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Cedric

Some have a XXX Pennsic, and some like me have a Pennsic that is more in line with a Scooby Doo episode. At Pennsic you will star in the movie you want to star in IMO. What if you want to star in a XXX Scooby Doo episode? (I have been to Pennsic many times. Although it has always been fun, it hasn'...

Cedric

Lessee; Job does not allow me to take vacation in the summer, only winter. No money, PFD's don't come out till october. We are expecting our third child in early October, so wife is VERY pregnant, http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif As soon as baby is born, the wife wants armour of her own s...

Cedric

I wear zoombang shorts under chainmail (shirt goes to my knees).

I really don't recommend it. It works for me, but I have a high pain tolerance (and I try to not get legged too often

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Cedric

This issue is exactly why I prefer to only do business with companies inside the US.

Cedric

Zoombang + chainmail = no need for shoulder armor.

Cedric

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Cedric

My knight skipped the pell last night and just took it out on us at practice.

Good times.

Cedric

I store mine in the back seat of my car. That way, it's with me when I get to practice...

Cedric

My lady and I with helmet by Aesir (custom grill and final adjustments by Master Vrin): http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n47/slaxxor/rosetourney_zpsakokopag.jpg Closeup of new helmet: http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n47/slaxxor/coppergate_zpsgdtovf9s.jpg Rest of the kit with old helmet: http://...

Cedric

I usually have 3-4 swords made and ready to fight with at a time. Typically I save the newest, best condition sword for use at events only, the rest are practice swords. Practice swords just get re-taped until they are totally dead. I see no point in using new rattan for practice. I seem to hit hard...

Cedric

This has been my experience on every one of my transactions with Ironbadger.

Great work on the actual blades, and he packs them to survive re-entry (or the USPS).

Cedric

Got it yesterday.

Ironbadger as always was great to do business with, and the knife is awesome.

Thanks again!

Cedric

Good job guys.

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Cedric

And yes, either bring the cloak or be prepared to purchase one on site when you arrive...some (most) years it gets down to the low 50's on at least one evening at Pennsic. I have only been five times, but I have never needed or wanted a cloak at Pennsic. A couple years ago it actually got cold enou...

Cedric

In general your carry on is your bugout bag. Secondary ID, meds, cash, contact info for the local embasy, electronics, pretty much everything you can't pickup at the local mega mart. This is another reason I took my helmet, chainmail and gauntlets as carry on. The rest of my fighting stuff would su...

Cedric

You can save weight by taking your armor as carry on. When I flew to Pennsic this year, I had my helmet, chainmail and gauntlets in my carry on bag. My bag has wheels, so the weight didn't bother me. Doing this put all my heaviest and most valuable items in my carry on. When going through security i...

Cedric

I did appreciate the merchants that had ice water stations set up. Great idea, considering how hot it was the first week.

Cedric

Very cool...

Cedric

If fighting with matched forms it is very fun, but still tiring.

The last time we did it, my knight and I fought spear and buckler. Lot of fun, but again.. need more cardio......

Cedric

Cedric's joke is that the most effective "short spear" and shield form is to put a thrusting tip on your sword and use it frequently. This. In all seriousness, I HAVE actually fought Spear and Shield quite a few in a multi-weapons tournament. It sucks, particularly if you have to use it against oth...

Cedric

The best spear for SCA spear and shield work is about 30-36" long. In addition to the thrusting tip, it should also have an edge (marked with tape of a contrasting color to the rest of the weapon) on two sides of the shaft.

Cedric

Sasha_Khan wrote:
olaf haraldson wrote:Fuckit, lets do war crowns.
Isn't that what got Aveloc R&D'd?

Being unpopular got Aveloc R+D'd.

Cedric

I didn't sew or tack my rawhide edging on. First practice I went to and the grass was all wet. I laid my shield down between fights as we do, and the rawhide absorbed water and deformed. Eventually it shrunk, ripped and fell off. I always put at least 3 or four rivets securing the rawhide to the pl...

Cedric

2h Axe.

Bastard sword is also fun.

Not a fan of spears, glaives etc.

Cedric

AwP wrote:When the top edge gets too beat up, you just flip it upside down.

Close. On my shields, there is no defined "top". It gets flipped randomly every time I pick it up, which spreads damage out over the whole shield instead of always having shots hitting the same spot.

Cedric

It's also slightly offset to give room to the finger knuckles and gaunt, while the thumb side of the handle needs less room. Swete's pic is of a round for a righthander. Asbrand appears, from his handle contouring, to be a leftie. See where the base-of-thumb relief is? You can get a lot more life o...

Cedric

Sigifrith Hauknefr wrote:I wonder why it would matter if the shaft was fiberglass? I guess it's less flexible?

Ban fiberglass spears.

For the children!!1

Cedric

Dude... I don't make these calls, so pissing at me will help you precisely fuckall. I am passing on information. That is all. As for the number of rattan spears you have seen... the tips were originally designed for rattan great weapons. Hence me saying they are fine and have had no problems that I...

Cedric

There have not been problems with them on rattan that I know of. Since 2" spear tips have been allowed, I can count on one hand the number of rattan spears I have seen, yet fiberglass spears are everywhere. Somehow, I think this has more to do with the lack of problems then some inherent property o...

Cedric

Mail keeps itself clean. I'm making a shirt now with rings that are bright orange from rust. By the time I insert a link and complete a row, the abrasion from neighbouring links has already rubbed it clean so it shines. Have you sweated in it yet? I fought in mild steel mail for years, I have never...

Cedric

They really need to make a short sleeve version of the Loosefit Max Coverage shirt.

I would own 2 of those right now if they would sell them to me.

Cedric

Body: underarmour shirt Zoombang Loosefit Maxcoverage shirt Linen tunic Chainmail (elbow length sleeves) elbows/forearms: hardened leather -by Dark Horse Leather Legs: Plastic shingaurds/knee padding combo (downhill bicycle shins??) zoombang Max Coverage shorts aluminum knees from bokalo chainmail s...

Cedric

Go back to 3" spears?

Never saw one of those penetrate a grill..

Cedric

Fighting in this (on the An Tir team) was one of the big highlights of Pennsic for me this year.

I am not normally a fan of "melee" tournaments, but this was awesome. Lots of fun, hard fighting. Very glad I got to participate.

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