The Armour Archive

Vermin

"The real fools? Both sides' commanders. Static line battles - Pheagh!" Yeah, ANYONE who thinks what we do is "war" has got to be quite deluded. On many, rather basic, levels. If you've got a finite amount of troops, who WILL *really* DIE, you go about things in a very different way than the typical...

Vermin

Well, if EVERYONE who picked up a freakin' madu did that to themselves, it would be a form of justice, wouldn't it........
(grin)

Friends don't let friends play with antelope horns......

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Vermin

Knuckles on the hand, if I remember correctly.
At least that's how I've always phrased things....

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Vermin

That's probably the one.
I dunno how it'll do on mild steel, they're worthless on stainless, not enough "bite" to the teeth.
It'll just skip around.

Let me know how it goes with the mild though, alright?

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Vermin

Hmmm...Nope, no pic.....
But I can describe it for ya.

Get the smallest ball ended tip you can find in the dremel bit display.
This thing was TINY.
Head of a pin kinda tiny.

Yeah, I know, a serial/part# would be nice, but I don't have it......
(grin)

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Vermin

"I've not seen anything even close to that detail and quality of work in any recently made armour." Really? It's out there, all over the place. Go here for starters- http://198.144.2.125/Armour/armour.htm He's another Helmschmeidt groupie, like Chris and I.... Absolutely AMAZING stuff. Makes me wann...

Vermin

I built that one in an afternoon, about 4 months before my shoulder went. Just took a B2 to some street signs, and started pounding. They're pretty easy to make actually. If you want a plate armor project to start armoring with, I'd say try one. It actually had a bit more of a globose shape to it......

Vermin

No, I'm talking airscribe of the archaeological persuasion.....the kind used for chipping rock off of artifacts in a delicate way.

Like these, except ours aren't this nice!http://murrayengineering.com/

HvR-
No, not a stone tip, a metal cutting/engraving tip is what I used.

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Vermin

I used a REALLY small "ball" ended cutting tip. I did the outlines of the acanthus leaves, then stippled the background. I dunno about using it on mild, but I DO know that it doesn't work for stainless. The material is too hard and the bit just kinda skips around on the surface. I used a pointy bit ...

Vermin

I did that with a dremel, actually. I would NEVER put that kind of work into aluminum combat armor again. The only reason I did the work on that harness was that I had ripped my shoulder up pretty badly and had a couple of months of downtime. Couldn't swing a stick, nor a hammer.... Doc said I could...

Vermin

"Seriously though, do you fight in such highly decorated armor? I would think it would get ruined in short order. " I fought in that stuff for 4 years straight, every week, in the East, mostly with a greatsword. Everyone came gunning for me.....melee at large events (GW, Pennsic) was always an adven...

Vermin

Since Sasuke was kind enough to host some images for me and people were asking to see some things I've done.....You can take a gander at some pics here- http://home.armourarchive.org/members/sasuke/vermin/vermin.html Some of the pics are kinda big, and some are a little blurry....you've been warned....

Vermin

I honestly cannot count the number of folks I've dealt with that have bought tools from Ironmonger.

I myself have bought hammers and forms.....

No complaints from me, nor from anyone I know.

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Vermin

Alright Chris, do it up......
I've got a Milanese BP pic I'll send ya too!
Thanks!

I actually HAVE space at home@aa , but accesing it from work is...I dunno, just got a new comp this week, and things are now.....different....in a big way.
And my home connection is S_L_O_W.....

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Vermin

JP- I dunno yet about the thumb. I've got a bit of work to do, and they're just held together with bolts right now. Once they're riveted and have been mounted on gloves, THEN I'll know...... Of course by then it'll be too late, but...(grin) They seem OK as it is, but I'll be sure to let you know. I ...

Vermin

I definately would have paid more if I would have had to. Chris, I figured out how I'm gonna do all those tiny little "ropes of dots" you see on that huge Helmschmeidt gauntlet pic I sent ya...... the ones that run up and down the valleys of the flutes..... Air scribe. Tried it out on a test piece o...

Vermin

So, after being on the waiting list for a good while, I got an e-mail from Chris a couple months back asking if I still wanted gaunts...... I knew he couldn't see me jumping up and down in an excited manner, so instead I wrote back and told him yes. Well, the man in the big brown truck had a present...

Vermin

What Vitus said.

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Vermin

B1 or B2.

