Well this week was interesting, only had to work 3 days as I took off Thursday and Friday to spend with Mary before she leaves early Sunday morning for Germany. Driving home Wednesday night, was well interesting, go about half-way home and got just hammered by hail, luckily were we are at it was not very big hail stones. The run was completely covered and a surreal white landscape as I drove home. The cars are fine and the roof and house are fine.
Did not get to get any armouring done this week as Mary was not feeling to well Thursday night, so decided to stay home and hang out with her.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Armour Night 03-19-2009
Had a good time Thursday night at Zach's Armour Night, decided to take a break from planishing the right greave and switched over to shaping the left greave, got some good work in. Even with the new forms it is a real bitch to get the metal to move the way you want it too.
Have decided to trade my Klapvisor Bascinet for a grilled Kettle/Pot helm and I am in the planning stages for either a Close Helm/Armet or Burgonet helm for Heavy Rapier/Cut & Thrust Combat. Wanting to make it out of 410 Spring Stainless instead of the 4130 to help with rust prevention. Going to see about getting the helm top from Rough from the Hammer and working on the rest myself (with help of course) and hoping to find someone local to weld the 410 pieces together. Jason suggested getting the piece professionally heat treated (like he did on his scales) as it doesn't cost that much and it is going to be going on the noggen.
Work has gotten a whole lot better with our new Pharmacy Manager, he actually cares about work and we have been working hard at getting it cleaned up and reorganized. Mary is leaving for Germany next Sunday, but we are going on vacation when she gets back, so should be fun.
Have decided to trade my Klapvisor Bascinet for a grilled Kettle/Pot helm and I am in the planning stages for either a Close Helm/Armet or Burgonet helm for Heavy Rapier/Cut & Thrust Combat. Wanting to make it out of 410 Spring Stainless instead of the 4130 to help with rust prevention. Going to see about getting the helm top from Rough from the Hammer and working on the rest myself (with help of course) and hoping to find someone local to weld the 410 pieces together. Jason suggested getting the piece professionally heat treated (like he did on his scales) as it doesn't cost that much and it is going to be going on the noggen.
Work has gotten a whole lot better with our new Pharmacy Manager, he actually cares about work and we have been working hard at getting it cleaned up and reorganized. Mary is leaving for Germany next Sunday, but we are going on vacation when she gets back, so should be fun.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Greaves
Well finally got to work on some armour at Zach's and had a good run on my right frontal greave that I have been working on. Zach had gotten (2) new forming stakes for the complex curves at the ankle and they made a huge difference and I got the right greave almost done. Still need to do some more planishing and then some sanding before I fire them.
Weight is holding steady at 207.8 lb.'s, really need to get into the exercise groove and continue to improve my eating habits (especially at work). School has not done well and will be taking my foreign language over again this summer, this time it will be go to school and then go to work. Not looking forward to the short 6 ½ week time frame though.
Erebus is growing like a weed, he is almost 6 months old and is getting closer to the 70 lb.'s mark, going to have to take him in around May to check his weight, once he goes over 100 lb.'s we need to adjust his Hart Guard for worm prevention. Mary is leaving for Germany at the end of the month and will be gone for almost 40 days or so. Glad she is getting to go, but going to miss her, hopefully I will not starve to death..........
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