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Butted maille
Aiden of Oreland:
Could always weld each piece.
Sir William:
You could, but then it would still be historically inaccurate...not to mention, you're talking about over 10,000 individual welds; a lot of time and effort. I was once like you- maybe worse because I needed instant gratification and had the means at my disposal...but thousands of dollars later, not to mention over a dozen different shirts, habergeons and hauberks later, I'm still in the market for something new and better.
I'm not sure if I would have been better served to have gotten exactly what I want and need from the beginning as part of the fun of this hobby is in acquisitions- at least, that is the case for me. ymmv
Aiden of Oreland:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2014-02-06, 16:04:49 ---You could, but then it would still be historically inaccurate...not to mention, you're talking about over 10,000 individual welds; a lot of time and effort. I was once like you- maybe worse because I needed instant gratification and had the means at my disposal...but thousands of dollars later, not to mention over a dozen different shirts, habergeons and hauberks later, I'm still in the market for something new and better.
I'm not sure if I would have been better served to have gotten exactly what I want and need from the beginning as part of the fun of this hobby is in acquisitions- at least, that is the case for me. ymmv
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I am saving money for a soft kit and after that I am saving money for historically accurate Items in terms of armor. The outfit you see me in, in ny pictures, was before I cared about historically accurate stuff. But after being on this forum I am saving for top notch accurate stuff. Again, before I just bought whatever I thought would look cool. I am currently stuck between butted chausses for $70 or flat wedged for $350. Its such a mental battle haha. Buy it now or wait a year.
Sir William:
I know what you mean...having been there, done that and in some cases, still doing it. For whatever reason, I still peruse the MRL/Windlass catalog and if I see something I like, I might get it- even though it'll be anachronistic and not authentic to any one period, if at all. That applies mostly to swords though, and the occasional garment- never the armor as most of it sucks both in quality and fitment.
Sir Nate:
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2014-02-06, 21:26:44 ---I know what you mean...having been there, done that and in some cases, still doing it. For whatever reason, I still peruse the MRL/Windlass catalog and if I see something I like, I might get it- even though it'll be anachronistic and not authentic to any one period, if at all. That applies mostly to swords though, and the occasional garment- never the armor as most of it sucks both in quality and fitment.
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That sounds farbish.
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