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Jeff J

HIT IT WITH A HAMMER, CHUCK!

Jeff J

Congrats!

Can you share your research/construction specs on the helmet liner? So many could benefit from such.

Jeff J

Welcome back, John.

Coins look great. I'll forward the link to a few people I think may be interested.

Jeff J

The one scabbard I have made with bent slats, I made a wooden blade blank. If taking the grease route, I'd add something over the greased blade. Like wax paper or a plastic wrap.

Jeff J

Nice. Thanks!

Jeff J

Nice. Thanks!

Jeff J

Some pretty cool stuff, there, Chris.

Jeff J

Bump & Endorsement

I've worn one of these, extensively, for over 10 years. Solid piece. Well worth it.

Jeff J

Yeah - I get that. But why bother, if your concern isn't volume?

Jeff J

Trusses and joists. Even more so.

Jeff J

Trusses and joists. Even more so.

Jeff J

Yeah - don't know. I also suspect it isn't going to bend like regular plywood, but that's conjecture.

Jeff J

Compressed and collapsing cell walls. So, heavy. Very heavy. maybe not as heavy as steel, but still, likely too heavy for shields.

Jeff J

Early-mid 16th

Jeff J

For cut-n-thrust. Who makes such?

Asking for a friend....

Jeff J

Nice.

I do woodworking, but at these prices, it'd be easier just to buy from you.

Also like your little folding knives.

Jeff J

There are several previous posts on the topic. http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=186597&hilit=oil+blackening+linseed http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=183458&p=2783803&hilit=oil+blackening+linseed#p2783803 http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewt...

Jeff J

Different Jeff, but glad to help. Jeff W is an awesome guy, and his lady a real gem.

Jeff J

https://www.wassonartistry.com/for-sale

Jeff J

Rondels everywhere. Seems some of those armour bits are similar to what you see medieval artists putting on greekoid and romainish "historical" armours. Since the title of this book is "Flavius Josephe, ANTIQUITES JUDAÏQUES" it's probably depicting some ancient battle and highly suspect as source ma...

Jeff J

MediumAevum wrote: I would guess I looked at well over 1,000 illuminations from 1390-1450 plus some other, almost all of which had helmets in them.

Still the pitbull on the research. Rock on.

Jeff J

Do you remember where did you see those pictures, or do you have a link to them? I remember that the sallet with the rondell on the back was in an illumination distinctly mid century 15th century French. The others weren't smoking gun enough to be worth sharing. If it's that late in 15th, quite pos...

Jeff J

Because in history, all you have is evidence, absence from the evidence is absence unless you find evidence. Excusing for basics of biology and the like. The reality is that they are probably making the correct assessment, but if you look hard enough, there is a decent chance you can find a piece o...

Jeff J

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battl ... Uffizi.jpg

Armets - yes. Bascinets, don't recall ever seeing any.

Jeff J

Jeff J

Warning guys: In my - I note everything!-file on blackening, I keep a big, fat warning. Edit: Turns out, warning may be pointless... ! Attention ! Linseed oil, olive oil and such can spontaneously self-combust (even after burning onto steel )???. Archive members had their house burnt down by self-c...

Jeff J

raw dries very slowly and sticky

Jeff J

Cold works well enough, but slightly warmed, (with care for fire) would probably mix better.

Jeff J

* it really is a bit like painting... Oil paint is oil (most often linseed oil) and pigment. One common and very old pigment is lamp black, which is the black soot from burned oil - so oil blackening is pretty much like creating a layer of black oil paint. I've done just that before - added lampbla...

Jeff J

Pick up a dagger or short sword, and the proper pollarm or crossbow and join the ranks.

Jeff J

Suggest multiple thin coats with a lint free cloth. anything heavier is going to run and leave drips.

Jeff J

Suggest multiple thin coats with a lint free cloth. anything heavier is going to run and leave drips. It'll take longer but look much nicer

Jeff J

Cancer sucks, and I'd hate for these guys to be posting about their replacement lungs 30 years from now.

Jeff J

Cooking/peanut oil or natural linseed oil only. I use natural boiled linseed oil, let it dry, then blacken at 500 degrees. Repeat as required

Jeff J

NEVER, EVER blacken with used motor oil! It contains toxic ingredients and carcinogens when burned! https://books.google.com/books?id=cAwyAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA151&lpg=PA151&dq=motor+oil+contains+numerous+toxic+substances&source=bl&ots=QBl1APM5GJ&sig=KVqEHQYjyb81-QOGniZjxAbSpQ4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiXh_vN...

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