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- Wed Jun 04, 2003 11:41 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Rapier + Madu = Nightmare
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Of course, you should be sure that you are capable of handing them thier ass before you talk trash. the quickest way for a non-period style to spread is for a bunch of people to poke fun at the user, claiming thier superiority and then to get munched on the fiel...
- Tue Jun 03, 2003 12:30 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Rapier + Madu = Nightmare
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15
The appropriate response, when someone pulls out their "magical super weapon" or whatever will make him invincible, is to hand him his ass. Defeat him. Again and again and again. Have your friends line up and defeat him. Do it singly and in groups, consecutively and simultaneously. Just whale on his...
- Fri May 30, 2003 10:11 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Aluminum pommel set help
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3
- Thu May 29, 2003 10:57 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Forged Hinges & nails
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4
Just one link I found: www.horton-brasses.com/products/handforgediron I keep seeing stuff like this in house renovation supply catalogs - you might try the Google search engine with various terms... Good luck. ------------------ "Or, a pall inverted surmounted by an orle Azure counterchanged" mka: S...
- Thu May 29, 2003 9:56 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Border Raids - What gives?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">(I am now stationed in Korea so I can't attempt either). </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Are the days of cheap MAC flights over? I remember a friend from high school who went to Germany during his stint i...
- Thu May 29, 2003 7:46 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Planishing breastplate
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11
When I'm working on planishing (which always seems to take forever) I use a Sharpie marker to grid the piece into sections about an inch and a half on a side. Then I work each section individually. It's a psychological trick which offers a sense of progress... I also use a broad-tipped marker to ink...
- Thu May 22, 2003 9:28 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Sparring Armour - Fencers
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4
Padded canvas or leather vest, possibly with cap sleeves. Tell his sparring partner to work on point control - it's usually not required that you jam the blunt through their opponent to have them acknowledge the shot... (I used to have a sparring partner who was universally recognized as an ox - he'...
- Wed May 21, 2003 8:50 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Archivers at Pennsic
- Replies: 66
- Views: 18
Camping with "Furies Keep", part of the Willow Point Neighborhood Association down on Willow Point. I'll be coming down for Land-grab Weekend, then returning to Mundania. I'll be back down Wednesday night of First Week, and staying for the duration... ------------------ "Or, a pall inverted surmount...
- Wed May 21, 2003 8:28 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Sorry I have to gloat
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5
Quentin, please note my email from my profile. If you get another "surface-marred" copy of TOMAR, I'll pay double what you did for it, plus S+H. This is a firm offer. I borrowed that book from a friend, and it's really lovely. It wasn't easy to give it back without drool marks... ------------------ ...
- Fri May 16, 2003 8:45 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Wham-O Powermaster Crossbows
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5
- Wed May 14, 2003 3:05 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: I'm 39, time is running out and I want to make my move
- Replies: 28
- Views: 19
- Mon May 12, 2003 9:09 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Does anyone work at Medievil Times in Chicago?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5
About a year ago, I talked to a fellow who was a 'cowboy' (their term for jousters) at the Myrtle Beach SC Medieval Times restaurant. At the time, he was on disability after fracturing his cocxyx (vestigial tailbone at the base of the spine) in a joust. From how he told it, their cowboy crew average...
- Mon May 12, 2003 8:06 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: I was asked to put horns on a "viking" helmet...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8
Actually, that's a neat idea to have removeable horns as part of your 'demo kit'. I like it. Go ahead and do so with a clear conscience, in my opinion. You are not furthering the myth - you're debunking it. Oh, and if anyone insists on taking your picture, insist on removing the horns first. -------...
- Fri May 09, 2003 8:58 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Baron Wars - who is going?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10
- Fri May 09, 2003 8:57 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic XXXII
- Replies: 25
- Views: 9
I'm going! I'll be camping with the Willow Point Neighborhood Association, down on Willow Point by the lake. My lady's making beer for us to take to war. If you're all very nice, I'll try to bring some to the Armourer's Gathering! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ------------------ "Or, a ...
- Thu May 08, 2003 2:21 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: misleading libel by management
- Replies: 22
- Views: 63
Vintage Doctor Strange dialogue! Oddly, this guy seems to pop up about twice a year and brew a tempest. I've never seen the alleged "libel", unless you count posts where people say "IMHO, this harness blows!" If he doesn't like being criticized, he should stop offering any handiwork for public appra...
