The Armour Archive

Knight Sir James

Here's my take on the arming points portion:

http://james-anderson-iii.com/tutorials ... ing.points

It's a little outdated, as I've since moved the leather patches to the inside and only the points are visible on the outside.

Knight Sir James

Wade, thank you for the post and the insight. I have not had success with that method; that may be due to the nature of cased greaves vs schynbalds, or maybe my leg shape. I have small ankles, and large calves. When flexing, my calf muscle moves up and down the back of my leg a bit; not a huge amoun...

Knight Sir James

Here's some pictures of mine]: Thank you!!! that works for me! now does the string in front stay in place? does it tend to try to slide forward and become undone? Thanks! Glaukos You're welcome. As long as it's snug between two "lugs" on the sole of the shoe, and isn't at some crazy angle, it won't...

Knight Sir James

Possibly loosening the strap / making the leather hinge on the other side longer, but I'm not sure about the safety aspect of that. Doesn't look like you have any room to narrow it out and extend it forward. Maybe get one a size larger? I'd ask Stonekeep directly and see what he says.

Knight Sir James

This one?

http://spiers-saddlery.stores.yahoo.net ... osime.html

The steeper angle goes towards the front.

Knight Sir James

Hi Will. I normally am, yes, but recently I have been wearing them without, hence the issues. Unfortunately, no, there's no loop on the back of my greave. I assume that used in conjunction with a pin on the front would help keep pressure off of the front of the foot. Lucian, are you wearing Sabaton...

Knight Sir James

Here's some pictures of mine: http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t8/jba3/medieval/armor/sabatons/th_2012-05-23122619.jpg http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t8/jba3/medieval/armor/sabatons/th_2012-05-23122600.jpg http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t8/jba3/medieval/armor/sabatons/th_2012-05-23122607.j...

Knight Sir James

Noe, did you get these yet? He's been posting stuff constantly on facebook. I'll ping him again if needed.

Knight Sir James

This must be the one he is talking about... as I sent this kit to Aaron. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/halberds/AaronsToolKit.JPG Hal Hal, How much for the T-Stake with the upturned end? I have the same question. After setting some rivets on a pair of greaves using the offset ball, I realiz...

Knight Sir James

Half wrap plates like that can be easily bent in/out a bit to match the curve of your arm better. For the price, they're good starter / interim gear.

Knight Sir James

Heard from AL today that these were sold.

Knight Sir James

I second the curled vambraces for time constraints, then replace them later as time allows (after this fair). One thing you can do with vambraces (or rerebrace, cuisse, greaves, tassets, breast/back...) is leave extra material at the sides, and after it's shaped, trim the sides flush, so that you on...

Knight Sir James

I once also had a similar problem with him. I happened to catch him while he was gone for some military training. As soon as he got back everything went smoothly. You might say..... smoothly as Ice :D Ha! http://instantrimshot.com/ :twisted: Welcome back the other side of the pond, IceFalcon!

Knight Sir James

Bought from him multiple times; he never charged me until the item shipped. As mentioned, he is out of the country. I am sure your item will ship & you will be charged when he gets back to the states.

Knight Sir James

Lloyd wrote:To some of those folks, their armour probably seemed to be an illusion....

I nearly fell off my chair laughing. Totally did not expect that!

Knight Sir James

As always, I can't recommend AL enough. I have a pair of these arms, and love them. And this set is a steal at that price!

Knight Sir James

Ugh! I wish I did. He's in one of my favorite harness styles. I hope this comes out on DVD that we can get in the states, or something.

Knight Sir James

I emailed for info a little while back when he was having his sale. We traded a few emails over the course of a few days (which in this business, is fast response!). Frank extended the sale prices to me, even though I bought after the sale, just because we were discussing options on items that I was...

Knight Sir James

Pointed under the shoes and tied through the holes on top seems like the right way. Like lacing mail chausses with points under the feet. It would mean no changes to the shoes. But the purpose of the laces is to keep the sabaton from sliding down the shoe. Since the toe is pointy, unless it was fir...

Knight Sir James

Congrats on the new venture, Lloyd! I was happy with the final result of the show. Whether it was 'rigged' or not, I'm glad to see the guy doing it to help give his daughter a better future won. They may have stripped the historical armor and "freed jousting from the history geeks", but in the end,...

Knight Sir James

As usual, it was mostly a weekend to wander and talk. I did part with a few things and I bought 2 things: http://www.allenantiques.com/A-214.html http://www.allenantiques.com/A-215.html The first was sold as a pair of arms. It does include a pair of vambraces and another elbow, but they aren't all ...

Knight Sir James

Pointed under the shoes and tied through the holes on top seems like the right way. Like lacing mail chausses with points under the feet. It would mean no changes to the shoes. This would be a reasonable short term approach since it avoids putting holes in your shoes, though it has a couple drawbac...

Knight Sir James

Try facebook again? He's active on there every now and then. Seems like a huge hoopla for him to just put them in a box and ship them, after they were paid for so long ago.

Knight Sir James

Let us take, as a rather extreme example, Maximilian armor. All those flutes effectively *reduce* the efficacy of the glancing surfaces. It was also at it's highest popularity around the time of the 'puffed and slashed' clothing. Also, see the Roggendorf armor. As another example, would you be kick...

Knight Sir James

Fantastic work!

Knight Sir James

I use a drill press for the holes and once I drill the first hole, it the drill bit always wants to go back into the first hole when I want to drill another one to make a slot. Center punch, like Buster said, but also don't make the holes directly next to each other. It should be a little bit "fart...

Knight Sir James

+1 for Frank @ Viking Leather. I ordered a couple sets of shoes "during" the sale, in that I asked questions while they were on sale, but actually bought after the sale was officially over. He still honored the sale prices since we were going back and forth on details. I also got notification my ord...

Knight Sir James

I am about a year out and stillmissing everything he has 2 helmets and a set of demis my loss but never again Call, email, annoy him 'til you get it back. I got nothing until I was persistent and started sending weekly emails asking for a refund. That's about the only advice I can give. If he still...

Knight Sir James

Pointed under the shoes and tied through the holes on top seems like the right way. Like lacing mail chausses with points under the feet. It would mean no changes to the shoes.

Knight Sir James

For anybody looking, these are fantastic legs. I bought a set of them from AL a couple weeks ago, and they're spot on. As with all the pieces I've bought from Allan, they have fantastic articulation, nice hand-made details on the buckles and keepers, and just a great piece all around. With MercTailo...

Knight Sir James

+1 for IceFalcon and/or KOA

Knight Sir James

I might be part of the minority, but I like US made armor for two main reasons. (1) It keeps people in the states working instead of sending the money overseas, and (2) some overseas armorers have a language barrier, which while normally isn't a big deal for general conversation, can be troublesome ...

Knight Sir James

I got my issue straightened out. The cardholder froze my card since it was an overseas transaction. There's still a glitch where it sends the confirmation email when payment fails, but I contacted them and they confirmed everything went through after I spoke with the cardholder. Also, they even arra...

Knight Sir James

Russ Mitchell wrote:Gotta be for costume/display use. That chest is going to funnel thrusts right up into her throat.

Knight Sir James

I tried to order, and it said declined. I tried a second time, and then got a different error message (something about card number). Oddly, I received two emails afterwards thanking me for my order. I've emailed them for help, since they're in the UK. Hopefully I'm getting a copy soon ... and hopefu...

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