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Llewelyn Gododdin

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Llewelyn Gododdin

Hey folks here is some stuff I have taking up room in my shop 1. I have two pairs of 10 oz vegtan vambraces splinted with kydex. I would like 35 dollars per pair 2. I have a set of SLIGHTLY mismatched demi gauntlets. I think these were made by a student the tops are aluminum and the bottoms are veg ...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Hey folks, I picked this sword up on a trade anticipating trying battle of nations style combat and realized I just do not have the time. It is the same sword that can be purchased from kult of athena for 195 dollars but I have replaced the handle with one made out of oak then wrapped it black leath...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Yo Ang, I need a heraldic tabard ! kind of a simple job for your mighty talents but hey... I will pm you with the details.

Llewelyn Gododdin

All Items sold except for the rapier pommel. If someone wants it I will discount it to 15 dollars.

Llewelyn Gododdin

Thanks! Im still getting the hang of it but I will post pics of the next one in the construction forum.

Llewelyn Gododdin

Anyone out there have some pics of an open face sallet with a bevor?

Llewelyn Gododdin

Hey folks, The water pump went on my focus so I need to raise some funds. Here we go.... 1. Bollock Knife set , the set includes the bollock, the by knife and a prick along with a water shaped leather sccabbard that I laminated with a second layer of leather and stitched in the back.The blades were ...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Ok so I made this fore arm a while ago and I never got around to finishing the other one.This one is used but in decent shape and I started to re finish the paint. It was made out of 12 oz. leather which I tooled with some book of kells patterns and painted with a high quality acrylic. It is 10" fro...

Llewelyn Gododdin

looks great!

Llewelyn Gododdin

I am willing to modify anything I have come along way in shaping the perf plate. I ca dish it out like any other metal now

Llewelyn Gododdin

Ok... so I am making a new fencing english pot helm for myself and I ended up with some usable proto types. This one is made out of 16 gauge mild steel all around with a 4oz leather drape. It has a lifting visor which needs the buckles attached and locking cheek plates. The drape also needs the buck...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Thanks! The helms were for me, I needed a new one to replace my tearlach helm. I am putting the final touches on them today and I will put up the final images.

Llewelyn Gododdin

Definitely, I will be cleaning out my new shop this weekend and then I am planning a few workshops coming up soon.

Llewelyn Gododdin

How do the hanwei blades do against the other blades? I was thinking about getting one but I was worried it would break.

Llewelyn Gododdin

I am just looking for a bare blade somewhere around 36-38" nothing special.

Llewelyn Gododdin

When I am working out a new pattern I use a pair of locking calipers to pin the lame to the cop once the steel mock up is done. It should be tight enough to keep it in place but loose enough to be able to move the lame through its arch. It helps to really figure out where your holes should be withou...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Hey Everyone, I am looking to get some equipment together to at least practice with some of the rebated steel guys. What blades would be acceptable for battle of the nations? I have contacted Baltimore knife and sword but they are slow getting back to me. Im just looking to get a bare blade and Im n...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Here are some more process pics, I just need to fit the brass hemi spherical nuts to the visor pivot and put on the last bit of trim.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40421015@N ... otostream/

Llewelyn Gododdin

Im not a fan of the fore-quillion and as it s just as common to see this hilt style with as without it I left it out on mine, but I will probably make several variants of this hilt.

Llewelyn Gododdin

Im not sure yet if Im going to pierce it I did just get some better trim for it though

Llewelyn Gododdin

Hey guys I have been working on a few new helms here are some progress pics. The first one is my new sallet it has interchangeable visors and an integrated bevor with a falling lame and the second is my new fencing helm to go with my rapier kit, I have a buff coat and several swords I made to go wit...

Llewelyn Gododdin

I made all of my gear out of 6061 .090 except my new couters. I love my plackart it is TANK! you can do anything you want with the material but take your time fluting or creasing it. I have a medial ridge on my plackart that I hammered in with a tack hammer. Take a look at the roll on this gorget, t...

Llewelyn Gododdin

The red corazinna is the example from from the metropolitan museum of art, it was pieced together by the the founder and first curator of the arms and armour department Bashford Dean. It is not necessarily a historically accurate armour, Dean was by education and ichthyologist and assumed that assem...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Actually, the Helmschmieds did make fully enclosed breeches. I had the good fortune to examine one made for a child's armour (that sounds bad) and it is a work of engineering. Henry the eight had a pseudo enclosed breech on one of his tourney armours but to the best of my knowledge it was not fully ...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Thanks Badger you never steer me wrong!

Llewelyn Gododdin

well maybe I will just get an alchem blade then, ah well. Thanks guys!

Llewelyn Gododdin

Hey guys I am looking for a cheap fencing dagger blade and every one seems to be out of hanwei blades, what gives?

Llewelyn Gododdin

I live in CT

Llewelyn Gododdin

Anyone out there have a 12" square of 16g perf plate for a fencing helm I am making?

Llewelyn Gododdin

Good Idea! If there is anyone else after pattern weld gets his I could use one as well!

Llewelyn Gododdin

I cut some of my pommels on a lathe but usually only for proto-types to be cast later. Considering the amount of machining involved the pommel you are talking about might cost more then it is worth to you. If I had to cut that pommel my set up and machining time would run about 4 hours plus shop ove...

Llewelyn Gododdin

Those look fantastic! I have been working with 5052 as well it has been holding up great, with all of the crease work those are a steal! someone should snatch those up!

Llewelyn Gododdin

Hmmmmm I do believe the Free-ER hold does benifit from the showers as well I will have to get one. Are we gonna have any at Ice weasel?

Llewelyn Gododdin

I see Feral all the time, last thing I need is for boss to be staring at me from my shop wall hehe

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