Creating A LARP Blog
So, this is it – the Black Raven Armoury Blog. It’s been a while coming, forty years in the making to be precise. The coming articles will be a cocktail of how-to guides, personal experiences, musings and streaming of consciousness and we thank you in advance for taking this journey with us. So, why blog […]
LARP Essentials For Men
We’d all love to be King for a day and while in the LARP and re-enactment worlds that’s technically possible, it takes time, money and dedication before you’re likely to get that call. Meanwhile, for the rest of us mere mortals, just what do you wear to the ball/battle? There are plenty of guides for […]
60 Things I’ve learned from two decades of Larping and making Leather Armour
1. I could have been so much kinder to my hands. 2. There are better ways to age leather than running over it in a Ford Fiesta. 3.Ā Larpers are the best, most welcoming and loveliest people on Earth. 4.Ā There is such a thing as too much mead. 5.Ā I need a bigger kitchen. 6. Earl Grey […]
Armour: The Finishing Touches
This blog is going to cover the process of finishing armour – also often referred to as ”antiquing”. The end process might seem like an odd place to start, but hold fire because there’s method in my madness. The key to making a proper leather armour is making it look real. Real armour isn’t made […]
All’s Faire in LARP and War
Whether you’re a die-hard SCA aficionado, a part-time reenactor or you’re simply wondering what to wear for your first LARPĀ event, the important thing is you want to be involved and be making friends at LARPs and Renn Faires. Now, some folks take these events very seriously, whilst to others they are just a bit of […]