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Hi guys, Konstantin: Life gets in the way of life doesn't it? :D (insert laughter here...) So are Steve SoFC, Prince of Darkmoor, hauptman, Matt, or any of the old guys :) still around? Thanks for the specifics Eric. I'm curious: where did you get the wool, and what type exactly is it? Sarre, try a ...

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Hey Konstantin,

Thanks for the welcome back! It's been a while

What sort of personnas are you working on currently?

Best,
Nathan

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.....And now it's full circle 8) I finished my gambeson several years ago (2001 I think), and it's given me a lot of great use since. Granted, I never got much into SCA fighting like I thought I would, so I haven't used the gambeson on a regular basis, but I definitely have put it through a lot--my ...

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Hi guys, I have an extra moving blanket for making gambesons, haketons, whatever padded armour you want, and I'm downsizing a bit, so my loss is your gain. It's 100% cotton. I made sure of that when I put together the order for several of these a few years ago. I have made many padded items from the...

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Hi Aaron, A resource that might help you out is "The Kiln Book" by Olsen. It has scads of fantastic info about building all sorts of kilns out of lots of different materials, including adobe and electric kilns. I've recently been doing calculations with the book from the electric kiln section (not f...

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actually, you want different metals, with a high galvanic potential. this is just a galvanic reaction after all (think batteries). You want to find a metal that has a high galvanic potential with steel. http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/Definitions/galvanic-series.htm basically, if your two metals a...

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That's just plain beautiful

And yes--close ups please!

Best,
MR

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That is absolutely fantastic! And a raised form _in steel_! My hat's off to you....

Show us more please!

Best,
Nathan G.

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Greetings all, I second the question about the treadle hammer. I just about jumped out of my skin when I saw it because I'm helping a machinist work on one that's strikingly (no pun intended) similar. But then again, there are only so many ways to build a lever activated treadle hammer :) Best, Nath...

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Greetings all, I second the question about the treadle hammer. I just about jumped out of my skin when I saw it because I'm helping a machinist work on one that's strikingly (no pun intended) similar. But then again, there are only so many ways to build a lever activated treadle hammer :) Best, Nath...

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Howdy all, Greetings, Shas, and welcome to the archive! Since Konstantin and Randall gave you some great pointers and descriptions, I won't belabor anything, but just add that there's a book by Charles Oman, "A history of Warfare in the Middle Ages" or something like that--it's probably out of print...

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Hi all, I'm experimenting with forge welding myself--just thought I'd chime in. Jim Hrousilas has a few books on pattern welding (pattern-welded blade, complete bladesmith), and they're worth the read for the info about forge welding in a coal forge. He says that much more flux is needed in a coal f...

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Thanks for the links, MathRocks. (Math rocks? Huh.)

So you're saying that if you change your sig, and I change my name, we'll reply to each other's posts like civilized people...

Couldn't resist

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Hi Mercenary, Here's some resourceful sites for LoTR armour: m m There's a great picture of the second age armour you said you were looking for at the very front! Gil-Galad's is awesome too. m Tons of great pictures But I can't let any LoTR stuff go by without this: m Hope this helps!

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Hi, Alric, As you might have discovered already, the text Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight by Edge and Paddock is an indispensible resource for a thorough introduction to the subject. There are many plates and pictures of knights throughout the five centuries of their prominence--the eleventh ...

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Greetings, all, I wondered what you guys used for angle grinders for your projects. I'm working on some helms and the like, and need a grinder to finish the plates. Sirinc says on his website that he uses 3M's surface conditioning discs to finish the plates; so I figured it was time to break down an...

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Hi Iamys, I made my gambeson from the insulaedraconis site, and it turned out quite well. Thus I'd imagine their instructions for the cuisses are quite good also. If you'd like, here's a link to a set of patterns, from one of which I constructed the surcoat: m This set of patterns seems to be popula...

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Howdy-

Matthew Amt has a great method for constructing wooden hoplons on his site, found here: http://www.larp.com/hoplite/index.html , and the hoplon instructions can be found here: http://www.larp.com/hoplite/hoplon.html

Essentially, the construction uses layers of plywood rings to build up a dome.

Have fun!
MR

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Hi all, Thanks T-Bob for posting the pics. I found out that they weren't showing up shortly after I posted them, so I decided enough was enough with Geocities and got on the horn to JT about some space here. We'll see how it turns out Thanks for the good words, Magnus! I am accurate from the skin ou...

