[TheForge] Re: Rennaisance War Saddle

[Harland Johnson]

Phlip, 

That web page link showed me the  first "real"  Ren saddle that I have seen. 
Looks like there is also a metal protective strip on the front so  the lance 
would be less likely to run up a rider's groin. 

Most the modern Ren Faire saddles that I have seen are simply gold spray 
painted cow boy saddles.   Seeing the jousting show is always a treat... two 
huge horses running at each other with riders wearing 200 plus pounds of 
armour.  I have seen the EMT's called a couple of occasions, when the lance 
did some real damage to one of the Knights ... the "actors".   I think if I 
was going to joust,  I would want to build my own  saddle styled after the 
one on the web page that you posted. 

When I made rope at last weeks'  Ren Faire, I ended up selling off most all 
my big lodge stakes... the 1/2 inch square by 14 inches .   The fellow wants 
a couple dozen more "big tent stakes".  What is a fair price for these now? 

 From your prior posts about the SCA, it would appear that SCA "you all" try 
to be more "period authentic" than most of those at Renaissance Festival
It has been a couple years since I  have seen a  working / demonstrating 
blacksmith at a ren faire.  There are some fellows that make up chain-maile, 
but most of the iron stuff being sold is Pakistani / Chinese knives and 
swords. 

Dann Johnson 

Phlip writes: 

> Thought you guys might find this interesting... 
> 
> Not only is the saddle itself of interest, but there's quite a bit of
> related information about how Medieval folks treated their things to
> preserve the metal, the effect it had on the leather, and what was done to
> clean it up. Reading carefully, there's a lot there. 
> 
> Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu... 
> 
> http://www.wallacecollection.org/e_n/e/p_e/sadd/saddle_index.htm 
> 
> Saint Phlip,
> CoD 
>