Ah. I see what you're after..... Hunting knife not fighting knife
The third one is a long hunter knife and the first is a gralloching knife (according to the photo captions)

I must admit, in my head Elves lean towards long and slender blades to make the most of their speed and dexterity (and the fact that they have literally Forever to practice). Why smash though a guard when you can just weave around it? https://bladesmithsforum.com/uploads/monthly_06_2014/post-1794-0-...

Theres a Tods Workshop vid on greasing arrowshafts for better penetration.... But I think that test was on shields?
I don't know if a greasy gambeson is less protective then a dry one.
When wet, fabric is harder to cut through. Especially linen or wool.

I suppose theres always paint

I think 24" is more of a large buckler really, and is a bit small in a wall.... With shieldwalls and phalanx each man protects the man on his left as much as himself an when 'a horse' you need the larger boards to cover your knees. However, when fighting solo on foot and (probably) in forest a ...

ForgeCorvus, good eye! You're right, it's a reproduction canteen for the American Civil War era - it came covered in that wool, and was carried that way in period as well. This one's a cheat though - it has a stainless steel body, since real tinware can rust so easily. I'm not MERS-picky about ever...

Wilhelm, it looks like an ACW tin canteen... I hadn't noticed it prior to your asking though, so its not screamingly obvious as non-Middle Earth. Elleth, I think its the ticking that gives it a Hobbity vibe. I could imagine Samwise or the Gaffer wearing a ticking workshirt while puttering around a g...

I think we're on the same page really, my take on Tod's vid (as opposed to what Tod was actually talking about) was less about sloppy piecework made down to a price (my first job was as a blacksmith and we had to compete with cheap crap thrown together by paid monkeys ) and more on the concept that ...

I suppose what I'm trying to get at is if a 21st century Europian/North American being decides to make a shirt (to pick something at random) and cuts it too tight in the body or short in the sleeve then what they tend to do is get another bit of fabric and remake the peice at fault..... An Eriadoria...

Rurik: I've been known to tweak swords a bit, and we at least live in the same country...... Feel free to PM me

The other thing worth mentioning. Deer shed their antlers, so that material is more acceptable then bone or horn to some peoples ethics. As a plus, antler is tough stuff (but then I suppose it needs to be, given what the average stag does with them).... After all the flint mines at Grimes Graves wer...

Mead is good for the braincell...... And by coincidence it was written with the aid of honey based alcohol

Antler is the ideal handle material if you're using a stick, stub or rats-tail tang. You just pack the hollow full of cutler's pitch and set the metal in. As such I think it should be a lot more common on belt knives then is found in collections (mostly because historically people didn't collect com...

I just watched this youtube by Tod. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r8cmUUz-m8 And it got me thinking, is our kit too good ? I mean, none of us are kings or princes (not even ones in hiding) so shouldn't our gear and garb look a bit more homemade ? Not that I'm saying everything we own should look ...

Just watched this.... Amazing

Youtube offered me the follow up with the Intern.... More amazing