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by Nick D
Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:02 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Shop rules
Replies: 38
Views: 1392

I have an old pair of safety glasses with a piece of coke melted through the lense and stuck half in, half out hanging on the forge hood. Just in case anyone thought you don't really need safety glasses. (No, that didn't happen while wearing them, I did it intentionally. It's a good visual)
by Nick D
Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:46 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Source of wire in the UK?
Replies: 5
Views: 340

Source of wire in the UK?

Back home I knew all kinds of places to get all kinds of wire, but now that I'm in the UK I'm having trouble. I've found some small, very expensive coils of galvy at the local hardware store, but that's it. Does anyone have any reccomendations for businesses and/or websites where I could buy wire?
by Nick D
Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:31 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Is this a fair price for this anvil?
Replies: 18
Views: 688

It looks like it's in good shape, though I don't think I'd pay $500 for a 110# anvil. There are better deals to be found.
by Nick D
Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:52 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Need a mark and a name
Replies: 37
Views: 1298

William of Stonebridge wrote:Here's one with a hammer
I like that mark! But would it be too large to make an efficient stamp on, say, a rounded surface?
by Nick D
Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:27 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Um, What the?
Replies: 34
Views: 1656

Couldn't help it...
by Nick D
Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:26 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Um, What the?
Replies: 34
Views: 1656

Klaus the Red wrote:Maybe he should run around with an arrow sticking out of his eye...
It's all fun and games until your king gets a sharp stick in the eye and the Normans take over your country.
by Nick D
Sun Aug 10, 2008 1:21 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Show Us Your Anvil
Replies: 75
Views: 2534

Re: Firing the Anvil

He got thrown 10 feet back, over a metal work table, had all the hair burned off half his head and was permanently nearly deafened. Whoopsie! At least he wasn't permanently nearly dead! :shock: The anvils get used for some armourwork, though it's mostly stakes. However, I'd like to try curling from...
by Nick D
Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:52 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Show Us Your Anvil
Replies: 75
Views: 2534

Talking of explosives and anvils, now I have never tried this.....and don't advocate it, but, In Alex Bealers book ' The Art of Blacksmithing', he mentions an old festival piece called 'blowing the anvil', and before some perverted and demented member of this forum thinks otherwise, they use black ...
by Nick D
Sat Aug 09, 2008 8:09 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Show Us Your Anvil
Replies: 75
Views: 2534

Here's a pic from a couple years ago. The anvil is a #375 Hay Budden. It was once the anvil at the White Pine copper mine in Upper Michigan, somehow managed to end up downstate, and is now back in the UP. http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/hawkthrower/Blacksmithing/DSC02982.jpg And no, I don't NE...
by Nick D
Wed Aug 06, 2008 1:57 pm
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Teophilus online?
Replies: 8
Views: 312

Endre Fodstad wrote:Real men own both :D
I've got the Latin with facing English translation out from the library. I'll just keep renewing it until I get my own copy.
by Nick D
Wed Aug 06, 2008 3:50 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Increasing the "period"....
Replies: 59
Views: 1516

Romani ite domum!! :wink:

I'm not in the SCA, but reading some threads here, there's already a lot of very conflicting views on those who represent times and cultures in the SCA that are supposed to be outside the scope of the group.
by Nick D
Thu Jul 31, 2008 5:30 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Does anyone have period nail making documentation?
Replies: 24
Views: 746

The pictures that Karen posted show that most of the holes don't go all the way through, but they're archaeological drawings. It's possible that the holes have been filled with corrossion which hadn't been removed when the drawings were made, or perhaps they're drawplates that weren't finished. Just...
by Nick D
Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:53 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Latin help
Replies: 15
Views: 271

erutor, erutoris M rescuer liberator, liberatoris M liberator, deliverer; savior salutificator, salutificatoris M savior, one who brings to safety You could add the adjective equester, equestris, equestre 'equestrian, mounted on a horse; of/belonging to/consisting of horseman/cavalry', so equester ...
by Nick D
Tue Jul 29, 2008 4:37 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Latin help
Replies: 15
Views: 271

edit: I just found turma, turmae, defined as a troop of 30 horsemen. Turma specifically refers to a cavalry troop of thirty men being the tenth part of . . . Ceasar, Cicero and Livy. Horatio did use it to refer to any troop or throng. It is also connected with turba turbae (tumult or uproar) and wi...
by Nick D
Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:44 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Latin help
Replies: 15
Views: 271

Sorry, I edited my first post to make it clearer. Also, caballarius can mean 'hostler', which is a groom or stableboy, so it's quite different in overall tone from eques.
by Nick D
Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:38 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Latin help
Replies: 15
Views: 271

The difference is eques is the nominitive ('the rider') and equitis is the genitive ('of the rider'). They're the same word, just different cases. The plural nomniative singular of eques would be 'equites'. There's caballarius (horseman), but it doesn't have the connotation of knight. edit: I just f...
by Nick D
Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:00 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Pictures of New Forge Building
Replies: 25
Views: 1362

Looking good! What are the dimensions?
by Nick D
Thu Jul 03, 2008 3:15 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Helm visibility?
Replies: 9
Views: 407

:lol: I thought you meant seeing out of them. I'm doing my Masters dissertation on the sights of great helms.
by Nick D
Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:43 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The making of 15c Italian gauntlets video.
Replies: 26
Views: 1518

Eric, Awesome videos! Watched them both this morning, I'll watch 'em again when I get home :) A couple questions, Why one piece on one gauntlet and two piece for the other? I saw you riveted a red leather strip to the edge of the cuff. Is that a "bumper" to protect the vambrace, or is there a lining...
by Nick D
Sun Jun 29, 2008 2:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Jewelers saw questions.
Replies: 15
Views: 633

You may be pushing too hard as you approach the hole in anticipation of finishing the cut. Not a conscious thing, and only a possibility.

