I specified carbon steel for a batch of hilts, which needed to be tough.

I did'nt expect them to be so tough that they're harder than armourclass' blades.

Blimey.

*wibble*

I might be trying to make it london-wards on February the 19th, for and arms and armour conference in the Wallace collection.

( Geekgasm )

At least it was'nt Alonso who won...

Duuuh.

RSI was hurting, so I reached for the ibuprofen gel.
and fortunately looked closer when the cap felt a bit funny as I unscrewed it...


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Spent most of the day teaching the fundamentals of lichtenaur longsword to a pair of germans visiting, and being taught Krav Maga in return... I rather suspect I got the better deal, given they teach it professionally, and I certainly dont ( Read more... )

I'm happy with some work I've done.

actually happy with it. I'm sorry, ladies and gentlemen, the four horsemen will be riding out shortly and it is my fault.
but screw them all, I'll be getting this cast before they arrive, I hope


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I am fucking, absolutely sodding fuming ( Read more... )

Working on one of these, loosely* based off Melchior Deifstetter of Munich's work of the 1550's... one of which is in the Wallace Collection, and a few in the Bayerisches Nationalmuseum Munchen.


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Stay up all night to watch the Australian Grand Prix live...

Sleepily watch the GP preparations, Brundle's grid walk, the weather changing to rain just 4 mins before the start of the race...

And then wake up as the podium ceremonies take place with the winner celebrating, as the commentators say "and what a race!"

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I am at a complete loss as to how exactly I can put a coin-sized peice of silver down on my bench, turn around, come back to it 5 mins later, and discover it has completely vanished ( Read more... )