April 09, 2004
The Armour Archive
is a great resource for anyone who is interested in making their own armor. You can browse through patterns and essays to help you on your way.
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'Bellydancing and swordfighting - a good combo?' asks Bjorn Swiftaxe. I imagine it confuses the opposition, anyway.
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Last summer, an ironworker just downvalley from me was giving away his old wood-fired forge to anybody who would actually use it. How I wish I could have given that great beast a home.
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That definitely would have been something worth having, goetter. I took a metal sculpture class in college and it is a fun way to spend time.
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Way to beat the plowshares into swords. err, wait a minute Somehow that seems backwards.
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what? no chastity belts?
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no codpieces either. I love codpiecery.
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yes, sciurus, let's bring back the codpiece, shall we?
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I'd love to run around in something akin to this.
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Armour -- always diverting for the hardboiled reenactor -- and for fantasists, too. Thanks, sciurus.