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by dkaardal
Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:15 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Review: whonew Wisby-style gauntlets
Replies: 8
Views: 408

Clinker wrote:What is a scaphoid bone?

It's the bone that joins your thumb to your wrist. The gauntlets only have a thin layer of leather covering that point of contact, so I'll just add a small piece of thicker leather to the inside of the gauntlet to cover it.

dak
by dkaardal
Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:10 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Review: whonew Wisby-style gauntlets
Replies: 8
Views: 408

Lord Wade wrote:Do you have a link to this armourers website or any contact information?
You can reach him on this board - I don't think that he's got a website.

dak.
by dkaardal
Sun Feb 05, 2006 8:09 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Review: whonew Wisby-style gauntlets
Replies: 8
Views: 408

Maeglin Oronar wrote:aww man your kendo stick handle is sooo much cleaner than mine... :)
Heh - it's a new one.

;)


dak
by dkaardal
Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Review: whonew Wisby-style gauntlets
Replies: 8
Views: 408

Review: whonew Wisby-style gauntlets

workmanship: Munitions grade, 7/10 Functionality: Untested in the field, but initial observation is 8/10 Communication: Perfect 10/10 Value: Excellent - 10/10 I've needed a pair of gauntlets that would work with a 14th century kit in SCA combat for a while now and I've been interested in the Wisby s...
by dkaardal
Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:41 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: gauntlets,gauntlets,gauntlets
Replies: 37
Views: 3003

I got #4 - I'm writing a review and posting pics right now, actually.

dak.
by dkaardal
Fri Nov 19, 2004 7:31 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: sca scabbards
Replies: 2
Views: 213

sca scabbards

a long time ago I saw some VERY nice scabbards for SCA style swords. Leather wrapped (it looked like) with the belts that circled the scabbard a few times ...

anyone know who did them, and if there ever was a tutorial... or pictures... or somewhere to buy them?


dak.
by dkaardal
Thu Nov 18, 2004 7:54 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Sinric's Brig nails - 15 pounds - SOLD OUT
Replies: 4
Views: 312

any chance of a picture of the head?

I'm going to make my new brig, and I was going to use siliocn bronze boat nails again, but if these look cooler...

:D

dak.
by dkaardal
Fri Nov 05, 2004 6:28 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Figting in a closed-face helm
Replies: 19
Views: 914

Figting in a closed-face helm

ok, so currently I'm fighing in an Ashcraft-baker spun (then rewelded) normanesque helmet. No complaints there, since it was an inexpensive helmet that go me on the field fast. However... I think it's about time for me to start looking for a proper helmet that's actually made for me. For years, I've...
by dkaardal
Sun Oct 12, 2003 7:41 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Etching stainless
Replies: 4
Views: 155

take a car battery charger and some salt water to it instead.

Seriously, galvonic etching cuts through stainless really well. If you want to know how to do it, there was a thread around here somewhere.


Dak.
by dkaardal
Sat Sep 20, 2003 6:46 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Ugo's pics (again)
Replies: 36
Views: 589

Interesting. My girlfriend, who's been riding and training horses for over 20 years, and fighing in the sca for almost half that long pointed out that those gauntlets would be pretty close to perfect if you were on a horse. I was trying to figure out why they'd make 'em like that... but she came up ...
by dkaardal
Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:01 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Ugo's pics (again)
Replies: 36
Views: 589

ok, I've been thinking about it and I just can't figure it out. How well would those three fingered gauntlets work? I mean, the lames curve around the middle two fingers of your hand - a double thickness of metal, now less. your fingers would end up splayed a fair bit, no?Would you still be able to ...
by dkaardal
Thu Sep 18, 2003 12:22 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Barbute for sale
Replies: 0
Views: 45

Barbute for sale

i've got a custom made barbute for sale, made by Carlo at truehearth. It'll fit a 24" head easily, with room for padding. It's a nice helm, with a 12 gauge top and 14 gauge sides (I didnt want to get big ol' dents in it. You can see a pic of it on Carlo's site http://www.dbis.ns.ca/~carlomeg/cwork.h...
by dkaardal
Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:34 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Ugo Serrano and his stuff...
Replies: 56
Views: 740

Ugo Serrano and his stuff...

I know Ugo's old site is long down... but does anyone have any idea if he's going to have another one? I know he's been busy with movie and television projects... but I just love looking at his stuff. It's unbelievable. I'm reminded of his work because of a thread that was posted recently about stee...
by dkaardal
Sat Aug 16, 2003 10:26 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Etching?
Replies: 14
Views: 739

ok, I posted 'em on my yahoo account... http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/dkaardal/lst?.dir=/Yahoo!+Photo+Album&.view=t 4 pics, not great... but you can see where the paint bubbled off durring the etching process. if you look at the bottom-left of the fleur de lys though, there's a small quatrafoil-i...
by dkaardal
Sat Aug 16, 2003 9:30 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Etching?
Replies: 14
Views: 739

Woah! I just went downstairs into the workshop and threw together a little etch-station. I figured I had everything somewhere, so I grabbed a bucket, some copper wire, an old battery charger, salt, lightbulb and water. I painted a scrap piece of steel on one side, and tried a few things on the other...
by dkaardal
Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:32 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: progress 4 pic
Replies: 14
Views: 155

If you need inspiration or just pics of an existing skull face in metal to look at, check out the pics of my (now ex) helmet.

http://www.pbase.com/sanguineous/inbox&page=2
by dkaardal
Tue Apr 01, 2003 1:34 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Pheylin Quinn: <B> We could fill in the left eye hole an embossed plate. Maybe something phallic. That would be cool, eh? </B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> http://www.armourarchive....
by dkaardal
Mon Mar 31, 2003 12:14 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

heh - it really is a kickin' helm. Funny though - I HATE listing something on e-bay with a pricetag that high to start. I don't know why... maybe it's just that e-bay to me is a place to luck out and snag something on the cheap... I kinda feel like I'm cheating or something not give people a change ...
by dkaardal
Sun Mar 30, 2003 11:11 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

well, it's up. My camera STILL won't work with windows 2000 for some damned reason, but I'll upload more pictures in the morning from work.

the auction # is 2920737921

wish me luck!

