The Armour Archive

Dougale MacAlestyr

The Coopers, they win every year.

Dougale MacAlestyr

Hugh,

There's a small pack of us in Chicago that are in the planning stages of shooting in France.
Are you on the book of faces? I can add you to our group there.

Dougale MacAlestyr

There's two parts to the event. So yes, you are correct on both parts. July and Oct.

The shoot is in July. A bunch of my chaps are planning on hitting that.

Dougale MacAlestyr

Love your 15th Cent rig, mate.

Dougale MacAlestyr

Sir Talbot, I realize that this is an attempt to round up some cash, but you wouldn't happen to have any bad, I mean really bad, breastplates? I'm doing a bit of practical science with my 110# warbow, and I'm looking for a shaped breastplate for penetration testing. If you're not interested, I'm AOK...

Dougale MacAlestyr

Malcom,

That's pretty pimp.
I like me some well done Tudor.

Dougale MacAlestyr

Any pics of finished products?

Dougale MacAlestyr

Master Thomas,

Master Robyyan crafts his own chapes as well. He's made his own jig for the hammering of brass.
Of course his aren't for harness, but I'm sure the technique is similar.

Dougale MacAlestyr

I've a few pairs of joined hose.
4 from HE
1 from RC

The RC hose are now worn with my harness, as I prefer the HE wool and fit with the rest of my soft kit.
I've snaps on my FB page. Once my wife was told by a third party, that she would like to "Lick my hose" due to the good fit.

Dougale MacAlestyr

It does look fanastic.
Well done.

Dougale MacAlestyr

I know that brewer makes some good stuff, but are those are good for working in leather?

Dougale MacAlestyr

Anyone have a line on Lansknecht pant / top patterns that would be good for making leather pants?

I've a brewers guild job of Ale Conner and I'd like to be properly attired.

Dougale MacAlestyr

Toby's is just too damned sexy.

Is it still for sale?

Dougale MacAlestyr

Your harness sucks Ben. It so fully lame. I am giggling as I write this. Yours stinks fella!!! Haha. Look at Ben's pics and cry people. :lol: I agree it stinks! That arming doublet really needs to be washed! The fun thing is, Andrew's and mine are very similar, but both have distinct personal adjus...

Dougale MacAlestyr

Benedek wrote:Josh's theme song!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGL2rytTraA

Awww hellsya.

Dougale MacAlestyr

A little over armoured, could there be such a thing?, for CA.

https://www.facebook.com/messages/?__ad ... =3&theater

Dougale MacAlestyr

For a period-esque bow, my wife shoots a Samick @ 35#

http://www.lancasterarchery.com/samick- ... e-bow.html

Reasonably priced @ $170 But shop around, you may find better.

Dougale MacAlestyr

He's very new and an Excellency? Must be quite the go getter, we need more people like that. Morgan He is very new, in a barony that is pulling itself up by its bootstraps. This is a good thing. He is of like-mind of his populace. His attitude and exhuberance is contagious. I plan to watch his prog...

Dougale MacAlestyr

Denewulf wrote:He is also very new to the SCA, and as a young and new member has picked up on what the SCA should be and endeavors to do his part to help maintain that.

Well spoken Captain. I am inspired by his efforts.

Dougale MacAlestyr

That would be His Excellency Mustafa of Carrig Ban, our neighboring Barony.

Well done indeed.

Dougale MacAlestyr

So?

How's the practice going? Any interesting injuries? *cough* I mean stories?

Dougale MacAlestyr

I do use a push to overhead draw. I've also a bamboo/yew lam from Rudderbows, as I understand they don't offer it anymore. :( I was trying to hunt up some video of my shooting but came up blank. There is a chap out in Washington, http://www.selfbow.com/index.html that is holding a class that my mate...

Dougale MacAlestyr

It's a shame I live rather far. I shoot 110# to varying degrees of success. I can usually be found at PW and GW. Use the large muscle groups, chest/back to draw not just your arm, as the arm is weak, and tires easily Killkenny has the right of it And it is more technique than muscle, but the techniq...

Dougale MacAlestyr

More pics of the film costume
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mandymaria/1837053905/

Dougale MacAlestyr

I've a few of these. The read pretty well.
http://alisonweir.org.uk/books/bookpage ... r-york.asp

Dougale MacAlestyr

For liviatasia and anyone else interested in the topic, David Crouch has written a very readable history of the tournament, titled (appropriately) 'Tournament' I've just read it again, and highly recommend it. Gwen It's a great read with wonderful plates in it, documenting armours and clothing of t...

Dougale MacAlestyr

This is my hard kit at a library reading program demo. I had been armed by a group of 6-11 year olds. The harness, minus the helm, was craftfed by the now retired/defunct Mercenary's Tailor, Allan Senefelder. The helm is an AB helm that doesn't fit correctly. http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6002/59044...

Dougale MacAlestyr

Andrew,

That's a lovely harness. Puts mine to shame really.

Dougale MacAlestyr

This here's the wattle, the emblem of our land. You can stick it in
a bottle, you can hold it in your hand.

Dougale MacAlestyr

maxntropy wrote:Great. Next all you fashion snobs're going to want a new magazine. SCAsmopolitan.

Max Von Halstern

Actually, I kinda like that idea.

Or perhaps SCA-Q.

Dougale MacAlestyr

Hey, there's Kenrick @ ~ 4:00

Dougale MacAlestyr

Zyg,

I may have a copy of the "Hand" I.33 book. Are you going to RUM? I can lend it to you.

Dougale MacAlestyr

Charlotte, I've a FB group of SCA Target Archers from the Chicago-land area, The Company of Five and Twenty, we plan to make a go at it. Most are trying to get up to the 70#s, but we'll be starting with our soft kit in the next year or so. We're still trying to nail down what the soft kit requiremen...

Dougale MacAlestyr

As I understand it, for the 2015 Agincourt re-enactment, there's a plan for hosting 1,000 archers, in kit, with period bows, bird blunt arrows, like in the clip, shooting at some poor souls wearing period kit. I and a group of archers from Chicago, plan to make this trip. I'd like to have a go at bo...

Dougale MacAlestyr

Heath B fraychef wrote:well ill start things off with my helm.
im sure everybody has seen it by now but i can never resist showing it off.

That's pretty sweet.
Who smithed it, if you don't mind my asking?

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