I really hope you guys can help me figure this out. I am wondering about the clothes and amour of the 12 century soldier. http://www.smb.nu/svenskakrig/medeltida_krigforing/utrustning.asp Look on the second picture from below and the rightmost soldier with a kiteshield. This is how the author depict...

I haven´t read the whole thread but one thing came up in my mind as soon as I saw the gambesonpicture.. it is way to thin to be used in other ways than sparring. A full force blow with a sword on a person wearing that gambeson would suffer severe damage and die. In other words.. that test is mislea...

Jehan: Getting one in trade? Indeed sir, it is a gift. Andres: That is fantastic. Peter Johnssons did the whole of medievalism a great favour when he put that drawing together. What kind of buckles, belt tips, chape. etc are you decorating it with? (I see a black buckle in pic 1.) Since I re-enact ...

terribleCabbage wrote:Oh, very nice.

(... Got a pattern for it on you? )

I used Peter Johnssons well known pattern. It made it all very easy.


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Hmm.. weird.. I tried to add the picture of it but it didn´t work. I have seen it numerous times in the forums though.

Eh, it would look better.... on my hip! :lol: Very nicely done. Is the lambskin sturdy enough to hold the weight at the cut through points? I've been trying to figure out how to make a nice scabbard for awhile and the choice of leather is part of what is holding me back. Thanks! Under the lambskin ...

REALLY impressive. Do you happen to have a pic of the other side, as well? I've seen three different patterns of how to do this, and I still can't figure it out...but your pic clarified something for me. Everything for you! I however used a quite thick leather. Leather is very expensive here and ca...

M. Eversberg II wrote:Very nice; where did you learn?

Thanks! I learned by myself. This is actually my second attempt in making scabbards.

Just wanted to show off my new scabbard. I made it around a plywoodcore with a piece of oak at the mouth for the looks and used lambskin for the body and cow leather for the belt. I also glued 3 diamondshaped wooden tiles onto the body before covering it with the lambskin, thus creating a pattern in...

Andres What is the name of the style of helmet? I love the look of it and have been searching for a pattern for something like that for about a month now without success. Would you be willing to share the pattern? So sorry for the late answer, but every year after the "medieval season" I get very t...

A little late, but a good chance to show off my teutonic character.
I am not sure how this forum works yet, so I am not sure I´ll manage to post a picture or not. Well.. let´s hope for the best.