[Namron] Boffer & Plastic Armor

[Siren Song]

Pooky,

I need to get my cousin suited up and carded but he really wants to boffa. I told Contessa I would get auth to Marshal but I dono when or where... It will prolly be at least mid december or the start of Jan before I can do much though.

Siobhan

Lord Pooky <lord_pooky at hotmail.com> wrote: Hello Parents or Legal Guardians,

I have a niece in the 10-12 year old range (average sized preteen Dutch 
Giant) that is fully armored for boffer.
She is way stoked and wantin' to practice and play.
If you get your youngers carded and armor ready,  please let ME know and 
we'll get them together to Boffer.

Maybe Syr Owen knows if a boffer marshal is necessary for children's boffer 
practices.

FYI ~ I think Countess Contessa Vanessa is the northern regional boffer 
marshal and She is on the Namron E-List.

I have 3 extra Boffer swords made. 2 if 10-11 year olds may play 
floren-preteen.

Ok Thank You,
Pooky

206-1227 Holla'


>From: syr_owen at nordsteorra.org
>Reply-To: SkorragardrVirtualSkald at yahoogroups.com
>To: SkorragardrVirtualSkald at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [SkorragardrVirtualSkald] Plastic Armor
>Date: Thu,  9 Nov 2006 08:41:58 -0600
>
>Bore da,
>
>I can haul them down to you I have a suburban and can probably pack 14 
>barrels
>maybe more into my car. Depending on what you want to make I would suggest 
>at
>least two barrels for yourself.
>
>Here are the rules for 10-12 youth chivalric
>B. Youth Boffer Division: Age 10–12 years
>1. Minimum Required Armor
>a. Head – Marshallate-approved helm with face protection. Helmets with wire
>facemasks from sports such as hockey and lacrosse are acceptable. Chinstrap 
>is
>required. Spacing on helm bars should be adequate to prevent boffer from
>hitting
>face. A camail, coif, or equivalent is required to prevent access to neck 
>or
>throat.
>b. Neck – Lightweight gorget covering the larynx and cervical spine is
>required.
>Minimum of light leather.
>c. Torso – Must be covered by shirt, tunic, bodice, etc. Kidney protection 
>is
>not required.
>Sternum and xiphoid protection is not required. For females: As a girl
>matures, she
>must also have adequate breast protection, e.g. quilted material tunic, 
>light
>leather or
>equivalent.
>d. Arms – Long sleeves are required. Minimum of lightweight cloth. Light
>gloves are
>required for hands. Elbow joint protection is required. Minimum of soft 
>elbow
>pads.
>e. Legs – Long pants, or sweats required. Minimum of lightweight cloth. 
>Sturdy
>shoes
>are required. No open-toed shoes or sandals. Knee joint protection is 
>required.
>Minimum of soft knee pads.
>f. Groin – Minimum protection is sports cup, padded skirt, or equivalent.
>2. Recommended Armor
>a. Mouthpiece is recommended. Leather or plastic half-gauntlets and leather 
>or
>plastic
>covered elbow and knee pads are recommended.
>3. Weapon Standards
>a. Schedule 40 PVC is considered the standard base material for boffer
>construction.
>The marshallate will consider other equivalent materials for construction
>(such as
>CPVC, Schedule 80 PVC, or Siloflex) on a case by case basis. The standard
>non-thrusting
>type weapon must consist of:
>i. ½ inch I.D. PVC (schedule 40) for one-handed weapons; or ¾” or 1” PVC 
>for
>all two-handed weapons.
>ii. The haft end of the PVC weapon must be capped. The striking end will be
>closed with strapping tape.
>iii. Two layers of fiber-reinforced strapping tape.
>iv. 1/2 inch closed cell foam, minimum, extending the striking length of 
>the
>boffer
>to 1 1/2 inches past tip of PVC or golf tubes
>v. Minimum one layer duct tape wrapped loosely.
>b. All thrusting weapons must consist of the above listed construction 
>plus:
>i. Thrusting tip – Consisting of closed cell foam and tape, loosely 
>wrapped, a
>minimum 2 1/2 inches in diameter and extending 4 inches past PVC or golf
>tubes. Tip should be sturdy enough to not completely fold over upon impact.
>c. All thrusting weapons must be disassembled and inspected for structural
>damage
>once a year.
>d. Single-handed weapons (swords, maces, axes, etc.) and Great or 
>two-handed
>weapons of an appropriate length will be allowed. Mass weapons should have 
>no
   >"mass" to them.
>e. Basket hilts are not required.
>4. Shield Standards
>a. Shields may not be used as offensive weapons.
>b. Materials allowed are wood, plastic, or aluminum or equivalent.
>c. All edges must be covered by tubing, leather, or foam. Pipe foam padding 
>is
>highly
>recommended.
>d. Shield shape should be recognizable as SCA shield.
>e. Shields shall be reasonable in size proportional to combatant.
>f. There shall be no projecting points, bolts, etc. Any such must be 
>covered
>by a layer
>of leather, close-cell foam, or several layers of duct or fiber-reinforced
>strapping tape.
>5. Blow Calibration
>a. Solid contact, no force required. Any blow that firmly connects will be
>accepted. Use
>of force is to be discouraged. Groin shots, while legal, are to be 
>discouraged.
>b. All combatants are presumed to be wearing a quilted coif and tunic only.
>c. Any combatant using force sufficient to bruise or injure an opponent 
>will,
>after one
>warning, be removed from the field.
>6. Educational Goals
>a. Refinement of techniques in defense, accuracy, and speed.
>b. Continued development in the graces of chivalric combat, honorable 
>conduct,
>and etiquette both on the field and off.
>
>By reviewing these rules i would suggest elbow and knee pads under a long
>sleeved shirt and long pants. Or use skating elbow and knees as they are
>padded and have a rigid plastic cover. Also you can get a hard baseball 
>helmet
>at thrift stores for a couple of dollars and most sport stores sell a bar
>grill for the helmet and with a heavy cloth drape you have a cheap and 
>legal
>childs helmet.
>
>Syr Owen
>
>
>Quoting (omitted with courtesy)
>
> > I have 1 here in town I was told I could have. I don't know how many I 
>need
> > as I haven't made the plastic armor before. I need enough to cover me 
>(not a
> > small lady) and my 12 year old cousin (average sized preteen boy) and 
>then
> > any others I can collect to make loner armor for the canton would be 
>awesome.


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