The Armour Archive

Aidan Cambel

I've been to both BR and Panhandle... On the "miserable" factor, Border Raids wins hands down. Panhandle is usually miserably hot, BUT the humidity is different, plus it cools down in the evening as the Gulf air comes in. The mosquitoes are large enough to carry away small children, the sand fleas l...

Aidan Cambel

we had a dog whom we named "Maximus Meridius" (yes we live in Meridies). When he gets done growing I am going to make him some roman stuff.. it'll be kewl. And I know its probably gonna be "pre-period", but he doesn't play SCA ..<snicker> ------------------ How did the nobles become noble? They took...

Aidan Cambel

T-bob - The easiest way I found to print the thing on one page is to go ahead and right click on it, and "save-as" on your hard drive. Then go into word, open a blank document, then insert-image-from file. It will autosize it to 8.5x11 standard page. In Service, Aidan ------------------ How did the ...

Aidan Cambel

Well, if you are serious, I would suggest soda cans.

:-\

Aidan Cambel

as a side, I went back and looked at the website. It looks to me like they have everything planned that there always is, it just looks to me like the webmaster skimped on the site. ( Which I can completely understand, I do our groups webpage and I'm notorious for skimping)

- A

Aidan Cambel

I didn't make Border Raids last year becuase I was at Arabian Nights getting squired http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I intend to be this year, although I must say I am not looking *that* forward to it. I don't know if there is a slack in attendance because I've only been around for 4 year...

Aidan Cambel

I guess the reason i have my doubts that it will work on me is because (1) I have no arse (2) theres not much difference in size between my hips and my legs So in my minds eye, its just gonna slide down. I am going to attempt to make one though and see if it will work on someone else... I love the l...

Aidan Cambel

btw - this pattern works well in leather too. Sir Baras made some metal ones similiar to this from a very very similiar pattern, and I copied it and made some leather ones. Where the weld is on the metal, just stitch the leather. You can harden with wax or water, or even put a smaller dished metal c...

Aidan Cambel

T-bob: I think thats where the largest part of my confusion is - the tension. Is the blue 1/2" belt a part of the white sword belt? I've never seen the right side of any of the sword belts, so I don't know. I'm assuming so, because otherwise only one side of the white belt is above the hip. I know i...

Aidan Cambel

I've seen this in AAotMK in several examples, and thought I was just not seeing it right. I know its got to be something simple, but what keeps the sword belt from falling off when its done like this: [img]http://www.forth-armoury.com/novae_militiae/MTT2003/MTT6.JPG[/img] In Service, Aidan ---------...

Aidan Cambel

Thanks iaenmor, thats it!

I'm not looknig to buy, I am making my wife one and I really liked the looks of the one on that site..

Thanks again!!

Aidan

Aidan Cambel

I was looking somewhere at work the other day and found some pics of a few really nice brigandines. I don't know if I found it from here, or from a google search, or what, all I remember was that the article was actually focusing on tinning the metal that was used in the brig. Does this sound famili...

Aidan Cambel

Agreed, either way will work, however a few things to consider. If the braies/chausses are going to be worn as garb, wither way will work fine. If they are going to be worn under armour while fighting, you'll probably want the ties to go around the rope in the braies, or else they will just rip out ...

Aidan Cambel

Steve, I just got AAotMK and was looking through and found something interesting... You've probably answered this before and I apologize if this is a redundant question.. On page 176, there is a section of a riveted maille shirt, circa 15th century germany, that has a brass ring stamped "BERNART COU...

Aidan Cambel

Question... and this is not taking either side of the "square or not square" debate.. jsut a question.. page 156 of AAotMK, bottom, shows a joust, and the shield is square. I've always thought that the lance was a tournament weapon that represented a spear, since it was my belief that a spear or oth...

