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Title: Greetings
Post by: David of St. Alban on 2011-12-05, 14:50:13

Greetings my Brothers,
My name is David, Live in NC, used to do SCA heavy combat and I am now getting into jousting...  (NOT SCA)
I'm familiar with armouring and the likes...  In love with the crusades, but now moving on to late 15th century armour and jousting...

See you in the List!!!

Best Regards,
David of St. Alban

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir Edward on 2011-12-05, 15:03:12

Welcome to the forum!

I'm glad to see more people getting into jousting. I really hope it'll grow as a sport. One thing that gives me hope is the fact that WMA/HEMA in general is growing very rapidly. Jousting is a little harder for people to get into, because it needs horses, but it makes me very happy to see it growing as well!

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir Brian on 2011-12-05, 16:20:34

Welcome to the forum!

Looking forward to picking your brain about getting into jousting! :)

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir James A on 2011-12-05, 18:46:09

Welcome to the forums! Is your avatar your harness? It looks like a jousting harness to me. :)

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: David of St. Alban on 2011-12-05, 19:04:51

i wish, working with a local armourer who normally does SCA, but I ticked his fancy and ask him if he would to do a suit for me...  but that's the look im going for.  Not TOO much fluting, but going with the armet and having the grand guard attached so i can do tourneys with the solid hemlock lances...

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir Patrick on 2011-12-05, 19:29:19

Hail and well met!

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir Gerard de Rodes on 2011-12-05, 20:44:54

Good speed to you David and welcome.
G.

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir Andrew on 2011-12-05, 21:27:25

Welcome David!
I too am in NC. Whence do you hail?

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: David of St. Alban on 2011-12-05, 22:23:48

Huntersville, just North of Charlotte. 

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir James A on 2011-12-05, 23:22:17

Quote from: David of St. Alban on 2011-12-05, 19:04:51

i wish, working with a local armourer who normally does SCA, but I ticked his fancy and ask him if he would to do a suit for me...  but that's the look im going for.  Not TOO much fluting, but going with the armet and having the grand guard attached so i can do tourneys with the solid hemlock lances...

That's Italian style, and one of my favorites. :) Which armorer are you working with?

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: David of St. Alban on 2011-12-05, 23:44:50

Emorokian Arms. They're in Charlotte.  I've done some apprentice work with him here and there and i trust his work...

SCA armour can be ugly and takes away from an actual piece, bar grills and what not.

He's been looking at doing a whole suit for a while, and being only a 35 min drive to him, i will get measured and adjusted at the armoury.  and plus if i dont like it, i can say fix...

doing all stainless, 14-16g. might be a bit over kill to some, but... im going to be getting hit with a lance on horseback...  :o ;D

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir William on 2011-12-06, 20:12:32

Hail, and well met, David.  One day I hope to join the ranks of you jousters.

Hey, I've heard of them (Emorokian)...I look forward to hearing more about them.

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Ian on 2011-12-06, 23:20:15

Welcome aboard David.  I look forward to seeing your completed kit and hearing about your time in the list!

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: David of St. Alban on 2011-12-06, 23:51:38

I cant wait either!!!

As of now im just going over some ideas with the armour design, hope to have him start soon! 

other than that just riding and getting used to that for now...

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir James A on 2011-12-07, 03:14:29

Quote from: David of St. Alban on 2011-12-05, 23:44:50

Emorokian Arms. They're in Charlotte.  I've done some apprentice work with him here and there and i trust his work...

SCA armour can be ugly and takes away from an actual piece, bar grills and what not.

He's been looking at doing a whole suit for a while, and being only a 35 min drive to him, i will get measured and adjusted at the armoury.  and plus if i dont like it, i can say fix...

doing all stainless, 14-16g. might be a bit over kill to some, but... im going to be getting hit with a lance on horseback...  :o ;D

I don't think 14-16 gauge stainless is overkill for full contact jousting armor, since most of the time will be in the saddle, and good armor is important. What I'd suggest is 18 gauge for the rerebrace, vambrace, greaves, and backplate; 14 gauge for the gorget and breastplate; 12 gauge for the helmet (substantial dishing thins the metal quite a bit). The pauldrons, knee cops, elbow cops, gauntlets, could all be 16 gauge. If you'll have a grandguard / the typical italian style jousting reinforcement pieces, 16 gauge should be more than plenty.

SCA armor runs a big range - there's stuff that's cringeworthy but functional, there's stuff that's fantastic looking ... and everything in between. The bar grills are really common, but I've seen some SCA helmets with swap / garniture pieces with a bargrill for fighting and a proper visored plate for looking awesome during non-combat or tourney use. Having somebody nearby who made the armor and can make adjustments will be a *huge* benefit.

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: SirNathanQ on 2011-12-07, 03:54:44

Hail, I see we have another cursades fan?  ;D

Good luck with your jousting endevours, keep us posted!
Welcome to the forum!  :)

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir Wolf on 2011-12-07, 14:26:05

welcome  8)

Title: Re: Greetings
Post by: Sir Andrew on 2011-12-08, 22:26:33

Awesome! I reside in Troutman! Not that far away, actually! Huzzah and welcome again!