Now I remember two things:

1)  Why the samurai paid some schmoe to lace all that pretty stuff together

and

2)  Why I'm a stick-jock and not a Master of the Laurel

Oy!

Back to lacing......

Actually, I got in armor and mixed it up with one of my squires last weekend.

Damn, but it felt good.   Despite being way out of shape.  And fighting sword and shield (not my favorite or most expert style).

What prompted this note was my work today on replacing four lames on my haramaki, one primary plate on the body, two kusazuri plates, and one on ( Read more... )

Like most folks, I have two Christmas lists in my head. One, suitable for friends and family, reasonable of scope and price. (Mostly books and videos, to feed, or dull, my brain as necessary.) Occasionally something quixotic, like I get a total kick out of the Nerf N-Strike Longshot (go figure); but generally my needs are fairly simple. An ( Read more... )