Aidan Cambel

Ok, hopefully someone else can get some use from this. This is very simple - the lanyard can have many decorative things done to it also to make it more eye-pleasing. This is simply something that works

http://www.baronyofironmountain.com/sword%20lanyard.htm

Aidan Cambel

OK dokey! I will make some pics and post them when I get home tonight

Aidan Cambel

When I first started fighting with a sword with quillions, I had a problem with the sword coming out of my hand. This was for the following reasons : 1. I wasn't used to having to truely grip the handle 2. The weight distribution was different 3. I was taught to throw a shot and relax my grip, then ...

Aidan Cambel

back to the original question... I had the same problem when I first started, and no one would call my shots (they were excessively light). I purchased some of those wrist wraps and would wrap my wrist real tight under my gloves. That kept my wrist from being able to "flick", therefore breaking the ...

Aidan Cambel

Does anyone know who sells these at a reasonable price?

My lady wants one..

In Service,
Aidan

Aidan Cambel

I don't know if Murdoch has his computer up and running right now. I will tell him to contact you when I see him, in case he hasn't seen this post.

In Service,
Aidan

Aidan Cambel

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Pheylin Quinn: I think that this type of mentality is on a severe decline. Successfully working for one of the most politically correct companies on the planet (fortune 50 ...

Aidan Cambel

there is another one available for 5 more days..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1340&item=2170583718

Aidan Cambel

My local HF doesn't carry the shear in stock anyway, and when I called about it they said it was a catalog only item, so you may not have any luck going to the store. When I ordered my shear it took several weeks, and I had ordered an extra set of blades "just in case" that took nearly two months to...

Aidan Cambel

Cullman has its good points...

afterall it does keep Decatur from touching Birmingham :-\

Aidan Cambel

Welcome home Steve! Hopefully I will see ya around at some combined fighter practices this summer.

Aidan

Aidan Cambel

I have some you can have.

They are skate attack elbows and knees with a rigid leather flap rivetted to the side for extra point protection.

Aidan Cambel

here is my current setup:

http://www.baronyofironmountain.com/SirLexandAidan.jpg

http://www.baronyofironmountain.com/MVC-008L.JPG

(edited to replace pics with links because the pics are too big...)

[This message has been edited by Aidan Cambel (edited 01-20-2003).]

Aidan Cambel

Knighthood, IMHO, is not rewarded, it is recognized. If you want to be a Knight, then be one. In every action, in every thought, in every tournament, in every ball, in every deed. When you close your eyes at night, tell yourself "Today, I was the best I could be." and then do better tomorrow. Its no...

Aidan Cambel

If you kingdom states you MUST authorize S&S, then do so. But remember, the main point of authorization is to prove that you are not a danger to yourself or your opponent (i.e. tripping over own feet or flailing around like a ragdoll ) and that you know the rules of the list and conventions of comba...

Aidan Cambel

Daniel,

What I wear is a good generic suit to wear with a sugarloaf (not bragging, but its what i based my research on).

Gambeson
Maille Hauberk
Gamboised Cuisses
Maille Chausses ( I wish I had these)

If it wasn't so hot down here, you could add a COP too,but for Alabama thats a bit much.

Aidan Cambel

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Steve -SoFC-: You'd have to be an electrician to make an electric dryer not heat. Steve <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Steve, Really its not hard to make an electric dryer no...

Aidan Cambel

Thanks... thats them!

Aidan Cambel

send it to me!!! just kidding... It can be used for almost anything except a helmet. If you dish it, it will gain some strength from work hardening. I have 16 ga. SS elbows and knees, and they were a bugger to dish once it started getting deep, and even worse to put a center flute in. By the time it...

Aidan Cambel

That they use in the Airline industry for holding pieces together until they can be riveted? I remember you had to have a special tool for them and they had a funny name, but i couldn't find the post about them....

hanging a sword

Need help finding a Brig....

Steve of FC, question re: maille

Tip for a Sword with Quillions (SCA)

Looking for a Plaque Belt

What were those things called?