The Armour Archive

Samuel

there shouldnt be a lot of dishing where the fan meets the cop anywho.

the curling can be avoided by working heavy in the Center of the knee proper and lightly dishing outto the fan and inside section. a slight bend in the sides is all thats needed..

could be the 26 guage beercan metal too...

Samuel

the wd-40 tricks that stonekeep and Olaf are talking about are easy and do the job well IMO. olafs discribed method is exactly what I do for blueing. couple of suggestions. torch in an area with indirect light so you can see the color of the metal change much better. you can also do the work in halv...

Samuel

Ok, I'm new here but here goes - I think there are a few people here who should read the sca armor requirements again. On #5 "Hand and Wrist Armor" , B : "A gauntlet made of rigid plates;EITHER lined with padding OR closed cell foam, OR designed to transfer potentially injurious impact to the surfa...

Samuel

SOLD!!! :-0

I need one for my shlager blade. Ill trade u a custom mask:-) hehe

if thats not enough then Ill call your knight and have him come to your house and drink all your beer...

oh nevermind I made that call already:-)

cya in a few weeks Squire.

Samuel

anywho... best Ive ever said was... "GOOD CUP!" and proceed to stand there on guard.... my opponant looked at me and walked forward saying " so are you dead? really hurt or???" with a straight face I replied " cupe dont count , my big Brass balls broke your sword and now your without a weapon..........

Samuel

After being struck in the head: "High!" Actually that one can be a very legitimate call. depending on the shot and helmet. If one is wearing a high point bascinet or other high riding helm and shot comes that is high on the point with no downward force it can be called high meaning no damage to the...

Samuel

Id recommend a LLC( limited liability company) for anyone in armoring.. sole proprietorship leaves you open to get sued by users of your armor for injury incurred as well as those using your shop who cut off an arm can sue you. dont loose your home,car,etc etc becuase of somoene doing something stup...

Samuel

Ive made a pell out of a 3' pipe and two rings. stick to rings on the ends and tie the pipe to anything that will hold it up ( in my case it was a GP medium runner board at the peek) and then tie a bungee strap to the bottom section with a wieght on the end of it. instant pell. gotta be macgyver in ...

Samuel

single sword.

subtle, cunning, and rather Fast:-)

Samuel

Im a big fan of autobody sandpaper ( aka wet dry stuff) wet sand the helm with 200 grit and go down 250-300-400 grit then buff with jewelers Rouge.

even a cordless drill (14v) and a small 3" buffing wheel can shine it up asap.

Samuel

Look at the sutton hoo for examples of the art seen on these types of helmets I believe i have a book with pressbleck (spelling) from the period, that would be the hard cast object the foil was worked over in order to creat the relief I went through a few sites with the vendel, sutton ho, and valsg...

Samuel

Ive got the top done and will get back in the shop in the upcoming week to finish out the helm ( thanks Ben and Todd) anywho I would ask if anyone has examples of viking art ( preferably B&W drawings) to get ideas from for the brass work. ( yes of course Im going to brass the holy hell out of it si...

Samuel

thanks brother Garth. Im kinda just looking for a feel of the art of viking helms. I dont want to copy exactly anything particular just make it within the era of the helm types. Ill get some pics probably next weekend once its done. the top is peiced together and welded now and im looking at where b...

Samuel

Ive got the top done and will get back in the shop in the upcoming week to finish out the helm ( thanks Ben and Todd) anywho I would ask if anyone has examples of viking art ( preferably B&W drawings) to get ideas from for the brass work. ( yes of course Im going to brass the holy hell out of it sin...

Samuel

Im sure ive seen shields just like that in Nurnberg national history museum.

they all where about 4" sunk in the center with the edges flared out and slightly curved vertically about 2"

aka a convex-concave curve.

Samuel

construction.. the apex of DOH moments...

framing a stub wall thats 7' long 8' high with the studs running horisontal...

( yes I was an apprentice and caught it after standing it up but still.)

Samuel

when lookin at a helm and its plain that NO bars are spaced more than 3/4 apart scraping a guage along them IS folly. IMO if you cant visually look at a helm and see what 3/4 of an inch is then maybe inspecting shouldnt be in your forte. an 1" to 1 1/2" shouldnt even be an arguement... that is plain...