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One more to make a set of three

<img src = "http://www.geocities.com/mathrocks_robotics/ThirteenthCenKit/Vom_tag_resample.jpg">

Enjoy!

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Howdy, Magnus, My kit consits of full mail, surcoat, and a great helm. The good thing is that it's versatile: switch to a pot-helm and voila! 11th-12th century Crusader! And of course, pictures: <img src = "http://www.geocities.com/mathrocks_robotics/ThirteenthCenKit/Vom_tag_2_resample_2.jpg"> <img ...

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Greetings all, <a href = "http://www.geocities.com/mathrocks_robotics/ThirteenthCenKit/Vom_tag_2_resample_2.jpg">Try here.</a> Sorry, guys--I've had such a time with pictures and geocities and whatnot. . . arg. . . Lord Thomas, I understand what you mean about the contractions. I learned how to do b...

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Hey, Artemis, Can't remember my own link right off hand, but check my profile. I put together a late 13th century kit with a full suit of mail, including a hauberk with mufflers. Just to note: I don't fight SCA (yet!), so what you see isn't list legal or anything--its more of a replica. Cheers, MR -...

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Greetings, all, I'll go out on a limb here and mention Lord of the Rings. I know it's fantasy, but after I watched all the "making-of" stuff on the DVD, it seems that Peter Jackson had an admirable philosophy about making the movie. . . He wanted everything to look real and believable. Hence they ma...

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Greetings, all, Thanks for all the links and info, everybody. I probably should clarify exactly what this is for: I've put together an early thirteenth cen. kit, which would also be suitable for late (fifth) Crusader gear. So, I'm looking for something related to those periods, and as for use, somet...

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Greetings, all, I'm looking for a pattern (or patterns) for a banner or pennant that would have been in use during the thirteenth century. Any other info about field heraldry and its use and modern construction would be great, too. Thanks much! ------------------ MR Mathrox431@yahoo.com ------------...

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Greetings, all, I'm looking for a pattern (or patterns) for a banner or pennant that would have been in use during the thirteenth century. Any other info about field heraldry and its use and modern construction would be great, too. Thanks much! ------------------ MR Mathrox431@yahoo.com ------------...

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Irish, Very cool get up! Looking better all the time. Are the boots and leggings period too? I can't recall right off what Landscknecht armours protected the legs. Anyway, even if they aren't period they still look good. ------------------ MR Mathrox431@yahoo.com ----------------------- Come, behold...

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Greetings all, Thanks for the kind words--and yes, the sword survived the killing of the post http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif (unfortunately, so did the post. . .). It's an eight footer sunk two feet into the ground and has been subject to much abuse over the past two years. It has born up...

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Greetings, Well, since the Geocities pics never want to work, I sent my pictures to Lord Avery, who'll post them here. Third time's a charm (crosses fingers). MR Mathrox431@yahoo.com ------------------ Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has made desolations in the earth. He makes wars to cease ...

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Greetings, EDIT: As usual, add a "?" after the address of the picture when it opens in a new window to view it. Finally got some time to myself, so I figured I'd better tell a bit about the pics. I'm not SCA (yet), so I don't have any adjustments to the kit to make it list legal. I just opted to go ...

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Hi Taltosh, I'm in pretty much the same situation. I've been going over my great helm with 220 grit by hand, then to 400 by hand, then with a sander/polisher at low speed setting with an eight inch cloth buffer and black heavy cutting compound. The whole process seems to work pretty well for me. The...

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Hi all, I shrunk the pics considerably, and here are their individual links: http://www.geocities.com/mathrocks_robotics/ThirteenthCenKit/Thrust_1_2.jpg http://www.geocities.com/mathrocks_robotics/ThirteenthCenKit/Halfsword_1_2.JPG http://www.geocities.com/mathrocks_robotics/ThirteenthCenKit/Vom_tag...

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Arg. . . That's what comes of just throwing something onto the web . . . (Plus it's been a while since I've done this sort of thing http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif ) Thanks, MR Mathrox431@yahoo.com ------------------ Come, behold the works of the Lord, Who has made desolations in the earth...

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Greetings, all, Finally got around to getting some pics of my kit. It's from late 13th cen. Scotland, portraying what a well-off nobleman might have worn during the Freedom Wars. Have fun! http://www.geocities.com/mathrocks_robotics/ThirteenthCenKit/My_kit.html MR Mathrox431@yahoo.com [This message ...

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