The Armour Archive

Armourkris

another thing to consider is that after time most clear coats start to get a little yellowish, though i don't think is would survive long enough for that to happen in frequently used armour. something I've been wanting to try on armour for a while is Gibbs penetrating oil. I used it on a machete bla...

Armourkris

interestingly enough that mail and plates suit is wearing greaves for vambraces.

Armourkris

Yep, it's mislabeled as a greave. Here's a picture of one done up on a mannequin leg with a greave as well. m the geaves are also often labeled as gauntlets, and there are a a number of images of mannequins wearing them as such m If anyone is interested i can start posting progress pics here as i pu...

Armourkris

I'm working on some maille and plates cuise for myself right now and I've noticed that a number of existent ones have a buckle right at the top center point. m that image shows it really well. So, am i correct in assuming that they would be hung from a belt of some sort? does anyone have any images ...

Armourkris

Scaled fingers = good for cut and thrust, bad for ratan

Armourkris

I seem to recall someone mentioning that these guys used to be Azon. That said, I haven't heard anything about their products or customer service.

Armourkris

I can get you any pictures you want of my maille and plates, but to the best of my knowledge it's not historically accurate, closely inspired but not true to what we have left now. I've also got a couple good links for online images, I know you don't need them, but I'm sure someone will enjoy them. ...

Armourkris

I honestly don't know, I'm just passing on the list i got, i would however really like to see that blade added myself.

Armourkris

I copped this off one of my face-crack groups. figured it would be appreciated here Approved Cut and Thrust Blades As of February 2009 Alchem Inc.: Broadsword SafeFlex (1 Â¼" forte) Angus Trim: Practice Rapier (ATPR01) Practice Sidesword (DDPR01) Dagger (AT1691) Darkwood Armory: DA1PR Practice ...

Armourkris

If there are any metal finishing businesses in your area you could see if any of them wave a large enough tumbler, slide hone, or vibratory cleaning machine. any of those should be able to bring that from where you are to a near mirror finish and wherever in between you'd like. at my shop we'd proba...

Armourkris

There is 238 plates total and the plates are 41/4" long. My entirely UN-scientific experimentation on the overlap tells me that i have an easier time throwing a steep enough thrust to wedge between the plates from below then i do from above. That said I think once you'd got under the plate you ...

Armourkris

ya know, i honestly don't know. more than i thought i would though.
I'm going to have to do a few repairs after practice tonight, so I'll work out the number of plates and get back to you.

Armourkris

To answer your questions Norman, I Overlapped the plates upside down accidentally actually. When i made the upper chest plates i put it together upside down and didn't notice until after it was all together. Instead of dismantling it and reversing all the overlaps i just decided to run with it. As f...

Armourkris

Baron Alejandro the plates are 4 1/4" inches long. My chest is exactly 36" around, i wanted 8 rows of plates, so 4 1/2" was my magic number. from there i dropped it down to 4 1/4" to allow for the maille between each column. I just used a pair of tin snips to cut the banding, and...

Armourkris

DAMN IT i had a whole reply typed out then i lost my connection to the network. SO, here goes again. When i built my breast and back i made a tutorial as i went, it can be found here m it covers pretty much everything construction related. as for the toughness, The banding is 20 gauge, and fairly co...

Armourkris

If you can find, or make something to use as a positive and negative mould then making your own lexan eye cups should be simple, You;ll have to look up the specific temperature, but i know our oven can get hot enough for you to do it in your kitchen.

Armourkris

There is a welded seam behind the nasal where i cut out a wedge, so it started out as a bit of a cone, from there i just lightly dished it like any other chunk of steel. i'd say the perf plate moves like a gauge or 2 less than it actually is. Once i had it dished to my liking i screamed and swore fo...

Armourkris

Here's my cut and thrust helmet.
all 16 gauge, with the perf plate powder coated flat black. It's inspired by zishagge and chichak stye helmets.

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh25 ... 120001.jpg

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh25 ... 120002.jpg

not the best pictures, but they're what i got.

Armourkris

I've got a heater made from 1/4 inch plywood faced with an old streetsign. i curved the aluminum face a little past where i wanted toe final curve to be, then bent the plywood shield into it and riveted it around the edged. after that i covered it with canvas and edged it with rawhide. after all tha...

Armourkris

that's always been one of my favorite helmets, and that's a nice job of making one.

What were the trickiest parts of it? I've wanted to build one of these for a while now, so it may come in handy.

Armourkris

Do we get to see pictures? ya know we all love pics

Armourkris

I've got a great big 6 barreled tumbler that i use for polishing and de-burring at work. I love it. It should be relatively easy to make one, the cement mixer is actually a really good idea. I'd recommend getting the inside rino lined first though, that will make it noticeably quieter and greatly in...

Armourkris

My search-fu is weak, but i remember a few years back someone here made some splinted bazubands by riveting together a number or strips that were more or less hockey stick shaped.

maybe someone here can track down pics or the thread itself.

Armourkris

well, more like 12 than 2 Estaban, but thats besides the point. If i can ever figure out what happened to my camera I'll take a picture of my porch, then you can really see a small workspace.

Armourkris

I originally made it for SCA Heavy fighting, and recently i've been using it for cut and thust.

Armourkris

I'm planing on building some lamellar in the near future from 1 1/4" pallet banding.
the plates in my maille and plates are 4" lengths of 1 1/4" banding and they hold up fine. I think they endure similar stresses to lamellar plates.

Armourkris

I'd love to, i actually bought my first helm from you. Unfortunately, I'm on the wrong side of the country.

Armourkris

You could get a helm powder coated in any color you can imagine, but make sure to have it sandblasted first or the powder wont be nearly as durable.
I had my legs powder coated and have hammered some good sized dents out of them without needing any touch ups.

Armourkris

a ball peen hammer will definitely work for dishing, It's what i started with.
It will however require more bougeing and or planishing if you don't want your finished cop to have a surface texture like a sack of marbles.

Armourkris

That's exactly what i did. I started by tracing my hand with my fingers spread Vulcan style, then cut out the thumb and the 2 fingers plus a bit of extra length. from there i used some nuts and bolts to hold the leather in place on the gauntlet wile i fine tuned the length. after that i started cutt...

Armourkris

The perf plate has a welded seam under the nasal, then from there i dished it lightly. getting it to fit in the cheek plates was just a matter of cursing and swearing for about 4 hours of fitting, re-shaping, re fitting and so on. once i got it fitting close i had it powder coated flat black, then t...

Armourkris

Mostly, i really wanted to show off my new hat. I built it for SCA Cut and Thrust. it's 16 gauge throughout and inspired by zischagge and chichak style helms. I wont say it's accurate, but it does have the right feel to it. <a href="http://s258.photobucket.com/albums/hh259/armourkris/recent%20projec...

Armourkris

i'm one of those people. mostly, it's all about having cool neighbors. in my old apartment i had an elevator shaft to one side, and air to the other, so i only had to worry about the people below me. they had a band, and the guy below them was a drummer. so we all ended up coming to the agreement th...

Armourkris

I'm really not sure how long the maille and plates took me. i made it off and on over a few months. the bazubands however only took me a couple afternoons after work

Armourkris

When i made my Bazubands i made a tutorial. it's for steel ones with a welded elbow, though riveting it would be just as easy

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bazuban ... _forearms/

Maille and plates cuise, what are they hung from?

Approved cut and thrust blades as of Feb. 09

My new hat and a few other recent projects. lots o pics