The Armour Archive

Aaron Schnatterly

Not without modification, at a minimum... it's "sharp", or at least pointy.

Aaron Schnatterly

I am so looking forward to seeing this thing when it's done and making use of it. Pics and review will be posted once the project is complete. I should be able to make some good headway here this weekend, Victor! It's a priority for me to get this out. Glad that the buckle is to your liking... Look...

Aaron Schnatterly

Up for sale - my Arms and Armor German Rapier. Link to their site: German Rapier Pics of mine: http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/AaronSchnatterly/rapier/full.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/AaronSchnatterly/rapier/hilt1.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/AaronSchnatterly/rapi...

Aaron Schnatterly

I want to spiff up the handle a bit and I've seen some with a butt plate. Anybody has an idea about how these were atached since the handle is a full tang with scales? Yup... this should give you a clue... http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/AaronSchnatterly/Personal%20Projects/Edged/Utility/137...

Aaron Schnatterly

Check in with Talbot, too... he's got some cool stuff.

edit to add:

http://www.billyandcharlie.com/ - lots here, too.

Aaron Schnatterly

Up for auction: http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/AaronSchnatterly/Personal%20Projects/Edged/Utility/137_finished.jpg http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c321/AaronSchnatterly/Personal%20Projects/Edged/Utility/137_finished_spine.jpg This particular knife was discussed in the following thread: 14t...

Aaron Schnatterly

I've decided to halt this, with the following offer... Victor gets his purse, and I'm going to get going on it ASAP - like now - 'cause I want to get it out to him, and the weather looks PERFECT for indoor work this weekend. I'll offer similar for $100 through the end of the month, should anyone be ...

Aaron Schnatterly

I don't know what the difference is between dyes, but, at least in the Fiebings line, the white dye is totally incompatible with any other color. The stuff is like watered down whiteout, and it comes in a glass bottle.

Aaron Schnatterly

This won't be a tremendous amount of help... I'm figuring it out as well, and, while I can do some of this, putting what's happening in words isn't as easy. Note, too, that I could be totally off-base. The reason that different hammers meant for different applications are shaped the way they are is ...

Aaron Schnatterly

MJBlazek wrote:Nope nope nope... too late! He already owes me a knife, so get in line!

... funny, I was a-gonna enter the one I'm making for you, Matt...

Aaron Schnatterly

Dan has done an awesome job! Now the sword looks closer probably to the original, as the sword it copies in the Wallace has two little holes in the bottom of the escutcheons, and 99.9% certain it bore the owners arms in enamelwork. I'll pass this on to Dan. I'm sure he'll appreciate it! You have to...

Aaron Schnatterly

Thanks, Matt, Audax!

This project has become pretty special to me, too... I'm glad that we're pushing forward to help realize Chef's wishes here.

Aaron Schnatterly

Well... it's been a little while since the last update on this project. I had to turn the reins over to Dan for him to get some other work done for us. Early in the discussions I had with Chef regarding this project, it was clear to me that this sword has been his personal and preferred piece for a ...

Aaron Schnatterly

Hmmm.... seems I get a lot of "invites" like that.

I was going to offer to judge the contest, but then I reread the initial post and saw mention of a public vote - a good way to go, too, and likely more fun.

Aaron Schnatterly

... can I play? I only make knives as a hobby...

Aaron Schnatterly

Just a friendly little

Aaron Schnatterly

Both are sweet. Really sweet.

My tastes lean towards the top one... just gotta love that face plate.

Aaron Schnatterly

Thanks, Victor!

... Ok, so I'll start cutting leather!

Aaron Schnatterly

Thanks for posting these, Eric! Always fun to watch, and helpful in my own shop, as I've definitely picked up a trick or two from them.

Looking forward to future ones, too...

Aaron Schnatterly

I will never forget seeing so many green clouds.... I didnt get scared till I saw the monkeys with wings. No joke. Katrina introduced me to just how awesome good ol' Mother Nature can be. If it wasn't so serious and so deadly, I'd say it would make the best Disney World ride EVER. Freaking amazing....