- Thu May 08, 2003 10:40 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Physics questions- not sure if this is off topic?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 18
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">The prospect of slaughtering marshmallow men gives me a warm happy glowy feeling http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif </font> One of our Australian members needs to get in touch with this girl - she has potential! ------------------ "Or, a pall inverted su...
- Tue May 06, 2003 2:55 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: small Medieval hand or dog carts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9
I'm considering making a hand-cart for use at Pennsic and other war-type events. What would be a reasonable diameter for the wheels? I have a couple of plans in mind which only require the use of a band-saw, biscuit joiner and a drill-press for the creation of steel-tired wooden wheels. (Oh, and eve...
- Fri May 02, 2003 11:19 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Button Hole Jack?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10
- Fri May 02, 2003 10:31 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Women in Armor
- Replies: 16
- Views: 77
If you go to the Directory of the Barony of the Cleftlands website ( http://cleftlands.cwru.edu/directory/ ) and choose "L", you can find the data page on our own Lyonette Vibert. Her page has photos, including one of her in her (very spiffy) armor. ------------------ "Or, a pall inverted surmounted...
- Thu May 01, 2003 2:11 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Button Hole Jack?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10
- Thu May 01, 2003 10:24 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Securing Mandrake cross hilt and pommel
- Replies: 6
- Views: 84
The taping fork Mandrake sells is essential, IMHO. I made a looong rivet from 1/4" stock to secure the fork to the pommel, then taped the crap out of it. For the crosshilt, I epoxied 2 small pieces of 18g strip to my stick where the set-screws would sit, then tightened the hell out of them once the ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2003 10:29 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Cased Greaves- padding?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 20
- Fri Apr 25, 2003 2:06 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Techniques of medieval armour reproduction
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15
It's in print, list price is $75, and you can obtain it from the Chronique Bookshelf (a website operated by its author, so cut out the middle man!). highly recommended! I can't wait for the companion volume Brian's been mentioning - it deals with the next century's armour atyles! (We'll probably see...
- Mon Apr 21, 2003 7:22 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Strength training advice needed
- Replies: 11
- Views: 35
- Wed Apr 16, 2003 7:13 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: maille rivet's
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12
<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Thank's everyone! this weekend I hope to buy about a 1/4 mile of wire and create my first rivetted maille ring. </font> Umm, that'll be one ring with a diameter of about 425 feet - the whole shirt will cover an entire county! Yikes! http://www.armourarchive.org/...
- Fri Apr 11, 2003 3:22 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Unsafe helm design (SCA)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 16
Off-topic, but: <font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">He told me that he made it that way so people would be afraid to hit him in the head. </font> Obviously, the solution is to wait until he's not wearing the helmet, then clobber him! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif That'll larn 'im! ----...
- Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:13 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Question, Arming Coat sizing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7
- Wed Apr 09, 2003 3:37 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Fishing for Ideas--What leather items would you like to see
- Replies: 35
- Views: 14
- Wed Apr 09, 2003 3:11 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Question, Arming Coat sizing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7
I did a test: I took 2 20" wide pieces of fabric and packed and quilted them as I planned to do for the garment. Then I measured the finished piece. That gave me the % by which the horizontal measurements needed to be enlarged (for vertically quilted channels). In my experience, it was about a 10% s...
- Wed Apr 09, 2003 3:00 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: my first helmet, some legal questions
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11
I'd suggest grinding and filing your edges so they're smooth. (Grind, then a a hand-file, then finish it smooth with sandpaper). If you're using a liner that's a seperate piece of headgear from the helm itself, leather or heavy cloth will work for a shell. You need to make sure that it's well padded...
- Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:28 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: poofy slashy breeches
- Replies: 10
- Views: 40
Some of these slashed garments were also made of leather or fulled wool, neither of which unravel or fray from a cut edge. To full wool, before making it up into a garment, wash it in hot water and dry it on high. This shrinks the fibers together, tightening the fabric. As soon as it's taken from th...
- Thu Apr 03, 2003 9:40 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: food for a medievil dinner-
- Replies: 35
- Views: 18
Another book I can highly recommend is "Pleyn Delites", which offers a wide range of medieval recipes in the original Middle English, a modern English translation, and then the recipe in a standard form with measurements etc. The book's only about $10, and well worth having on your bookshelf. ------...
- Wed Apr 02, 2003 8:28 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Some pics of really great Steppes SCA armour
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4
- Mon Mar 31, 2003 3:32 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: My new shoes...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7