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Helmet gauge curiosity...
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:02 pm
by Patrick Sain
Okay...
Up in Alaska, Wombat taught me the joys of making helmet skulls in 12 gauge since they resist denting better, but in Norman this last weekend I got swarmed by the SCA fighters looking my 16 gauge Norman Spangenhelms over to see about upgrading them for fighting.
Is this normal or a local thing perhaps?
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:26 pm
by Alcyoneus
I'd say it is local. Are these new fighters?
Re: Helmet gauge curiosity...
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:31 pm
by Jean Paul de Sens
Patrick Sain wrote:Okay...
Up in Alaska, Wombat taught me the joys of making helmet skulls in 12 gauge since they resist denting better, but in Norman this last weekend I got swarmed by the SCA fighters looking my 16 gauge Norman Spangenhelms over to see about upgrading them for fighting.
Is this normal or a local thing perhaps?
EEK! Patrick, 16 is not really sufficient for our area IMO. We hit hard and often enough that the fighters' helms will start getting dented pretty quickly. I had some decent size dents in my 14 ga stainless, and they weren't really really hard shots.
Sure they were SCA'ers?
JP
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:39 pm
by Jean Richard Malcolmson
JP,
I fight in a 16 guage stainless helm.
Regards,
Richard
Ansteorra
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:46 pm
by Alcyoneus
But you are a Duke and never get hit in the head.
Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 11:43 pm
by Patrick Sain
And these were my 16 gauge mild helms for casual wearing.
Okay... one of them was interested in the 12 gauge bascinet, but I got the basic "the minumum standard is 16" comment and I was being silly look from at least half a dozen.
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 1:08 am
by Jean Paul de Sens
Jean Richard Malcolmson wrote:JP,
I fight in a 16 guage stainless helm.
Regards,
Richard
Ansteorra
Stainless, not mild. Also, you have a reasonably large bar-grill, which adds to the weight. In addition to the problem of denting, the lighter weight of 16 gauge is an issue.
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 8:17 am
by Mykaru
Patrick,
I've been gone a long time but....
Traditionally Namron (Norman) and Northkeep (Tulsa) tend to early northern personna. Spangens should be popular. If there has been an influx of newbies maybe Sir Richard of Wolfwood hasn't made enough.
Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:32 pm
by Patrick Sain
I certainly saw a lot of bargrills the couple times I was able to get away from the booth to make a munchie run and wandered by the SCA fighting area.
Never did get to see a joust though. Bummer. Next year I'm going to try and have some more finished work rather than pieces and parts.