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by mordreth
Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:29 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Why the "Six Foot Rule" Doesn't Hold Water
Replies: 160
Views: 222

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Owen: <B>I believe "panopoly" was used to refer to a set of armor. I generaly use the terms "gear" or "rig", but I'm not making any claims of it being historically accurate; th...
by mordreth
Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:17 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Why the "Six Foot Rule" Doesn't Hold Water
Replies: 160
Views: 222

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by White Mountain Armoury: I agree with Kass, we need a big campfire, and a keg of guinness carefully hidden beneath an overturned bucket[/B]</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Two buckets, ...
by mordreth
Thu Sep 25, 2003 3:21 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Gavin in New Jersey, please post here
Replies: 2
Views: 2

I'll post your request on an SCA chivalry board, I don't think he's been in here lately
by mordreth
Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:46 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The I suck at mig welding , I need advice rant
Replies: 15
Views: 22

If you're you're got an older house, and are doing a home shop you chould check to see if any major appliances, particularly the washer/dryer or your dishwasher were in use, while you were either working, or doing your test piece.
by mordreth
Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:37 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Making first coif
Replies: 4
Views: 9

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Vladimir_Derkach: thanks, i never heard of the quicky coif, probly gonna try that. also, for the mantle part what if i made a square with a hole in it for my head then attached...
by mordreth
Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:22 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: "total immersion" style fighter practices (SCA)
Replies: 7
Views: 26

Ideally I will drill new people endlessly on footwork, stance, defense,and attack. I think that practice (for a beginner) is where you should go to pick up good habits, I think a heavy "fighting" fighting practice is good for mid-level and up, but sheer disaster for someone who doesn't have their ba...
by mordreth
Tue Sep 23, 2003 11:35 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The MOST difficult piece of armour?
Replies: 44
Views: 1293

I've done a few helmets for a japanese clan, they were pretty much "cheepies" I did one for the head of the clan (one of my oldest friends), 16 plate bowl - riveted on one inch centers, with each "course" of rivets lined up I started on the shikoro punching and de-burring the lacing holes, out of a ...
by mordreth
Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:37 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: What do you think he is wearing? (14th century effigy)
Replies: 21
Views: 49

The rosettes on the upper chest would indicate a catch for chains to the sword, dagger, or helmet.
Thats more typical of a coat of plates or covered breastplate than a surcoat over mail
by mordreth
Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:30 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What I've learned from looking at armourers and their practi
Replies: 14
Views: 22

if you don't have the "eye" for what you're making you can have all of the tools and hammer skills in the world the work will look wrong. The Indians are at the base of a learning curve.
by mordreth
Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:21 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Cleaning leather
Replies: 10
Views: 13

Hi Valen If you're not a "thread counter" authenticist, take your turnshoes, or gillies, and give the soles a coating of "shoe goo", a liquid latex used for running shoe repair. It will waterproof the soles, and givce you significant traction If you are a thread counter use equal parts bees wax, tal...
by mordreth
Mon Sep 22, 2003 4:10 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Cutting Rings
Replies: 4
Views: 3

Klein Tools "eight inch ferrus metal diagonal cutters" - run you about $25, available at electricans shops or Home Creepo in the electrical area - not the tool corral.
I've used them to cut 3/16 in rivets
by mordreth
Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:47 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Cleaning leather
Replies: 10
Views: 13

Let it dry indoors, without heating it, then a good saddle soaping, and light application of neetsfoot oil.
I use a dressing of beeswax, neetsfoot oil, and mink oil - greasy as hell, and reeks in hot weather but it does nice job keeping the leather happy in wet weather
by mordreth
Sun Sep 21, 2003 11:42 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: looking for pics of SCA Norman kits
Replies: 3
Views: 6

http://hometown.aol.com/ksca89/myhomepage/photo.html
I apologise for the leg armor, and plastron,I was wearing heavier pieces pieces than normal, since I was going into a bridge melee.
On the other hand I'm quite proud of the helm
by mordreth
Fri Sep 19, 2003 9:19 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Not to hyjack the other Hand Gonne thread but....(SCA)
Replies: 45
Views: 30

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pedro Ramirez: <B>Has anyone thought of simply using gonnes like the archers use thier bows and crossbows? What's wrong with shooting gonnes at targets? Heck you could make it ...
by mordreth
Fri Sep 19, 2003 11:51 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: tell me what's wrong with this caption
Replies: 7
Views: 7

I'm interested in knowing if they can move crap jobs like that for LL 160.00
Ching Ching
by mordreth
Wed Sep 17, 2003 11:54 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Not to hyjack the other Hand Gonne thread but....(SCA)
Replies: 45
Views: 30

[QUOTE]Originally posted by DWolfhunter: [B]Thank you for your clarification Wulfe. For the record introduction-wise I am: Baron Hamish Macleod 11th Companion of the Order of the Gage.(Aethelmearc's "grant-of-arms" level fighting award). Onetime squire to Duke Morguhn Sheridan. Onetime holder of AEt...
by mordreth
Wed Sep 17, 2003 2:29 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Not to hyjack the other Hand Gonne thread but....(SCA)
Replies: 45
Views: 30