Before cutting, run a crayon up and down your blade. It'll make 'em last a lot longer!
by Nick D
Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:04 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: It's born - 12 months of hard labour.
Replies: 26
Views: 1627

What is the design theory behind that helmet style? What type of blow from what weapon was it meant to protect against? It looks very cool, and is quite an odd shape. I'm curious. It's a helm for the joust of peace, I believe. The original has gouges on either side if the central crease from lance ...
by Nick D
Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:18 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: Such a fuss over 14 LBs of Scottish baked goods
Replies: 13
Views: 790

This guy is making that claim based on no other evidence than what he would do in a similar situation? :roll:

Now, if you don't mind, I'm going to have tea and Scottish baked goods.
by Nick D
Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:52 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Architectural plans
Replies: 19
Views: 520

Have you looked at Castle Magic's reccommended reading list? There's a few things in there, at any rate. I've been going through basically the same thing, once I'm done with school and more or less settled I want to build a stone blacksmithing shop and a stone house, real stone construction, not thi...
by Nick D
Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:43 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: What manuscript is this from??
Replies: 7
Views: 525

Thank you, Mac! That's a great help, I'd really like to see the image in context.

Nick
by Nick D
Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:07 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: What manuscript is this from??
Replies: 7
Views: 525

Donal, I uploaded the pic from my computer. Here's a link to it online: http://homepages.tig.com.au/~dispater/armourers3.htm

Thanks,
Nick
by Nick D
Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:45 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: What manuscript is this from??
Replies: 7
Views: 525

What manuscript is this from??

Dear all, I need some help identifying a bit of medieval artwork. I've seen this around the web, and it even serves as the cover for Matthias Pfaffenbichler's book on armourers, but I can't find a reference to where it's from. Does anyone know the manuscript, collection, and/or library this is to be...
by Nick D
Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:08 pm
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Chair Building Workshop (Pic Heavy) - Next Update
Replies: 28
Views: 867

Kel Rekuta wrote: And then the ambient humidity changes and nothing fits. :evil:
You're all making me really glad I'm a blacksmith :lol:

Really cool chairs, can't wait to see them finished!
by Nick D
Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:48 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Unusual iron purse frame mechanism
Replies: 8
Views: 396

Mac, I was looking at that one yesterday, but didn't check it out. I'll see if I can find it again today.
by Nick D
Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:13 am
Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
Topic: Unusual iron purse frame mechanism
Replies: 8
Views: 396

Unusual iron purse frame mechanism

I've been going through a lot of archaeological reports, and I found an interesting locking iron purse frame from the '71-78 Norwich survey (full citation below). It's of a type that I'm unfamiliar with, and the description of how it works has me scratching my head. Here are a couple illustrations a...
by Nick D
Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:20 am
Forum: Historical Research
Topic: 14th century armour in York Minster Cathedral windows
Replies: 12
Views: 561

Excellent photography! I tried getting some pictures, but my camera isn't up to that level of detail.

York is my favorite place in England. Anyone who gets a chance should walk all around the city wall. And obviously go to the minster.
by Nick D
Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:56 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Scans of Laking
Replies: 11
Views: 514

They've got all five volumes and the companion armour sales volume in the school library here, but I still want a copy for myself. Acorrding to Amazon AMS Press did a reprint in 2005, but I emailed them and they said they didn't know anything about it. True some of the information is dated, either d...
by Nick D
Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:13 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: DC Wireworks
Replies: 2
Views: 266

I just rechecked the thread at M.A.I.L. concerning DCW, and it does look like it's out of business.

I remember when the Chainmaille Board dissappeared, it was the first internet forum I had joined.
by Nick D
Sat May 24, 2008 3:03 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Milanese harness by Jiri Klepac
Replies: 45
Views: 3800

Are the head and shank of the rivets one piece or two? If one, how did you upset it that much, and if two, how were they attached?
by Nick D
Thu May 15, 2008 3:48 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Wear the Damn Safety Glasses!
Replies: 18
Views: 905

Use ear protection as well, Yeah. Just ask old_bear. But make sure you are standing on his left side. :P I wear ear protection all the time, and I've still ended up with tinnitus. I prefer safety glasses that contour to the face. Not forced up to it like goggles, but something that leaves less of a...
by Nick D
Sun Apr 20, 2008 9:57 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: treating hammer handles
Replies: 9
Views: 351

I have hammers with a variety of finishes, including linseed oil and unfinished. I have noticed no difference in gripping ability between the two. Both are fairly new (last couple years or so), so time will tell which lasts longer. But, I like the handle to be finished with something.

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