Dak.
by dkaardal
Fri Mar 28, 2003 10:39 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

sorry guys, I had computer problems. My drive fried itself, so I had to reinstall to a new one. Upgrades to XP, and my camera drivers no longer work - and I had a couple of closeups to add to the auction site. I'll fix it all up this weekend and post on sunday night - garaunteed. Then I'll post the ...
by dkaardal
Wed Mar 26, 2003 1:17 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

not yet - I didnt make it home last night. it'll be up this evening though... I'm going to set it up to auto list the helmet at around 10 tonight.

Dak.
by dkaardal
Tue Mar 25, 2003 11:26 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Brigandine steel?
Replies: 4
Views: 99

Brigandine steel?

What is the best non-spring steel material to make a brig (for sca use) out of? I've worked on a test brig out of 18 gauge mild... but I'm a little worried about the weight. i know the plates will get dinged up fairly easily, but that's not TOO critical to me - they can always be bent back into shap...
by dkaardal
Tue Mar 25, 2003 7:45 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Question for Senric (re: Brig)
Replies: 2
Views: 63

well, I've just started a test brig using Sinrics patterns and posts from the archive. There's a thread 3 or 4 pages back called "Corazzina", I think - read that to start. Then go to sinrics site, and print out his patterns. Cut out the outter shell of the brigandine out of butchers papaer(comes in ...
by dkaardal
Mon Mar 24, 2003 2:58 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

yep, it sure is. pretty much a work of art more then anything else.

<sigh>

but alas, it must find a new home. It'll be up on e-bay either tonight or tomorrow night.

Dak.
by dkaardal
Mon Mar 24, 2003 7:19 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

aarrg!

Someone from the archive sent me an e-mail asking me for some more information on the helmet - and I've lost the damned e-mail, so I can't reply...

Well, whoever you were - the helmet fit's me quite well, and I've got a 24" head. It should fit + or - an inch or so off of that.

Dak.
by dkaardal
Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:24 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Selling my Skull faced Sallet
Replies: 22
Views: 190

Selling my Skull faced Sallet

Well, I'm selling off my helmet. The helmet is based off of a sallet design. The faceplate is formed into the shape of a skull... The whoel helmet wans hand-forged (yes, using a forge). it was made by a local blacksmith in my area. It's an amazing piece... 14 gauge steel, and a really nice attention...
by dkaardal
Tue Mar 18, 2003 8:17 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Corrazina
Replies: 28
Views: 233

ok, I realize this thread was from a while back, but I have a question for Sinric... in the pictures of the green brig, it looks like the plates are riveted from the bottom up - i.e. the lower plate overlapps the upper plate, instead of the other way around. Is this the case? And if so, why? I would...
by dkaardal
Wed Mar 12, 2003 12:54 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Pourpoint, Arming Coat, etc.
Replies: 12
Views: 102

Sinric has a pattern on his site also.

http://www.eskimo.com/~cwn/padded_jack.html
by dkaardal
Tue Mar 11, 2003 2:44 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Corrazina
Replies: 28
Views: 233

ok, how do you use nails as rivets?

arent nails too thin? Or are these "silicon bronze marine nails" particularly thick or somesuch? I've heard people using roofing nails also...

I'm confused.

Dak.
by dkaardal
Sun Mar 09, 2003 9:36 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Copper dust
Replies: 1
Views: 45

Copper dust

ugh. Note to self - wear face mask when deburring copper.

Got a nice lungful of copper dust today. gah... do NOT feel so slick.

<sigh>

Dak.
by dkaardal
Fri Mar 07, 2003 2:14 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Makita power shear, js1600 on ebay for dirt cheap, someone n
Replies: 11
Views: 75

Just bid on it.

Image


Dak.

(sanguineous, on e-bay.)
by dkaardal
Mon Mar 03, 2003 11:23 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Typical refund policy for armourers
Replies: 18
Views: 98

Hey Carlo! Good to see you on the archive - guys, Carlo is a real pro. Does some very nice stuff. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif As for refunds... arent most deposits for armour non-refundable? I can't believe you've run into something that you can't make Carlo - I've seen what you can d...
by dkaardal
Thu Feb 13, 2003 11:16 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Period Pattern-Blueing?
Replies: 1
Views: 52

Period Pattern-Blueing?

I'm going to my first SCA tournament, and it's a Pas D'Armes... meaning in my mind you can play a little fast and loose with your outfits sometimes (Didnt someone back in the day show up at one dressed as the pope?). Anyway, I just blued 1/2 of my armour - litterally 1/2. The left 1/2 of my helmet, ...
by dkaardal
Mon Nov 19, 2001 7:08 am
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Well,my armour is up on e-bay....
Replies: 2
Views: 32

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Stephen: Just asking but did you at any point ask for a full harness price either here or on ebay? I was just wondering. I might have missed it. If you did, how much were you a...
by dkaardal
Sun Nov 18, 2001 6:10 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Well,my armour is up on e-bay....
Replies: 2
Views: 32

Well,my armour is up on e-bay....

Ok, so it's all been posted. My friend put them up, and she modified some of hte title to fit...removing some important words in doing so (sigh) - and she didnt know how to post more then one pic at at time... still, hope they sell. more pics are being added to each auction tonight. The reserves are...

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