The Armour Archive

Keegan Ingrassia

Uh...Billy and Charlie actually have a few that are direct copies. As does Historic Enterprises.

Keegan Ingrassia

Mentally, I'm having trouble seeing the difficulty...perhaps because my mind is thinking arming cotte instead of a doublet. From out to in...? Cuirass || mail skirt (friction belted just below natural waist) || legs (pointed at hips) || doublet || brayette (friction belted just above hips) || hosen ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Huh...the fabric tape makes perfect sense. It would be less likely to stretch out over time like the leather might. Less bulk, too, for comparable strength.

Keegan Ingrassia

Cool! It's always interesting to see other's homemade tools. On that leather edger, how do you keep the adjustment space consistent?

Keegan Ingrassia

That looks awesome!

What leather are you using to hold it 'round the waist? Also, I like that you've tied it shut, rather than using a metal buckle.

Keegan Ingrassia

O/A works better for welding and for cutting thick stock, which broadens its usefulness in a general sense. Gives you options for making tools and building frames and stands for tools, at that point. But yeah, for hot work O/P, or even P with an air mixture, is more than enough heat for most armoring.

Keegan Ingrassia

Thanks Randall! Not to jinx things, but if I keep this pace up, I should have all the eyelets finished in less than a week. :D Progress tonight: 40% done. At this point, the laces are around my floating ribs. I can just barely blade a hand in there, but it's not constricting...rather, it's just tigh...

Keegan Ingrassia

My oldest brother is a fireman...and in his free time, professional welder among other things. He practically slaps the back of anyone's head anytime they mention using Harbor Freight torches, tanks or regulators. Take that information however you'd like. :lol: Also, welcome to the Archive! As to to...

Keegan Ingrassia

Hmm. Well, looking at those two... The UK ones have better fitted gloves, which have been secured to the metal cuff. The IN ones have a bulkier glove and the cuff has not been secured. Sloppier gloves can allow your fingers to wallow around and slip out from under the plate edges. The wrist area has...

Keegan Ingrassia

Do you have a couple links to the specific pairs you are comparing? Or is this more of a general comparison between the two countries of origin?

Keegan Ingrassia

Yep. Unanimous votes for Viking Leathercrafts.

Here's the link to their 14th century shoes and boots.
http://www.vikingleathercrafts.com/14th ... shoes.html

Keegan Ingrassia

Well, to add to the commentary, the Ukrainian imports are often a better shape than the Indian ones. And when it comes to finger gauntlets, properly fitting your hands is paramount to how good they are at protecting you. Mitten gauntlets can fit sloppily and still work okay...sloppy finger gauntlets...

Keegan Ingrassia

Nibbling a bit more on this. Now 30% done with the front eyelets. https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7626/16151118483_697c5fc56e_z.jpg Fit is very snug (I need to lose a couple inches on my waist), but the range of motion in the shoulders and elbows is flawless. I'm very excited to see this finished.

Keegan Ingrassia

A couple tutorials on making your own cloth buttons.

http://vanhanaikaiset.blogspot.com/2011 ... s.html?m=1
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/catrijn/8206547457/

Keegan Ingrassia

Any particular time or place in mind?

Keegan Ingrassia

A good point, KtR. The entire purpose of this particular collar is to look good, and provide a last ditch defense to my throat. Perhaps I was over thinking the discomfort that having two layers of mail underneath the corrazina might bring. After all, there is an aketon under it all. Speaking of aket...

Keegan Ingrassia

Schiesse...

Keegan Ingrassia

Xtracted wrote:Oh, and doesn't it look like they go up and cover the butt?

I think that's red hosen underneath the leather, and that arc of rivets under the cheek is the lower edge of the closed cuisses.

Keegan Ingrassia

If you're having trouble getting Google to play nice, you could put the album up on flickr. I've never had any issues with it. Nicer to browse than picasa or photobucket, in my opinion.

Keegan Ingrassia

It keeps the underlapped edge in place, and not dropping down your neck like a shirt tag made from a cheese grater.

Keegan Ingrassia

That's an exciting looking hook! It has a liveliness in its lines. Are you cutting and filing it out of a scrap of thick sheet, or taking the time to smith it out of a piece of barstock?

Keegan Ingrassia

No location listed on their site, only an email address and a phone number...which is, and I quote, 11111111. I'll take a WAG and say most likely not Stateside.

Keegan Ingrassia

And no helmet hair!

Keegan Ingrassia

Why not take inspiration from the carved motifs of the time period? Lots of curls and intertwined lines that would look incredible in a welded and filed grill.

Keegan Ingrassia

On the subject of loaner gear. It's more trouble for the marshal or whoever has to transport it, but never actually loan out the gear. Bring it to practice, let them use it and then return it at the end of the day. Don't let them take it home. Yup. I also like "branding" the gear with LOANER. Not j...

Keegan Ingrassia

Also, an odd detail to take the time to include, when he didn't provide cast shadows for any other subject in the scene. Looking closer...is that a window in the inside back wall of the tent?

Keegan Ingrassia

Yeah, rubber backing pad, and an oversized (probably automotive grade) sanding disk. Most likely just held on with the screw-on center flange, and no adhesive.

Keegan Ingrassia

Clever! And a very clean result.

Keegan Ingrassia

Glad to see you moving again, Mac. You aren't the only one that winter beat upon. Looking forward to seeing more of your craft.

Keegan Ingrassia

Might check with Vitus. He may be too busy with life, but if not, he does great work.
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=171024

Keegan Ingrassia

Having a tough material is to be preferred. Mass is useful for applications where inertia is important, like the helmet. However, a tough material is able to take the force, flex and deform to dissipate the energy, then recover to its original shape. The temper of the steel balances the hardness vs ...

Keegan Ingrassia

Looks beautiful, excellent work!

Keegan Ingrassia

*bookmarked*

Keegan Ingrassia

Oh, now that is cool!

Keegan Ingrassia

Sigurd Fjalarson wrote:What the hell did he eat!

His opponents.

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