The Armour Archive

Keegan Ingrassia

Excellent work, Dan! I took a look over the site, and there's only one thing that stood out to me as needing a little troubleshooting. Currently, the top banner image is surrounded by a border, which looks nice. However, the background of the site, and its strip of textured brocade, doesn't match up...

Keegan Ingrassia

AwP wrote:So... Is linen any good?

Nah, its crap. You're much better off with a poly/rayon blend, trust me.

Keegan Ingrassia

Glad I could help!

To do it again, print out my instructions, and tape them next to your computer for later reference. Its what my dad does at his office at home.

Keegan Ingrassia

Do your research, but don't get stuck on it. What "could have been" is perfectly legitimate and shows that you are understanding the period, materials, construction methods and needs of the warrriors. In my mind, that is far more impressive then making a zerox-copy replica. That's all wel...

Keegan Ingrassia

If you've got a Flickr account, you can upload it there. It will give you the option of Small, Med, Large, and Full images. The medium most often works on the forum, being less than 600 pixels. If you don't have a flickr, you can shoot the image to me, and I'll post it up. Thanks, KI I've got Picas...

Keegan Ingrassia

If you've got a Flickr account, you can upload it there. It will give you the option of Small, Med, Large, and Full images. The medium most often works on the forum, being less than 600 pixels. If you don't have a flickr, you can shoot the image to me, and I'll post it up.

Keegan Ingrassia

Donal Mac Ruiseart wrote:
Keegan Ingrassia wrote:I wasn't trying to say that cotton was a synthetic.

It was your use of "another" that cued me . . .

Poor word choice on my part. Mea culpa.

Keegan Ingrassia

Perhaps a great bascinet is what he's referencing?

Keegan Ingrassia

A roundface Klappvisor.

Keegan Ingrassia

Wear joined hosen.

But seriously, I'm just out of the time period for that. I'll let the mid-14th guys give tips on how to keep your braies up, without needing a stranglehold on your waist.

Keegan Ingrassia

Well, in looking at many illuminations and artistic renderings of the period, it is not just the wealthy that are pictured. Often its groups of soldiers and the like. Or, looking over old documents, they should provide insight into what was supplied to a company of men. I personally think that there...

Keegan Ingrassia

Linen, and even wool, will breathe better than cotton duck cloth, or another synthetic fabric. Actually, I always understood cotton, for all its faults, to be a natural fabric. I should have clarified. Linen and wool will breathe better than cotton. They will also breathe better than any synthetic ...

Keegan Ingrassia

See the bottom half of my signature, for my response to this news.

Keegan Ingrassia

Excellent! Thank you, Sir.

Two questions: Do you find the leather easier/cheaper to work with than rawhide, or more durable? And why Elmers glue, rather than wood glue?

Keegan Ingrassia

Honestly, I'd still go with linen. If you're worried about it wearing out, you could try a 7 or 8 oz. cloth. Thing is, duck cloth is going to be hot. Stifiling, even. And once you sweat through it, its going to cling to you in the nasty way that cotton does. Linen, and even wool, will breathe better...

Keegan Ingrassia

I remember Starfire used to get a cheap Harbor Freight A.S.O. and hack it up during Fairs. I had a friend who used to work as a booth babe for them.

Keegan Ingrassia

Here are a couple links I found, regarding foot pedals.

http://www.glassartists.org/Gal12946_fo ... ss_Co..asp
http://www.sundanceglass.com/foot-pedals.htm

Keegan Ingrassia

Its at least 15th century. The legs you can get a glimpse of, and are fully-articulated, with cased greaves. Looks to be a little bit of gothic styling to the knees and lames.

Keegan Ingrassia

Unbelievable, Bertus! Inspiring!

Keegan Ingrassia

I wasn't meaning applying any serious heat to it, sir. A small propane torch, not an oxy-acet rosebud or anything like that. Just enough to warm the steel to the point where its more comfortable to hold with a leather glove, than a bare hand. Doesn't need to be any warmer than that to make the wax s...

Keegan Ingrassia

Or, on a practical speculation, knew that gold did not corrode the way iron and steel did, and used it in place of paint.

Or, as a bit of a hidden ransom...like sewing coins into the lining of one's cotte.

Keegan Ingrassia

Interesting! I've always used the johnson's wax on my mild, and even some tool, steels. Always applied it when the metal was torch-kissed, though. I'll have to keep in mind the turtle wax for when I get into 1050.

Keegan Ingrassia

I've seen many that are small (2" dia) but with only 30-50 teeth instead of the 150 or so on the jeweler's saw, though they seem to be pricey in comparison. A general rule of thumb is you always want about 2.5 teeth to fit into the thickness of the piece you're cutting. Thinner stuff like 16ga...

Keegan Ingrassia

I've a setup very much like this, and I can tell you that going through blades quickly, especially when cutting 304 stainless, is par for the course. A slower speed helps, yes. More lube helps as well. But you're going to burn through those HSS jewlers saws. They work very, very well for cutting sof...

Keegan Ingrassia

Keegan Ingrassia

Rana wrote:Don't we all have a little Vitus in us?

Hey hey! We don't need to hear what you did with your weekend, behind closed doors...

Keegan Ingrassia

Nuada wrote:If you are talking about the ones pictured above yes they are spring and yes they are Winter tree crafts.

Look at the name of this thread, sir...

Keegan Ingrassia

Um, out of curiosity, why do you keep referring to InsaneIrish as Vitus...?

Keegan Ingrassia

Well, do you have a picture of the CoP? Most people here could instantly tell you what time period its from, and probably the region it was used in, as well.

Keegan Ingrassia

How think did you make the batting? One layer or more? How does it protect from blows? I have different thickness in different areas, thicker where I have less armour, thinner where I have better protection. Elbow to wrist, 1 layer, elbow to shoulder 2 layers, 2 layers across the collar bone, one l...

Keegan Ingrassia

Joust armour, Germany (probably Dresden or Annaberg), ~1580-90. m m Cumberland Garniture, England (Greenwich), 1580-85. m Those are what I found on a quick search. But that said, most of the elbows I've looked at either are without a crease, or indeed have a crease going the direction that Vitus' el...

Keegan Ingrassia

JoJo Zerach wrote:Nor have I ever seen evidence for creases going the other direction. (as is often the case on SCA elbows.)

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Keegan Ingrassia

Hooray!

How's the foot doing, sir?

Keegan Ingrassia

My perfect kit: Period/Place: Hiberno-Norman, Ireland, 1380 Components: Helm: Gently backpointed bascinet with a roundnose klappivisor, riveted mail aventail with a lightly padded lining underneath. Body: Lightly-padded aketon, riveted mail hauberk, Corrazina with either a dyed leather or velvet-ove...

Keegan Ingrassia

Jeffrey Hedgecock wrote:What is "mild spring steel"??

I suspect he means ordinary spring steel, sir...the rust-prone kind, as opposed to spring stainless.

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