The Armour Archive

Iain mac Gillean

Dude, that's awesome. As my dear departed dad used to say...if it looks dumb, but it works...it ain't dumb.

Iain mac Gillean

Tig weld it! (No, really..tig welding is easy to learn, and soooo pretty...

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Iain mac Gillean

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=93909&hilit=SIR+HAROUN

Iain mac Gillean

Always the option of Sir Haroun's lo-pro/hidden bazubands?

Iain mac Gillean

I made what is basically a 'folded box' contraption out of pickle barrel, which over three shields and countless fights has held up far better than I would have expected, initially. It's light weight, and serves quite well... but it's admittedly ugly.

Iain mac Gillean

Actually, that looks pretty damn good.

Iain mac Gillean

I dunno about others, but I've had good results from silly things like a DIY parts tumbler..
One of these, maybe for a longer run, but it could work..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGT20ghWMZA

Iain mac Gillean

Pictures please?

Iain mac Gillean

A question I have is whether the Rawlings football zoombang stuff, etc, is "real" My local MOS (master of stables) appears to be under the impression that if you haven't spent a bundle on it, it's not "real" zoombang, therefore our KEM will have to rule on it.. I've been unable to find anything so f...

Iain mac Gillean

Thank you Sir

Iain mac Gillean

What's the wait list looking like? (Lovely Bride would like to know..)

Iain mac Gillean

Found a pic of them here..

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ ... 535c34.jpg

Iain mac Gillean

Stainless

Iain mac Gillean

Linen liner, duck cloth shell, cotton batting is the construction of my 4 year old gambeson. My lady wife builds'em strong, and so far, zero failures.

Iain mac Gillean

That's funny right there...

Iain mac Gillean

I don't know if anyone has suggested this, but Blackwell's Basic Armouring has been around for quite a while. There are patterns and basic explanations on how to put it all together, definitely a good resource. http://www.arador.com/armour/downloads/Basic-Armouring.pdf In the meantime, I'll see if I...

Iain mac Gillean

Only on the western side of the Cascades

Iain mac Gillean

What KTR said..
I do QA work in an aerospace machine shop, and we do a lot of tool/die "punch-out" parts.
One off parts are a big pain in the ass, and a lot of trouble to set up for. The real money maker is when you're kicking out a large quantity of parts.

Iain mac Gillean

Holy shite, that's gorgeous!

Iain mac Gillean

Jeez, I always love the looks of your klinker spangen's..

Iain mac Gillean

If you *can* fight...then fight.
If you *want* to fight...then fight.

Let them wuss out as they see fit. Get your stick on. Have fun.

Iain mac Gillean

I saw this in person, at 12th night.
Speechless. Art.
Beautiful.

Iain mac Gillean

If it were me, I'd name the customer as a warning for other merchants to steer clear of..

Iain mac Gillean

Do such things exist, or is it all guessing and gauging? I'm about to embark on a possibly maddening project of making riveted maille(Thanks Konstantin? ;) ) but I've found in my research that there will be 'issues', concerning tailoring. I don't know if I'll be using mild wire, or stainless, but th...

Iain mac Gillean

Your website shows $21 to SHIP one pair of pants from Wisconsin within the USA? No, the pants themselves are NOT free, in case anyone was wondering. You should be ashamed of yourselves. Merry Christmas! Wow. If ANYBODY should be ashamed of themselves... :roll: Do your research on Armstreet's review...

Iain mac Gillean

Riveted, yes. On that note...pliers for peening the wee rivets. Does such a thing exist? And for that matter, flattening the ends of the rings...what to use, other than a hammer? And punching the holes for the rivets themselves. A mandrel for making the rings is no biggie at all, as I've got stainle...

Iain mac Gillean

My popcorn's runnin' low.
Better make more...

Iain mac Gillean

Arguments for or against aside, I think I'm going to make one anyway, just for the experience of having done it.

Iain mac Gillean

Otto von Teich wrote:After cleaning off the mild rust I like to use paste wax, like Johnsons ( for furniture) to give a nice protective coat.

This, but I've been known to use Turtle Wax.

Iain mac Gillean

Scotchbrite pads and some wd40 afterward works wonders.
I use one of these on my mild steel parts..

Iain mac Gillean

No evidence of some form of thickly padded garment?
I dunno... I'm not buyin' it.

Iain mac Gillean

Worthless without PICS

Iain mac Gillean

For me, this is a timely discussion. I'm working on a Norman/1st crusades kit, and while I like the look of lamellar, I'm not at all certain that it's accurate for the era. A small part of me keeps hoping that some evidence will turn up to justify lamellar, but I'm not holding my breath for it. For ...

Iain mac Gillean

His Grace, Duke Thorin won his most recent crown at 59 (or was it 60?) here in An Tir

Iain mac Gillean

And as of today, the site is fully live (says his FB posting..)

http://pembrokehistorical.com/index.php ... ommon/home

Re: I got a new toy... AKA dishing just got a lot easier

Re: Gluing steel

Re: Looking for used aluminum or plastic SC elbows or full a

Re: Looking for used aluminum or plastic SC elbows or full a

Re: Are you weird enough?

Re: Walmart Coat of Plates

Re: Best method to de-edge aluminum

Re: PADDED MANTLES FOR SALE!

Re: Zoom Bang

Re: Bazubands by Sir Haroun! (Pic Heavy)

Re: Bazubands by Sir Haroun! (Pic Heavy)

Re: Five fingered boots?

Re: Storing Armor in Plastic Vacuum Packs / Bags

Re: What would you use for gambeson materials...

Re: Heavy Fighting: Questions From a Confused Outsider

Re: Want to buy cheap helms for SCA in Thailand

Re: the lottery

Re: Easybake Armor: The Sculpted Plastic Armor Project

Re: FS: Front-Closing Coat of Plates

Re: Knotwolf Gulf Wars update

Re: You're not going to fight. are you?

Re: Finished!!! Link to Completed "Ugroli" project.1/14/2015

Re: Looking for advice re: dissatisfied customer.

Patterns for riveted maille?

Re: Vikings are here. Some new stuff

Re: Lamellar-vikings-normans real or invented for sca?

Re: Lamellar-vikings-normans real or invented for sca?

Re: Lamellar-vikings-normans real or invented for sca?

Re: Need to remove a little surface rust

Re: Need to remove a little surface rust

Re: Lamellar-vikings-normans real or invented for sca?

Re: Thorgrimr's CoP - Nice Stuff!

Re: Lamellar-vikings-normans real or invented for sca?

Re: Fighting after Fifty

Re: Pembroke Historical doing bronze armour grade buckles.