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  Topic: NZ longbow makers?
quentin

Replies: 12
Views: 26646

PostForum: Archery   Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 10:45 pm   Subject: NZ bowmakers
Oh I hear some of you have done well by Ozzee.
All I'm saying is that some of us have not - it seems to be a customer service issue. If you get a good bow, its a good bow.
If you get a bad one then ...
  Topic: wait....what?
quentin

Replies: 2
Views: 11010

PostForum: Archery   Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 7:10 pm   Subject: Archery & alchool
I believe the theory is that 1 drink acts as a depressant to steady involuntary muscle twitches. 2 would cause wandering aim...

And, No I don't believed that it works.

Q
  Topic: NZ longbow makers?
quentin

Replies: 12
Views: 26646

PostForum: Archery   Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 6:59 pm   Subject: NZ bowmakers
Peter,

I would seriously go with Turbows.

My reasoning is
1. An unblemished reputation for quality work.
2. While they do have a fair sized order list they will be honest about delivery de ...
  Topic: Medieval Chairs
quentin

Replies: 5
Views: 15386

PostForum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass   Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:37 pm   Subject: chairs
Then these the much nicer Lund Chair....

http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/wood.shtml

And some more
http://www.currentmiddleages.org/tents/furniture.htm
  Topic: wood lathes
quentin

Replies: 4
Views: 16129

PostForum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass   Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:04 pm   Subject: lathe
Happy to bring one to any show I can dig two post holes at!

Although I'm lousy at actually turning !


Smile
  Topic: riveted mail
quentin

Replies: 16
Views: 44343

PostForum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing   Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:09 pm   Subject: Riveted mail
Something to save you some effort..

Quite common historically for alternating rows to be solid washers punched from flat sheet. Basically a standard engineering washer. Narrow one tho.

Cuts the ...
  Topic: A reason for the viking age...
quentin

Replies: 12
Views: 22122

PostForum: Culture and History   Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2009 10:39 pm   Subject: with a few good men
and the associated battle cruiser group....

We Could raid North Eastern Africa. And there is this nice little isolated monastry called Bahrain just along the coast....
  Topic: Horse Meat - what would you do?
quentin

Replies: 68
Views: 138416

PostForum: NAAMA & General Discussion   Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:50 pm   Subject: Horse Meat - what would you do?
Whats so special about horse that we are having this conversation?

It's tasty and many of us would mistake it for (marrinated) beef if we weren't told.
  Topic: How was Viking society typically organised?
quentin

Replies: 2
Views: 10251

PostForum: Culture and History   Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 10:41 pm   Subject: Viking era
Hopies, can you give us some idea of the date and the geographical location that you want to know about please?

'The Viking age' is a modern term, with very fuzzy context, for a period of very high ...
  Topic: Crossbow Bolts
quentin

Replies: 38
Views: 73917

PostForum: Archery   Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:59 pm   Subject: 1/2' cross bow heads
Yeah I'll have a few too !

Q
  Topic: Anyone Made there Own Tents
quentin

Replies: 12
Views: 24489

PostForum: Encampment and Displays   Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:37 am   Subject: making tents
One of our members stitched up my getald.but yes

Having tried a number of timbers, what worked for me was 60x60mm clean grained macrocarp uprights and ridgepole. Much cheaper here than ash and quit ...
  Topic: Making a Pavise
quentin

Replies: 4
Views: 8454

PostForum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing   Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:10 am   Subject: pavise
there is a shield in the Tower of London collection which is round, heavily dished and 3 ply planking. Its a very early gun/shield so about mid 1500's ?

the planks are (from memory) about 4 mm thic ...
  Topic: how to make a boss
quentin

Replies: 17
Views: 26229

PostForum: Armouring & Weapon Smithing   Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:01 am   Subject: bucklers
Looks significantly over engineered to me! Espicially for padded sticks.

but going to be a nice piece for all of that.

You sure its not too heavy for the usage ?
  Topic: A reason for the viking age...
quentin

Replies: 12
Views: 22122

PostForum: Culture and History   Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 2:39 pm   Subject: retitled:Infanticide causes sex starved males to migrate
Hmm. Don't think much of the write up!

There was an excellent discussion thread on 'The Vikings' forum years ago, but sadly I can't now find it.

Firstly, Infanticide has been common throughout ...
  Topic: Ash wanted
quentin

Replies: 11
Views: 22083

PostForum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass   Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 5:27 pm   Subject: Ash
Most specialty timber merchants have white ash.
The one in wellington is Eastbourne Timbers in seaview. A large stack of it but only to 3.5m in length.

for 5m you will need to ask them.

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