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Ailettes
« on: 2012-05-19, 02:19:40 »
Here are my Teutonic Ailettes. They are period from about 1270-1350. Mine are thicker than typical historic examples as to provide some form of shoulder protection when worn.

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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #1 on: 2012-05-19, 12:42:26 »
Very nice! Can't wait to see it all put together.
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #2 on: 2012-05-19, 14:22:09 »
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Very nice! Can't wait to see it all put together.

Me neither!  Good job Sir Nathan!
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #3 on: 2012-05-19, 18:17:36 »
Well done!
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #4 on: 2012-05-19, 20:40:45 »
Ok, I'm spacing, what was their original purpose again?
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #5 on: 2012-05-20, 02:24:43 »
some say armour (think wooden haute gaurds), others purely heraldry and display, some both.

I know which function I want mine to fill  ;)
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #6 on: 2012-05-20, 15:40:43 »
Nicely done! I still need to get around to doing mine sometime too. Seeing other people finish theirs is good motivation. :)
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #7 on: 2012-05-22, 14:42:48 »
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Seeing other people finish theirs is good motivation. :)

True indeed.  ;)
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #8 on: 2012-05-22, 16:05:32 »
Ok, no one else asked so I will- I see you've been quite busy, Sir Nathan...how're those grades lookin?  ;)
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #9 on: 2012-05-22, 19:36:17 »
They're alright. I've got straight A's. The thing is what school's wrapping up, so teachers stopped giving homework and focused on studying for the finals and my AP exams. Thus I had lots of time to work on projects.  :)
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #10 on: 2012-05-23, 16:06:09 »
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They're alright. I've got straight A's. The thing is what school's wrapping up, so teachers stopped giving homework and focused on studying for the finals and my AP exams. Thus I had lots of time to work on projects.

Good Sir Nathan, good on keeping priorities straight.   ;)
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #11 on: 2012-05-24, 19:11:33 »
Excellent!!!  That's what we all wanted to hear...and you're a better student than I ever was.  Well done!
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Re: Ailettes
« Reply #12 on: 2012-05-25, 02:23:37 »
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That's what we all wanted to hear...and you're a better student than I ever was.  Well done!

I second that!  ;)
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