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The badassery fairly drips from this helm.

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Crossguard: Multiple layers of Kydex/HDPE - the outer layers cover the full length and have tabs for taping them to the rattan. The stacked-up inner pieces form half a cross-hilt and are shortened to form a hole for the ratta. Bolts/nuts are used to hold the whole thing together with tape for visua...

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Oh MYyyyyyy!

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Alright, fair enough. I made a set of splinted arms, with slightly more space between the splints, using aluminum flat stock just like what is used in chain link fences. You can buy it at Lowes or Home Depot and it will polish up very nicely.It's about the same width as what you see and about 1/8th ...

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Armstreet has both arms and legs like this.

I imagine they would do you one without the etching.

Edited for craptacular spelling.

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Mil surplus camp pads are gray. Also, any pad plus any towel plus 3M spray glue gives a nice covered helm pad.

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I want one.

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Oh, not at all. I'm just taking a break from the SCA for a bit and need the extra money. Then I wish you God Speed. Recharge and come back to the game. Anyone interested in this crossbow, the stock is red oak and all parts save the prod are hand made. The string looks to be in good shape. If it is ...

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Malkome, as one of the people who made this crossbow, I am just curious; is there some shortcoming that makes you dissatisfied with it? Some change we should consider making? I am not in any way seeking to foil your deal just wanting to make sure our product is good and quality for the dollars.

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I have made but not yet had a chance to try and destroy a set of quillions from stacked layers of leather. Stacked the long way, using 9oz leather it takes about 7 layers glued together with barge cement. On the inner two layers I left extra leather to cut out a hole for a trigger to be used with ga...

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If you can swing that kind of cash, it's a fine starter kit. I suspect that you will eventually want to upgrade some things as the better you get at fighting, the weirder places you get hit. For instance, the inside of the upper arm. This kit has nothing there. Now, in period, there was mail there b...

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Do you know, other that the power situation and any lingering issues with the weather, has his RL issues calmed somewhat?
Is he back in the shop? I've been planning an order from him but am in no hurry if RL needs him more.

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Caius705 wrote:
Sasha_Khan wrote:I'd volunteer to be a Pacific time zone spam-whacker...
I'm sure they'd appreciate it. But you'd have to bring your own tissues and "material"

Hey, Hey, HEY! What you do in your own timezone is none of our business.

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According to the website, for Meridies it would be Duke Sir John the Bearkiller and he is still active in Gleann Abhann.

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Looks like there is some sort of pin protruding thru the latticework of the visor. Perhaps that is to keep them together and prevent eating a stick.

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I've got nothing coming out my ears. Now if you had some Heisenberg certified nothing, THAT would be something.

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Loves me some kastenbrust. Wish I knew who could make them.

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Sir Vitus,
Ka0z is out of the country for the week and out of contact. I would say that if you have another bidder, take them up on it. Ka0z will not be back before Sunday at the earliest.

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Dammit, I WAS interested in this game but crap like this just sours my ardor for the product. I want to say press release is the best medium for promoting a new business or any news or products launched by a company or firm.It is a great medium of getting the traffic on a website.If i forget some po...

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Just my silly opinion but, all of those styles will still bring your arms up for defensive moves but for attack she makes perfect sense to me. I do hope your recovery goes well and without incident.

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PM sent, Les.

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Sigismund, Troy got to fight in the new greaves for the first time yesterday. Ask me again in a month or two and I'll check his gear and see how well that brass is holding up. I expect it will do pretty well. Greaves dont get hit quite as often and these greaves are backed by some pretty stout plast...

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Dude. PA much?

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Troy's latest work, plaques for my belt.
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Wrong forum bud. And it's 10am until.

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Thomas, I feel you pain. I wear points as well and I find I need to replace them completely (On my spaulders) at least once a year. When they get flattened from too many hits, I get a pair of channel lock pliers and gently squeeze them back into a round-ish shape. Oddly enough the point for my legs ...

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The holes are indeed drilled. Simple and easy. No glue or tape used in the process, just water shaping of the leather and sewing while it's wet. The basic shinguard is like $20 a pair, very affordable. And yes, it's saddle stitch, not basket stitch. Forgot my terminology for a bit there. It's really...

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They are shaped by pure cheat. I started with a ladies field hockey shin guard and covered it in 3oz leather, water shaped and stitched thru the plastic at the edges using what I have been told is a basket stitch.

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My Steel Mastery Bascinet has a little more room than required so, just for insurance sake I slipped in some closed cell foam behind my period liner. I have taken some stout hits with no trouble. I trust my helm more than any other I have ever worn. Comfortable beyond compare, safe beyond doubt BECA...

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Heh, that's the same method I always used to break in my combat boots.

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He is still active on Facebook.

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"Join the Armour Archive" they said. "Lots of good information and interesting discussions are there". they said. And this is the first thread I read. Then I misread the little block that says, "Disable BdeBCode. Well...you do learn a lot here...might not be something you wanted to learn about, but...

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Thank you Sean,
That certainly helps me. I plan to begin a corazinna as soon as Cet gets beck from dealing with his family emergency.
I am shooting for a 1390+ German kit and that will pull it all together.

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Master Cet is on a sabbatical of sorts as he deals with his ailing father. He has said that he would be back at work in September.
His site worked for me 2 days ago.

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I was waiting for the auction to be over and BdeB's fate to be known before derailing.
35,000 zuleks is what Lincoln F. Stern paid for Hanover Fist's services. Sorry for getting too esoteric.

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