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 Topic: Sword Sharpener Required |
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| Lezle Replies: 9 Views: 15959 |
 Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:14 am Subject: Sword Sharpener Required |
| Bladeworx.
This bloke is good. Sharpen'd my sabre for me on a Saturday even though his opening days are Monday to Friday. $10. Thanks BigMac. 
Lezle |
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| Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
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| Lezle Replies: 38 Views: 73993 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:58 am Subject: Crossbow Bolts |
| Gidday,
Thanks chaps.
Got any pictures to share, Crite40? If so, feel free to chuck 'em up. More the merrier. The windlass cords are the softest rope available from Bunning's Warehouse. ... |
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| Topic: sword making |
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| Lezle Replies: 37 Views: 48164 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:37 am Subject: sword making |
| and how dose the dead guy feel about being chucked in a fire to make a sword?
Haha! He can't feel anything... he's dead! 
It is rather odd all the same. Lezle |
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| Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
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| Lezle Replies: 38 Views: 73993 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 8:43 pm Subject: New Crossbow! |
| Gidday,
Below is my new crossbow I have made; I finish'd it a couple of weeks ago. I have been tweeking it ever since. I am now happy enough with it to share it with you all.
It has a 420lb ... |
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| Topic: Metal Artifacts Found at Novgorod |
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| Lezle Replies: 2 Views: 10650 |
Forum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:15 am Subject: Metal Artifacts Found at Novgorod |
| What-ho!
Whilst searching for arrow heads I stumbled upon this: http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/NovgorodMetalp.html If it already here on GD somewhere feel free to delete it. 
Lezle |
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| Topic: Sword Sharpener Required |
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| Lezle Replies: 9 Views: 15959 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 10:38 pm Subject: Sword Sharpener Required |
| Right.
I rang Peter "Parkinson," not Parker,  and he said he has never sharpened blades. He was most concern'd to hear that I was told of his suppos'd skills on a forum for some reason. If yo ... |
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| Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
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| Lezle Replies: 38 Views: 73993 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:57 pm Subject: Crossbow Bolts |
| Thanks John.
Yes, they do normally seem to have two; like a bicycle mov'd by hand. Because I can't cast anything and I didn't know if I could actually make one in the first place, I thought ... |
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| Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
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| Lezle Replies: 38 Views: 73993 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:38 pm Subject: English Windlass Power! |
| What-ho!
I've been getting a lot of emails of late inquiring as to what I've been building these past couple of months... and I have to say, with-out sounding pompous or anything like that, that I' ... |
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| Topic: Sword Sharpener Required |
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| Lezle Replies: 9 Views: 15959 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 9:54 pm Subject: Sword Sharpener Required |
| Great. Thanks very much. I'll give 'em a go.
Peter Parker! Haha! I rang up some place the other day and was speaking to Michael Jackson. He didn't find it as funny as I did.
Lezle |
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| Topic: Sword Sharpener Required |
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| Lezle Replies: 9 Views: 15959 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 3:50 pm Subject: Sword Sharpener Required |
| Gidday,
Anyone know someone who sharpens swords well in Auckland? I've been all through the Yellow Pages with no luck - everyone said "no." Thanks. Lezle |
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| Topic: Worst Reaction to Re-enactment? |
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| Lezle Replies: 65 Views: 124868 |
Forum: Reenactment Combat Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 8:53 pm Subject: Worst Reaction to Re-enactment? |
| I have had a terrible reaction to Crossbowmanship.
Seeing as I built the thing, I wouldn't mind shooting it. I have approached every archery club in the greater Auckland area; the reactions hav ... |
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| Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
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| Lezle Replies: 38 Views: 73993 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 4:38 pm Subject: Crossbow Bolts |
| Ah, yes of course! I have seen those. Where though had been nagging at me. Always good to know one isn't re-inventing the wheel.
LP |
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| Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
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| Lezle Replies: 38 Views: 73993 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 1:29 pm Subject: Crossbow Bolts |
| Gidday,
Thanks, glad you like it.
No, not really a specific find; I look'd at a large variety of paintings and did a bit of reading for inspiration and then just did what I thought would wor ... |
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| Topic: Crossbow Bolts |
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| Lezle Replies: 38 Views: 73993 |
Forum: Archery Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 6:30 pm Subject: Quiver! |
| What-ho!
Quiver and my neighbours cat, Smokey, helping. Took about seven and a half hours to make.
C&C welcome. LP |
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| Topic: How to make a crossbow |
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| Lezle Replies: 6 Views: 11109 |
Forum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:18 am Subject: How to make a crossbow |
| Gidday.
Yes, as the others have said: buy the book! It has everything you wish to know. Here it the thread mentioned above, "Crossbow Bolts": http://www.gatheringdarkness.co.nz/forum/viewto ... |
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