The Armour Archive

Keegan Ingrassia

Taking a break for lunch, thought I'd throw an update on here. The sabatons are progressing well, I think. http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3776/8856074351_5e6c1e17f1.jpg http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2882/8856042745_32acd21076.jpg http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7366/8856622682_65e26e0afc_z.jpg About to...

Keegan Ingrassia

Konstantin , that's not a bad idea at all! I'll have to try that for the steep place in the helmet. My other thought was a long piece of pipe with a rounded end, horizontal to the floor. That lets the bar take the weight of the helmet while I planish, instead of my arm. That or a slim dogleg stake ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Hallo, all! I hope y'all are having a great weekend. :) I've got some updates! I've been hammering away in the shop today for about...10 or 11 hours today. A couple items were for the wedding, but I'll post those elsewhere later. First up, I've got a new project I plan to finish up tomorrow. Sabaton...

Keegan Ingrassia

Nice! Thank you for taking the time to compile this. Looking forward to the expansion.

Keegan Ingrassia

Gleeeeee!!! Can't wait to get off work so I can read this. Thanks for the sneak peek!

Keegan Ingrassia

Top edge of the sab? Hm...at the top edge of your sabs, does the metal flare out? Or is the piece flatter? It may be digging in simply because the sabatons don't follow the upwdard curve of your ankle enough; alternatively, the top edge of your sabatons may be too high, which could also cause them t...

Keegan Ingrassia

As influential and pervasive as archery was, I'm surprised at the lack of depictions of bowyers. Was their trade such a closely guarded secret, that no artist even drew what they thought a bowyer at his trade would look like?

Keegan Ingrassia

Have you seen any of those sorts of problems with a Vitus-type axe?

Keegan Ingrassia

It could, if the greave was not fitted to the leg sufficiently to hang from the calf. Which would cause the weight to rest on the top of the foot. Which can cause this: Something was biting my ankles the last time I wore the armor It would put weight on the instep of your foot, which is by no means ...

Keegan Ingrassia

............or, the weight of the greaves, by being attached to the demi greave, are then supported by the points on the hips. Or, the weight of the cuisses are partially supported by the well fitted greaves, which hang from the calf.

Keegan Ingrassia

And only a test?

Keegan Ingrassia

Too awesome; I knew about HE, but they weren't carrying their bycocket anymore. Thank y'all so much!

Keegan Ingrassia

I'll jump in on this. Looking for a nice, simple felt bycocket.

Keegan Ingrassia

It makes perfect sense to me! I just haven't worked with more than three layers yet, so I'd never considered doing that. You live up to your AA name-tag, ma'am.

Keegan Ingrassia

For one thing, many of the inner layers are just floating, that is, the fabric is not caught in the seam. Imagine you have 7 or 8 layers, you just want 2 or 3 of those in the seam, the rest you trim to the edge of the seam allowance. Really now? So, the rest of the layers are held in place by the q...

Keegan Ingrassia

Another possibility is that you are gripping too hard in an effort to control your blows, and are straining your muscles as well as transferring excess shock to your bones.

Keegan Ingrassia

I use the banding strap method as well; my thumbnail isn't long enough.

Keegan Ingrassia

So, this it the most recent thread I could find on the subject, and I thought I'd give y'all a heads up on a source of aiglets I stumbled across this evening. http://www.capapie.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=60&product_id=154 £0.50 an aiglet, a third of the price of the cast ones from l...

Keegan Ingrassia

And this is why I love this place; it always makes me think about something I would otherwise not, and I come away from it having learned something.

Keegan Ingrassia

Personally, because the equipment is awesome, fairly easy to make, works well for SCA combat. I love the styles, there is a ton of documentation for everything, plaque belts are awesome. Then there are things like the 14th century deeds, which I love. And yes, hosen are awesome. Couldn't have said ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Jonathan, the problem with that idea is that having an official rating system on the Archive opens JT to litigation. Its been discussed before.

Keegan Ingrassia

S'what we do. Welcome, by the by.

Keegan Ingrassia

Here ya go.

http://store.metalliferous.com/prodinfo ... ber=BR6091

ETA: Drat, out of stock...they usually restock fairly quickly though. And they have 3' in stock.

Keegan Ingrassia

I thought you were allowed to balance yourself upon your good leg, as long as the other did not touch the ground? I've not seen many people do it, simply because of the difficulty involved with balancing on one leg, in armor, while trying to fight someone and block further blows.

Keegan Ingrassia

Very true, Konstantin; the illustration was a bit of an extrapolation. I like to make things that are similar, but not exact copies. I feel that it gives the medievalist community a bit more visual variety. And I know that for me, personally, it requires a deeper understanding of the period and the ...

Keegan Ingrassia

I swear, I either need to dye those things blue, or get enough dirt and rust in them that it doesn't look like I'm a pinch hitter for the Yankees.

Keegan Ingrassia

Sooo much nicer than a tabard. They look awesome!

Keegan Ingrassia

+ Tasha.

Keegan Ingrassia

Hands down, my favorite. 1370 - Bascinet, German, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-SiUD9DApvSQ/S2bs5ZT7MYI/AAAAAAAAAPc/5VVNaGS6i9M/s600/49c82433.jpg I love the closely-fitted swoop in the back of the neck, and it has precisely the facial shape I like ...

Keegan Ingrassia

I would say that you need an arming cotte for an Agincourt portrayal. That is, if you're going to the cap-a-pie look, like Mr. Strong here.

http://www.revivalclothing.com/ProductI ... quence.jpg

Keegan Ingrassia

I absolutely love my Revival linen pourpoint. http://www.revivalclothing.com/14thcenturylinenpourpoint.aspx ETA: Hey, hadn't seen this yet. They're making an arming cotte now. Not one of those overstuffed poly-filled gambesons, but a properly fitted arming cotte for use under plate harness. If you a...

Keegan Ingrassia

I'm really having trouble deciphering the title of this thread...anyone understand it?

Keegan Ingrassia

Those are reinforces, and they're precisely for jousting. Note how there is a larger, bolted-on wing covering the elbow of the left arm, as well as the large plate covering the left shoulder and entire left side of the chest, affixed with three bolts. All of this is designed to protect the side of t...

Keegan Ingrassia

Perhaps it reduced the bulk along the inside of the greaves, to provide a lower profile that wouldn't catch together when walking. Or, the leather strap along the inside provided a bit of a 'garter' effect on the hosen, helping the greave stay in place. Or, less of a target that could be cut when on...

Keegan Ingrassia

In the meantime, it would act as a funnel to a very uncomfortable bullseye...

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