The Armour Archive

Keegan Ingrassia

Sure they can return a blow, sir: either pick up a bow yourself, or order one of the archers under your command to shoot the enemy archer that's pestering you.

A simple solution that's been offered in every single CA thread on here.

Keegan Ingrassia

Down here in the land of 100% humidity, you really should think stainless, unless you really have the authenticity bug. I started transitioning my kit from stainless to spring steel, and man am I paying for it in maintenance. Or, go best of both worlds, and try for spring stainless? That narrows do...

Keegan Ingrassia

Take it easy on that bum foot!

Keegan Ingrassia

Heavy armour, ill-fitting armour, bad footwork, too much traction, and a too-wide stance are all probable suspects, zachos.

ETA: Not saying those are your issues, Vitus! Just that, in many cases, these are some of the most common reasons for injury to the ankles, knees, and legs.

Keegan Ingrassia

Estienne wrote:Of course, such an obvious troll will find few takers here on the archive, right?

Bwahahaha! You've been here long enough to know that there's someone on the Archive who will champion any cause, no matter how lost.

Keegan Ingrassia

No! You can't! Think of the peanut gallery! Where will we go to get our entertainment??

Keegan Ingrassia

Metalliferous
http://store.metalliferous.com/

Its where I go for all my brass, bronze, copper, and silver.

Here's the link to their brass sheets:
http://store.metalliferous.com/departme ... ?dept=1630

Keegan Ingrassia

Hoo boy. *grabs the popcorn and waits for the fireworks and bonfire to start*

Keegan Ingrassia

Anybody else ever feel like they can take on any terrain in their wrestling shoes? I'm either just lucky, or wrestling shoes are miracle footwear. I wore wrestling shoes and was never injured and I could MOVE well. But, I knew that it was just some cloth between me and a 400 lb fighter landing his ...

Keegan Ingrassia

If it were to replace heavy fighting, meaning at the same force level as heavy fighting now, I think it would become incredibly expensive. As it stands now we dent 14 and 12 gauge helms imagine what steal weapons are going to do to armour. Instead of having a helm that has lasted over 20 years, you...

Keegan Ingrassia

I've a few stakes with just angle iron along the top, and it does work better than if just a square stake were chucked into a vice. But I've found that even those can move, especially if you don't have a heavy-duty vice you can really crank tight, or you're using an offset stake. If you know you're ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Do you have heater hose or some kind of trim around the edge of that aluminum shield? That likely adds a surprising amount of weight.

The rawhide will definitely do the same for the wooden shields. That said, ya just can't beat a good birch shield, covered in canvas and edged in rawhide. Love 'em.

Keegan Ingrassia

I do some off-trail running and what I hate about all the shoes/boots I've seen is: 1. How absurdly high my heel is off the ground (about 1" minimum). This makes it more likely to sprain. 2. How wide the heels are. Contrary to common thinking, a shoe heel wider than your own heel makes the sho...

Keegan Ingrassia

Glad you were able to find a buyer, sir. Hopefully the funds can serve you better than this helm did in storage.

Keegan Ingrassia

Large radius on the hammer face, something like a 2lb. sledge with only a faint curve put to the face, boughed and planished from the inside on a flat anvil.

Keegan Ingrassia

I would hazard a guess, from earlier armets, that leather strips were rivited inside, to which the lining was then sewn.

Keegan Ingrassia

Hal is good people.

Welcome to the Archive.

Keegan Ingrassia

Still getting built.

Wonderful work, sir.

Keegan Ingrassia

PM sent.

Keegan Ingrassia

Good God, this wins the "Oldest Thread Necro I've Ever Seen" Award!

Keegan Ingrassia

Not to mention the increased visibility and airflow, and a nifty sunshade for your eyes.

Keegan Ingrassia

Odd comment, but you've got a good voice for doing instructional video, and huge props for making sure your mic setup got your voice loud and clear.

Keegan Ingrassia

With any style wire wheel use a full face shield and leather apron. You'll be happy you did. Even if you have prescription safety glasses ware the face shield and apron. Those wires come off and can do a lot off damage. Yup. I've had plenty of them embedded in my chest or arms like little poison da...

Keegan Ingrassia

zachos wrote:If your mates are denting the flutes in heat treated spring steel, then you need new mates.

A-fricking-men.

Keegan Ingrassia

Its a bit like asking which material is the best to draw with, or whether a tablesaw is more efficient than a belt sander. The different hammers are different tools that achieve different effects, based on what you're trying to do. You wouldn't try to chisel chasework with a sledgehammer, or rough s...

Keegan Ingrassia

I use Denver Fabrics for my wool. m A Gaberdine is a nice, light, summer-wear wool, that still can full nicely to give you the period look, without the heat. There's a ton of threads on here about fabric. In fact, I'm sure there's a stickied thread about the best fabric stores... Yes, you can use li...

Keegan Ingrassia

If you can't track it down, I can always e-mail them to you.

Keegan Ingrassia

Yessir. I downloaded all of them. Just took some waiting, is all. I let the page work in the background for a day, while going about working on other things.

Keegan Ingrassia

DeCalmont wrote:Argh! Right in the middle of trying to move!

+1, and graduation. Drat.

Keegan Ingrassia

Mmmm....

Okay, I'm bookmarking this thread. Absolutely loving where this is going.

Keegan Ingrassia

No, he's talking about the two halves of the vambrace (lower cannon) and which piece nestles inside the other, historically.

Personally, I've always seen the upper/inner plate tucked inside the lower/outer one, as you've said.

Keegan Ingrassia

Its been years since I ordered from them, but much-the-similar issue. Ordered a piece, paid, got the confirmation of payment e-mail...then nothing. Month went by, I finally sent an e-mail asking about it. About a week later, I got a phone call in the middle of one of my classes, wherein they informe...

Keegan Ingrassia

Rorik,

Count Johnathan wrote:Parents of fighters feel free to chime in with your opinions and thoughts too.

Thanks.

Keegan Ingrassia

Simply, the tutorial hasn't gotten to the part where the padding is attached, yet. It'll go on the face (edge/blade) of the axe, under the tape.

Keegan Ingrassia

To tell us that sharp edges on weapons are a no-no, to keep them nice and rounded, and to not break our friends. Also, to provide helpful advice on how to achieve that on our shaped weapons. That, and give us 8 pages of room to complain about the rules, how "if we were in charge we'd do it bett...

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