[Steppes] Fuel for the fire...

[Yoshinobu]

Kaneki-dono
Depending on what material you plan on using, (I used black plastic, and it 
looks ok) the biggest cost of decent looking japanese armor is gonna be the 
lacing. Save yourself some money and order a gross of whatever colors you 
are going to use from www.lacesforless.com I didint, and I spent about twice 
what I would have for less lacing than I could have gotten.

As for kabuto, well, I made mine. Some decent ones are available for modest 
prices from bokolo's armory and truehearth armories.

Of couse the armorer I work for can make you one, but it wont be as cheap, 
money wise. One like mine would run about $300-375

Lemme know if I can help,
Odawara Taro Yoshinobu
Hachi-i
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kaneki no Ryuto Akimitsu" <sokkaiya23 at yahoo.com>
To: "Barony of Steppes - SCA, Inc." <steppes at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 1:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Steppes] Fuel for the fire...


> My cohort an I are 21 and 22 respectivly.  We've stopped growing mostly ad 
> are
> just getting the width about us.  Him mor that I, but that's life.  My 
> armour I
> will build myself as I have garnered the patterns and resources to do so, 
> but
> am still lacking in the funding area.  That's life also.
>
> The weapons are the biggest thing he and I have to worry about, for 
> neither of
> us have access to rattan or a steam box and such.
>
> In service,
> Kaneki-dono
>
>
> --- Michael Smith <morganbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> About the best thing I can tell you is to go to fighter practice.  We'll
>> show you stuff....weapons, armour...   How old are you guys, btw?  There 
>> are
>> some really nice japanese armour patterns available and so on.
>>
>> Centurion Morgan
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Kaneki no Ryuto Akimitsu" <sokkaiya23 at yahoo.com>
>> To: <steppes at ansteorra.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:57 PM
>> Subject: [Steppes] Fuel for the fire...
>>
>>
>>
>> > Anyway, fighter practice shall show what mettle I have.  'Death' at the
>> hands
>> > of another is not something I shirk from.  Though giving 'death' is 
>> > much
>> more
>> > my style.
>> >
>> > If someone has a source for legal swords for fighting, send it on, I 
>> > need
>> to
>> > get used to the 'blade' I am to use before I see a field of battle with 
>> > so
>> many
>> > thirsting for my blood.
>> > Tugging my fuzz,
>> > Kaneki no Ryuto Akimitsu
>>
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