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marcus the pale

Thank you all for the views and bumps. I wrestled with this for quite some time. Alas, a trade deal has been struck, and this helm is no longer for sale.

Marcus

marcus the pale

Post new year bump.

marcus the pale

Bump for xmas week.

marcus the pale

Going to bump this for the holiday. I feel like this helm needs to see more battle than I can give it, which is basically none right now.

marcus the pale

PM sent.

Marduk wrote:I will take the crimson

marcus the pale

Only the crimson remains... funny, I figured it would be the first to go.

marcus the pale

PM sent, and thank you for the clarification on the weight. I'll take the 6 yards of natural. In the interests of avoiding customer unhappiness, the IL019 is actually Fabrics-Store's middle weight- it softens up a bit once laundered. I would call it suitable for warm-weather tunics and linings, but ...

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Removed sold item.

marcus the pale

Still off loading some stuff to get caught up on bills. 4 lots of linen to sell, heavy weight (but not quite canvas, I think), still in the box it came in, never got around to making stuff with it. Shipping is included in the price (unless you are not in the lower 48, in which case PM me and we'll m...

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I bought this when I got home from deployment, so it has a bit more value to me than any other helm. I suppose I should hold on to it.

NeeSayer wrote:I sold my helm before my last deployment and I still regret parting with it. If you're not 100%, don't do it.

marcus the pale

Society benefits from your efforts. You're my hero. I took a few quick vids on Photo day... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRSDhgYIxUs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0JWnz8lBkk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIN-9FZcrSM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Kn71VnPlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...

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This is awesome, I'm going to spend a lot of time in this book. Now if only I had some video of the drills, since my "written word to brain" connection is slow and/or broken lol. I have a hard time visualizing the movements as they were intended.

marcus the pale

One bump, may take it down after the weekend.

marcus the pale

Bump.

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More pics

marcus the pale

Yeah, not really sure I want to sell this. I may take this post down if I don't have any interest in a few days. Lets see what happens. Bought this a few years ago with deployment money, figured I would be buried with it. Family life comes first. It's a Knotwolf, clinker, built for my 23" dome. Hand...

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More gear posted.

marcus the pale

More gear again... 6) Sleeveless 5 pad shirt. Covers kidneys, lower spine, and shoulders. I wore this under the lamellar. The one I have for sale is not the one in the pic, that would be gross. I bought two of them because the price was good, I will send you the one that is new in the plastic still....

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More gear.

4) Hjalmr made helm, originally intended to put a drape on it. Basic helm, solid construction, 14ga mild (might be 12ga, not %100 sure). Fits a 23" head padded with 1/2'. $120 shipped SALE PENDING

5) Used Egg gauntlets. SOLD

Still more to come.

marcus the pale

I'm not quitting SCA heavy, I just don't have the time I would like to devote to it anymore. So when the chips are down and it's time to trim some fat, this is the stuff that goes on the chopping block. It is all excellent gear, and if it weren't for my situation I would still be using this stuff. S...

marcus the pale

How is your list looking for one of those starter helms? I was hoping to pick one up for my lady.

Marcus

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I'd like to put a small one together for knives, doesn't have to be more than 10" to 12" deep I would imagine. Any design/burner combo recommendations for a noob?

Marcus

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Pm sent

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Not stupid, just something you have not come across before. There is so much history out there, one could spend a lifetime focused on a single time period and not see everything. Honestly, the reconstruction as we know it now could be incorrect and could change in 15 years.

Marcus

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One of my favorites.

Marcus

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The wife is ready to get in to armor. Wondering if anyone has one of these sitting around collecting dust.

As seen here:
http://www.eggarmor.net/html/06.html

Marcus

marcus the pale

I really CAN say that it seems like bosses were attached with five rivets a lot more than I expected. I had figured that there would be even numbers of rivets, because that would allow the handle to be held in place with the boss rivets. I am pretty sure that well over half the shield bosses (I act...

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Reason number 239 why the AA is awesome:
When you see some cool armor in a movie, someone on here either made it, or personally knows who made it.

marcus the pale

Cool, thanks. I will have to check my gear later to see if that size will work. The description makes it sound a little small.

marcus the pale

Bump, still looking.

marcus the pale

Hmm, I never considered weight distribution of center heavy vs edge heavy.

marcus the pale

Smallest I know of is 80cm, but using the elbow to elbow method I will be using a 30 inch (about 76cm. I don't think I will go any smaller than that. Honestly, I may be going too far. I made a 32 inch, and it comes in at 12lbs. I think the lightest I could get down to, without going into plastics, i...

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Thanks man, it's getting there.

marcus the pale

I am really just looking to lighten up the shield a bit, mostly because I don't want to destroy my shoulder trying to switch from strapped to round. Strength training my shoulders is in progress, but I want to work my way up to a heavier shield. Eventually I will find that balance of weight that is ...

marcus the pale

Looking for a spring steel shield boss. Not really sure what kind of price range it would be in, but I am open to the realities of material cost and effort required. Thanks!

Marcus

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