Chinese weapons
glen
Do you know any good web sources for pictures of real
Chinese swords and spears? My Tai chi crowd likes to play with toys and
I can make them if I can see them. How far from Pittsburgh is the
Pennsic Wars thing?
Glen G.
Ernie Leimkuhler
Due north of Pittsburg and due east of Akron.
The nearest town is Newcastle PA.
The actual location is called Coopers-Lake PA, but it is really a
campground owned by the Coopers.
I went 5 times back in my midrealm days.
Last time I went was in '89.
Even then it was huge.
John G
Pennsic War is 40 miles north of Pittsburg. At exit 99 off I-79. If you
look into Sword catalogs you will find any sword you want to make. I use
Bud-K,CAS Iberia. or Museum Replicas.
Good Luck
John Gelatt
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Charly the Bastard
Damn, I thought I was the lone Scadian here... most all the 'importers' have
good replicas, for wall hangers. Visually, they're good examples, but usually
weak in the shoulder for 'insurance' purposes. Beef up the transition from the
blade to the tang and you'll have a real winner. Personally, I think that my
swords scared the populace, one of my 'Large Lad' customers took down a
four-inch diameter oak tree with a single stroke. Turn your coupe into a
convertible in a half dozen whacks...
Charly
glen
I have found a lot of links with crappy pictures. I have
handled a lot of Japanese weapons and I have several good books that
show breakdowns of the components. There is just nothing comparable
that I have found. I'm not an SCA guy myself but my Taichi group is the
real thing, not the touchy feely granola bar type. Do you know John
Hamilton? He is a karate teacher here in Pittsburgh and is active in
the SCA. He has a large weapons collection . I have talked to him on
several occassions but never visited his Dojo. I supose I should.
So matey, do you have a website where i can see your tools?
Be well.
Glen G. in Pgh.
Wesley Marquart
"Charly the Bastard" <nitecr...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> Damn, I thought I was the lone Scadian here...
Nope, you aren't the only one!
Wes Marquart (aka Willam the Tinker)
btw: Jim Kotsonas told me to say "Hi" for him!
Ernie Leimkuhler
<marq...@arlinn-tower.com> wrote:
At one time I was Lord Guthbrandr Thorfinnson of the Barony of
Rivenstar, Midrealm.
Ooh that was a long time ago.
Carl West
I still am Meister Frydherik Eysenkopf.
Pensic 10 was my second SCA event, haven't missed one since.
> Ooh that was a long time ago.
Yup.
-- Carl aka Fritz
If you try to 'reply' to me without fixing the dot, your reply
will go into a 'special' mailbox reserved for spam. See below.
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>>>>>>>> change the 'DOT' to '.' to email me <<<<<<<<<<<<
"Clutter"? This is an object-rich environment.
Carl West
>
> ... Do you know John
> Hamilton? He is a karate teacher here in Pittsburgh and is active in
> the SCA.
Yup, founder of the Tuchux. I made a pair of gauntlets for him in ~'81.
Many are the stories about him, he would confirm nor deny any of them.
Great fun to watch him dagger fight. Very efficient.
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Charly the Bastard
Website? whut'z dat? I wish. I don't even have a digital camera, or a
scanner for the photos my photographer took before he croaked. I tried to
get on the Row at Pennsick, no luck there either. Finally, I gave up, it
just got too expensive.
I still have the fixtures though.
Charly
Big Egg
> Website? whut'z dat? I wish. I don't even have a digital camera, or a
> scanner for the photos my photographer took before he croaked. I tried to
> get on the Row at Pennsick, no luck there either. Finally, I gave up, it
> just got too expensive.
Tell ya what Charly, contact me @
abc AT hardboiledDOTplusdotCOM
and I will pay for postage so you can send me the pics, and I'll host
(stick 'em on a website) for you.
Same goes for anyone else (by negotiation, I aren't paying U$D2 per photo
for delivery to uk!)
I feckin' luv Ebay - I'm making so much money, it's unbelievable!
:D
--
BigEgg
Daniel Dillman
> Damn, I thought I was the lone Scadian here... most all the
'importers' have
More SCAdians here than you might think, just lurking quietly...
Daniel of Rockhaven
alv...@xx.com
> Tell ya what Charly, contact me @
> abc AT hardboiledDOTplusdotCOM
> per photo for delivery to uk!)
I've got a scanner and can email the photos to the UK. :)
That way the photos don't have to leave the US?
SASE... cheap and easy for you and me.
If you're in Canada, find a Canadian. ;)
> I feckin' luv Ebay - I'm making so much money, it's unbelievable!
> :D
> BigEgg
Really how so? :)
Alvin in AZ
ps- replace the upper case letters with panix
pps- hiding the email address has sure been cool, except for
one spam from inside panix i figure, i've had no spam!
ppps- i've also recieved email photos and gave them a URL
pppps- i have a bunch of "ISP disc space" going un-used
ppppps- my scanner was $5 at the second hand store it's a HP-4c
the software is free and down loadable from the HP website
pppppps- the trick is to besure the connections on the scanner
and your computer match... that's about it and you're
in business
ppppppps- i had paintshop-pro already that might be another hurdle
pppppppps- 8 p's this might be a record for me on ps-ing ;)
Big Egg
> Big Egg <ne...@hardboiled.plus.com> wrote:
>> Tell ya what Charly, contact me @
>> abc AT hardboiledDOTplusdotCOM
>> Same goes for anyone else (by negotiation, I aren't paying U$D2
>> per photo for delivery to uk!)
>
> I've got a scanner and can email the photos to the UK. :)
> That way the photos don't have to leave the US?
> SASE... cheap and easy for you and me.
> If you're in Canada, find a Canadian. ;)
I'm in UK, you send 'em, I'll host 'em
Tho there is the rec.metalworking dropbox which will work just as well.
>
>> I feckin' luv Ebay - I'm making so much money, it's unbelievable!
>> :D
>> BigEgg
>
> Really how so? :)
I *could* tell you.
but then i'd have to charge you.
:.D
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BigEgg
Charly the Bastard
'Object rich environment', you'd love my shop. there's little paths from
machine to machine between the stacks of crap.
Well guys, why aren't we talking about swords and armor, either historical,
for the Field, or modern practical? They're still the best moneymaker on a
per piece basis. I went to a MedFair last weekend, and the quality of the
goods was apalling. Wall hangers from the Bangladesh Freighter Graveyard,
pitiful, jest pitiful. Took the old lady's cable short sword, got raves and 4
figure offers. They're starving out there for high end quality, get
whacking!
Charly
Eide
Eide
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Carl West
>
> Charly, what's a "MedFair"?
Gotta be MEDieval Fair
Like 'Renfair' is a RENaissance Fair(e)
and the food you eat there is 'RenFare'?
or is that what you pay the taxi to get there?
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Charly the Bastard
> Eide wrote:
> >
> > Charly, what's a "MedFair"?
>
> Gotta be MEDieval Fair
> Like 'Renfair' is a RENaissance Fair(e)
>
> and the food you eat there is 'RenFare'?
> or is that what you pay the taxi to get there?
>
It could have been the weather report for that weekend as well, not a
cloud in the sky.
MedFair is like a RenFair, just a little further back on the timeline.
This one was fairly well attended, having first started back in the mid
'70s, and repeated annually. Personally, I don't vend at
medfairs/renfairs. I like a little more control over who I sell to, these
ain't wallhangers I'm fabbing here, and some of the yahoos that attend I
wouldn't trust with a rubber ball, much less a sword.
Charly