The Armour Archive

Justin Andrews

http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4376/1/Dupras%20PhD%20Thesis%20Volumes%201%20%26%202.pdf This is a seriously good read, the author hails from a blacksmithing background, and has spent a vast amount of time in the Royal Armouries collection studing the hammer marks inside and outside of the armour. Fr...

Justin Andrews

My strong recommendations would be: Steve Lunn (White Rose Apparel) (I've known him for years. He is professional, highly skilled and versatile. His brigs are extremely good,) Fred Ryall (Ryall Armouries) (Specalises in fire blackend armour. He has a very good eye for form, and is a really decent ch...

Justin Andrews

Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the ground...

Very nice workmanship, some lovely lateral thinking going on there, and beautifully executed.

Justin Andrews

I've been using copper roofing nails for years.
I showed a corrizina I made to Steve Lunn, and explained that I used roofing nails.

He looked at me nonplussed and said very simply "That's why they used to call them arming nails..."

Justin Andrews

My suggestion?
The weave infill could do with being a tighter mesh of thinner strips.

Other than that its looking good.

Justin Andrews

Nope, I refuse to believe it's real...

You'll have to send me the piece for independent verification.

Seriously though, that is some really lovely metal work going on there.

Justin Andrews

Where abouts are you based?

Justin Andrews

I'd be quite interested as well.

Justin Andrews

I have a (half) decent pattern for a Gjermundbu style occular at home as it happens.

Justin Andrews

* I use an English Wheel for 90% of my planishing (the other 10% is only because a radius is to tight to fit in the E-Wheel)
* WD-40 makes a really good blackening oil when sprayed on hot metal, but for the love of all thats holy, DO IT OUTSIDE!

Justin Andrews

[quote="Konstantin the Red"]"Gaffa tape." Now there's a novel spelling for gaffer tape. [quote]

Probably a UK/USA thing...

Justin Andrews

Dumnonni does look pretty sweet. I would still say it is still plenty different from the boffer-kids I had in mind. The big difference being the level of competence and commitment. I feel sorry for the OP. he probably wanted to actually talk about making dwarf-esque gear. Dumnonni is a bit of an ex...

Justin Andrews

Now, now. My stereotypes are based on subjective anecdotal evidence! And I see that they have not failed to paint a picture. Not all geeks who play with simulated weaponry are cut from the same cloth. Duke Shield-Denter Gamboised-Cuisses is probably a different sort of fellow from Boffer-Steve, the...

Justin Andrews

Behold the majesty and power of this fully armed and operational way back machine... :wink: http://web.archive.org/web/20060504031126/http://www.stormthewalls.dhs.org/Armour/SCA%20ARMOUR.HTM http://web.archive.org/web/20051215062627/http://www.stormthewalls.dhs.org/Armour/ItalianArmour.htm (The wayb...

Justin Andrews

Thank you, these patterns are really appreciated.
Your patterns really helped me out and taught me a great deal when I started making armour as a hobby, and I still refer to them.

I can see the DXF versions continuing to be as useful.

Justin Andrews

The nasal piece is the only piece that I did not make, its a casting from Ramounds Quiet press.

Justin Andrews

Sorry, crossed wires myself. My sincere apology. I don't think we'll ever really know what sort of finished existed that far back, certainly, while the coppergate helm has a darkened metal skull it can be successfully argued that this is due to oxidization from being in the well for over a thousand ...

Justin Andrews

I'm quite a fan of blackened finishes myself, quite a fair amount of historical armour had differing finishes, including fire blackening. Documentary evidence at the Royal Armouries shows that some of the plain silver armour in the RA collection is due to polishing over the intervening years, Thom R...

Justin Andrews

It is finished! http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254786_10150342346185041_558550040_10071326_767763_n.jpg http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254241_10150342346210041_558550040_10071327_3398385_n.jpg http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/249266_10150342346240041_558...

Justin Andrews

Avoid the stuff from B&Q however, I find it de-laminates if a lot of heat is applied and may crack when working it after annealing.

Not ideal mechanical properties in a brass rod...

Justin Andrews

Thanks!

Justin Andrews

I have forgiving neighbours, but only 6' x6' shop space. Still anywhere big enough to swing a hammer will do.

Looking on the bright side, your less than an hour away from leeds... Join the friends of the Royal Amouries. I look forwards to bumping into you at one of the living history fairs perphaps.

Justin Andrews

I cheat, and use a English Wheel...

Justin Andrews

Warrington might become a bit of a traffic jam nightmare in the next few years btw. (more so than it used to be) They are building a new bridge across the Mersey at Runcorn, the first act of genius is to help pay for this it will be a Toll Bridge. The second act of absolute genius is that to stop ev...

Justin Andrews

I do torrents, yes.

Justin Andrews

Does anyone have an e-copy of this book? as its seemingly impossible to find a dead tree version.

If so, would it be possible to arrange some method of sending me a copy, I'm trying to source a copy to help me finish my helm.

Thanks.
Juz

Justin Andrews

Justin - What's so bad about Warrington? as long as there is a pub or two up there it can't be all that bad :roll: I'm kind of partial to the Shropshire myself but hey there are worse places out there. I used to live in Runcorn, down river, Warrington was our watchword as kids for a boring place (w...

Justin Andrews

Your going to Warrington...

Oh my.

You have my sympathies.

Justin Andrews

Me, I get it very hot* and then quench in WD40

or

get it very very hot* and quench in Olive oil.

Both work well.

*'very hot' and 'very very hot' are qualified technical terms, honest.

Justin Andrews

Billy Radcliffe Dave Hewitt Steve Lunn Three seriously talented armours, the sort of men who take a billet of iron, heat it, and pound it over the anvil into a piece nearly identical to the original. As a result they tend to work mainly for museums & collectors, so you rarely get to see a lot of the...

Justin Andrews

How did you do the black? I used a technique inspired by your flame thrower to get it to a blue, then I sprayed WD-40 on it while it was still hot. Speaking to Steve over at White Rose, he suggested using Olive Oil, but that requires a much stronger heat than my flame thrower (modified propane torc...

Justin Andrews

Thanks. I've just realised I need to redo one of the crest bands as I've misspelt a word!
I'm a fool!

Justin Andrews

Test fitting the first part of the crest and roping. http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/223347_10150252203220041_558550040_9233947_7474476_n.jpg And test fitting the cross pieces of the crest. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/215915_10150254019865041_558550040_9252260_77938...

Justin Andrews

Chasing and Repoussing work on the inscription, major deviation from the Coppergate helm here, as I wanted something in keeping with my persona in the game I play...

Justin Andrews

Crest Roping and engraving detail at end.

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