These pics make me want to scratch my English warbow itch even more.

Haha I bet! That sword is actually the one that set me down the type XIV path!

Thank you Cimrandir! I am a huge fan of the XIV blade shape in general. It’s extremely well suited to both the cut and the thrust, and its shorter length is perfect for closer quarters. I had a Windlass XIV for a while, but it just felt too clunky to me in the hand. It needed a lot of material taken...

Welcome, Ranger. Hope your stay is productive and inspiring!

Personally I think some Bowie style blades (note: blades, not handles) translate well to Middle Earth. Manveruon made a good point that many seax blades superficially resemble some Bowie blade shapes, and there is plenty of evidence for clip points on baurnwehr knives in Germany. I am personally not...

Eofor and Cimrandir have great points. Another thing you might want to look into is possibly a different style of cloak. The front-fastening cloak that meets at the throat looks really cool, but (this is a personal opinion) it’s an easy snag and control point. If your cloak catches on something or i...

This is gorgeous! I recently followed him on Facebook and am dying to get one of his budget pieces!

Dang, that’s a good lookin sash!! I keep telling myself I’m going to get into inkle looming, and then I keep pushing it back as life happens. Hopefully this will help push it to the front again!

The symmetry on the guard is very good, and so is that of the pommel. The pommel does mount very slightly twisted off center when tightened, but not too bad.

My current knife setup is still a little on the modern side as well. I’ve got a Condor Hudson Bay that I carry on my main belt w my sporran pouch, and a much smaller Mora blade that I put an antler handle on and got a leather sheath for.

Yavion wrote: ↑Sat May 13, 2023 5:45 pm But the little use I got from it I liked, so I took the plunge and got a jade one from a small two-person operation that cut and polish them themselves.

Where did you get it from? I love it!

Thank you so much, I would love some more baking recipes, especially more gluten free ones! I work in fine dining so my cooking skills have vastly expanded over the last couple of years but I still have very little experience baking.

Awesome Eofor, thank you! My little sister is gluten intolerant so these should be a great treat!

Eofor wrote: ↑Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:31 pm I used coconut flour but again that's just preference.

Eofor, was this to replace the plain flour? Can this be substituted for any sort of flour (thinking gluten free)?

Thanks for the warning!

Yeah I’m a big fan of the XIII style for Middle Earth, it feels a little closer to being a post-Migration style blade, from an era where most armor would still be maille hauberks like described in the books.