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Topic: Wellington archery practice August 14th |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Thu Aug 12, 2010 12:02 am Subject: Wellington archery practice August 14th |
Hi all
The next practice will be this Saturday, August
14th, time 11 am to 2pm, in the Hutton Store Building, 41a Bell Road
South, Seaview, Petone. Large warehouse building accessed down side
s ... |
Topic: exploding arrows |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:56 pm Subject: exploding arrows |
Hmm?
Entirely likely. There's plenty of momentum in the weight of the arrow and a light poundage bow to set off a rifle primer set at the front of the arrow with an appropriate charge contained wi ... |
Topic: Iron Smelting |
weekend_viking
Replies: 7
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Forum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:10 pm Subject: Iron Smelting |
Update:
A smelt would require about 6-10 people to work it, and an area about ten square metres working space where the owners did not mind a fair amount of clay, ash and cinders being added to the ... |
Topic: Second Wellington Winter Archery Practice. |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Tue Jul 20, 2010 12:42 am Subject: Second Wellington Winter Archery Practice. |
Hi all.
The first one went okay, so a second under cover archery practice is on again this Saturday, slight time change, so now 11 am to 3pm, in the Hutton Store Building, 41a Bell Road South, Seav ... |
Topic: Wellington under cover winter archery practice. |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 1:16 am Subject: Wellington under cover winter archery practice. |
Hi all
I seem to have permission from my work to run some weekend under-cover archery practices in our vacant store buildings, so I'm going to start it up this weekend for a trial run. This will no ... |
Topic: Iron Smelting |
weekend_viking
Replies: 7
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Forum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass Posted: Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:17 pm Subject: Iron Smelting |
I've previously used mainly hardwood charcoals, but anything will do, I guess. Generally I buy five or six 20 kg bags, if there's a bulk source available.
Ore will be a mix of whatever new ore ... |
Topic: Iron Smelting |
weekend_viking
Replies: 7
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Forum: Metal, Wood, Bone, Glass Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:40 pm Subject: Iron Smelting |
Hi all
I did a couple of Iron Smelts at Rowany Festival over in Australia a few years back. Considering doing one at either a NAAMA or Taupo sometime; Anyone interested?
Photos of previous sme ... |
Topic: World record holder coming to New Zealand |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:52 am Subject: World record holder coming to New Zealand |
I'd be up for this, too. |
Topic: Missile Combat Rules |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:06 pm Subject: Missile Combat Rules |
Ok , so here is a hypothetical question: You are a warrior and are fighting with another infantry man. An archer shoots you full in the face. What do you do to the archer ?
Has happened to me a mod ... |
Topic: Missile Combat Rules |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 3:36 am Subject: Missile Combat Rules |
They tell us we must obey their rules for safey. But their own safety record is shocking. Look at Austrailia, what sort of fool allows the loosing of arrows to the head of a warrior at only 5 meters ... |
Topic: Missile Combat Rules |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:21 pm Subject: Missile Combat Rules |
Was that Hamilton NZ , or Aussi ?
-why on earth was someone loosing at such short range ?
Hamilton, NZ.
5m is the minimum safe shooting distance for combat archery with 30 pound bows under SCA ... |
Topic: Missile Combat Rules |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:17 pm Subject: Missile Combat Rules |
Odin can steer well clear of me, I'm not into death and poetry.
The chap was SCA, Hamilton, mid nineties, bow thirty pounds or less, range greater than 5m, but otherwise unknown. Had his equipment ... |
Topic: Missile Combat Rules |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:37 pm Subject: Missile Combat Rules |
The eye was ruptured by a small wood splinter that took me in the face while I was trimming a wedge with a side axe, for the ridge beam pin of a replica Anglo Saxon hut, on the site the Ancient Arts F ... |
Topic: Missile Combat Rules |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:12 pm Subject: Missile Combat Rules |
Is what you describe an SCA problem, or are you trying to fly another argument based on a bogus ( and alarmist ) claim ?
Was that replying to my post, or someone else, or Angel's post?
Dr ... |
Topic: Missile Combat Rules |
weekend_viking
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Forum: Archery Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:35 pm Subject: Some combat archery observations |
Hi all
Have been out of the country for a while, but hope to get back to NAAMA this year.
Anyway, combat archery. I've been doing it with the SCA, and occasionally with other groups, since 1994 ... |
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