The Armour Archive

Samuel

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all you can stand of me... most are fairly old though...

the pensic pics are the newest...

and of course the kit is lookin MUCH worse from wear...

Samuel

I cant remember who but I recall being told to FEEL for surface variation not look.. once It feels smooth its done being planished... sounds to me like it needs more planishing... Sanding only removes material and if you still seeing/feeling hammer marks youll end up eating it thin and they will sti...

Samuel

DukeAlaric wrote:If I weren't already a knight I would offer to be the George of the group.

Alaric

with your nose?

ringo brother... Ringo....

Samuel

I dunno I like the name FIRM RUDDER.........

but for a helm its kinda not there ....

still I can think of many uses for the name..

Samuel

shame your not lefthanded...

Id pick that gaunt off in a second...

Samuel

My bascinet is called spitcup...

I chew when fighting so theres sometimes a bit on the grill

a Pal of mine had a helm named pisspot.... Proof that drinking a lot does you no favors....figure that one out....

Samuel

SO when are you gonna get the kits back in stock???

IM settin here wanting to do a mantle for my viking kit...

Samuel

so has the Midrelam renamed its sword of state yet?

OathBender....

Samuel

[quote="Padrig"]Well I finally bought a Mig welder, Millermatic 135. Nice little 115V welder. I am ready to go but still a couple of questions remain. 1) What shade of lenses do you suggest on my helmet? I believe it says 10 somewhere but I wanted to be sure. I kind of like my eyes. 2) Is ...

Samuel

Id thought you had one of the spoke ones from Brian price.

someone was asking about gettin a used one here.

email me some details on it and Ill pass the info along.

sjernigen@yahooDOTcom

Samuel

hey Karl,

you ever sell your tent?

Samuel

Guys, having SEEN this entire ensemble and seen the arms and legs being made ( I was borrowing shop time on my helm)

those prices are without a doubt an absolute steal...

Samuel

Ive used brass rivets quite a bit in helm construction.. the trick is to tack weld it in places and put about a 3/4 bead between the rivets. then the rivets are not an issue;-) I would never trust a helm to brass rivets alone. because I have poped them out of a greathelm with the3/16 rivets 1" apart...

Samuel

Id suggest brassing the edges. then using ferric cloride to etch more knotwork:-) one of the things I love about the 1300-1400 century time frame for armor is the penchant for OVER doing things with a lot of brasswork etc. plus the brass stiffens leather a good lot:-) Is this something that was don...

Samuel

Cad is a laurel in the midrealm.. look him up on the laurel site or have Myles make some phone calls gareth..

Samuel

thats it.. Ive got some good pals in that kingdom but I aint ever moving there...

Samuel

I know ben and Drafn rather well. Id suggest calling the cell phone on the contact page and talking to drafn if u cant get ahold of him call Bens house. both numbers are listed on the web page.. Im sure its in the works.. dont sweat it too much Ben is a hard working guy and Drafn is too... they will...

Samuel

Id suggest brassing the edges. then using ferric cloride to etch more knotwork:-) one of the things I love about the 1300-1400 century time frame for armor is the penchant for OVER doing things with a lot of brasswork etc. plus the brass stiffens leather a good lot:-) plus chicks dig it plus NO ONE ...

Samuel

Ive got a 1360s "half" bascinet setting on a shelf right now undergoing scrutiny on how to solve those same issues. what I did instead of using barstock on the coverd-by-mail section was cut upside down "Y" in steel and basically splint the sides and back with a solid band welded around the bottom ...

Samuel

i have spent alot of time trying to figgure an attractive way to attatch an aventail. It seems a simple task, but its realy not, it requires something that makes me very twitchy, cutting a face out of the maile, i have to do it on my face plate spangen and it makes me tense every time. When properl...

Samuel

way nice rig and Helm. just a suggestion though Adam. how about a small plate or bar welded on the sides right below/ front of the ear lobe so chin straps have a place to attach? that way ppl who use army chin straps can rivet it on and those who dont can tie it onto the bar there. FYI Aldwyn, pull ...

Samuel

Ive only limited exposure to raising... I was inspired by Cads kettlehat to give it a go about 5 years ago and made a shop ashtray. well it was intended to be a helm... while it does seem much more the "thing" than working cold and dishing the amount of tools needed are usually far out of the area f...

Samuel

you do know that once Troy comes out on dvd you may be asked to do a full "naked" leather suit:-)

I still recall bravefart coming out and getting a plethora of emails about a " scale coat" and where one can find sleeveless scotish shirts....

Samuel

sword sold....

ill be gettin a money order tomorrow and sending it as soon as I have an address.

Samuel

goto gulf wars with mild steel and brass accented armor.. then come home and buff it on a cloth wheel with emery paste. three wars a year plus practices, armor stored in a truck camper shell........ detail will be lost buffing the rust off the steel... ill take some pictures of the elbows I put on t...

Samuel

I use 16 g red brass for all armor peices. the depth makes it stand out more and makes it MUCH more durable ( if you use a buffer for polishing thinner brass may become MUCH thinner within a year of buffing) Im a fan of masking tape as well BUT i transfer that pattern to paper and use the paper as a...

Samuel

Guys.... I often throw wraps because a flat snap jerks my arm. even a striaght arm wrap shot lands with more force than my flat snap. ( yea I think I can throw them both with proper technique) hence I throw a wrap at full range and actually end up with about an inch more reach with my wrap as I do w...

Samuel

Aaron, I agree totally with what you were saying, but... They DID offer him a full refund, so, what gives? Even after they replied nicely (even if they were stretching it on a couple of details) he continued to nag them and then made a thread about how "terrible" they were. They had already told hi...

Samuel

quite often I hear the anti CA stuff from ppl who fight spear, polearm, 2 stick from the front lines.... IMO thats darwinism at work........... Feel free to Hunt knights, dukes, counts, kings, flashy two stick guys running in the front ranks, "spear gods", whomever poses a threat and is an easy shot...

Samuel

hey steve your link to the solid rivets actually sends you to a how-to page...

figured u may wanna know:-)

Samuel

id think it would work fine.

maybe less RC on it though since its body and is gonna get hit a lot more.. better to bend than break IMO

Samuel

Ive seen this done quite well actually by Duke Kynan of the Outlands. he used a rather large shield and an extreemly light 6" double pointed spear. the key was excellent footwork. he did quite a bit to maintain his effective range and stay out of a regular swords range. IMO try before you knock it. ...

Samuel

in Asteorra I was at a tourney and Drake had shown up late.... to be allowed to enter late HRM decided Drake would have to fight all the chiv Present.... we all line up vs him and im feeling this is a bit unfair so I turn and line up on his side only to get whacked by him.... I keen my head over and...

Samuel

your pissed because a 75$ helm is a POS?

really?

your not kidding?

seriously you expected it to be servicable?

to be used in combat???

just me, but I think you got what you paid for....

75$ worth of helm.......

Samuel

you got say at the least five feet of range? and for hypothetical reasons we'll say I need to be within three feet of you to wrap the side of your ass and make setting seem foolish.... dont get within FOUR feet and youll be fine. ( how to do this is rather easy to spell out and takes forever to get ...

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