DO NOT POOR BOILING WATER ON PLYWOOD.
as a rule of thumb untreated plywood (excluding marine grade) is not meant to have water on it. it will cause the plywood to buble something auwful.

you use car pannels?
wow that could save me a ton of money.
i was going to ask any other ideas of were to find metal to get started?

I have been looking at all the diagrams or patterns for helms and the one thing the all have in common is that they do not have a supplie list. I find this painfully agrivating. i have no way of figuring out how much steel to buy or how many rivets or anything. any sugestions would be grand. i am wa...

Yes there is but it can be a real pain if it is for your son i imagine the size is fairly small. the tecnique is often called hot boxing. First is cut the shield out then you need some type of a box to place it in i have used everything from a large rubermade to a piece of PVC colvert pipe. next is ...

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I am in Northern cali
kind of near reno
Have been researching alot over the last couple weeks Seems like alot of folks wear tabards. from the pics i have seen.
Does plate scale work very well?

Thanks for all the info. I am interestead in creating it and am pretty good with my hands. i have made chain before and am not interested in doing so again. I have started to practice and train 4 times a week twice with my troop and twce on my own i have worked out a pretty rigorous work out. As far...

here is a sight i found with some really good info hope it helps you out.
http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/miscellany_pdf/Other_Articles_VI_Pfct_Armr.pdf

I have used theese guys several times and found them to have great prices and good stock just be sure you understand there pricing schema before you hit the buy button.

http://www.siegelofca.com/default.asp

OK i am new to SCA. Truthfully i just went to my first meeting the other night. The variation of armor was astonding. from steel plate to a guy wearing what i think was a trash can (not sure) So here is the question. I have faught in many types of armed and unarmed combat. I dont want to be the guy ...