The Armour Archive

Jestyr

I have a condo off las Olas. Las Olas is nice. I have a good friend who lives in a condo there. If you are interested, you should come by fighter practice. It is in Davie on Hiatus just south of 595, so maybe 20-25 minutes from you. We are slowly developing a fighting community down here and anothe...

Jestyr

What I have done is sewn a pocket that holds a plastic or leather plate over the back of the mask and then make the coif self lined (2 layers) out of linen since it breaths. If you do this, make sure that any areas not covered by helm or plate pass the punch test, or it won't be legal. This was one...

Jestyr

Hmmmm... I am concerned. No particular period (I know, horrible answer). My persona is early norman, so I would never fence. That said, I wear a norman tunic and pants, and then have this ugly fricking white fencing mask over a black hood. It looks BAD. I don't fence very often (only something to do...

Jestyr

Thorstenn wrote: Duke Gaston, I don't care what you fight with you have more reach than just about anybody I know. Baldar might be the only one in our Kingdom that could best it.

Odo?

Jestyr

I have mixed feelings about this. One one hand, I agree that your shield should match your kit. I like to look good and make a good presentation, and I want others to do the same. On the other hand, if "Shield A" gives "Fighter X" the best chance to win, should "Fighter X&qu...

Jestyr

Sorry if I were not more specific. I plan on putting the leather over the mask in lieu of the under-hood that I currently wear. I want to hide the fact that it is fencing mask, so it will go on the outside. As far as it being very hot, obviously I hope that it isn't. I've never made anything out of ...

Jestyr

I'll help with the analysis: Being bigger helps when fighting in hand to hand combat. Duh. This is why you'll never see 5'6" 140lb guys working as a bouncer at a club. Does this mean that being small prevents you from being good, or even great? No, of course not. You have different tricks you c...

Jestyr

I want to build a leather hood/drape for my fencing mask so it doesn't look so much like a fencing mask. I was wondering if anyone had any patterns or advice before I start to do it? Btw, I recognize that using leather may not be historically accurate, but it is a look that I like, a project I want ...

Jestyr

Broward county is ....well.....a little complex. It's gonna make your head spin compared to NJ and VA in terms of cultural diversity and trying to get your head around what you think you know from up north. Take it from me....a Easterner transplant (by choice) as well. Where do you live, Wolffram?

Jestyr

Max, Welcome! In Sangre we have 3 people regularly in armour on Thursday evenings, and as Thorstenn and JVR mentioned, Sea March is about an hour north. Their practices are on Sunday afternoon (2ish). Duke Mittion and Sir Max run that practice and it is a little bigger. I go up most Sundays. I'll PM...

Jestyr

Perfect. Thank you greatly!

Jestyr

Do you pean the rivets from the outside, or the inside? Meaning, does the head of the nail go towards the body, or on the outside of the leather?

Jestyr

For fun, I'm going to make a Coat of Plates, but I have no idea what rivets to use.

Advice? Links to buy?

Jestyr

Blackoak wrote:I look at the SCA like I look at movies like 'A Knight's Tale'. It is a good story with a medieval theme.

The flaw with your argument, good sir, is that you have implied that "A Knight's Tale" had a good story.

Jestyr

You know, I think you underestimate our willingness to talk about armour. I bet if you tracked each of these folks down, and had some good questions to ask, they'd answer. One of the benefits of something like this is that we can take it and expand on it as we have time. I would be happy to take pi...

Jestyr

Not sure if people have seen this or not...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/23/arts/ ... .html?_r=1

Jestyr

MJB: Nobody really sent me any 15th century stuff! Zub: I think you vastly over inflate people's willingness to write! It would be a wonderful addition, but I doubt I could get much success. JvR: When I finish my new shield, I may take another photo of me. Until then, this'll do. Baron A: Sure. Bali...

Jestyr

i'm not a newbie, not at all Wartooth, this is just a suggestion, but it would probably look better if you would get some pants and cover the catcher's shins. With (what looks like) a spangen and a kite shield, you could sort of pull of an early Norman look, in which case winnegas (leg wrappings) m...

Jestyr

Email resent.

Jestyr

I sent this to a new local fighter who needs some armour. I think he'll only need some of the pieces. Please take good care of him.

Btw, I never did hear from you about the spats/boot covers to go over my combat boots....

Jestyr

Try smoke signals?

Jestyr

Yes, a price list would be helpful.

Jestyr

Duke Icefalcon wrote:10 inches long instead of 12.

That reminds me of the old joke...

Q: What's the difference between "ooh" and "aah"?

A: Two inches.

Jestyr

Sunday: 50 mins
Thursday: 15 minutes (I started one on my shire)
Tuesday pell practice: 1 hour 15 minutes (haven't been able to in a few months)

I'm surprised at how many people drive a while to make practice.

Jestyr

1. Arms. I didn't know which pieces of armor "work well" or "work for me" but I do know from trying things that there is stuff I hate. Therefore, I am usually reluctant to buy something without trying it. Youtube video of the piece in action might help convince, but some stuff i...

Jestyr

First of all, welcome. SCA combat is a fun game/sport and the AA has a lot of knowledge, and quite a few opinions. Everyone has a different opinion when it comes to what a new fighter should have to start with and spend. We put our own bank accounts into the equation. It is natural. What is merely a...

Jestyr

Some links that may help (in no particular order): m m m m m m m These all sell relatively accurate buckles and fittings. (Fittings are the decorative elements like plaques, strapends, etc.) I've not ordered from many of these, but in general they all have a pretty good reputation. Good luck.

Jestyr

Once or twice a week, depending upon how much work I have. Just got a pell, so I need to motivate myself to use it on off days for as long as my neighbors will tolerate it.

Jestyr

If you can keep your price to the $300 range, that it is a wonderful idea. That is really your max price point if you want to compete with DV and Stonekeep (who seems to do an excellent job for such things). You could show newbies how they can dress the same kit for 3 or 4 different time periods and...

Jestyr

Is there a difference in quality?

Jestyr

Like I said, it had nothing to do with the economic downturn. He simply accepted more orders than he could ever fill. The thing is, if he were an honest, hard working person, he could put the time in to complete the orders. I have worked 15 hours a day, 7 days a week when I was behind at the office ...

Jestyr

Nakos, while I understand your point, I hardly think that sending a series of emails asking about his stuff is the same as a DoS attack. In a DoS attack, system resources are taxed in such a way as to render them inoperable. In this case, he is a screwed customer who wants to know where his stuff is...

Jestyr

Nakos, at the end of the day, Brand stole from a lot of people. Whether it was intentional or simply a function of laziness, he did. Defending a thief, even one that you are friends with, is not a very strong decision. Further, saying "I don't defend what he did" and then defending him is ...

Jestyr

Brand's claims that the "economic downturn" affected his ability to make armour is utter crap. An economic downturn to his business means that there is less work. Less work means more time to complete that work. But he never completed the work. Making his argument, much like his character,...

Jestyr

Yesterday I rejected some unprepayed orders-the action which is usually done as I am responsible for orders acception and fulfillment. One prepayed order was rejected by accident as I had not recieved the notification from our digital money operator CC-Now. Possibely it was filtered out by our spam...

Pattern for a Leather Hood for a fencing mask

Rivets for a Coat of Plates

Art of the Samurai

Re: market research: newbie armoury