The Armour Archive

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I learned to make armour by making armour. But, I am an autodidact.

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I was trying this with long quick weld lines. Little-tacks would probably be a much better idea, and give the heat places to go. I'll try standing it straight up next time, too. I had it sitting upright at about 45 degrees. My mig welder's low setting is for 18-22 ga. steel. Even then, it seems to ...

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Lamellar is effective protection. A plastron works fine as hidden armour. Barrel plastic lorica whatevers are going to be like nuclear waste: they'll never leave the environment and they'll always be toxic. But doing things bassackwards is the SCA way. Carry on.

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Looks like it's smoking a cigarette.

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I'm co-piloting this armoring. Being a woman I'm a tad less worried about the female body armor and have been wearing a standard male breast plate since I started with the sole exception being that it is a little more bent to shape properly. We are not using segmentata, we just haven't found any ot...

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Well, up to now we've been dealing with the key being cheap armor, mostly barrels. So things like lamellar aren't too feasible. Right now we are doing everyone in a Lorca style plate, but we were discussing about other designs, hence why the question started. If money and materials and time weren't...

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Hey, welcome back. :) I've got a pattern for hourglass gauntlets, but they've got fingers, not mittens shaped like fingers. Thank you, kind sir. I'd love to see your pattern. I'm most interested in the cuff and metacarpal. I can probably fake the fingers. Also I can weld now, getting my degree in m...

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Hourglass finger mittens.

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I've been asked to teach on occasion. I will lead the student as far away from the fighting area as possible and maybe have five minutes to cover the info they need before some yahoo comes and takes over unasked.

It is asinine.

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I'd get the vibram simply for the durability and protection given to the leather sole.

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This is a most excellent thread.

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Sweet baby buddha

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There are few things more exhilarating than making a good cut with a sword.

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Very cool.

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It an overview, not focused on the Medieval period at all.

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There is a very readable book called The Botany of Desire that gives an interesting history of the interaction between humans and apples, potatoes, tulips and cannabis. I highly recommend it.

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I'm planning on covering both sides of the CoP as some others have mentioned. Granted, I might be over-building with this weight but I wanted the durability of leather without the cost, leatherworking tools, etc. There is really no need to cover the interior. It will add extra weight and add extra ...

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Blaine de Navarre wrote:The peened end goes on the outside, the head goes on the inside, so it shouldn't damage what's underneath.

This is the correct answer.

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Whatever you do, remember that if you streak Vitus' garments with paint, he will blow up your car while it sits in your driveway.

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Audax, OK, I have had a few hours to think about this. Is is that you are asking how a mail standard would be attached to, or integrated with a rigid of semi rigid defense, in order to make it SCA legal? I would make a spring steel "dog collar" that hinged in the front, and closed in back with a lo...

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Those are super sweet.

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Insomnia kicked in and since the shin guards came in yesterday, I figures I'd spend some time in the shop! Got one done and I really like how the fit, feel, and look! Should get the other done tomorrow/today... :wink: It'll kick my Varangian kit up a notch or two! The way I made them look, would pr...

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Here is the standard I spoke of earlier. I made the collar and the hollow of the throat of slightly denser mail, but it is really not dense enough to make a difference. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-inlO_dRv1Do/TqGotiURTTI/AAAAAAAAAMo/2FGfwjHMskM/s400/SDC14608.JPG If anyone is interested, I ca...

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Marshal ignorance.

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I think it is a very cool idea.

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No problem, most welcome.

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Should be very little shrinkage if you use the soak and bake method. There is a bazuband pattern in the pattern archive that is adaptable to leather. You will have to adapt it a bit and make your own tweaks.

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I don't have the same problem with plastic that some people do. Unfortunately, most plastic gets poor treatment in the SCA and just looks bad. Here is my caveat- if the plastic weighs the same, and has the right shape, I really don't have issue with it. Plastic CoP's, cuisses, etc, all covered with...

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It will be ugly.

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Lamellar over a tunic over a sports bra should be more than sufficient.

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I also wear pj pants. Cheap, breathable, durable and easy to find.

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The visors were used contemporaneously and varied mainly upon the preference of the wearer. http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_spot_bascinet.html

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I got kind of a setback when I was recently told I would never be as strong as any of the guys and I needed to keep that in mind as I moved forward with my fighting. It won't lie. It made me take pause as to whether I wanted to continue. But I figured if I can't be strong then I'll have to figure o...

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Outremer 10th-12th centuries.

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Baillistol. Works on anything and is pretty safe.

Re: need a 7pc wrap

Re: Welding tips for enclosed thumbs on gauntlets?

Re: Female fighter body armor question

Re: Maxim at Wild Armoury does it again.

Re: Female fighter body armor question

Re: Female fighter body armor question

Re: What patterns do people want to see in a pattern archive

Re: What patterns do people want to see in a pattern archive

Re: unsolicited advice on fighting.

Re: A Question for the Turnshoe Crowd

Re: A better riveted mail standard, ideas?

Re: Halloween 2011 - Waistcoat Cuirass + clothing

Re: Leg cutting

Re: The Seven Sheilds of Behaim

Re: Article about the history of the apple

Re: Article about the history of the apple

Re: 14oz Linen or 16oz Hemp for a CoP?

Re: Nails for a cloth CoP - how to keep them from poking?

Re: Plastidip

Re: A better riveted mail standard, ideas?

Re: Italian pouch-god thread/website.

Re: Leather covered shins / greaves

Re: A better riveted mail standard, ideas?

Re: Question About Neck/Chin Protection - From a Newcomer

Re: Leather covered shins / greaves

Re: Visor Change

Re: Need Bazuband Pattern

Re: Is there a "NO PLASTIC. PERIOD" Movement in the SCA?

Re: two handed weapons with a basket hilt+guantlet

Re: Female Chest Protection

Re: Fighting pants, what keeps cool and resists abrasion?

Re: Visor Change

Re: Health and Fitness in SCA Combat

Re: Where, when and what class would you place this kit?

Re: Gauntlet gloves