The Armour Archive

Heath B fraychef

i spent the better part of 17 years as part of a heavy shieldwall unit in caid. we always had a banner bearer on the field. traditionally they stayed with the commander so everyone knew where he was and to act as a third line of defence for the commander. they would not seek out combat but if someon...

Heath B fraychef

a friend and i made our first garb 2 hours before our first estrella. we had no clue what we were doing. blue polyester material with japanese script all over it. for the neck hole i just measured me head from one side to the next and added a couple inches so i coul dget my head in. turns out thats ...

Heath B fraychef

and do you have different options for the etching?
like could i have the design from the bazubands on the splinted arms?

Heath B fraychef

i love it.
personally if i paint anything it HAS to be perfect.
i will spend hours touching up miniscule flaws to the Nth degree.
BUT... i love other peoples work when the lines are kinde out of line and its a little bit crooked here an there.

i love what you have there so far.

Heath B fraychef

as an ex professional painter do the tape thing piece of cake and spray light even coats.

Heath B fraychef

awesome thanks.

Heath B fraychef

looks great.
the only thing i would do differently is i would add a strap on the back where you only have the one.
disperse the wieght load on the one to two.
like on this one.
other than that its one of the better ones i have seen.
good job.

Heath B fraychef

wow your good.
how would you describe this device.
im working on getting it passed

Heath B fraychef

thanks guys.
i just spoke to allan at the mercenaries taylor( he made the greaves in the first place).
he is making a set of ankle pads to wear under the greaves.
if that dosent pan out like i want ill go with the leather strip over the pads.

Heath B fraychef

im looking topick up a decent mongolian eating set for a friend who is in the sca and having the hardest time finding a nice set. he has 2 but they are both a mass produced item from china and the quality is sketchy at best. if anyone knows where i could find a decent one i would appreciate the assi...

Heath B fraychef

this is the best pic i have right now. there is a strap behind the knee cop. and 2 on the greave itself. as you can see tey are not fitted and you can see them resting on the foot. ive tried strapping them really tight but to no avail. i think they come up too high in the back to place a strap at th...

Heath B fraychef

so i have a set of greaves the ride on the top of mu foot when i wear them. after a while the weight pressing down on the one spot becomes rather painful. anybody have an idea of what i can do to make them more comfortable? i am thinking about riveting a thick piece of leather to the bottom to dispe...

Heath B fraychef

alan at the mercenaries taylor makes these you still nee a hidden elbow cop but they look great. and the quality of work is top notch.

Heath B fraychef

how are they with the arm extended?

Heath B fraychef

honestly i wish i had the funds right now because this would look so good with my kit.
good luck selling it off.

Heath B fraychef

oh yeah that reminds me.
i also purchased a ambeson from them.
great price took forever to get here (like 5 months from ordering) then did not really fit very well for all the measurements they wanted.
not a bad product just not quite right.

Heath B fraychef

have you looked at the mercenaries tailor?
they make these.

Heath B fraychef

i have ordered numerous items from steel mastery. first they made me a custom helm. quoted one price then changed the price when i was ready to pay citing the work was more difficult thean they previously assumed. then shipped the helm without sending the piuctures i requested on numerous occasions....

Heath B fraychef

great pics proxus.
there are a few where im standing right next to the guy at the edge of the picture just out of frame.

Heath B fraychef

we already have rules in place for combat and helmet standards.
not really much of a jump to say no visible plastic.
i really dont believe any newbie wont want to fight because we dont allow un covered plastic.
just make the effort to cover up and there is no problem

Heath B fraychef

while i cannot do the work you need i think that would look amazing.
i hope you find someone to do this project so we can all see pics.

Heath B fraychef

good point.
im not sure on the price but i would assuume he would want as close to what he paid as possible.
ill find out the size and price asap.

Heath B fraychef

wow!
ok.

Heath B fraychef

adric13 sells awesome linnen pants.
www.linengarb.com

Heath B fraychef

oh fine if you just want to be difficult figure it out yourself.

Heath B fraychef

of course you could change the gloves you are using.
mine have a decent ammount of padding sandwiched between thin leather.
right across the knuckles.

Heath B fraychef

my friend has recently come into some financial troubles and is thinking about selling his brand new shamrock armory helm. it has never been used because he was making a kit to match si the helm has just been sitting on the shelf un padded. it is a custom mongolian helm. russeted mild steel and bras...

Heath B fraychef

so is the idea just to cover the gap? and you are not worried about hardening so i take it you arent worried about physical damage to your hands. i have a very similar set up with my gauntlets. mine are used for heavy combat though. i have the fingers sewn to a pair of gloves and slide on an hourgla...

Heath B fraychef

how about something like this

Heath B fraychef

well i for one am glad you enjoyed yourself your grace.
i was wondering if you had a chance to make it out to the field at all?

Heath B fraychef

those are some great pics but i cant help but wonder where the hell are the pics of me?

you would think if you were all over the field someone would accidently catch you somewhere.

Heath B fraychef

thats awesome did anyone get pics?

Heath B fraychef

have any links?

Heath B fraychef

yeah thats what i had figured i was just hoping for some early birds.
i do have to say that this year more than any other i have met more archive members than any previous year.
had some great conversations and made some very nice connections.

Heath B fraychef

so i know this is kinda soon after the war but does anyone have any pics of the fighting at great western war this year?
my wife did not get a chance to come out with the camera so im just looking for some.

l/f mongolian knife set

issues with greaves.

any interest

great western war pics???