Samuel

Ive got one of Master Knuuts welded flat SS aventails...

NOTHING is tougher....

Samuel

im a big fan of walnut. its relatively period. easy to work, takes tung oil and linseed easy. and carves super nice.

( currently working a walnut xbow stock.. well current is a relative term its been in the carving stages for 3 months.)

Samuel

hence the reason I am looking for a set of knees to go with the elbows you were making me Samuel!!! It is VERY spiffy. Thanks for the links and info... send me what you want on them Sarnac.last Id gotten was u wanted some eldormere swirly thing but no pic or motto for etching around the roundel. Iv...

Samuel

my digital camera got stolen about 7 months ago ( hence no updates on my picture page) Ill try and remember to bring it to the next few events and catch a brother with a digital camera. ill give a better detail of how to do it for now. BYMYHAND maces have four flanges that are 1 1/4 wide by around 5...

Samuel

hey I got an idea.. I dont know how well it will work since Ive only worked aluminum a limited amount but... how about getting a shield shaped in steel then overlaying a peice of aluminum .. heating it and forming it between ( may take a front and back in steel) aka press molding it? some sort of he...

Samuel

Does anyone have a source for rubber flanged SCA-legal mace heads? Steve bymyhand again... I just got one about a month ago and drilled 1/8th holes all along it, spray glued foam to the striking surfaces and am now sewing 4 oz leather over the flanges to hold the foam on and keep it nice. the thrus...

Samuel

the short.. yes. soupcan knees splinted cuisse covered by leather and riveted on. photos.yahoo.com/sjernigen in the armor folder is a shot of some knees in 14 g ss I got from luther anshelm at pensic for 100 bucks and brassed out myself with my lil basement jewelers shop. ( I was wearing the legs wi...

Samuel

this is damn sad you know.. here is a guy who had the early period helm market by the sack and screwed himself out of it.. Id like to think that Sir Richard, myself and a few others have had a firm grasp on the early period helmet sack as well. I dont feel Steve intended to cheat anyone, but is jus...

Samuel

Gruber, I could use one of those shields too. I can't believe that I am even considering using a heater, but oh well. I'd just like to see the basic shape on them first and make sure they are not too long and thin. Let us know if we can get them. Alaric COME TO THE DARK SIDE!!! center grip that pup...

Samuel

this is damn sad you know.. here is a guy who had the early period helm market by the sack and screwed himself out of it.. he could have charged 1500 a helm and gotten orders based solely on being the only guy to get it out that he did such helms. ( looking at them I know a plethora of guys who can ...

Samuel

Im thinking the french glaive head would work without the back spike and another front blade on the back of it...

it would look much like a split rattan pole..

Samuel

Ive been on a pal of mine recently to increase the price of his armor to better reflect the quality and TIME put into it. after looking over a number of armors many of you need the same talking to.. ( a few need to quit and take up baking) anywho... count the time it takes ( including phone calls, e...

Samuel

Id submit to the BOD that we are all adults and as such can make an educated decision about what we wish to wear once we have fought in SCA minimums for a two year time. after such we all are allowed to wear what we deem safe. Head protection would be the only requirement ( in case someone wished to...

Samuel

Alcyoneus wrote:1.5x1.25 is my standard for singles swords as well. I use a digital caliper when I plane the rattan. Does that make me an engineer or an artist?

neither...

obsessive compulsive maybe......

Samuel

remaiking that in aluminum would be damn hard .... the fluting of aluminum t-100 would require it to be annealed and then retempered... since aluminum is so finiky I cant think of anyone who would muck with that project for less than a FEW hundred ( in the range of 400-800) including geting it sent ...

Samuel

1 1/2 inches is my standard.... even at 38" long butt to tip 39" w pokin point. planing that down seems a tear jerker;-) anywho I second the draw knife.. but a good one from woodcraft so it lasts eons and doesnt need major sharpening.. get a bench vice and stick the stick in it to draw off of then f...

Samuel

well it actually does depend IMO. theres this old army saying about "adapt and overcome" that I use in fighting heavy. some agressive fighters will always get a wrap first. (theyre in close enough ) some snipers I tend to fake low and off side the head... there really isnt one all true- mass-body-co...

Samuel

whats the archive price of the backsword hilts?

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