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by Patton Lives
Sun May 16, 2010 7:19 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Production Queue, home again, having to re setup the shop
Replies: 362
Views: 18176

Message from Murdock: Everyone should have everything except for a couple of shield blanks which Katy doesn't know how to ship. They will be sent as soon as I return from boot camp or until Katy figures out how to get Fedex to take them. Everthing I was trying to get finished before boot camp should...
by Patton Lives
Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:33 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: FS: Historic Enterprises coathardie (Large/Green)
Replies: 0
Views: 353

FS: Historic Enterprises coathardie (Large/Green)

60lbs of weight lost and now this sucker fits me like a trench coat :D Asking $150+shipping. I am flexible on shipping options such as UPS, Fedex, USPS ect. I looked at the HE website and they dont appear to offer this style anymore. Aprox 5 years old, in excellent condition. Not worn since last dry...
by Patton Lives
Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:13 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: A Dark Day for our Cultural Heritage
Replies: 21
Views: 1413

holy crap :sad:
I'm glad your friend is safe, hope he can get back on his feet soon.
by Patton Lives
Fri May 09, 2008 8:50 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: 14th Century Mafia Blows up Car!!
Replies: 16
Views: 989

BOOM headshot!
by Patton Lives
Wed Feb 06, 2008 12:37 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: So is Fighting sick stupid?
Replies: 36
Views: 1186

every time I get a twinge of sickness I've been megadosing glutamine and vitamin C (along with some green tea caps) and it knocks it right out. go to vitamin shoppe across the street, get a jar of glutamine and a bottle of chewable vitamin C. take about 20-30 grams of the glutamine in 10 gram doses ...
by Patton Lives
Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:22 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Rough and tumble.
Replies: 78
Views: 2802

Theoderic wrote:Why is there a need to take and deliver heavy shots?
I remember someone(and you know who you are, and im paraphrasing here) telling me that if you hit someone in the SCA, it should be just hard enough(ie hurt enough) to make em wish you hadn't hit em.
by Patton Lives
Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:03 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: MY spaulder thread.... with new pic ness
Replies: 80
Views: 2969

dude, did you get a pexto stake plate?
by Patton Lives
Tue Jan 29, 2008 9:54 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: MY spaulder thread.... with new pic ness
Replies: 80
Views: 2969

nice planishing :D
by Patton Lives
Wed Nov 01, 2006 1:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Tool dip Gesso???
Replies: 26
Views: 916

you could use autobody resin, its mostly plastic, its the modern version of bondo(and 5 times as expensive, about 25 dollars a gallon). sands smooth, takes a good paint job.
by Patton Lives
Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:07 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: sca finger gaunts
Replies: 45
Views: 4604

as far as gauntlets, see signature link.
by Patton Lives
Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:21 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: legs with Lewis Moore
Replies: 3
Views: 473

Yeah, thats the plan. Was gonna use em and see how they worked, and add the wrapper plates on next visit. Not to mention time constraints :) Probably make em outta 18 gauge stainless to conserve on weight. They weigh about what the old 16 gauge legs I had from Lewis weighed. The stainless is a great...
by Patton Lives
Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:02 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: legs with Lewis Moore
Replies: 3
Views: 473

legs with Lewis Moore

Had a blast working on these with Lewis. dont mind the pajama pants, they've seen more armored fighting than the pourpoint has [img]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/Drachus8604/milaneselegs.jpg[/img] [img]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/Drachus8604/legs2.jpg[/img] 16 gauge stainless. I ...
by Patton Lives
Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:22 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: 3 hammers, $13, MSC
Replies: 16
Views: 634

Now, I just gotta wonder how many people are calling thier ISP for tech support because the internet(=the armorarchive) is slow :P
by Patton Lives
Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:40 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Monday Morning Train-in: 2006 09 25
Replies: 14
Views: 415

Tues: 225lb oly squatx5, 215lb flat bench x5, 190lb t-barx5

Thurs 225lb oly squatx5, 300lb deadliftx5, 195lb inclinex5, car wreck

Sunday:fighter practice 4:00-7:00
by Patton Lives
Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:45 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: TOMAR coat of plates
Replies: 8
Views: 607

Are you sure about that for the stainless, Tim? That would be really odd if the stainless cost the same as hot rolled mild :shock:
by Patton Lives
Fri Sep 22, 2006 6:30 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: TOMAR coat of plates
Replies: 8
Views: 607

Thanks guys it is for SCA use 16 gauge is what I had. Was about 10 square foot for 40 bucks from a drop. A sheet of 18 gauge would cost about 150 bucks for the same ammount unharmed, so I just went with the cheap stuff. :D He has a gambeson to wear underneath. I have offered to install chest plates ...
by Patton Lives
Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:25 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: TOMAR coat of plates
Replies: 8
Views: 607