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Wulfe: <B>Has anyone brought up, looked into or anything else the use of hand gonnes in SCA combat? Obviously this would fall under Melee and Battle and likely CA, but has it b...
by mordreth
Sun Sep 14, 2003 3:17 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: expanding yoke hauberk- authentic?
Replies: 8
Views: 16

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Brodir: <B>Hey all A while ago I bought a cheap Indian hauberk and coif. I tightened up the neckline, shortened and tightened the sleeves, added a slit, just basically made it ...
by mordreth
Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:24 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Medieval gunpowder news story
Replies: 2
Views: 6

If you have access to the "Foxfire" series one of the books shows how to extract nitre from a manure bed, or bat cave. Just as a point corning (wetting the powder to get it to form into grains, rather than staying a loose powder) was ususally done with urine. The preference was for urine from a mona...
by mordreth
Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:50 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Advice on Pavillion Purchase
Replies: 27
Views: 50

Panther double bell wedge is a wonderfull pavillion
by mordreth
Thu Sep 11, 2003 1:49 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

hunh - I tend to drop the elbow quickly, and throw a knuckle edge attack to the leg, have to try it as a wrap
by mordreth
Thu Sep 11, 2003 12:34 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Maelgwyn: I land plenty of face thrusts under SCA conditions. :0 Now you are starting to argue that people would not use wraps because other more effective techniques were available. This does not hold water. A skilled fighter uses a wide range of techniques and wins by u...
by mordreth
Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:43 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

[QUOTE]Originally posted by flonzy: also don't think the wrap is slow and under powered, it is in fact fast and can hit hard, my point was that a shot coming around and with a wrist twist is not as fast as a straight forward shot. Same is true with Karate and boxing, that's why a trained fighter can...
by mordreth
Thu Sep 11, 2003 9:07 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

[QUOTE]Originally posted by flonzy: Mordreth While you make good points about where it lands compared to the shield and you are talking about being back a bit outside the SCA I could smash you with the shield or charge and push you and a face thrust sticks better in real conditions than SCA because ...
by mordreth
Wed Sep 10, 2003 2:22 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

[QUOTE]Originally posted by flonzy: [B] Again I point out grappling will stop or slow any single handed sword fighter that close for a wrap, a straight downward or angled cut keeps you "out of hand" (grappling range). You slim to no chance of generating the same force in a wrap on the actual field o...
by mordreth
Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:30 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Gao Li: [B]Just a late coming opinion: 3. I really don't like hitting anywhere. Take the guy that hits like a ton of bricks, mix in a bad attitude, and give him license to take out your wrists and ankles (Not to mention the hands.). All I can see is getting hauled off the...
by mordreth
Tue Sep 09, 2003 4:30 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

I don't have a lot of doubt that the majority of men were beaten to death inside of a perfectly good hauberk Having said that, I know what being hit with a flexible stick feels like in mail and a gambeson, and can only imagine the exponential increase in impact when struck with a sword edge (1/16th ...
by mordreth
Tue Sep 09, 2003 3:33 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

A hard, forcefull blow is a hard forcefull blow - if it hits your chest through a gambeson and mail you get broken ribs, if it hits your back whrough a gambeson and mail you get broken ribs, or ruptured internal organs



[This message has been edited by mordreth (edited 09-09-2003).]
by mordreth
Tue Sep 09, 2003 10:32 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: polishing by hand
Replies: 5
Views: 13

emery cloth & light oil
by mordreth
Tue Sep 09, 2003 9:07 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: WMA and the Black Death
Replies: 7
Views: 7

there are some who object to her work but
Tuchmans "A Distant Mirror" has a great deal to say about the effects of the death on most of Western Europe
by mordreth
Tue Sep 09, 2003 8:56 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flonzy: <B> LH has nothing to do with it I just think that if we are going to base our game off of a tournament from the middle ages and do foot combat then our armor should be...
by mordreth
Mon Sep 08, 2003 4:13 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: wanna check out a BIG book?
Replies: 4
Views: 4

I believe that helmet is in the Metropolitan in NYC
by mordreth
Mon Sep 08, 2003 4:11 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

[QUOTE]Originally posted by flonzy: If I could grapple I would shut all of that down and if I were armored like a 14th to 16th century man the shot wouldn't affect me at all because it would not bust through hardened metal armor or flex it plus my arming coat would take the shock. Flonzy ***********...
by mordreth
Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:24 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

[QUOTE]Originally posted by flonzy: [B] I wear armor on my leg and have a small open area so no it does not hurt because rattan does not go into open areas. Also I never said anything against false edge cuts only against shots to the back and the back of the head the ones we call wraps. If you are t...
by mordreth
Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:44 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: How would YOU change the SCA combat rules if you could?
Replies: 142
Views: 57

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Templar Bob/De Tyre: <B>One of the points I made earlier in the thread was the reasoning behind the rule against blows below the knee. I went to a class three years ago, where ...

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