Yup, I know about the ones on e-bay right now.....
I also see that several members of the archive are in the running for them, and I don't want to bump the prices up, they're getting up there.....

If anyone sees anymore around, lemme know, OK?

Thanks!
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Vermin

Nope, that bit was in Jackie's western.
The name escapes me...Shanghai something.....

I dunno, but it was definately Jackie.
And I believe it was a horseshoe on a rope, not a wrench.

It WAS a pretty bad assed fight scene.

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Vermin

18g is OK for lames and such, dunno if I'd use it for a breastplate.

Well, *I* would, but I don't mind hammering dents out.
If you don't want to hammer dents, use 16g.

Is it brushed finish stainless?
I'll tell you ahead of time, getting rid of a brushed finish is a pain in the butt.
(grin)

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Vermin

Breastplates and pauldrons of the gothic persuasion, Italian or German.

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Vermin

"In the Elizabethan era you don't yet have a flintlock, the closest you come is a snaphaunce." Not true.....the Iberian penninsula produced it's own varient of ignition system...the Miquelet lock. Miquelet locks were used in the time period in question, no doubt about it. I've worked on quite a few ...

Vermin

"As far as I can tell it was so he could have his life back, and I don't blame him one bit." Nor do I.....not at all. Actually, it's NICE to hear about an armorer realizing his limitations (mentally and/or physically) and accepting them instead of the path I've seen many armorers take when facing th...

Vermin

Eagles Talon Armory is now defunct..... So, what happened? I haven't heard anything BAD, like he ripped folks off or anything...... Bryan was an amazing craftsman, and seemed like a pretty cool guy..... (Sent me patterns for free....) He was one of the FEW people I've seen that offered a bellows fac...

Vermin

"Sorry for making you upset, and as I am for Rhys, Vermin, et al if I made them upset."

By putting my name in with some esteemed members of the chivalry, and comparing my dedication to my beliefs to theirs?

Actually, I hardly think myself worthy of such a compliment, but thank you anyway!

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Vermin

"Usualy on days like that I'm too stupid to give up untill after I do something painfull."

No lie!
And any of us that says we HAVEN'T been THERE is full of sh!t.
(grin)

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Vermin

"I really do think there should be definitions agreed upon. because if it cannot be quantified it cannot be taught--and if it cannot be quantified and taught, it cannot be enforced." Really? That is so full of holes it's not even funny. But, just to show you one example- Define love, Hush. Do you fe...

Vermin

Vitus- As a former member of a merc household (Confed, or The Mountain Confederation), I wholeheartedly agree with Jester, and suggest you try the option he has presented. They're "rogue" for a reason, real or imagined, and you'll just solidify their beliefs if you continue with the method you just ...

Vermin

"You see, there's a consistancy. Malcolm keeps the oath he gives. If he swears to me he'll do something, I can count on it. If he swears to support his king, he'll do it. I'd call that honorable. " As would I Hush. However, if he let himself be forced into doing something he considered dishonorable ...

Vermin

"V--let us know when you get your head out of that barrel." Pretty much what I expected as a response from you, it's probably about all you have left isn't it? Winterfell wrote-" First off, this falls under the concept of "WAR". If Gulf Wars was trying to recreate a tourney it would be called "Gulf ...

Vermin

Hush, better people than I have attempted to explain things to you. I can only conclude that you DO_NOT_WANT to understand. But, to answer your questions- ****So Vermin--did you swear fealty to your king? ****** Who, the king of Trimaris? No, I have not. An oath is a pretty damned serious thing for ...

Vermin

Hush, the only thing I threw in your face was that you have a rather narrow, and misguided idea of what medieval chivalry was about. And you DO. You may not like hearing that, but based on reading what you have to say about knights, chivalry, and combat....I have come to the conclusion that your und...

Vermin

Conrad, to address your virtues in order.... Courage A strong quality of mind that enables a knight to face danger with great confidence and resolution. However, a knight must also seek wisdom so as to understand that being overly brave can lead to stupidity. ******** Would I be courageous by saying...

Vermin

"I won't tell you which to choose, but these are the only honorable choices available. In fact, since they seem to be the only approved choices your leige has given you, I'd say they were the only chivalrous choices available" You'd like it if it was like that in the REAL world, wouldn't you? (grin)...

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MY gauntlets by Sasuke.....

Beverley Shears wanted......

Eagle's Talon Armory.....