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- Mon Oct 21, 2002 5:34 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Using the false edge
- Replies: 118
- Views: 53
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flonzy: <B>If it goes off perfect then it may ring the person’s bell, but what’s the point of that? </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> In rereading you post I just now saw this q...
- Mon Oct 21, 2002 5:06 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Using the false edge
- Replies: 118
- Views: 53
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flonzy: <B> The other problem I see is telegraphing. With a true edge strike I and just bring my sword from my guard straight down in an attack, not winding up. With a false ed...
- Mon Oct 21, 2002 4:46 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Use of Triangle spreaders in chainmaille construction
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15
Let me in turn clarify what I am talking about. When I am making an aventail or bishop's mantle, I use a spreader at the front and back of each shoulder. Each spreader is separated by a narrow rectangle on each shoulder and by wider rectangles front and back. A "spreader" is constructed from two rig...
- Mon Oct 21, 2002 3:34 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Use of Triangle spreaders in chainmaille construction
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15
Use of Triangle spreaders in chainmaille construction
From the Pleasure Faire North thread in off topic. QUOTE]Originally posted by Wes O'Brien: <B> "Yeah my son made his own maille shirt!" Instant response from the mailler "Is that galvy?" I said "Yepp!" Under his breathe he said some deragatory{sp} term to galvy and said, "Hah if you wanna be period ...
- Mon Oct 21, 2002 2:42 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Using the false edge
- Replies: 118
- Views: 53
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flonzy: Please dismiss me all you like. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> When discussing the effectiveness of "wrap" shots, I will. When discussing period costuming, I am very attentiv...
- Mon Oct 21, 2002 8:35 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Using the false edge
- Replies: 118
- Views: 53
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flonzy: <B> I disagree that "the mechanics of the human body argue for "wrap" shots". The SCA wrap shot is about the most unnatural thing I have ever tried with as real sword. ...
- Fri Oct 18, 2002 8:49 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: "Inside" fans on knee cops ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Cast Iron Skillet P-38: <B> I was a founding member and the first knight's marshall in our shire. Basketball pads were the order of the day (in 1979), but common sence dictated...
- Fri Oct 18, 2002 7:22 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: "Inside" fans on knee cops ? ? ? ? ? ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4
Skillet, The key thing is that they are supposed to cover the inside point of the knee. If you can manage to get over to Tyler, TX (100 miles west)for practice this Sunday, I'll be glad to see what we could do to make them legal. At the worst, you should be able to add a small "wing" (flap) of heavy...
- Thu Oct 17, 2002 10:50 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: In Service to the Dream?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 24
There is an October 16, 2002 update on their webpage: The replication process is scheduled to be complete "early next week" (the week of 10/20/02) and given a couple of days shipping for us to receive the DVDs, we hope to be shipping by the week of 10/27/02!!!! We appreciate your patience. Please st...
- Thu Oct 17, 2002 10:37 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: best armour .com?? a question
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10
- Wed Oct 16, 2002 8:48 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: In Service to the Dream?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 24
There is an October 14,2002 update on their website: The second check disk has been verified and looks good! We are officially in replication, which means that we could have the DVDs as soon as this week, however there are a couple of other RUSH jobs ahead of us. We will post more info in the next 2...
- Tue Oct 15, 2002 4:14 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: I Have A Heraldry Question Too
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14
First off, if you don't like your device, then release it and register a new one. Or register a badge you like. Secondly, the only real problem with bearing a random animal on your shield is that it may conflict with the device of someone else in the SCA and they may object. A lot of folks put thing...
- Tue Oct 15, 2002 3:33 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA Heavy and long term injury???
- Replies: 11
- Views: 23
My sensi explained to me several years ago why boxers are much more prone to suffering this than SCA fighters. He said that when a boxer impacts the face the head tends to not only goes back but also rotates in the direction of the punch. He said that it is this rotational motion where the head turn...
- Mon Oct 14, 2002 8:24 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Authentic fighters win crown list!!!!
- Replies: 34
- Views: 64
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by WalMart Warrior: <B> I don't recall hearing the Knight out of your home Kingdom - who has 1 leg - complaining about his "disadvatage". He overcame it and became a very dangerou...
- Mon Oct 14, 2002 4:35 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: *SCA TOPIC* Battle scenario...would like thoughts/pros cons
- Replies: 32
- Views: 6
- Mon Oct 14, 2002 4:30 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Don't want to fall down?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9
In the practice I train with, we all call "good" loudly and don't fall down. This is because of the many, many points we fight and to save time. We also don't usually act out leg or arm shots, just call it and go on. (Unless we are training on fighting from the ground.) Same thing in genreal sparing...
