The Armour Archive

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What would people think of setting up a pattern wiki? Patterns could be cross referenced by a bunch of factors; period, author, skill level, ect. Uploading should be easier also, so the Mod would only have to cull flagged patterns. I would be happy to work on it if there is interest There has been ...

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Do you intend to joust in them?

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How do the hanwei blades do against the other blades? I was thinking about getting one but I was worried it would break. You'll sometimes get a bad blade from Hanwei but by and large their quality control is pretty good (I"ve seen maybe a handful snap in 6 years of steel combat) and most of us here...

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Sorry Sasha, but that's the high tournament at Abbeystowe.

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Abbey Tournament: http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/228659_10150201734977649_557547648_6787029_1886263_n.jpg Knighting Ceremony http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/207_20793771924_632646924_762554_4969_n.jpg Our Encampment at night. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-...

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http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/270630_10150238755981634_610901633_7547582_2711584_n.jpg http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/263742_2098950386939_1040768552_2384654_4106533_n.jpg http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/37686_449409503407_734078407_6227714_2224750_n....

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Maybe I'm missing something, but I always buff on the side of the wheel that is spinning down and away from me. Every time I've had the buffer grab something out of my hand it either goes straight down into the ground or, it it's small, goes out away from me. If you are buffing in such a way that t...

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It occurs to me that you most likely mean size 10-11 in US sizes which are a size above AU sizes. so in US sizes my Sabatons are most likely around a size 11-12 (It's difficult to give an exact size as they were made to fit a particular pair of boots.)

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I have some knocking around that were intended originally as cased greaves that I can clean up and and strap as schynebalds for you. They were built for someone 6'2' and 170lbs. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/3035_69064129289_756549289_1828097_1141595_n.jpg I'll have to dig them out ...

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I have a pair size 10-11 made to fit accurate ankle boots.

(Image taken during construction, I'll have to dig out an up-to-date shot.

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Dont use WD-40 or fish/silicone based oils on your gauntlets, a lanolin based oil will help keep your leather supple as well as protecting the steel.

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+1 to talbots pattern although with a bit of tweaking sinrics can be used to make some nice hourglasses.
IMO you will need to make the metacarple plate around 1" longer on both patterns

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You *may* be able to use that torch it you can get a larger burner head for it with a correspondingly larger needle valve. My Primus TradeFlame torch started out not much bigger than yours, now it gets 2.5mm up to a basic working temp, its slow and it uses a lot of gas but it works. Otherwise try an...

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The note on no. 127 says: The candles used by Queen Eleanor of Castile were coloured with various substances including vermillion and green. In her wardrobe account for December 1289 there is a reference to the purchase of 10 lbs. of verdigris at 7d per lb which was passed to Alexander the chandler...

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http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/met/parade-burgonet-273001 http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/met/armor-of-george-clifford-third-earl-of-cumberland http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/met/armor-yoroi-247002 Very cool :D I'm going to have to trawl through here some more in the morning

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I am rapidly coming to the opinion that coloured candles are an entirely modern contrivance as up until about 30-40 years ago they were entirely utilitarian. I had thought that there might be some evidence of decorated or coloured candles in the high middle ages as the wealthy did seem to decorate p...

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Upon discovery, Bobrowski sent the manuscript in two pieces to Slovene philologist Jernej Kopitar so that he could publish it: the first part (118 folios) was never returned to Poland and is currently held by the National and University Library of Slovenia in Ljubljana. The largest part was bought ...

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You might have more luck searching for Codex Suprasliensis

There's a portion of it here

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Okay, so I know coloured wax (particularly red and green) are in use from at least the 13thC for sealing documents and that coloured wax is in use from at least the 15thC for miniatures and busts for the church. But when do coloured candles start appearing? So far I cannot find anything outside of t...

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What geographic locations are all these suitable for damo? particularly those 14thC ones? (actually if that 5thC one is suitable for swedish you can colour me interested)

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I have a 1960's singer sewing machine. the thing is built like a tank, but can it handle canvas? make sure you use a heavy duty needle and you should be fine. Also, I move every two years, so I have no idea who my camp mates will be come July. What's a good standard size? I'd hate to be an unintent...

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How will the finished armour be attached to the groom? is he wearing something that these can be laced or buckled to?

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SHIPPED

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We're on top of a hill and sandbagged in, it just means being careful until the water goes down.

Vail=Visconti I will get your gauntlets out to you at the earliest possible opportunity

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Don't expect anything posted in the next few days. We are severely flooded here at the moment, as far as i am aware no armouries have actually gone under but postal services are going to be non-existant, it's possible I'll be cut off by tomorrow. I dont know at this point if we will keep power eithe...

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Tally wrote:And if, unlike trevor, you don't have a belt sander and a polishing wheel, OPs gadget is only 6.90.

Unlike the $600ish I spent on my linisher/polishing mops

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SOLD pending payment

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bump and price drop to $250 inc shipping

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These were my personal gauntlets and have survived one season of use and abuse. they come with gloves sewn in and one layer of sheepskin padding under all fingers, they are made from 1.2mm MILD and are raised rather than riveted or welded. Fingers are on 2mm leathers thumbs are on 1mm leather as des...

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Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz This bit is the CPU :) What you are offering is a tower, just so you don't confuse anyone. Selling my old CPU as I have upgraded. Adult owned and absolutely babied, this thing runs like a champ but it couldn't handle newer gaming graphics. As the gfx card *is* PCI-X (an x...

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I talk to my neighbours and try to build a good relationship with them and as such i've never had an issue although they can rarely hear me which is good

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http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... p?t=118610

10th result if you search for *Vitus* as author in search for this board.

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T. Hamilton wrote:
From this point follow the the line of your underwear up and around to a point where you want your protection to stop.
Boxers, or briefs?

Breifs

Although dont mark any lacy frilly bits - we don't want to see that

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hsi909 wrote:C:\Documents and Settings\user\Desktop\Upper Leg.bmp

*chuckle* you need to upload the file from your computer for us to be able to see it, that path is only accessable from your PC.

try photobucket.com for somewhere simple to dump the image.

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