I use a drawknife to give a flat edge for my thumb to rest on, and then wrap it in hockey stick grip tape to give a proper grip.

OI know you want leather, but you might check out Alchemy armoury. YOu get a lot of great protection for a responsible price. http://www.alchemyarmory.com/ It is plastic, but cover you good for the price you are wanting to spend. He is currently only book until the end of Spetember and a full suit w...

What is the excat name of the book, so I can look for it at my library, I would definatly be interested in looking at it.

The nearest event is Valor. I am part of Alcyoneus populace. You know Valstarr you want to come play with us here in Calontir.

He is using wood lacquer if i remember right. I will point towards this thread so he can get information and possibly talk to you himself. the main problem IIRC, is after letting the first coat dry and the putting on a second coat and letting it dry, he hit to see how it would stand up in combat and...

One of our local fighters live in an apartment and had this same problem. He got permission to use the punching bag as a pell after normal workout hours. Our local armoury also has a punching bag as a pell and it works great, specially since it moves as you hit it, and gives you a slightly moving ta...

I have a freind working on making a japanese suit of armour from leather, and is having problems trying to laquer it similar to what was done in period. Do you have any suggestions or websites he can go to get suggestions?

Greeting All, I am a SCA heavy combat fighter looking to imp[rove my kit. I am portraying an Italian from about 1450. I was wondering if anyone had suggestions of books, and or websites on armor from this timeframe and area. I am currently trying to upgrade my plastic armor into something more authe...

Dalewyn I got a full suit of your Itialan plastic armour. I think is would be awesome if you would start producing Japanese armour. I know of several people that I recomend go to your site but they are looking at Japanese armour. Hope everthing goes well. ------------------ Life's fanastic wrapped i...

I've read this entire discussion, and thought several days on my reply. Several of you are of the opinion that people are out there to help anyone, they jsut have to look. In our local barony, we have only one person that knows how to make armour. We have a few that know the basics of dishing. The p...

I have a axe head from By My Hand designs. I just cemented it on the rattan and added padding. The owner post here but i can't remember his name. the website addy is http://www.bymyhanddesigns.com/ They were respible priced and works great, he has more designs than what is on his website. ----------...

Several people in our local barony have made slashing spears with both a thrust and small slashing faces on both the front and back. I seen them used quite well in one on one polearm combat. It would be interesting to see them used in combination with a shield. Keep us posted on how the fighting goe...

I did not have that problem, but I kept moving the heat gun back and forth over the area I needed to bend. I pretended like it was a otrch and just kept the heat gun moving. I used the heat gun method to do plastic legs for a freind that is not sure if she wants to fight. Just keep the gun moving ba...

Another thing to try is a hot air gun like people use with their hockey sticks. I have found this better than using a torch or the oven method, because it heats the plastic just where you need to bend, and you can still handle the edges of the plastic to bend, also less chance of burning, either you...

Our practices start at eleven, in armor by 11:30 or noon, depending on the day and how eager people are. We usually end somewhere between 2 and three.

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I bought the pointed elbows from him, and am very satified with the work. I would recommend him to anyone looking for good muntion grade amour for a reasonable price.

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I have the entire suit from him, used in SCA heavy combat. The gauntlets are the last thing I purchased from him, and they are great. I taken a lot of shots across my hands with just an occasional bruise to show for it. The only repairs i have had to make is to replace a rivet or two. For padding in...