the easiest way is to get your rounded hammer and beat a dish into the stump. a shallow and deep dish is good. maybe a oblong one if you plan to do guantlets.

With my Cote i was just going to have the Boar's Heads be White maybe black borders to allow for details easier. same with the Lion. Straightening and shaving Ratan, yeah i have none of that >.> I am broke, jobless and hoping i can even get enough Loaner materials to make my starting Gear. I have go...

Bannockburn 1314 According to this, a Man-At-Arms equipment is half that of a Knight. a Knight's pay was 20lbs(don't know the key stroke for the English Pound). Now to give an idea of my Kit, page 23 has a picture of Sir William Fitzralph's Monumental Brass. using this I will essentially remove the...

pmeagher, I would recommend removing the rivets from the bar grille. two reasons! first getting in there to get the rest of the helm cleaned up would be visually awesome and help its longevity. Second, and possibly more important, this helm has 30 years on it, 10 of which it sat rusting in the basem...

I don't know if this is on the site or not but its an amazing resource i found when surfing the web on my cell phone xD The Medieval Tailor's Assistant Its a great PDF with garb from 1200-1500 i believe. It has patterns, sewing techniques, and more. It has enlightened me quite a bit for my early 14t...

FYI, I found this loverly gem. The Medieval Tailor's Assistant Its given me A LOT of information for my Garb, this is packed full of patterns with rough time periods. It has Sewing techniques and tells you which to use on certain garments. this PDF is amazing, I am going to see if its in the newb or...

Ok so i have looked through the "Newb questions answered" sticky for Mail, found a great resource for Wedge-Riveted Maile. Eli on M.A.I.L. has a great write up and shows some great tools for the job, IE his Piercing Pliers are pretty sweet. Something i haven't seen on there is making the Drift itsel...

Question! The Multi Tool looks more a long what i need than the starter kit. can you customize this tool? I was thinking the small plate on top being a little bigger in length and the pipe on the back being a little longer. my SCA Gear is mainly hidden Leather/Barrel Plastic and metal Cops, gorget a...

thinking of going Lion over the hashed background, or the Three Boars Head over a solid background. Representing before the marriage issue that resulted in the Quarterly Coat. I know the Quarterly Coat is the results of 2 families of equal standings coming together and the resulting Coat is of this ...

Be prepared for posts. I will be posting 2 posts since the Cote of Arms is on my PC and the Leather house shoes are on my Galaxy Note 2. I am actually looking through the Burke's Peerage to find the documentation. anyways, here it is in all its black and white glory. Due to the multiple figures on t...

On a side note I remember seeing something about converting moder leather purses into satchels. Anyone heard of this or know of a guide? Mom has a couple leather purses I wouldn't mind grabbing. They are not covered in fake gems or "pretties" so conversion should be easy.

Sorry, been absent, One of my other past times is gaming and i got caught up in one. I been looking for the Stephens Book. its somewhere in the boxes of stuff from Grandma. she passed away a couple months ago. she got it from her sister. I did a History paper on it back in junior high. this book par...

I have fought in a Kidney belt harness already. If you didn't understand I apologize, the Kidney Belt harness I am talking about with plates is my Hidden Armor under the mail. I sorta figured that, though I didn't say anything. One thing we always have to ask about is what tools you've got, and wha...

Konstantin, I appreciate the info, however like i stated this is not my First Rodeo with SCA. I was fighting 7 years ago, it was brief since not long later life hit followed by a Pregnant Fiance, then a break up. I have fought in a Kidney belt harness already. If you didn't understand I apologize, t...

M'lord, don't be afraid of hosen. For the early 14th century, you'd be wearing chausses over braies. Chausses are thigh-high leggings that tie to the waist cord of your braies, and braies are like linen undershorts. Chausses (and hosen) do need to be snug, but they're stretchy, so they feel like lo...

So I know my SCA Character. Born in Bristol closse to 1290, reaches maturity around the end of the first Decade of the 14th Century and Is in service of the local Lord. Now the modification to fit RP wise with my local group of Vikings, He falls in battle barely recovers after being plucked by a gro...

since my question is regarding this very thing i will ask here. My SCA persona is from the early 14th C, He will be a soimple Man-At-Arms so having some fancy Armor is not in the lists unless i Make Knight in the SCA. From what i see the Early 14th C had short backed Bascinets with a Nasal and Avent...

chef de chambre wrote:Awesome Mac! We THINK this is a bascinet, but it might be the remains of the head of one of the Second Doctors early robot adversaries...

I see what you did there =P

What would the two kits cost?

I'm also curious about the Multi tool that is discussed above.

UP Someone buy this faulking helm please. I would love to, It would fit my 23 noggin nicely, I'm getting back into SCA again was a newbie about 5-6 years ago and then fell out when my daughter was born, lost all my gear in my storage and now i have to replace my gear again xD However I'm quite brok...

You would be looking for Halberds. On aside note; if you buy the kit, try getting a helm kit from zweihammer (sp?) to "test" the tools out. Don Yeah I already found the tools from Halberd and I was actually considering a Helm Kit TBH. I'll be using a Loaner Helm until i get/Assemble a Kit Helm. he ...

Halberd, I'm a returning newbie to SCA and want to get into Light Armoring. I want to be able to make some simple Armor pieces. I really like your Basic Starter Kit, However what would need to be added for some simple Clam-shell Gauntlets and Half/Demi Gauntlets?

Free Bump for ya.

If my head wasn't dramatically smaller than this helm i would say $300 is an awesome deal.
Not to mention, everything is better when you line is with Smurf Skin xD

That is a Very Beautiful Helmet.

In the First post under Tools and supplies, the first Bullet is, Hals' "Deluxe Newbie Armouring Kit". Where can i find more information on these?