The Armour Archive

Wolfgaard

What is the weight of the leather you are using?

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Most of the joust horses used at the New York Ren faire are former poloponies. They're quick, agile and already trained to deal with noises, lots of swirling action and running at other animals. I dig Morgans as well. Good solid horse. You can ride, show, jump, drive, trail... pretty much anything a...

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[quote="adric"]Well as far as shop accedednts go this one only hurts the pride. Dumped a whole bottle of black leather dye in my lap. So much for my last pair of "good" jeans... :x /quote] yeah that stuff is insidious... seeps into everything... but if you get the clothes off quik enough you're usua...

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I make sallets... And whist the one on my website doesn't have an articulating tail... I can do that...

www.wolfgaardarmoury.com

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I will be bringing Wolfgaard Armoury to Atlanta, GA the weekend of Labor Day for DragonCon, the country'ss largest Scifi-Fantasy genre convention. I have lots of custom never-to-be-reproduced items that will knock your socks off. If any Archiver's are going to be in town for the show, make sure to c...

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I need a couple of spun tops to complete a project. Where's the best place to get them?

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Thanks for the kick start!

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Does anyone have any links to guide me to regarding Magyar clothing?

1200CE-1500CE if that helps, but an older timeframe is fine...

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Buy a cheap Crockpot to melt it down, which is what I do, leave the extra in there and cover it and just heat it up when you need it again.The Jas Townsend brewers pitch is refined pine tar and DOES smell like an xmas tree (makes the shop nice when using it) I have tested it with hot liquids (coffe...

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For Brewer's pitch, try Jason Townsend & Son. Website jastown.com. They carry 18C reenactment goods. The pitch is $8/lb, in the canteen section of the online catalog. Buy a cheap Crockpot to melt it down, which is what I do, leave the extra in there and cover it and just heat it up when you need it...

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What was the traditional scandinavian way of wearing the saex?

Blade up? Down? Scabbard on straps or shoved thru the belt?

I have a sheath project and am looking for info, thanks for the help.

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First regrading structure. the weakness of the blade at the juncture of socket and blade is entirely dependent on how well it is tempered. My point was the torque applied by the socket to the wood and the wooden shaft breaking rather than the steel breaking. Again I bring up the bardiche which is c...

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Not to throw more fuel on the fire, but isn't this just a poor design from a physics standpoint? One good hit to the blade behind the pivot point attaching the blade to the haft would snap the wood it seems. Hence the rear blade brace on a bardiche. The norse from what I have read and seen were effi...

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And that is the $10,000 question Vlad... I can't tell yu how many times someone comes to me with a picture and sayz, "I want this." And I then have to explain the laws of physics... I mean for you most part if you can imagine it I can make it but *I* need to have it work. I did a suit for a guy last...

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As a Fantasy armourer (almost solely) I find it nigh impossible to create pieces that do not fucntion correctly. If you cannot swing a weapon or move in the piece it is pointless. You HAVE to refer to historical examples and you have to have some experience in moving in the pieces in order to unders...

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#2 is usually just what it means, not as clean as #1s. Some tanneries use Grade A, B, etc. Personally I like the B & C grade leathers. They have some scars and a brand or two, but these can look really cool once dyed and antiqued. They are usually less money too... I use Siegel of California for mos...

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Chicago screws are great, but if they are being used to hang support strapping (legs, arms, etc.) use some Loc-tite... You'll still be able to open them withe a screwdriver, but they won't come unscrewed in the middle of a fight...

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I have shot Kassai bows and they are definately beautiful. However, my Csaba Grozer Hun is the sweetest, smoothest thing I've ever had the pleasure of shooting. http://www.grozerarchery.com/htm/hun/hun.htm I have a 43lbs and the flat tragectory blows away any longbow of similar weight. I have yet to...

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I got some of TRL old brass ones (worthco I guess) but the hole is much bigger than stock... The new stuff the TRL is making is much less... refined... It's good... but the old Worthco stuff was much more crisp and clean...

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Sasuke wrote:Can't believe no one has posted any of Ugo's stuff yet.

Ok... My stuff should not even be in the same THREAD as anything Ugo does...

And that Oak suit is AWESOME!!! I wish I had the time to do that kind of intricate carving...

At least it's something to reach for tho'...

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Yes it is very cool... I should ask for premission to do it in brass and steel. A cool SCA helm with full Viking face. Permission granted! Thanks for the accolades guys... I can't wait to update the site with some of the freakish stuff I have going this year... Website or Shop... SHop wins... Plus ...

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sarnac wrote:Put that EXACT visor on a close helm or short tail sallet.. and you just drew my dream helmet!!!

Frankly, I would prefer a sallet as well with the bottom jaw as the bevor...

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Sarnac.... The master made a wolf's head helm about seven years ago, now... made for a jouster...unfortunately the only electronic proof of this was a picture that was on his official website when it went down, and with his .... I'd say 'flitty' but 'artistic' would work, personality he hasn't gott...

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Here I is...

[img]http://www.wolfgaardarmoury.com/images/aboutus/geofbio.jpg[/img]

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LordWulf, Wow... Can't wait to see that done... very funky... There are many period examples of parade armour that are fantasy... The spectacled and horned close helm, which IIRC, was a Maximillian piece comes to mind. I wish the rest of that suit survived... Fantasy, based in a knowledge of functio...

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Lamallar is the way to go here. Any leather thin enough to move well with the scales rivetted to it will rip and tear at the rivets... And as Mord states, the integrity will degenerate rapidly with swaet and such...

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I've been meaning to try using an airbrush...

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I also dye the inch around the edge of the piece a bit darker than the body with a dauber and then black edge everything to give a feeling of a border. I find it gives the piece a more "finished" look to it... Of course, while my armouring is mostly self taught, I apprenticed under a traditional lea...

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In the begining, I actually cut them with rubbing alcohol, with acceptable results...

But about 4 years ago I found that Fiebing's has a Thinning Agent that comes in quarts just like the dyes.

What do you use to apply your dyes? I use trimmed sheep skin.

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I use Fiebing's dyes, and green and blue are the hardest colors to get a nice even dye coat. I usually thin the dye 1/1 or 1/2 (dye to thinner) and put several nice wet coat, to get a nice even forest green. Otherwise green dyes very blotchy as the dye dries very quickly. I will then use medium brow...

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Very pretty...

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The Sketches:

http://www.wolfgaardarmoury.com/houndskull.jpg

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Uilleag,

Great tips! Always looking to improve knowledge base.Thanks!!!

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Most white dyes are 'surface dyes', which means they won't penetrate the leather like other dyes... And will crack at first stress.

In period I believe they used gesso, egg whites and some other stuff...

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"forged in 1724"!?!

I don't remember seeing ANY welds like that on a period weapon...

This guy's on Crack...

Re: Shop oops

DragonCon 2006 -Atlanta Ga

Spun tops

Magyar Garb links

Saex question

Re: Viking Halberd