The Armour Archive

Been busy. Got a job, but the job is opposite when my wife works, so, there just is no down time for anything, much less anything fun. But, things are cool I guess when you're job looks like this-






























Working weekends, and all week has really never been so much fun! Been scarce everywhere else and haven't been able to do much SCA and missed Pennsic, but it's sting was a lot less getting to put one's self to the test in the tiltyard every weekend.

Cheers all!

Leo Medii wrote:much less anything fun

That's not something fun????

B

Man, I feel your pain. That looks seriously boring. Sucks to be doing manual labor again eh?

I would hate to wake up each morning to trudge through that....

You, sir, are a fortunate man.

Nice dent in your breastplate. Were you wearing it when you had it proofed with a musket?

Fantastic kit. I wish we could all be so lucky. I'd LOVE to quit my job to do that.

Wow. Just an all around wow...

What's even cooler is that the white horse is a rescue horse. She was very badly treated and went from being rescued to jousting in a matter of days, and did very well. She's much happier now.

So basically, you're the "slaw" man?

The manufacture of excellent cole slaw is indeed a rare gift and noble pursuit!

Looks awesome, amigo!

Max Von Halstern

Way to take one for the team, Leo.

So what kind of dough does a gig like that take in yearly? Looks pretty awesome.

Wow...I missed pennsic this year too...but for way less cool reasons....

So where to we go to watch you work?!?

I honestly don't know. I'm glad you got work but I've always felt (and said) that I do this for a hobby, and if it turned into a job I wouldn't enjoy it nearly as much. I've heard of people who made armor and got hired at Renfairs to make armor and they even got to sell the armor they were getting paid to make, and now they do it five or six days a week and don't have a hobby any more.

Blackbow

I missed this year because I did the Chicago to Mackinac race instead. Leo still wins though

Leo? Is that a cut on your hand or just paint transfer?

Very cool. I love seeing photos of your job.

Jason, I have to come over there and show you guys my styling "spear the cabbage" technique....

We gotta play soon!

LOGOS wrote:I missed this year because I did the Chicago to Mackinac race instead. Leo still wins though

Now THAT makes me jealous . I used to race on Lake Ontario out of Port Dalhousie in St. Catharines, ON, in the early 80s with someone who had done that race. It's been a lot of years (at least 27) and I still miss sailing...

Varus - East

Nope, it's a wrist wrap, no cut. The wrist really takes a pounding in the tilt. If I want to write in five years it's a must.


I love this job. I would like to say that such things as the SCA, jousting, WMA, Iaido, and so many more are a "hobby" but I can't. They are an obsession. I am obsessed with both martial study, and the study of martial society and the people in those times that lived them. I am just lucky that I am able to follow the old adage, do what you love, and you will never work a day in your life. Right now, and in the past, I have done just this by being a knight/jouster (and I've had long times of dread and menial jobs I've hated but had to do them to survive too) and it has never dulled my love of the times and places and people of the martial cultures. Sure, I won't be rolling in the dough from a job like this, but I also get as close as I can to the men I emulate with such employ. In a way, I am learning even more about how these men lived, felt and survived by having a job like this. Now if I only won the horse and armor? Then the dough would be rolling in!

Silverleaf?

Let me know what your schedule is for next year, my son wants to watch jousting 'for real'

Can you make it to "Toys" on Dec 10? Same site, I believe.

Caitriona Douglas wrote:What's even cooler is that the white horse is a rescue horse. She was very badly treated and went from being rescued to jousting in a matter of days, and did very well. She's much happier now.

That does make it even better. Exponentially. Not only following an ancient and honourable path, but saving the animals as well. Even for one used to using words, it is difficult for me to express how good that makes me feel.

So Leo.... yeah, I hate you!

Thorvaldr Skegglauss wrote:So Leo.... yeah, I hate you!

+1

We have t-shirt now....