The Armour Archive

Keegan Ingrassia

Depending on what acid you're using, you could use something as simple as a Sharpie marker for your resist. Test a piece of scrap first, always!

Keegan Ingrassia

*whimper* So very, very, very nice...

Keegan Ingrassia

Isabella E wrote:Here's the pics I took:

*wibble*

Keegan Ingrassia

Knitebee, I notice that you're wearing your hourglass gauntlet behind your shield; how does that work for you? Does the cuff not cause problems?

Keegan Ingrassia

A tied sword belt, and a nice scabbard?

Keegan Ingrassia

When I started using a heater, my trainer told me to make it "shoulder to shoulder, chin to crotch." For me, that's 24" by 32" which is really cool because you can get exactly six rectangles of that size from a sheet of plywood. Rip it into 2 24"x96" lengths, then cut ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Its typical to have rolls on the inside of the elbow, on the vambrace and rerebrace. It acts as a stiffener, and a stop rib. But those are often the only rolls, other than the roll at the wrist, hidden by the gauntlet cuff.

Keegan Ingrassia

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6030/5995395489_13f7f329f9.jpg Here's how mine is currently strapped. In this configuration, when I put the shield on my back, the strap goes across my chest, like a baldric. If I wanted to just sling it on my shoulder, like a rifle, I would move that top attachment m...

Keegan Ingrassia

Ah, so you're a lefty too! Good; One moment, and I'll snap a pic of the inside of my shield. And yes, that should be the way it goes for a lefty. Use thumbtacks or pushpins to play with the strap placement, to find where its most comfortable for you. They shoul hold long well enough that you can tel...

Keegan Ingrassia

Historical name is a guige strap. There are probably a few threads around that discuss them under that name. I use one, and I love it. Works great for me. Very little trouble at all; it hangs on the inside of the shield as you wield it. You could design it to hang behind your arm, trapping it there,...

Keegan Ingrassia

T. Finkas wrote:I'd love a source for ancient Greek styled Kylix cups. They can even be undecorated.

Now this makes me really sad, that I don't have a wheel.

Keegan Ingrassia

I though mazers were typically made out of wood? If not, and there's evidence to ceramic mazers, awesome!

Keegan Ingrassia

Good point, Matt. I'd labeled them on the outside while shaping, but I completely forgot that I'd need to write them on the inside after I sanded; thanks.

Keegan Ingrassia

A small, boring, albeit necessary, update this evening. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6005/5986744199_a40e371ea3.jpg Finger lames cut out and rough-shaped. Time - 2.5 hours. A nice male-female forming stake to squish the pieces between would have halved the time; I'll have to make one before I make...

Keegan Ingrassia

Not in the U.S., but Arma Bohemia sells them.
http://www.armabohemia.cz/Novestr/dressA.htm

Keegan Ingrassia

Just a quick update tonight, folks. Was having to spend the day clearing fallen branches from a storm earlier this week. I got the other thumb and knuckle rider shaped this afternoon. Typically, the second set took less time to make than the first. http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6138/5983544387_3304...

Keegan Ingrassia

Andrew McKinnon wrote:Attach sole leather to the bottoms and pull em straight over your hose.

Yesss.

Keegan Ingrassia

[completely aside] When exactly was it that Lego sets became specialty-designed snap together model kits riding the marketing coattails of what was one of the most ingeniously designed building block toys ever made? In the last decade. I witnessed the change, with the Bionicle series. It went from ...

Keegan Ingrassia

[whine] I miss having a kickwheel and a kiln. I wanna get my hands in some clay and start playing again! [/whine] Stellar work, Alric. Are the cream pieces just salt-fired, or did you gas-fire with a glaze? Love the foil decoration; how did you do that? Really like the grooves you put in the bellies...

Keegan Ingrassia

Love you too, darling. Kiss-kiss.

Keegan Ingrassia

Psst, Konstantin...remove the parentheses from your [url= ] tag.

Keegan Ingrassia

I don't have the book in front of me (currently boxed up from a move), but its possible that he flush set the rivet, then ground it away clean. Personally, I like attaching on leathers, and sewing the glove to the leather. It makes repairs much easier when either the glove or a strap wears out. Also...

Keegan Ingrassia

Eh, I'd go:
14 to 16 ga. - breastplate
16 to 18 ga. - backplate
16 to 18 ga. - limbs
14 to 16 ga. - couters and poleyns
12 to 14 ga. - helmet
20 to 18 ga. - gauntlets
20 to 22 ga. - sabatons

Ideally, made in carbon steel, properly hardened and tempered.

Keegan Ingrassia

Glaukos, I actually have the earlier generation of that Windlass European sword. It used to have a straight cross-guard that swelled in the center and at the ends. It also used to be constructed with a threaded pommel, so you could dismantle it entirely. The scabbard is leather, with an aluminum cha...

Keegan Ingrassia

Yeah, I figure you don't get extra credit for armouring in the dark. Having a single point of light can be helpful for seeing exactly what's going on when you're planishing a crease, but otherwise bright light is your friend. A soft-ish handle might let you cover the digit tips without losing much ...

Keegan Ingrassia

You're better off duct-taping a sock to your foot, cutting it off (down the back of the ankle), taping it up, and filling it with expanding foam. This will give you a last that you can experiment with using fabric or craft felt by pinning pieces to it. I used this method when patterning sabatons. M...

Keegan Ingrassia

Thanks, aidan! Making armour for kittens? I've no idea what you're talking about. In no way am I helping the cats outfit themselves for war, in plans of world domination...nope... http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6150/5978214563_b0b8723410.jpg They're still looking great. I like the thumb nail detail....

Keegan Ingrassia

Thanks all for the kind words! Mac, you've got to be in your right mind, to be left handed. I've been a bit preoccupied with other business this last month, but I have been able to work a bit more on these, this past week. I cleaned off my steel (sitting in an un-air conditioned shop = rust) and ma...

Keegan Ingrassia

I -love- how that Spanish leg has that raised ridge, strengthening the transition from cop to wing.

And that gorget/almain collar? I -want- that!

Keegan Ingrassia

Holy shit. Those things are terrifying.

...I wanna get hit with one and get knocked on my back.

Keegan Ingrassia

I've had luck with cutting a bunch of narrow planks in the shape of the shield, beveling the edges, then gluing them together with wood glue. This method is also more historical then plywood. I did that for my first shield. It worked well, but the thing came out about an inch thick, and is way too ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Shield Press

Keegan Ingrassia

A stump, a block of wood, the bottom of an oxygen welding tank, a leather bag filled with lead shot, a canvas bag filled with sand and covered in duct tape, a lead block, a handy patch of dirt or grass...

Keegan Ingrassia

Take him up on it Audax! Sounds like fun! He's the real deal. It's all his fault that I'm 14th century mafia now. Seconded. He's the reason I'm involved in the SCA. Invited me to my first event...that very muddy and rainy Crown event you linked the vid of, Audax. More than a bit of an inspiration, ...

Keegan Ingrassia

ok so would a propane torch for plumbing work? If it can get it hot enough, perhaps. An oxy-propane or oxy-acet torch is more common, however. A propane torch might be slow going. Differences between soft and hard soldering. Metals and temps. How to hard solder (aka, silver solder) Another how-to

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