The Armour Archive

cblackthorne

Matt, Having a nice rig does give one more confidence. There can be a downside, however. I had only been fighting for a couple of years and I had a really nice rig at the time. At a war, I was mistaken for some Duke who's colors where the same as mine. I spent most of the day running away from entir...

cblackthorne

I have the most fun with two-swords.

I also enjoy bastard sword.

cblackthorne

Greetings,

Personally, I realized a very long time ago that I will never be the best fighter on the field.

But I did realize I have a chance to be the best "looking" corpse after the melee is done.

So thats what I shoot for.

cblackthorne

Hello again,

Can someone give me a brief explanation on the electro-etching process for stainless?

Sounds like thats the only thing that will work.

cblackthorne

Greetings, I hope someone can help me. I want to try doing some acid etching on my stainless steel armor pieces. What kind of acid solution works best on stainless? I have heard of some people using electricity to accelerate the etching process. How does that work? Thanks in advance for the help.

cblackthorne

He is mistaken about removing the bad feedback. Ebay will not allow the negative feedback to be removed, even if the person that posted it requests that it be done. The best anyone can hope for is to have it not count towards your rating, but it is still readable. If he promised this in exchange for...

cblackthorne

Meaddrinker,

Be very careful with what you are doing. Ebay will consider this auction interference and can suspend his and your Ebay accounts if the seller files a complaint.

Personally, I think its okay for you to alert this person to the conditions of the sale, but Ebay may not.

cblackthorne

I think the reason he has the $320 listed as shipping is to avoid paying Ebay for the price of the auction. Doesnt Ebay set the fee for the auction based on the final sale price? The higher the selling price, the more money Ebay charges you? Shipping is not included in the calculation. I could be wr...

cblackthorne

I have heard many times that the SCA is trying to re-create the middle ages as "it should have been" not necessarily as it was. I agree with this ideal. We fight tournaments and wars with wooden weapons and imitations, but its done with honor and respect. No one dies and no one loses their lands whe...

cblackthorne

Beathan,

Is that sugarloaf picture my helm you finished?

If so, it looks even better in that picture than the ones you sent me before.

Regards,
Christopher

cblackthorne

Greetings and Well Met! In anticipation of my new helm arriving soon, I putting my sugarloaf helm up for sale. The helm is constructed of 14 guage mild steel. Ive used it for about 18 months. Im asking $150 plus shipping costs. The only picture I have is below. If you have any questions, please cont...

cblackthorne

I just received pictures yesterday of my helm that Beathan is working on and I must say it looks really, really sweet!

If it passes an SCA inspection, I have several others already lined up to place orders.

cblackthorne

Fetters, I was at Estrella II or maybe it was Estrella III when they had a duel style rapier tournament. Basically at the start of the tournament each participant was given 2 ribbons. When you lost a duel, you lost a ribbon and gave it to your opponent. When you lost all your ribbons, you were out o...

cblackthorne

cblackthorne

I realize that silly scenarios are going to show up at heavy weapons events as well.

When you are facing the tough sell of rapier to Calontir, you need to avoid anything up front that the negative people can possbile bring up to shoot you down.

cblackthorne

I will probably get shot for saying this but...... I think its possible that rapier fighting could someday be seen as an official part of the martial activities in Calontir, but there are some HUGE obstacles in its path. The biggest obstacle is the rapier fighting itself. The fighters just dont take...

cblackthorne

Just the ones that moved here from other kingdoms.

cblackthorne

Greetings,

Well, Insane Irish and myself are placing an order with them this week which includes a set of brazurbands, a visored sugarloaf and a custom helm for my lady.

I look forward to the gear passing an SCA inspection and be wonderful pieces of armor.

cblackthorne

Nice videos, Halvgrim. Looks like alot of fun.

cblackthorne

Beathen,

Im very interested in both your gauntlets and your sugarloaf helms.

Can you please make a note of my e-mail address and let me know when you get some stainless steel to work with?

My address is cblackthorne@hotmail.com

Thank you!

cblackthorne

Im curious about your visored Sugarloafs as well to see if they meet SCA requirements.

How long dies it take to construct one out of Stainless?

I just happen to live in the same zip code as InsaneIrish, would you be willing to send one with his gauntlets?

Regards,

cblackthorne

Isnt this the guy that stole the street signs and then refused to put them back?

cblackthorne

Greetings, Yes, but there are those bigger turkeys that strike you from the side/back before you even get a chance to acknowledge they are there. They start their shot before your eyes even meet. Given a choice between getting hurt and declared dead from behind, I choose the declaration. In a perfec...

cblackthorne

Greetings, A group of us were sitting around having a BBQ the other night after a demo and I noticed something interesting. With the exception of one, the fighters in our shire are all above the age of 30. We have a total of 10 fighters, so thats 90%. When I started back in high school/college I rem...

cblackthorne

Halvgrimr,

I think your demo looked really good. Several people in the crowd commented on how much they liked watching it.

Regards,

cblackthorne

There is nothing wrong with him wearing that helmet. It may not be period, but so what? Armorers do custom helms all the time and if he has the money, let him where whatver he wants. If its safe and he feels comfortable wearing it, let him do what HE feels he wants to do to enjoy the sport. Ive seen...

cblackthorne

I just don't understand people within the SCA who seem to always push for a my way or the highway mind set. I dont believe that is the case. They are simply saying its not currently allowed and until it is approved by the BOD and the Marshallate, we are not supporting it. The SCA didnt start out wi...

cblackthorne

Greetings, Personally, I think the biggest reason that Steel Fighting (notice I didnt call it live steel, cause it isnt) is not something that will ever get wide acceptance is its return-value. What do I mean by return-value? Let me explain. When I fight in the SCA its full-speed. I have a chance to...

cblackthorne

Greetings, I was reading the other topic about common mistakes by new fighters and it seems a constant theme of many of the posts were about mistakes involving training new fighters. So, lets discuss the lessons we have learned in helping or training new fighters as they begin their training. Person...

cblackthorne

Greetings, These forums are public and anyone that is a member can start a topic for discussion. Therefore, if its just the SCA topics that are getting started and discussed, that just means the SCA fighters are taking the time to begin the conversations? There is nothing stoping the WMA people from...

cblackthorne

Sir Asad, What a nice guy, too. A real mensch, just a regular sort of fellow, and friendly as all get out. Jehan de Pelham, squire of Sir Vitus Yes, a very nice guy and a wonderful friend. Also, a very, very great teacher. Christopher Blackthorne Squire to His Excellency Sir Asad Udin of the Outlands

cblackthorne

mattmaus wrote:
cblackthorne wrote:His Excellency Sir Asad Udin, from the Outlands.

Yes! Him too!

I think he has been using one the longest for sure. He started using one back in A.S. V, or something like that.

cblackthorne

His Excellency Sir Asad Udin, from the Outlands.

cblackthorne

Greetings, Im looking for to purchase a helm for myself. The criteria Im looking for is as follows: 1. I have had a visored Sallet in the past and like it very much so that is the general style Im looking for but Im open minded about the design. 2. I dont want any bar-grills and the visor must have ...

cblackthorne

I think the term "live steel" is used in two contexts on these forums. When the SCA refers to "live steel" we are usually talking about a real sword, complete with a sharp edge. New members and younger members are warned about the dangers of "live steel" and told to stay away from them so they dont ...

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