The Armour Archive

Smilingotter

I have one, but I'm not sure it's combat grade. I'll try to get pictures for you soon.

Smilingotter

If you watch Game of Thrones, there was a character (Ser Vardis) wearing an almost identical set of armor - different helmet though. He was the one Bronn fought in the Eyrie during Tyrion's trial by combat.

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Nice.

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Beautiful! What does it say on the haft?

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He hasn't been around here since mid May. I agree - he needs to be checked on.

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Holy wow! That's awesome.

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Double snazzy!

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I'm an occasional user of my HF shear. It works plenty well enough for my needs.

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One of the contestants on "Forged in Fire" was a guy named Trent Tye, of Purgatory Iron Works. He's got a channel on Youtube with LOTS of helpful videos. I appreciate his attitude - "don't worry if you can't afford 50 hammers, 20 tongs, and a $300 anvil, here are things you can afford while you're g...

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I saw this video recently, on turning long handled pliers from HF into tongs suitable for railroad spikes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWhAw09fu6U

I'm sure they can be modified for other purposes as well.

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Excellent work, on both the helmet and the son with great taste in movies.

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Snazzy.

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Robert of Canterbury wrote:for Michaelmass this weekend,

http://pbsn3.pbworks.com/f/StMichael1.JPG

http://pbsn3.pbworks.com/w/page/100389741/St%20Michael

Very nice! Lost wax casting?

Smilingotter

Ok, I'll keep looking for vise ideas. I'll also get some more practice with the twisting wrench.

Marcos, I wish I could take credit for the picture above, but I just found it as an example of the sort of thing I'd like to do.

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I've been dallying with blacksmithing recently, and want to try my hand at something like this: http://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6323495/il_fullxfull.264033938.jpg The thought occurred to me that a vise with a gap in the center (making the vise kind of "U" shaped) would be very handy at making symme...

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My feet would rattle around in them, otherwise I'd be more than interested...

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Sold.

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Sold, pending payment.

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Dropped the price a bit.

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The book is in almost new condition, though the dust cover has a few small tears.

$50 $40, plus $10 shipping to anywhere in the CONUS.

Lots of looks, but no bites. Haggling time...

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I have remarkably little experience with it myself, other than stripping a necklace of galvy chainmaille as an experiment. Yes, it eagerly wanted to rust after that. If I were to experiment further, I'd rinse, dry, and oil it right after its bath. Neutralizing the vinegar with more than just running...

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Drop it in vinegar - outdoors, and leave it be - and it won't be galvy for long...

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There are a number of those that are being made or have been made by folks on the Replica Prop Forum (www.therpf.com) but I haven't seen any in steel. I haven't looked at every one, though.

If nothing else, their build threads should give folks plenty of ideas about how it could be done.

Smilingotter

You are all going on my Liszt.

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Not furniture, but I've enjoyed making desktop trebuchets and onagers. I still need to build a ballista at some point.

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That breastplate is beautiful.

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Groovy.

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I love that commercial. And nice armour!

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Excellent work. I built both a mangonel and a trebuchet, and they're sitting on a shelf in my office. I need a ballista to complete the set.

Congratulations to her!

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OWWW! Please feel free to not share pictures of "after."

May your healing be swift and certain.

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Thanks! Another mystery of the universe solved.

Other than the neglect, it is a pretty piece of work. I think I'll clean it up, wax it, and make some sort of display.

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Here he is:

http://s116.photobucket.com/user/Tuaidh ... g.jpg.html
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o22/ ... 8.jpg.html
http://s116.photobucket.com/user/Tuaidh ... y.jpg.html

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I'll get a picture up this evening.

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I have the HF model, and that's pretty much how I set mine - precision isn't my strong suit, I tend to eyeball it. I know it's not a Beverly, and I'm not using every weekend, much less every day, but I've been very pleased with its performance. Now if they'd just go back to selling replacement blade...

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Fan-damn-tastic.

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