TOMAR coat of plates

I made this for one of our newer heavy fighters. 7oz cow shoulder. 16 gauge stainless plates. I made the pattern from scratch with some poster board. [img]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/Drachus8604/Im002000.jpg[/img] [img]http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/Drachus8604/Im002003.jpg[/img] ...
by Patton Lives
Wed Sep 20, 2006 1:18 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Klappvisor and Hounskull Date Range Question
Replies: 48
Views: 1188

Do you know of references from 1340-70ish? I was not aware of any, always thought they fell out of use for a few decades... for some reason. I really have spent about zero time looking into the subject in the past few years. Could be entirely wrong. do you think the use of a greathelm over an open ...
by Patton Lives
Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:37 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: info on Hohenklingen needed!
Replies: 48
Views: 2235

I think you can find a bit of information on his effigy in the German Medieval Armies 1300-1400 osprey series
by Patton Lives
Mon Sep 18, 2006 7:13 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Hurting the other guy.
Replies: 92
Views: 3228

Thunderdome
by Patton Lives
Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:42 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: It's official Drachus doesn't suck
Replies: 14
Views: 867

I believe its a modified Cad pattern
by Patton Lives
Sun Sep 17, 2006 9:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Armouring Injuries.....an informal poll
Replies: 66
Views: 1489

managed to slice the back of my left middle finger open today while drilling a hole in a elbow cop for strapping, the drill bit snagged and spun the elbow cop around which flapped around and the corner caught the back of the finger. doh! should be better by next fighter practice.
by Patton Lives
Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:57 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: It's official Drachus doesn't suck
Replies: 14
Views: 867

well the verdict is in. These things are fan-damn-tastic. a sheer joy to fight in. I feel downright compelled to build a pell now to increase my endurance with the mace, the by-my-hand mace was quite a bit more strenous than I anticipated.
by Patton Lives
Sun Sep 17, 2006 11:47 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: 1018 steel
Replies: 8
Views: 517

You'd think living in the steel capital of the south I would have access to some higher carbon steels :x
by Patton Lives
Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:58 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: 1018 steel
Replies: 8
Views: 517

bummer :D

I'll check that info out when I get home, thanks James.
by Patton Lives
Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:31 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: 1018 steel
Replies: 8
Views: 517

1018 steel

How is this compared to 1050 for heat treating? This is the only "carbon steel" that the retailer around here can get. I tried a search of the archive but it continues to time out. thanks guys
by Patton Lives
Thu Sep 14, 2006 6:12 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Talbot's having an open shop this Friday and Saturday night!
Replies: 29
Views: 726

pm sent, re:vervailles :D
by Patton Lives
Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:56 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Duke Logan Fight
Replies: 205
Views: 9942

I find the video quite inspirational.
by Patton Lives
Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:42 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: It's official Drachus doesn't suck
Replies: 14
Views: 867

Whatever fits a 45in chest 34in waist. medium? You can just put it in with Murdock's order, and bill him for it. :P
by Patton Lives
Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:57 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Has anyone tried to make Gothic armour?
Replies: 4
Views: 522

http://www.varmouries.com/vcat_06.html
by Patton Lives
Tue Sep 12, 2006 6:56 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: fighter practices
Replies: 77
Views: 2091

It's up to you on the Ibuprofen. Indeed. I would urge you not to take it, but there are other folk here of wit and wisdom who find it useful. It's your choice, and your body! PS Beer is not a chemical, it is a Right. Here in Bavaria, it is considered an essential food group, and cannot be taxed.......
by Patton Lives
Tue Sep 12, 2006 4:44 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: fighter practices
Replies: 77
Views: 2091

Ugh, T-nation makes my brain hurt. Too much brotelligence over there. Dont believe anything you read by John Berardi :lol: On the soreness part, what happens in an untrained muscle is that when exposed to sufficient tension stimulus, microtears in the muscle occur, resulting in an array of hormones ...
by Patton Lives
Mon Sep 11, 2006 7:45 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: fighter practices
Replies: 77
Views: 2091

lactic acid buildup is not the reason DOMS occur. Lactic acid is out of your system within 30-60 seconds of ceasing doing whatever activity caused it. On a sidenote, the lactic acid itself is a type of fuel your body uses, and as your muscles become more efficient at using it you increase your lacti...
by Patton Lives
Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:52 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Pl*stic Gauntlets (gasp!)
Replies: 12
Views: 994

Just line the blue plastic with camping foam, it will be totally list legal.
by Patton Lives
Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:44 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: It's official Drachus doesn't suck
Replies: 14
Views: 867

you bet Tim :D Might have to rivet the cuff unless you have a welding rig

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