The Armour Archive

Scott

Wulfric, I managed to get it picked up by a friend of a friend of a friend, so it should find its way to Estrella. Thank you very much for your offer. I was worrying for a bit there. Time to go home and pack. My flight is way-early tomorrow morning. - Scott PS: D - This is my first B3. It should go ...

Scott

Ah, but this event predates *all* other kingdoms. The first event in the East wouldn't be for nearly a year (and even then, apparently it was rained out). This is true but the history of the SCA is more than the history of the West. Sigh. That's why I said, "The early history of the West...&qu...

Scott

Rev. George wrote:My newest cup (and the one with the most room I've ever seen) is a Fairtex Steel Muay Thai Cup.
-+G

Next time you are lounging on the beach and order a Mai Tai, make sure it doesn't come in a Muay Thai Cup!

- Scott, in a goofy mood

Scott

While combat archery was indisputably practice wealy on in the West it was not so in other Kingdoms. It was introduced in the East in 1995 or a little later. Ah, but this event predates *all* other kingdoms. The first event in the East wouldn't be for nearly a year (and even then, apparently it was...

Scott

Maeryk CA is a relative late comer to the SCA combat field. IE we started without it and didn't have it for quite a while in the 40 years of the SCA. Murdock, not that it is particularly relevant to the ongoing discussions, but according to m you are mistaken. This link discusses what appears to be...

Scott

" This has nothing to do with archery so i'll yeild yall back to the quarrel in progress. Ouch. Nice pun, Murdock! In general, I haven't really had a problem with archers on the field. Maybe that's because in the West, we usually run our scenarios with plate as proof against arrows. This cause...

Scott

Klaus,

OK. I'm up to 8 now. I'll know the total once I place the order. You can get the the cash anytime. Or, maybe you can pay me with brig nails.

I'm hoping the books will be in before White Shield.

- Scott

Scott

I emailed for information and this is what I got back: Dear Sir, Thank you for your interest in our catalogue tittled "The Cold Beauty of the Plate Armour". The catalogue costs 20 euro (27 USD) and a postage is about 11 euro (15 USD). We can send it to your adress. We can send you an invoi...

Scott

Your Excellency,

Thank you very much for your help. I look forward to hearing from you.

- Scott

Scott

I bought a B3 shear off ebay and it needs to be picked up in Irvine this week. I was hoping someone in CAID would do me a huge favor and pick it up for me and bring it to Estrella. She-who-must-be-obeyed decided that we are flying this year, so that put a crimp in my plan to stop in LA for rattan as...

Scott

It's what I do. Do I really need a reason?

- Scott

Scott

Perhaps your ride & I should talk?

Of course, that may end up with you not having a ride at all....

- Scott

Scott

I just bought a B3 off of ebay, but it needs to be picked up in Irvine, CA. I had thought about swinging by on the way to Estrella, but I had miscalculated the timing. It has to be picked up within 10 days and Estrella is farther away. Anyway, is there anyone in the area that can pick it up for me a...

Scott

Brookswift, I haven't finalized my Estrella plans yet. I'm going, but I have not decided yet if I am flying or driving or finding a ride. At this late stage, there's probably about a 30% chance of my flying, 60% chance of me driving and 10% chance I will try to bum a ride. I should have a better ide...

Scott

add me to the list of interested parties.

- Scott

Scott

Blackoak wrote: Lubed it up with liquid nails

[insert your own perverted thoughts here]

- Scott

Scott

I was at a tourney last fall where, after the main tourney, they had a quick tourney using break away shields. IIRC, they were made of 3/8" particle board. They each had a centerboss with a grip. It was fought with special rules. The two combatants stood nearly toe to toe, and could only move one fo...

Scott

InsaneIrish, Brookswift: In the West, we don't use white diamonds. We use orange pheons to denote non-contact archers. Brookswift: What you were told was correct for combat in the West. However, Estrella is not fought in the West, and as such, uses different rules. IIRC, Caid has no minimum range fo...

Scott

I just use small lengths of pallet banding. Bend them into a U, punch holes in the ends, put them on the shield and drill through the holes and through the shield, and then rivet them on.

- Scott

Scott

Get one of Helmschmied's stainless basket kits.

- Scott

Scott

If this is the "long" Knuut flat, welded stainless, I'll take it. I already have a short one, but I need a long one for a new kit I am designing.

Thanks,
- Scott

Scott

Sir Stephen of Norham made a set of sweet german armour for "little Hans", a GI Joe, that he put in a little shrine at Pennsic several years back. Each day, he would change the scene in the shrine. Norham does great german armour and IIRC, little Hans had a fluted maximillian style breastplate, tiny...

Scott

Hey Sean,

That was really offensive. You should be ashamed of yourself. You don't see anyone else making such crude statements....

Uh, oh yeah. Never mind.

- Scott (PC stands for Porter-Cable, right?)

Scott

In the spirit of the season, don't forget that they work great to nail people to crosses. Jesus walks into an inn and throws three nails onto the counter and says, "Can you put me up for the night?" I'm sorry, I guess this wasn't appropriate. I should have waited until closer to Easter! - Scott, who...

Scott

And if he doesn't want them, I'll take 'em!

- Scott

Scott

My B2 is mounted on a three legged stand that I built based off the pictures and dimensions of the stand that Beverly offers.

My B1 is mounted on a HF bench grinder pedestal.

- Scott

Scott

I started making one of these a while back. The top is mostly done, but it is only held together with Clecos. Here's what I did. I took the head measurements (brow, nose-nape, ear-ear) and added 4" to the brow & 2" to the other two measurements for padding. Then I taped up a frame of paper. Then I i...

Scott

Matt (and other armourers), About strapping: Offer to sell strapping kits in various widths. This could be as simple as a strip of leather, a buckle and a few rivets; or, it could be a short strip of leather with a buckle attached and a rivet hole already in the other end, and another strip of leath...

Scott

The "Plate is Proof" rule, as applied to melee combat in the West Kingdom, defined plate as 16 square inches of solid or overlapping metal. So metal lamellar and scale counted, but not plastic or leather. If you had a coat of plates (non-overlapping) that were at least 4" by 4", and the arrow landed...

Scott

dukelogan wrote:"blinded by the light" by manfred mann

Originally by Bruce Springsteen. Manfred Mann's version was the one that became popular, though.

- Scott

Scott

I *think* that Brand darkens his hafts with a torch. Heat it up enough to darken it, but not to actually set it on fire.

- Scott

Scott

\ I would recomend a semi-adjustable patern if possible. If you just include a straight back plate and a second strip with punched holes that gets samwiched between the slats and the back then the builder has the option of including or not including or replacing the punched strip with leather for e...

Scott

You are probably thinking about Sir Taloric. He was not actually knighted on the field, but instead offered the accolade that day during the battle. He held his vigil that night and was admitted to the Order of Chivalry the next evening at Western Court.

- Scott

Scott

With Pennsic less than a week away, I thought I would bump this thread and encourage everyone who will be at Pennsic with armour to please give Baccus a set (or two, or three, or...) of fights. When I set about to do this quest two years ago, I chose 1500 fights because I *knew* that I could do 1000...

Scott

I, too, have suggested that we do away with the thrusting tips on single handes swords. My suggestion as the alternative to the low-profile thrusting tips currently in use was to put a piece of nylon webbing across the tip to keep any splinters in the tip from scraping bare skin. I use webbing to ho...

CAID: Can anyone take a B3 from Irvine to Estrella?

Can anyone in Irvine, CA pick up my B3 for me?