The Armour Archive

Whitetre

ah. Like i said, I think that its pretty well far beyond my skill set.. I could do the fork, with a bit of planning, I think, but that type of spoon (roman?) is beyond me at the moment.

Whitetre

I'm confused. Did you just hijack my thread to push the Levantia set, or were you asking if i could make something like it?

either way, that set is pretty cool, and I have not the skills to make it.

-j

Whitetre

sorry to everyone who has communicated with me regarding spoons. My wife had our baby a bit prematurely, and I have been out of the shop for several weeks, as well as out of contact.

I expects to return to the smith sometime after the 4th.

Thank you all for your patience.

-James

Whitetre

http://www.amazon.com/Wayne-Goddards-50-Knife-Shop/dp/0873419936 Beeswax, tallow, maybe some soap, etc, is what Wayne uses for his knives. I have the book somewhere, but I'm not looking it up at 3:33AM. ;) According to the book, it is just cooking oil from the kitchen mixed with equal parts candle ...

Whitetre

Also, (I forgot to mention it last time..)

I believe that the the transmission of dysentery can be attributed to unsanitary conditions in the camp as much as it can be to contaminated water... only takes one infected guy forgetting to wash his hands after a visit to the slit trenches...

-J

Whitetre

OK. I have had a few specific requests, so I will be working to finish those up, and then based upon interest shown, I will be making some feast kits..

Cheers!

Whitetre

I managed to get some work in before this nifty storm set in, and i have some pics to prove it. First off, a mismatched set of two. Both have bowls that are profiled more authentically to period pieces. The one on the left turned out better than expected, and was made from flat stock, the one on the...

Whitetre

I suppose they could be! drawing out the handle is the easy bit (I think).

Whitetre

MUST HAVE! (And a new Tunic!!)

I needs to sell some more spoons!

-J

Whitetre

Alrighty then!!! I have received some interest in spoons and feastgear (kits in general, fork + knife + spoon). I did some tooling over the weekend, so that I can produce something spoons in a more authentic period profile also so off to the forge I go. Hopefully, I will have some pics up for perusa...

Whitetre

I assume that this issue has been resolved already, but a quick trip to the fly tying section of your local sporting goods store (or the like) will provide silk thread in a mutlitude of colors. one example: http://www.roserushbrooke.com/for-fishermen/ff-pearalls-gossamer-gold.html I realize that its...

Whitetre

I agree, I have spent alot of time in the backwoods (Pacific Northwest) and have consumed (imbibed?) plenty of un-filtered/un-boiled/un-treated water from rivers and streams. I'm not dead yet. I do seek water as close to the source as I can find it, fresh runoff, fast moving small creeks etc. If unt...

Whitetre

I think I can

Let me hammer up some examples and post some pics to see if they'll meet your approval.

keep your eye on this thread!

-J

Whitetre

Sooo.. I'd like a nice new linen tunic from Linen Garb, but don't have alot of free cash money.. What I do have (or can make) is spoons.. http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x328/jagid1/2012-05-29163901.jpg http://i1176.photobucket.com/albums/x328/jagid1/2012-05-29163910.jpg Is there any interest at...

Whitetre

$40!!

Whitetre

I read this post, and had a random thought. I have seen powder coats available for home use, in the fishing tackle industry, specifically for the powder coating of jigheads. the way those ones work, as I understand it, is that the item to be powder coated is preheated, then dipped into the powder, t...

Whitetre

http://www.legend-reno.com/ http://www.minerox.com/ These are two places that sell crucibles fairly cheaply. You can find crucibles pretty much anywhere you can find mining/assay supplies, or at jewelry supply places (although the jewelry places are the little spendy ones, imho) I have several small...

Whitetre

I agree, it looks etched to me also!

-j

Whitetre

Andy, I am not sure what I am supposed to be looking at here! Is the Ball Stake stuck??? Is that shiny bit on the top of it a nice dent you have pounded into the soft iron of the stake (happens with cast iron, I have been told. Its the reason Ironmonger armory wasnt selling mushroom stakes for a whi...

Whitetre

Hmm... I'm flummoxed. A pic of the inside would probably reveal all that is needed (I'm not saying that we can get one, just that it would probably show us). I do agree with the idea that this is possible by skinning the leg "whole" and creating a tube, (this case appears not to be cylindrical, but ...

Whitetre

damm mine internet.

I'll take second dibs on that tunic, if all fails through.

-j

Whitetre

I Loved "A Knight's Tale" when I first saw it.. thought it was a great movie.. That was a bit BEFORE i actually had any interest in researching or making any armor myself... I guess i was shocked, amazed and ashamed of myself once i actually read something.. like when the black prince lived..... and...

Whitetre

I, like many others, have no dog in this hunt, so have no stake in it either way. However, I do have a question. I have seen the words "fraudulent" and "fraud" tossed about alot in this thread, and also in the other thread in the "design and construction" forum. It is my understanding of the english...

Whitetre

The chow hall on Foster was awesome, I still miss the breakfasts there, but I gotta admit that I hated the bugs on Hansen...them spiders were HUGE.

However, isnt this a thread on the Lady's armor, not her past?

-J

Whitetre

I'll start on this one. $30

-james

Whitetre

a quick google fu turned up "A History of Cooks and Cooking" by Michael Symons. I found this in it: Among the officers of the grand medieval household, the ewerer carried washing water and towel, the cupbearer fetched wine, the butler supervised butts of wine and ale, the surveyor controlled the sur...

Whitetre

Andy,

what are the dimensions on that heater? specifically from top to point, and where do you pick up your aluminum?

-James

Whitetre

Hello Archivers! On a mid 15th century arm harness, should the curve of the rearbrace leave the entire bicep exposed from the outside of the arm to its opposite point on the inside? For example, Sinric's 15th century arm harness pattern, located here on the Archive at http://www.armourarchive.org/pa...

Whitetre

Nice. That made my whole day. Seeing someone completely lose their bearing... NICE

Whitetre

Every time I see a bit of Jiri's work.. I have 2 thoughts almost simultaneously:

the first is "OMG, that is AWESOME"

the second is "I wanna throw my hammers through the window

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Whitetre

I have posted this question on the arms and armor forum boards also, but: can anybody point me to depictions of swords meeting Oakshot's category XViiid type swords, depicted in 15th century art, and also point me at extant examples. I am particularly interested in trying to find out if there is any...

Whitetre

Outstanding! I was hoping that I could get away with adding fabric. At the moment, the shirt is too short to tuck in to braes (sp) or hose. This is intended for the 3rd quarter of the 15th century (around 1470). If I add fabric, the seam between existing shirt and added fabric will be above the bott...

Whitetre

So there I was, dutifully slaving away in my quest to sew (my first garment ever), and after many pricked fingers, and re-stitched seams, to my horror, I realized that the lower hem on my new linen shirt reaches only to about an inch and a half below the navel to the point of the hips.. (damm mine h...

Whitetre

I got a dogleg ball stake from him back in april. LOVE it. great to work with (both the stake and him)

-James

Whitetre

Hi there,

I was just wondering if you had any luck yet with finding the brooch that you liked.

if not, by any chance do you have an example of the type or style of eagle that you were looking for?

-James

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powder coating

crucibles

etched

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stuff

stuff

movies

dumb question..

armor

panter's knives

shield

rearbrace question

scimitar

Jiri

Oakshot type XViiid

thanks

I screwed up / fixing a linen shirt

ironmonger

eagle brooch