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- Fri Sep 02, 2022 7:45 pm
- Forum: Weapons & Armour
- Topic: On Bracers and Vambraces
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13195
Re: On Bracers and Vambraces
Sorry to bring up am old topic, but I'm slowly reading through all the stuff here. I just wanted to add, on the subject of bracers, Chaucers, knights tales yeoman, is described at wearing a green coat, with a hood, and a bracers on his arm. He carried a sword, dagger and bow, and was called a fores...
- Wed Aug 17, 2022 1:06 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: Hello
- Replies: 24
- Views: 10402
Re: Hello
Although there are some basic kit items I am looking to acquire/make as I am able: Boots, Waterskin/Waterbottle, Snapsack, Cloak, and Hood. I don't really want to venture too far beyond that until I get my persona fleshed out. As another member living in the hot and humid southeastern US (or Mid-At...
- Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Good first kit items?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9009
Re: Good first kit items?
I took a stab at putting together a "first 10 bits of kit" list a while back - you can find it here , if you're interested! There's no one-size-fits-all answer, though, so YMMV! A big part of how you put your kit together will depend on what you want to do in your kit (and where you want t...
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 6:31 pm
- Forum: Dunedain Culture
- Topic: Numenorean Crossbows!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5481
Re: Numenorean Crossbows!
I haven't picked up a copy of NoMe yet, so I don't know the full context for the part that you're quoting, but I don't know if that quote alone entirely supports that conclusion. It seems that the quote differentiates between crossbows (or "cross-bows") and bows, so I'd expect the "bo...
- Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:19 pm
- Forum: Hard Kit
- Topic: On period waterproofing
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6953
Re: On period waterproofing
I'm thinking about some of the linen scraps I've used to apply wax/neatsfoot oil to leather, and while I don't know if I'd call them pleasant I wonder if "dubbined" fabric was ever used in any amount. Or failing that, some other grease-based finish. It seems squick, but I could imagine *s...
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:20 pm
- Forum: Hard Kit
- Topic: New Projects in the Works
- Replies: 63
- Views: 57366
Re: New Projects in the Works
That looks incredible! Both the pouch itself, and how well it fits with the rest of your gear!
- Mon Feb 01, 2021 3:16 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Coffee Thoughts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6177
Re: Coffee Thoughts
If memory serves, one of the dwarves in the Hobbit asked for coffee Good memory! Some called for ale, and some for porter, and one for coffee, and all of them for cakes; so the hobbit was kept very busy for a while. A big jug of coffee had just been set in the hearth, the seed-cakes were gone, and ...
- Thu Dec 24, 2020 7:44 pm
- Forum: Soft Kit
- Topic: Grey wool cloak
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10985
Re: Grey wool cloak
That looks great! I really like the leather pieces at the clasp - I assume they are there are reinforcement, but they also add a little visual interest. The front-pieces-crossed-and-pinned-back style of wear always looks very cool with this style of cloak! It's there because I initially cut the neck...
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:46 pm
- Forum: WoodCraft
- Topic: Dakota Firehole Experiment Results
- Replies: 27
- Views: 37019
Re: Dakota Firehole Experiment Results
I haven't tried it, so it could be hooey! If you do give it a go, be sure to let us knowGreg wrote:White Oak bark specifically as being smokeless and heat-retaining? Time to go test some bark!
- Tue Dec 08, 2020 7:26 pm
- Forum: WoodCraft
- Topic: Dakota Firehole Experiment Results
- Replies: 27
- Views: 37019
Re: Dakota Firehole Experiment Results
That's very neat, and I'm very impressed that you picked a below-freezing night for your first overnighter in full kit! I saw a video a while back about a similar trick, apparently used by Simon Kenton in the late 18th century. According to "Simon Kenton: His Life and Period: 1755-1836" by...
- Thu Nov 12, 2020 8:33 pm
- Forum: Soft Kit
- Topic: Hooded Ranger Cloak?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17747
Re: Hooded Ranger Cloak?
Edit - Iodo's edit beat me to it! :mrgreen: I don't use a hooded cloak myself, so take this positively briny, but I know some folks have played with a crossover front in the style of Frodo's original cloak in PJ's movies. Uthgard's cloak has a crossover front, and I think Manveruon has been playing ...
- Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:33 pm
- Forum: Soft Kit
- Topic: Dúnedain Hats?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 24117
Re: Dúnedain Hats?
In all the patterns I see online the formula goes - your head size divided by 6 + 1/2 inch. The half inch I am assuming is allowance for the seams but is it an additional half inch per piece or headsize + 1/2? It should be "piece = (head size/6) + 1/2 inch", I think. You need the half inc...
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 10:06 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Howdy!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7224
Re: Howdy!
Welcome! I re-discovered middle earth rangers recently as I was looking at articles for the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game, and came across a ranger's handbook PDF. I like camping, bushcraft, and historical reenactment and I have loved Middle-Earth ever since I read the Lord of the Rings, so find...
- Wed Nov 04, 2020 8:57 pm
- Forum: Soft Kit
- Topic: Dúnedain Hats?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 24117
Re: Dúnedain Hats?
I made a 6-panel hat this summer (because summer is when you make wool hats, right?), and I used a reasonably thin wool because that's what I had, but it doesn't get terribly cold where I ramble, I lined it with linen, and I plan to wear it with a hood that I can pull up for extra warmth if I need t...
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 7:23 pm
- Forum: Getting Started
- Topic: MERF Random Adventure Pictures
- Replies: 545
- Views: 474375
Re: MERF Random Adventure Pictures
Personally I think rocks work, and I would give a screen like this a trial but only if I could daub the gaps with mud or clay. A lattice would simply leak heat. I absolutely believe that rocks would help, but I haven't personally tried them yet. Provided that they aren't porous and wet, rocks be po...