The Armour Archive

Varukh

Oops....i was asking $50

Varukh

Nope...i just drew up a pattern and ended up drawing it too big. These could probably work for elbow cops on Jon.

and the chain deal...well it was in the floorboard of his car....accidentally dropped it while changing cloths. :/

Varukh

So whipped out a pattern for some elbow cops the other day and unfortunately i made it too big. They are large enough to be knee cops on me. Oops. they measure about 5" deep, 6" between the points of the cops, and 6" from top to bottom. They are hand stitched, double layer of saddle skirting, that h...

Varukh

Ah...well I was wondering because he person selling them said that he told her that people knew him as Fluffy. I have only ever heard one person called fluffy and was wondering if it was Duke Sir Kane.

Varukh

BTW for curiosity's sake who was the original maker?

Varukh

I just spoke with the guy that made these. THEY ARE VERY OLD!!! I am SURE the leather is a rock by now since they were made in the late 80-early 90's however the cops may be salvagable. This is what he told me: Yes they are, those are some of the first types I made. The finger pocket on those are t...

Varukh

So i was lurking around on ebay today and ran across these. I messaged the seller to let them know what exactly they had, and thought some new guy might be interested, or someone looking for some cheap loaner gear.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 1151102677

Varukh

woodwose wrote:Rapier kit...

You Win!

Varukh

Well I have a few outstanding orders with some folks right now. I'm hoping to bust them out next week though. If you want a pair let me know.

Varukh

these are the ones i made for Hjalmr a long time ago...i believe the ones we agreed on are going to be similar to these: http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/jdreadrocker/254683_1897823286601_1272183665_31644073_3015226_n.jpg http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a152/jdreadrocker/225749_1897824166623...

Varukh

i think i have a physical copy that i could let go.

Varukh

In truth, I wish everyone would just stop with the SOCIETY GOVERNING DOCUMENTS SAY PRE-17TH CENTURY crap... You're missing the point of the SCA.... we're a themed party... On our BEST day we most closely approximate an Authruian Fantasy, and on our off days we're MAD MAX.... If you really want to m...

Varukh

http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/09-02-2009/107080-nostradamus_black_death-0/ not 100% sure of their sources but there is this: Medieval doctors could not diagnose the disease properly at those times. It was generally believed that the disease was transmitted through a physical contact, via cl...

Varukh

Shame on a kingdom for accepting something that is a little past period?
but hey, no problem with plastic cup hilts, borderline fantasy armor (in some aspects), or blazon use of tennis shoes and cleats as fighting footwear. Lol

Varukh

spiffy!

Varukh

I've never been one to turn down cool links.

Varukh

Well. There are also accounts of plague dr's being abducted and held for ransom. You would think with these types of things happening, some dr's (lose term seeing as quite a few plague drs were not drs at all) would take protective measures against such unsavory individuals.

Varukh

Well not necessarily made for fighting, but it covers the anachronism (fencing mask) pretty well in my opinion. And who is to say a plague dr didnt get caught up in a fight at some point?

Varukh

. Thank you.

Varukh

Just finished the Plague Dr fencing getup tonight. Going to Debut it at this coming weekend's event. I'm ready to try it out.

Varukh

got pics of the rapier?

Varukh

well do i have any offers? i can run offers by her and see if she is interested.

Varukh

No. She did not make the beads, just assembled the strands.

Varukh

Ok so my mother is a not an SCA person per say, but she seems to like some of the aspects of the game. She has shown some interest in possibly making some viking strands from time to time to support her jewelry making hobby. She has sent these home with me to see if i could sell them here on the AA ...

Varukh

thanks! I figured it was a more romanticized modern pic but i was kinda interested in what it said.

you have been very helpful.

Varukh

Hey folks, i'm doing some research on Plague Dr's for my fencing kit and i found a neat article that i want to know what it says but unfortunately i don't speak or read Russian. :( http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/mdegtyarev/5790434952/sizes/l/ can anyone give me a rough translation of this? I'm mainly ...

Varukh

i sent you a PM.

Varukh

Varukh, that plague doctor idea is utterly, completely and totally awesome, covered in awesomesauce, sprinkled with vampire glitter and scented with bacon. Leo and Ken look awesome, too, but DAMN. Plague doctor. DAMN. Bob so how do you really feel about it? Lol Thanks a lot! :) I think this is an a...

Varukh

brewer wrote:Varukh, that plague doctor idea is utterly, completely and totally awesome, covered in awesomesauce, sprinkled with vampire glitter and scented with bacon.

Leo and Ken look awesome, too, but DAMN. Plague doctor.

DAMN.

Bob

so how do you really feel about it? Lol
Thanks a lot!

Varukh

OttawaClassicalSwordplay wrote:Ken, your kit is nice and all, but I'm pretty sure that the beak on your plague doctor mask should be leather.

Varukh

thank you.

I just finished it up tonight.
now i have to get the robes, hosen, and fencing legal garments made. I have wanted to do a functional "fighting" plague dr kit ever since i first set foot in the SCA.

Varukh

ok, so i haven't really changed my heavy fighting kit up all that much this year, but i am starting in on a new fencing kit that i'm pretty excited about. So far all i have done is my mask but i am trying to bust out this project asap so i can rock the field as a fencing plague Dr. enjoy. http://i11...

Varukh

Just my luck. Lol. I'm in exactly the opposite situation. I have a lot of hardware but no blades. :/

Varukh

Bueller.....bueller.....bueller..............bueller......

Varukh

BTW...blades must be legal in Gleann Abhann

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