- Wed Oct 09, 2002 2:40 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: *SCA topic* Rattan spears
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6
Sarnac, The quick answer is yes, a 12 foot rattan pike is unwieldy. I haven't used a 12 foot pike since before I was a squire, about 14-15 years ago. At the time I was mostly a melee polearm/spear fighter without much sword and shield skill. I'm afraid that it is the other way around now. The 12 foo...
- Wed Oct 09, 2002 11:10 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: *SCA topic* Rattan spears
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by freiman the minstrel: <B> It was quite strage switching to the rattan from my light little fiberglass spear. The rattan is a lot heavier, and thus it is much easier to throw a ...
- Wed Oct 09, 2002 10:57 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Cold SCA shoulder
- Replies: 57
- Views: 45
I agree with Irish. The month before Crown is not a good time to join a practice which has serious contenders in it. Training mode is much different than competition mode. In the weeks just before Crown, you cannot afford to spend much time in training mode. The intensity is much higher and I am muc...
- Wed Oct 09, 2002 10:33 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: When does a person become a fighter?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 25
I guess that I was pretty bad. It took me three years to have all of my own armor. I was living in a dorm room and had very little money and no access to a workshop or tools and had no idea how to make armor. I borrowed a friend's armor for a while, then began to aquire pieces. First elbow and knee ...
- Thu Oct 03, 2002 9:34 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Titanium as material
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by mrks: <B> anyone know what .75mm is? is that .075? </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> There are 25.4 mm per inch. So 1.0 mm would be 0.0394 inch. 0.75 mm would be 0.0295 inch. Regard...
- Thu Oct 03, 2002 11:30 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: what is he wielding?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14
- Wed Oct 02, 2002 8:57 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Would you last?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 68
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Joaquin: I still truly doubt that you could take down an armoured man with a wrap... </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Maybe not, but I can cause a man with a 12 guage helm and modern p...
- Wed Oct 02, 2002 8:51 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Would you last?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 68
Would I survive depends on a lot of things. Dropped into the middle of an engagement, right off an SCA battlefield, probably not. My adjustment to the new rule set would probably not be quick enough. I would take too many risks and would not have any companions to join up with. But as a lefty, I wou...
- Wed Oct 02, 2002 8:35 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Would you last?
- Replies: 104
- Views: 68
Flonzy, I keep reading you disparage wrap shots because YOU cannot throw one to good effect. I am not an SCA SuperDuke, but I am a common ordinary two-reign SCA Duke. I am also a beginning Fiore student, having taken Bob's course twice and have even used very basic Fiore techniques in SCA great swor...
- Mon Sep 30, 2002 9:11 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: In Service to the Dream?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 24
- Sun Sep 29, 2002 12:04 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Barn door shields (Extracted from Off-topic)
- Replies: 27
- Views: 8
If you want a lighter wooden shield and are willing to spend a little extra money, try using cabinet quality birch. I used 3/8" cabinet quality birch. It cost more and lasts a little less time than standard plywood, but it much lighter. You will probably need to go to a cabinet shop or a cabinetry s...
- Fri Sep 27, 2002 12:41 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Another Texas Armour-In?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 6
- Fri Sep 27, 2002 10:13 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Meridies & Plastic Basket Hilts
- Replies: 40
- Views: 21
- Thu Sep 26, 2002 9:15 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Wiring a motor with a switch
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8
Just from watching electricians hook up pumps and fans in chemical plants, I believe that which terminal on the motor you put the hot wire to will determine which direction the motor will turn. It is important that a pump or fan turn thr right way. Usually, when they get it wired they momentairly cl...
- Wed Sep 25, 2002 4:03 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: A.A. members meet at Diamond Wars?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2
I hope to be able to make it to Diamond Wars, but it is looking a little iffy. We had planned for the whole family to attend (Myself, my wife and four kids.). But, my mother-in-law recently had her left leg amputated (due to complications from diabetes) and is coming to live with us this week after ...
- Wed Sep 25, 2002 3:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Oakland
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Morgan: <B> I'm not bringing sticks or a shield...just too bulky. Well, maybe I can bring a stick. The shield just won't go in the bag. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.g...
- Fri Sep 20, 2002 10:37 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Combat Archery Poll - SCA Chivalry Only
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16
4 I'm somewhat ambivalent about CA, but I agree that it is unrealisticly effective as it is now in SCA combat. It, just like a gun, is an equalizer and tends to nullify the highly skilled heavy weapons fighter. As a primary target, I am not heartbroken if it is not allowed in a scenario. However, if...
- Fri Sep 20, 2002 7:51 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Ealdormere Cornation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2
- Fri Sep 20, 2002 5:08 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Ealdormere Cornation
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2
Your Majesty Sarnac, In Ansteorra, at the end of a reign, we step down and more or less resign the throne and after a little while, our Heirs step up. However, in Meridies, the Crown dies at the end of each reign and their Heirs then step up. What do You see in Your immediate furture, Oh Great Kahn ...