The Armour Archive

Amanda M

I am really excited for this year! I haven't been practicing though because I thought I broke my hand just before Christmas and I ended up doing some nerve damage, so I have been taking it easy. I have been working out though and I am down 10 lb with only 4 more to go to hit my pre medic class weigh...

Amanda M

I have a Windrose style strap. That was the first time it has ever happened to me. I got rocked from Kansas.

Amanda M

Maybe I have a tender brain. I dunno. I tried several arrangements of it and did not have good results with it by itself. Are you padding your head to fit your helm or your helm to fit your head? This is a key problems I've found with MANY people having helm fit problems. Basically, they are paddin...

Amanda M

I just use canvas to face my shields with. I've done aluminum ones the same way. I cover the edging with the canvas then glue felt to the back to hide any ugliness.

Amanda M

Maybe I have a tender brain. I dunno. I tried several arrangements of it and did not have good results with it by itself.

Amanda M

The Windrose EVA foam is very stiff. I had just it in my helmet and I was getting headaches and seeing stars from normal shots. I ended up putting just the minimum of EVA foam in then making a padded fabric skullcap to take up the rest of the space.

Amanda M

I wear chausses and turnshoes or turnshoes and tights (if I'm feeling lazy) with my front only greaves. The top strap is above the thickest part of my calf, but also just below the crease in the knee, so that the strap from my knee cop doesn't interfere with the greave strap. I have been wearing the...

Amanda M

The point everyone is trying to make is that real rank and perceived rank aren't necessarily the same thing, and that how squires are seen can vary from Kingdom to Kingdom where someone with a white belt is generally seen the same way because of the authority that is passed to them by the Crown and ...

Amanda M

I'm not sure I would even recommend Illusion. Their delivery times are monumentally slow. I wouldn't order their stuff myself unless it was in stock. There's such a good list of armorers nowadays that they aren't in my top armorer list anymore. Ten years ago they were but even then it took a friend ...

Amanda M

How people perceive a thing does not make it so. People who are not a part of the structure of many of the SCA's institutions have a lot of weird ideas about them, but they are still wrong.

Amanda M

If you're talking fencing cup hilts, James the Just does custom work as well.

Amanda M

I am gonna order some stuff from him for my daughter for Christmas this week!

Amanda M

I don't know much about the time period on question but hot damn that is a great SCA kit. I'd love to see it in more detail.

Amanda M

I have kangaroo leather structural firefighting gloves. They are badass and worth every penny I spent on them. They weigh half as much but insulate just as well as any other pair I've ever worn, for what that's worth.

Amanda M

I got my box o stuff from Garreth in the mail today. The corrazina and rivets were exactly as advertised, received on time and I am very pleased because it will fit like it was made for me. Two thumbs up.

Amanda M

I use a combination of harder and squishier that is working pretty well. Atenveldt requires foam, so the inner part is Windrose EVA foam, and then I have a quilted linen and cotton skullcap over that for comfort and a squishier layer. The foam by itself was too hard and everything was giving me a he...

Amanda M

Well, there's a couple of ways to go about electrolyte replacement when you're doing intense physical activity or in the heat. You can drink water and eat a salty snack. You can drink any sports drink like gatorade along with water, or cut the gatorade with water if you're trying to avoid the sugar ...

Amanda M

So the problem with drinking too much water is that you are diluting out the electrolytes in your body, primarily sodium, and it upsets the cellular balance of where your electrolytes are in the body. Your cells want to have a certain balance of water to salt, so if there is too much or not enough o...

Amanda M

I am also a frequent customer and I have had nothing but awesome experience with Frank.

Amanda M

You didn't post any photos or links.

Amanda M

I saw a bunch of other stuff that looked like modern repro's that someone rusted out too.

Amanda M

Yeah yeah...still, if we're talking get them on the field in a day it's an option.

Amanda M

I shutter to imagine that a fighter might be wearing this same kit 3 or 5 years down the road. Honestly, my first DIY attempt at 14th C was already miles past what a good portion of SCA fighters wear. Most people put very little effort into their kit at all. A workshop like we are talking about in ...

Amanda M

I think a brand new person without any experience CAN help with some tasks, like assembly. Anyone can smash together pop rivets to put together plastic stuff, mount straps, etc. I would put them to work doing easy stuff that you need a lot of, like putting the buckles on all the straps for a kit. Sh...

Amanda M

You could also make your own RTV molds and cast resin pieces instead. Smooth On carries all the stuff you would need, and you would probably make back what you would spend easily, looking at interest in this thread, and have a much more durable product in the end. They have a ton of set up and casti...

Amanda M

Sometimes something really cool comes up. Dunno if it's real or not.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-OLD-GER ... 19d70a76cd

Amanda M

I went looking around for the specific article but I can't find it now. I did find dozens of other articles and other studies that support the point though. It's much scarier than the concussions that get reported because NFL lineman for example, experience sometimes thousands of hits in a season be...

Amanda M

Pinstripes are fancy! I approve.

Amanda M

I just think about anyone can make something better looking than DV using similar materials, but with added awesomeness like covered leather and good rivets for the same price. And if you're just making something you're going to cover anyway, like the OP, you an do it for even cheaper than that by u...

Amanda M

I read an interesting article about studies being done on pro football players and they are finding that the problem isn't just multiple concussions, but rather hundreds of small impacts adding up over time to cause long term injury. These impacts weren't enough to keep guys off the field or from go...

Amanda M

Cool! They remind me a little of old school baseball pants though.

Amanda M

You can do a lot by just getting yourself a calorie counter and watching how much you eat. It's a cheap way to start the process. Most smartphones have apps that do it. I have My Fitness Pal for the iPhone and have been using it for a few months now, but there are plenty of paper versions that can h...

Amanda M

I know it's a long haul but just fyi there are also a number of large, horse friendly wars in the western states. Estrella and Great Western come to mind.

Amanda M

When I am going to be fighting during the summer months or I know I am hitting a fighting event with high temps I prepare several days in advance, making sure I am well hydrated and well nourished so when the time comes all I need to do is maintain that instead of trying to play catch up.

Amanda M

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