Not Quite...
...ready for Pennsic. This weekend at practice I tried,
--the re-built gorget.
--plywood shield blank #8.
--the new demi gauntlet.
--the easy-release chin-strap.
--the "zoom-bang-esque" shirt.
What worked:
--the gorget.
--the shirt.
What sort worked:
--the demi-gauntlet.
--the shield.
What needs work:
--the chin-strap.
The demi-guantlet need better padding. The shields handle was too big. The chin-strap's nylon webbing isn't the right stuff; the thing kept coming loose. At the very least I need to replace the webbing with better stuff, but that can come after Penncic. The current chin-strap is very good.
Meanwhile, I have to find garb.
I will be at the Novice Tournament is coming weekend, the 19th.
--the re-built gorget.
--plywood shield blank #8.
--the new demi gauntlet.
--the easy-release chin-strap.
--the "zoom-bang-esque" shirt.
What worked:
--the gorget.
--the shirt.
What sort worked:
--the demi-gauntlet.
--the shield.
What needs work:
--the chin-strap.
The demi-guantlet need better padding. The shields handle was too big. The chin-strap's nylon webbing isn't the right stuff; the thing kept coming loose. At the very least I need to replace the webbing with better stuff, but that can come after Penncic. The current chin-strap is very good.
Meanwhile, I have to find garb.
I will be at the Novice Tournament is coming weekend, the 19th.