After all what’s the point of having all this fine foul weather gear if not to use and abuse the heck out of it! Got caught in a sudden snow shower on my ranging today so my new big travel cloak got repurposed into a quick makeshift shelter. Now it’s time to settle in for a pipe and a bit of jer...

Oops wrong link attached to the original post. Here’s is the correct one. I should have assumed it would be to good to be true. And looking at it now the shape of the cuff looks more modern and the stitching possibly done by early machine. Somehow following a lead that Romans and Greeks used sever...

Im unable to translate the page but I did find this while browsing the Digitalt Museum website. I’m unsure the date it is attached to.

Perhaps someone can translate?

https://dms-cf-04.dimu.org/image/012s84 ... ension=max

I thought some of you may enjoy this. It was an interesting if not slightly tedious read.

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/15452629.pdf

My struggle for the longest time was that in my opinion the fingerless leather gloves came off as too much of a movie costume rip off with the difference being that Viggo only had one glove. But then again the same could Be said of my bed roll and short bow/quiver set up. Like the gloves though I wo...

I think my lasdhir might be cruising for a light dunking, though. Cool study! I geek out hardcore over these kinda things. Other than the sword the lasdhir and your off hand are actually what drew my eye the most. Have you ever considered adding any type of gloves or gauntlets to your kit? I have a...

I've not worn turnshoes before, how are they for fighting in? would you want something different if you were going to have to eventually confront your foes? Armed combat involving the sword and many other weapons involves very fluid footwork, with the feet never really coming off the ground, but in...

I've not worn turnshoes before, how are they for fighting in? would you want something different if you were going to have to eventually confront your foes? They seem to have worked well for the Danes. I think it’s important to note that not all turn shoes are created equally. My current ones fro...

Overall I'm happy with my current setup. It's medium-light, easily modified, and by design kind of forces me to focus on the bare essentials which is one of the things I like most about it. However there are a few small things I'd tweak. Boots: Like others I would rather have a bit more traction via...

Correct. As you boil it down you may add more hulls or powder as needed but go easy on the water, less is more. Once you strain it you can add more hulls and repeat. Mine ends up the consistency of a thinner oil based paint. I use a swatch of sheepskin with the wool still on and wipe them down sever...

Here’s the video I was talking about concerning the birch oil as a dye. Also these are great axes for the money and a blast to mod.



https://youtu.be/QOr4_uVq2EA

I suspect an orc neck wouldn't argue either way!

I dunno. It's not a bad concept to follow, but I wonder at the wisdom in all applications. FYI, Udwin's birch oil is a sealer, but not really a dye. I barely darkened my bow a noticeable shade...just added a subtle glow and a hint of tackiness to the feel. Being a professional hunter and traveller ...

This was interesting. Everything in my neck of the woods is ice with snow on top. Even though I succeeded I'm probably going to reshoot this one on more stable ground if time allows. Mostly because I felt like a cat over water while cutting which annoyed me. Equally annoying was that I forgot to tur...

My kit kind of lives by that quote from Mr Barkers wonderful book. For arrows I wipe down the shafts with walnut dye. This is a special batch that I continually boil down until it’s a thicker paint like consistency. I imagine something like Udwin’s birch bark dye would do well also. After they d...