always hated the "hot squires" that felt that they needed to beat the piss out of new folks to prove how good they were. It wasn't until I was fighting a newer fighter, letting them thro...

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Payn

My favorite reasons have been the guys that are going to be nice and save me from their phenomenal ability. I especially am happy when those are guys that I interact with somewhat socially, but haven't broached the SCA with them. The most common one in my area for a long time was "I can't affor...

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95 civic. They got my legs, glaive (which was later found by an SCA guy I knew who recognized my contruction method), first squires belt, and my cup.... My friggin' cup......

At least they left the $500 JL Audio Stealthbox subwoofer.

Payn

I have talked to 2 guys that had their arm broken in our game. 1 minimal armor, one had 2 layers of thick leather. Both moved their arm towards the stick at the point of impact (one throwing a counter, one blocking in a EMA style) and had the stick hit perpendicular to the arm. The guy throwing was ...

Payn

Congrats! I used a leather glove with mousepad glued to the back.

Payn

I helped a local guy make a set of Valsgaard splinted greaves and vambraces. The duck billed monster was a bit of a pain, but the rest of it is fairly easy to do as a home project. Trapezoids on a common strap.

Payn

[quote="Jonathon More"] Mine rings like a M)(&*&$R-F**&^R though.[quote]you might want to try dynamat or another car audio vibration dampener.

Payn

Steve -SoFC- wrote:Does anyone know where to buy those friction-lock thingies?

Steve

I get them locally from a sail supply shop.

Payn

I fight tourney with a WMA one with the bargrill.

Since it doesn't rock over far enough to make contact with my face, it's fine. If you are worried, you could do a padded coif.

Payn

not sure that I have seen a chevron rompu in 14th cent english heraldry. What color are you planning on doing the rompu in? White, like the hedgehogs?

Payn

Krieger wrote:If someone asked me to make them a pair of greaves for $225, it would be cheaper for me to pay them that amount to go away than to take the job.
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I'll take 10 sets at 225, thanks!

Payn

a good drawknife is about the same price as a cheapo hand held planer like this one from Harbor Freight http://www.harborfreight.com/3-1-4-quar ... 91062.html

I use a Makita that I bought years ago, and love it. I had to replace blades after about 5 years.

Payn

horsefriend wrote:Suzerain,

How much for 2-3 copies, shipped to 97301, USA? I'd love to get one for myself and one (or more) for a gift.

alail/scott

I would be in for this as well, Even if it's shipped to Alail and I pick it up at 12th Night. i.e. Sir Alail get's 3 copies, I get one, 2 packages of 2.

Payn

did you try contacting the folk listed here via phone or snail mail?

http://www.midrealm.org/heraldry/rougescarpe.php

Payn

That is Sir Rodrigo from AnTir. Portland area. I will shoot him a message that you are looking for him.

Payn

My google-fu is weak too. I found everything from a restaurant in NYC to a High School in Nairobi Kenya, but no pottery bidnez. Apparently that was because I had been chasing the wrong name. I talked to the lady who's goblet I broke and she pointed out that she had mispronounced it previously. m Th...

Payn

I have some RFTH Knee Cops and am making some hidden splinted gamboised cuisse's. I have gotten to the point of needing to attach the cops to the cuisses befroe I can figure out where the splints are to go and have thought of 2 options: #1 Lace them directly on through 2 holes in the top. #2 Rivet ...

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Not a one on one. but damn I love the Rohan charge in RotK m editing to add some other favorites. This does turn into a one sided sword fight in Fist of Legend m Hero has some awesome fights. I love these 2 though.... Nameless and Sky, complete with a soundtrack. How awesome is a soundtrack in your ...

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. . . problem is that I'm horrid at cutting straight and it's in a sheet of about 2x3' so it's really hard to handle. OFGS, bryan. Clamp a nice straight board or a yardstick onto your material parallel to and offset from your cutline and use that as a guide for one side of your jigsaw. Slide its fo...

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Heya, I am local (Mtlake Terrace), swing by the Seattle practice on wednesday and we could talk shapes if you want someone else to make one. If you want to build your own, the place you are looking for is "Northwest Cane Supply" in Ballard. Some folks up in Tir Righ also have some rattan a...

Payn

I do a system similar to Irish's, except I use a thicker open cell foam in the open triangles. I then pad the outside of the padding out to meet the helmet.

Payn

There's some sort of stylistic differnce, and I am not sure if it's fashion, or art. English almost always show a heraldic surcoat. German, however, I am not sure of. I am guessing that the art is showing fashion, i.e. the Germans might have worn armour out more regularly. English effigies from the...

Re: How do you attache your cop's to your cuisse's?