SCA @ UVa

I can't remember the last time I spent a solid weekend working on one project or another. Didn't even get a nap. Lots of painting various quest props, building a new shield and helping some of the UVa students get more of their armor fixed or cut out. My hands are tired.

The big surprise came when helping Jonathan pattern his vambrace. Jonathan is 6'3"/165 lbs–almost exactly the same height and weight I was when I started fighting, though he's 5 years younger than I was the first time I got in armor. So he has the physical potential to become quite the monster. (When I was 20, I weighed about 145 lbs.)  Astonishingly, when he tried on my vambrace pattern, it was too short for him. Though he's 6'3" like I am, his forearms are a full inch longer than mine.

Wow.

His upper arm looks to be shorter than mine, so total reach is probably about the same. We'll see how this ends up affecting his blow development. I'm going to imagine him like Earl Daffydd, if Daffyd had legs proportioned like a normal human.

Hmm. Just occurred to me that Jonathan was actually born about the same time I started fighting. If his birthday is in October, that would be really freaky.

All in all a very productive weekend. I think the monthly get-together had over 30 people at the house.