| Author | Message | 
  
	|  Topic: NZ longbow makers? | 
  
	| quentin 
 Replies: 12
 Views: 46280
 
 |  Forum: 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: 19993
 
 |  Forum: 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: 46280
 
 |  Forum: 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: 25200
 
 |  Forum: 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: 26524
 
 |  Forum: 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 !
 
 
 
  | 
  
	|  Topic: riveted mail | 
  
	| quentin 
 Replies: 16
 Views: 72168
 
 |  Forum: 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: 35431
 
 |  Forum: 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: 204879
 
 |  Forum: 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: 17831
 
 |  Forum: 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: 118949
 
 |  Forum: 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: 41603
 
 |  Forum: 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: 10770
 
 |  Forum: 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: 34259
 
 |  Forum: 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: 35431
 
 |  Forum: 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: 41000
 
 |  Forum: 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.
 
 q
 | 
  
	|  |