The Armour Archive

Samuel

join the US Army. become a combat arms guy. we do combatitives training monthly. well, I'm in Canada, so my option after I graduate would be the CF infantry. so your in your late teens early twenties? im glad your here.. I knew everything when I was that age as well but I got older and forgot it.. ...

Samuel

join the US Army. become a combat arms guy. we do combatitives training monthly.

Samuel

the aventail does not rest on the neck. its of the " extra long " stainless steel knuut type and is attached to a bascinet. this question has come up a couple times the interpretation Ive heard widely is " OR EQUIVALENT " on the gorget useage quoted. then another marshal will com...

Samuel

Years ago ( 98-00) time frame Sir Haroun here in the Outlands was using this exact stuff at practice as a test sword. ( giving full warning to what it was) His sword, if memory serves, was about 32-34 inches long and was hands down the hardest Ive ever been hit. on a helm it was enough to rattle you...

Samuel

Samuel

a half inch? put some more padding in it.

Samuel

Ive got nothing but praise for Bohemonds boots myself. I have a custom pair 14th cent long riding boots Ive fought in since 1999. I wore them so much they streched.. he took them back and resized them and resoled them after the sixth year. for free.. and they still take a beating. now to get a pair ...

Samuel

Id suggest running some stainless wire through the top rings then sewing the wire to the leather. looks better and makes it easier to repair. ( a 304 weld wire works great for this tig wire sectons come in 36 inches) I don't know if it looks better ? I am not sure what makes it easier to repair eit...

Samuel

Id suggest running some stainless wire through the top rings then sewing the wire to the leather. looks better and makes it easier to repair. ( a 304 weld wire works great for this tig wire sectons come in 36 inches)

Samuel

generally speaking a buffing wheel would be for removing the small sanding scratches form a sander. finishing phases ( general rule) remove hammer marks via sanding use concecutive finer grades of sandpaper ( medium) Buff using concecutive grades of buffing compound cleaning the compound from the wo...

Samuel

for my die id probably charge 60 bucks... for one the size your thinkin more though. mine I made out of scrap. so I dont expect long term use from it.. ( when it breaks and I need more ill weld more junk on it.) to make one to really take a beating id probably put a 3/16plate on the hammering side. ...

Samuel

Id cut it in half.. turn one half 90 degrees to the other and weld it to match the small curve and the big one.. then polish it.. mount it on a stake and use it to flair heavy guage helm skirting. etc

Samuel

naa minimal didnt make it.. Im actually not sure who did. but Ill refer him to this thread

Samuel

Id just got done talking to Minimal and he was telling me about it. guess word hadnt made it back to him.

Samuel

yea thats gettin into " no matter how thin you slice it.. its still cheese" debating.. a 1/4 barstock grill with a 1/4 of rattan stickin in.. sure sounds like a bullshit reason to bounce something... but then again it sounds like there are a lot of bullshit things going on with marshalling...

Samuel

I just got word bytor ( skeletors) menpo on his skull helm is now outlawed? anyone heard anything about this? seems damn stupid if its true considering he has fought with it for over a decade with never an injury. even heard menpos not touching the face are being harrassed now. another one of my bro...

Samuel

even then you get into debates as to weather or not the " half inch entry" starts on the OUTSIDE of the grill or inside of a grill..

Id rather just fight than deal with trivial stuffs.

Samuel

nice beater

Samuel

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Samuel

Id rather have that telling full legal edge for those moments when " it can ENTER a GRILL" debates pop up. even if its not period , carving fullers seems to be a better option in my mind. no matter how Ilook at a shaped stick its shape is pretty much lost on me when tape is applied

Samuel

mine are cut 1 1/4 rectangles in cross section.. leaving the skin on.. cant cut more than that bro:P its DENSE rattan:D I generally fight with blade heavy rattan sticks and the balance point is just a bit more than half down the blade. . these the balance point is a bit further along. which makes th...

Samuel

okies this is my shop made cookie cutter and the results.. I use a 3 lb hammer to smash it into a butcher block with the 10-12 oz leather being tooling wet. m m m its ugly as sin but does the job. I tried direct linking to the photos so they show here but the forum is telling me they need to be LESS...

Samuel

thus a big reason why my cuffs on every gaunt I make is short as hell..

HATE that stuff....

Samuel

I cut mine to 32 inch total.. in future I think im going with 28" for my personal use the shorter length I think will be made up in how fast they respond to movment.

I plained them down to 1 1/4 wide though as well has a much shorter taper on the tip

Samuel

I was thinking about sca legal Manicas while in the shop this last weekend.. one of the things I think will work really well is removing the cuff from a leather full gauntlet and attaching the manica lames down to it.. make them complete circles from 1" above the elbow down so you have full pro...

Samuel

id seen rattan lathed down into handles in the late 90's in drachenwald and again in the mid. I know theres another guy here on the board whos been shaping all kinds of stuff out of rattan lately as well. its kind of the thing to re-invent the wheel so to speak in the sca it seems. casted cross guar...

Samuel

Ive just made the one Ive used for my own scales. I use one thats 1 1/4 by 2" rounded. to cut I have an old butcher block and wet the 10-12 oz leather to make it hammer through easier. its not super sharp about 20g on the edge so I dont have to regrind it constantly. I litterally made it fomr s...

Samuel

Ive been making "cookie cutters" for leather to make scales. it cuts the outside shape well enough, then you can punch or drill your holes ( drill works after hardening.)

let me know if your interested.

Samuel

I got some of baron eriks rattan and went to the lathe this weekend. about an hour each on the lathe and got finished swords. the process is super easy ( I used a drawknife on the blades while they where still in the lathe to center them) Ive got one still in the lathe thats an offset handle for a s...

Samuel

I often equate single fighting as a tango.. you either lead or follow.. if your a good lead it looks like your following.. if your following you relienquished control.. time to get it back you can exert your will without being obvious and gain advantage or demand the lead and press for the dip eithe...

Samuel

Samuel: i wear very little armour. gambeson over 8" stainless "kidney belt". I do armour my arms. vambrace and cops. Arm armour is not appropriate for my pesona or period, so no rerebraces. or spaulders. yeah, i get bruised when i get hit in the arm, no biggie. i would just rather no...

Samuel

if you want and cant find a welder locally you can send your thumbs to me and ill weld them up.

Id recommend asking around some of the local welding shops, most welders will tig two inches of weld without charge ( its about 15 mintues of work if the tig is set up)

Samuel

arent these 55 cent from jamie? that puts those plates at 188.65

Samuel

LEGAL target according to the rules of the list.. respect for your fellow fighter is prevention enough from breaking people through armor.. IF you dont like getting hit on your bare arm.. put on armor.. if the armor you are wearing doesnt protect from arm shots... put on more armor... as an opponant...

Samuel

I would but no one would show up to the event.. something about blinding beacon of reflective buttcheeks..

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