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William Alexander Elder




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PostPosted: Thu 31 Jul, 2014 9:44 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I love how this whole thread basically flies in the face of the SCA "take a knee" approach to limb loss.

It would be a little unwieldy, but you could try rigging up a thicker peg. Make it out of something lightweight like aluminum, then cover it in wood veneer. They make wooden tubes that would be perfect for this purpose: http://www.lenderink.com/products/wood-tubes/. Maybe you could even paint it in a good heraldic fashion. Or, if you can handle the weight, make it out of actual wood (basswood is probably best. Decent durability to weight ratio). Point is, a thicker peg would give you a wider surface area, a decent pivot point, and a makeshift club in case you get disarmed.
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Mikko Kuusirati




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PostPosted: Thu 31 Jul, 2014 10:19 am    Post subject: Re: prosthetic research         Reply with quote

Reece Nelson wrote:
Interestingly enough, we were just talking about doing that Big Grin Was gonna see about getting one of these carbon fiber running legs and try to give it the appearance that a person from the ear made it. We'll see how that goes...but this method doesn't work for free play.

-Reece

Would it be possible to fit one of those inside leg armour? Or rather, fix the leg components of your harness around one of those?

That would make it not only look but even function much like Götz's prosthetic hand, which could almost be described as a mechanical gauntlet...

"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
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Tyler W. B.




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PostPosted: Sat 16 Feb, 2019 3:09 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

This will help even though this man is not a full leg amputee.
https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-slovenia-cristoglie-hrastovlje-the-romanic-church-of-the-holy-trinity-88574889.
htmlrastovlje, Church of the Holy Trinity, Slovenia
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