Aaron Schnatterly

Beauty, Erik!

Right now, I've got a couple of commissions I need to get worked out, but after that, we probably need to have a talk.

Aaron Schnatterly

Thanks, man! (And I expect pics when yours is finished!) Some clarification on the purse in the pictures: It's dyed mahogany, so it has a nice deep brown-red color to it. It's not quite as dark as it appears in the pic, but close. I probably should have mentioned that as reference... I can do a seri...

Aaron Schnatterly

Papa needs a new sallet! Seriously... a nice raised one. I'll help make you look good, if you'll help me look good! It's a win-win! So.... let's give this a shot here. I'll make you a medieval girdle purse based off of period art and info from that killer book Purses in Pieces . I'll make it in your...

Aaron Schnatterly

I bought the cheapo knockoff set from Harbor Freight and they are crap. I should have bought the real deal, "You get what you pay for, or pay for what you get." With some exceptions, my mantra about tools is this... "I can't afford cheap tools." And who would ever do something t...

Aaron Schnatterly

How big do you want it? How often would you use it? How sturdy does it need to be? Do you have the tools and materials to make it? Do you need more than one size? Could you make the money to purchase faster by making something to sell than you'd put in making them? It'd potentially be an extremely s...

Aaron Schnatterly

Also, a good line drawing can show more details than a grainy photo. In the instances where I have both available, and the clearer the pic the better, obviously... those situations I really like. I know that often, I wish there was some detail I wanted to pick out of a pic, or some perspective that...

Aaron Schnatterly

What a gorgeous lid. Be proud to wear it, and make the rest of the kit up to that standard. ... and therein lies the issue with having cool stuff... it all has to be cool, or the not-cool stands out as much as the cool stuff does. So this is the project Hal was working on with the fluted helm skull...

Aaron Schnatterly

Now for a scabbard. What should it look like? Typical knife sheaths of the mid 13th into at least the 16th were leather over leather cores. The knife you made is similar in form to a number of ones found in London excavations and dredges. If this were my project to do, I'd shoot for a sheath that c...

Aaron Schnatterly

Aaron based of the drawing you posted m the butt cap is attatched via a peined tank extension. Actually probably to big of a tang extension as I ground down the extension to about 7/16" diam, and wound up having to use the torch to pien it down decent. As I had allready attached the horn scale...

Aaron Schnatterly

Aaron the butt cap is actually a piece of 12g mild steel scrap. Yes its has an apple seed cross section, I think smoothing out pieces of armour lends to that cross section easier than any other. I actually wanted to do a wooden handle but didn't have anything laying around, I did though still have ...

Aaron Schnatterly

Are you in the US? If you can't find anyone close to you, and could get them to me relatively quickly, I could do them. I'd look for someone close first though, no sense in you paying a lot in shipping them around. I was thinking the same way, but my queue is overflowing at the moment... Someone is...

Aaron Schnatterly

There may be other ways that work equally well, but for me, I'll be re-gloving my practice/sparring gaunts the same way, 'cause it's just so secure. The fingers just have to stay in place.

What're you using them for?

Aaron Schnatterly

Matt- You will have to secure the fingers, the palm, and the wrist. You can also hit the cuff, but not necessary, unless SCA regs dictate. Here's a pic of my gaunts (taken from Jiri's site, since it's so clear) - and then some commentary on what works with them and why. http://www.luciferarmoury.com...

Aaron Schnatterly

Wish I could have helped, Cat! Looking through the available materials helped me, 'cause now I have a better idea of what's where, and in what quantity. Cool thing about this archive is that pretty much everyone is willing to help everyone out. Big-time props to those who do, be it with info, materi...

Aaron Schnatterly

Sorry, Cat... checked my stash at home - too thin, and not enough - and checked all the possibles here at the shop. Might be able to find some wire at the hardware store here, but it's a small-town deal, so it's kind of random what'll be there or not. All of the brass rod I have here is 1/8 inch, wh...

FS: Arms & Armor German Rapier

Auction: Medieval Knife

Auction - custom 14th - 15th C Medieval Purse