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PatternWeld

Trade has been shipped, check your PM's

PatternWeld

I've used them at various times to cut as thin as garment weight and as thick as 12-14 oz veg tan.

For veg it helps to moisten the leather before cutting and if it has any hint of rawhide in it... good luck.

PatternWeld

Transfer your design to the wood.... Use a chisel no thicker than the old hacksaw, bandsaw, high tensile banding you are going to use and tap in a channel to a roughly even depth following your lines. Using as few pieces as possible, bend your bandsaw/hacksaw/banding to match your pattern lines. If ...

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Paypal for combined lames & splints sent

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Got the helm today.... It is a wonderfull example of the kind of bascinet that was produced in the 80's... really nice & pointy. Blackened, well loved & taken care of. There's a couple spots that are a lil lumpy but 15 minutes on a helmet ball with a neoprene hammer or hardwood slapper will ...

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may I also call dibs on a set of arm splints in addition? What will my total be for the 2 sets, arm & leg, the lame auction & combined shipping? Will it all fit in a $14.95 flat rate?

PatternWeld

Any chance of a double soled 14th century with clenched hobnails in that "One of a kind" section?

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Dibs with a ? can shipping be combined on other auctions?

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$15

thats what? about $0.50 per lame

PatternWeld

While you are going nutso on materials.... do you think you'll ever have any of these instock?

PatternWeld

Might even get a full sleeve from those mixed with hardened leather.... Now wouldn't that just be ugly mixed with some carved and painted designs and some decorated rivet washers like Clang sells? Hell with only a few extra drill points one could even install a canvas linnen padded liner inside....

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You are ruining my dream of a quickie "gladiator" sleeve.......

$13.75

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Go Stonekeep go!

Whats the damn point if you no longer enjoy what you do? Follow your muse.

PatternWeld

Try these guys http://armourandcastings.com/index.php?page=0&_a=viewCat&catId=13 Edit: While I don't have time to pull sources for you I'll offer this. We know that the guardsmen came from different areas, Rus, Danes, English etc.. and that they wore different gear. Its not unplausible that ...

PatternWeld

You are only cutting fairly thin leather? Wood blocks and old hacksaw blades, a few hours to build and you can knock em out with a mallet.

PatternWeld

But thats the best place to get armour on the cheap! Ask any Viking....

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Look no further than http://www.kultofathena.com/helmets.asp for your answer.

Seriously folks we vote with our $ if you don't want stuff like that to be your only choice, support your artists.

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I jumped on for 2 reasons.... The style reminds me of the type of bascinet I used to see in the mid 80's around Caid.... nostalgia. It should clean up well and I'll install verveilles, new leathers and if the aventail is in good shape I'll re-attach it. If not I have an extra flat ring Knut I'll tos...

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My bank account is very lucky those arms won't fit me..... but I'm not too happy about that.

Good luck on your sale, very nice gear

PatternWeld

20% cupon & get to the sidewalk sale EARLY

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I really appreciate the input the folks in the know have contributed. I'm going to go ahead and get a shirt from them on the basis of weight, durability and the fact that some maille is better than NO maille.

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Wow I would so love to visit again... and I actually have projects to work on.

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PM sent

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Bump because those are some pretty cool tinned Hobnails. Hope you get your investment back.

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InsaneIrish wrote:Perhaps we have been a bit harsh, I appoligize.

Irish apologized for jumping someone? *Faints*

PatternWeld

Old washing machine motors.... they are designed to take a higher torque load. They can also be had very affordably

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Hit up Jackie at Shamrock Armoury.... I bet he'd come close to that range for a munitions grade.

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Paypal sent

Thanks!

PatternWeld

I don't want to come off like a jerk here but I think there is information that might be helpfull The strip steel is produced today by several companies and sold as "High tensile" banding. Brand new, painted and waxed it's sold for about $178.00 a coil. Most companies that supply this at p...

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Sorry Sean I have a cheap and super reliable source for medium/high carbon strip steel... was just saying this is great steel for folks doing their own pattern welded steel...

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Shipped today. Allow me to mirror your sentiment Felix.

Hail Chivalry!

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Ugh I don't even have printed checks.... Paypal also offers both buyer and seller some protections.

I will pass then but this helm has amazing potential for the super cheap price you are offering it for... with a aventail no less.

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