The Armour Archive

Rainald

What the hardest armouring project you have ever attempted? For me I would have to say full-hinged greaves. What a pain in the butt! I spent more time on this then anything else I have ever made in plate. And Iâ€™m still not real happy with how it turned out. There are so many complex curves when yo...

Rainald

When I first started fighting I looked at everything.Too much information coming at once. As I gained some experience I tried to focus on major body parts to try and figure out what was coming. For example shoulder drop-leg coming; elbow rise/wrist down/shoulderrotation =offside head. Now I really d...

Rainald

When a knight is out of armour, I personally think that they should dress in a manner befitting their station. I had not really though about it much in my early years but do now. I agree, in armour and out they should stand out from the crowd as an example. I find it hard to have respect for someon...

Rainald

A question for you all: Do you consider patterns posted on the AA to be intellectual property? Or once we post them its free game to all for what ever use they want? Including using your patterns to make armour throw up on EBAY. In other words making money off your work and creativity. I have posted...

Rainald

I used the 2 really small method on mine and they worked well. Never had any plates shift at all.

Rainald

Just got word today we get to have some official type from the local city hall observe our fighter practice this week to make sure everythings okey dokey and we are not a menace to the social order. (See original post) You know you you can't take to many chances when armoured barbarians are in the p...

Rainald

I just finished a pair of these the other day. It's easy, just print it out. Then go 10 by 10 squares on the grid of each pattern and draw a box. Place on a copier and zoom the pattern what ever percentage needed so your box prints out 1X1". Then your pattern is sizzed right and should fit a narrow ...

Rainald

Here is a few ways that work for me. "WARNING" this is completely wrong if your looking for historical accuracy. #1. Use a martial arts piece of headgear found in almost any bigger sporting goods store. Usually red or blue colored and especially designed to absorb blows to your noggin. The only modi...

Rainald

To many of us it looks like the fighter is just hiding behind a large board and waiting for an opening as the other fighter trys to get around it. No finesse there just patience. Exactly! I feel like Iâ€™m cheating if I bring a huge old shield out to hide behind. Thatâ€™s why I have retired all my ...

Rainald

I have made one before and used the following method: I made a wooden form out of hardwood, basically a set of pecs and abs carved out with a router. Then used it sort of as a stake to form over. That was a few years ago. Version II is going to be done via repousse. Using various surfaces (rubber ma...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tybolt: ...rainald, the demi is a simplified version of your patern, there should be a credit to you somewhere in that mess of a site... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Ya, tha...

Rainald

Wow, looked at your site and got a serious case of deja vu when looking at your demi gauntlet pattern. Where did you get the idea for that since it's not based on any historical precedent?

Rainald

I did today. We moved practice from my house to a park about 25 minutes away for the good of the group. We fought there for over a year with no problems, but today some mochi eating a**hole calls the local version of police and complains. Midget police guy shows up on a scooter and basically shuts u...

Rainald

If you go with 7/8" space between bars and have a center bar running vertically you shoul be fine. Don't forget to allow for a healthy overlap on either side of your face. It works fairly well if you make the outside frame to match your helm first. Then measure for the vertical bar, taking into acco...

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by losthelm: I recived a registered kendo sword but lack the rest of the gear is there any one with specks and or patterns and pictures on constructing armour? <HR></BLOCKQ...

Rainald

If your in Panama City, FL you have a good group there to get started, go a little further east and you can hang with the people in Phoenix Glade (Ft. Walton Beach), go a little further east and your in the Barony of Arenal (Pensacola, Fl). Wait till March and you can go to Gulf Wars (Lumberton,MS)a...

Rainald

The only blackning I have seen that lasted was a helm I own that was heat blued, I'm guessing using an oxy/acet rig. I got it used as the third owner. Everything else seems to wear or ssscratch off real easy exposing bright metal underneath. Olaf from Westlig Sternig (or something like that) makes a...

Rainald

Looks nice!

Just curious, how you went with latigo demi's and only one bottom lame?

Rainald

As far as the gorget goes, it really depends on how your built. I have a really long neck, some of my friends doen't appeaar to have one. Check the AA pattern archive to see how yours compare. I believe there are at least 3 of them listed. As far as initial piece of armour, gorget or simple spaulder...

Rainald

Nah, don't glue it into a mosiac, that would be a waste. Use it for jewelry or scrimshaw projects, or inlay it into a musical instrument or as part of a chess board.

Or send it to me, I'll find a use

Rainald

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Timo: ...I look for Heroes...Timo Ansteorra <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm interested. Can you please elaborate on your definition of "heroes"?. [This message has been edi...

Rainald

I have no idea what the hell a "natural" vs a "real" waist means but here is some measurements to put things in scale. 185-195 lbs, 6'1", 33 waist/35 inseam, 44L jacket that has to taken in at the sides to fit right. When I wear my globose or placart I can bend at the waist while wearing it with no ...

Rainald

Take my globose pattern and just modify the top to suit your needs.

Rainald

It's kind of hard to explain but let me try. Do you think people "game" the system when they use a different shield (bigger,lighter,etc.) for a crown tourney or war than what they would do for their normal fighting? The same thing goes for armour, say they wear a 45 lb kit normally but drop down to ...

Rainald

So this horse walks into a bar and sits down. The bartender turn to him and says, "Hey bud, why the long face?" baaadummp! Ok now that I got that out of my system can I ask a question? How much does it cost on average to keep a horse on a monthly basis. Both in your back pasture or stabled somewhere...

Rainald

How about something besides "I (fill in blank here)the SCA" for a change? Like the subject says. I finally rotate out of Japan (5 years to long)back to the real world in the near future and would like to know is up with them. I have never even seen one. I fight with a padded glaive with thrusty on a...

Rainald

I think your money would be better spent on getting a piece of rail road track, a 4" shotput on a stick, and the bottom of an oxygen tank.

Rainald

I use one in my sallet, it works great.

Rainald

I found this site and was impressed by the nicely done barwork on their early period helms. I guess you can do a fairly period looking helm with a partial bargrill without it looking like crap.

http://www.ironwolfarmouries.com/gallery/index.html

Rainald

I use 8-10oz leather on my wrap plates, running the full length of the plate. It works well and makes it easy to pound out the occasional dent right through the leather. For vambraces I use brass cabinet hinges and cut to size. It works well if you cut a notch into either side of the metal so the hi...

Rainald

Try to teach more at fighter practice instead of trying to be in every single bout.

Rainald

Do you think that as a general rule, you should use weapons that would have been appropriate to your personna? In a tourney, pas Dâ€™arms or demo, yes. It really chaps my a** to see some genri-fighter using a katana with tsuba while wearing a spangenhelm. At practice or a war I have no problem with...

Rainald

..Are there any other everyday tasks that you have found to be good for your combat muscles?.... Actually yes, as mentioned before, lots of waxing of cars and bikes and polishing of armour. Good for the muscles, but I think I have done some degenerative...

Rainald

Or you could always do a compromise of the two like I did. Build full finger gauunts and then build lightweight clamshells over the top. Gives you good grip, protects well and makes the marshalls happy.

Rainald

Hell no!, your never to old. I'm 43 and go full tilt at practice for a couple of hours a week. A few words of advice though as you get started: -start conditioning your self right away -keep your fluids up -make sure you get a pell and practice -get into an extensive streching routine daily, it real...

Hardest armouring project you ever had?

Pattern Use

Ever had your fighter practice shut down by the cops?

Are you being true to your fighting?

Please explain the rational for unpadded Glaives?

Pics of nicely done barwork on helms