The Armour Archive

Keegan Ingrassia

A belted leather garter either above the knee or above the swell of the calf, with the mail sewn to it.

Keegan Ingrassia

Caius, let us know how the heads work for you. They look awesome!

Keegan Ingrassia

Interesting...I've never used four-fletch. There isn't any issue with the feather against the bow when you loose?

Keegan Ingrassia

Well, I have a couple of the teardrop mallets in a similar hard plastic from Harbor Freight. I work 16g all the time with them, and I love them! Dishing is so easy, and the plastic doesn't mar up the metal. Combine those with a rawhide mallet, and I've taken pieces straight to final shape without me...

Keegan Ingrassia

Robert of Canterbury wrote:use an a-historical ring/scale blend.
http://khelgar.deviantart.com/art/Scale ... l-78153701

+1

Keegan Ingrassia

Keegan Ingrassia

Bring back plate of proof and shoot it with a musket ball, then sell it with the dent.

Keegan Ingrassia

Oh, that's pretty. The simple solution, since you have extra width, would be to "squish" the helmet a bit to make it more oval. Trade some of that extra side-to-side for the needed front-to-back.

Keegan Ingrassia

I definitely intend to purchase some mail from Jeystr once our finances are a little looser.

The only other mail I'd jump for instead would be a historically tailored DiY kit from Tom B.

Keegan Ingrassia

As long as your hand is farther than 4" from the edge of the shield, you don't need a shield basket or gauntlet.

So, two leather straps in a shallow X layout?

Keegan Ingrassia

It certainly makes some of the more ornate bands much more plausible in terms of construction. How exciting!

Keegan Ingrassia

Gustovic! That first bascinet...are the straps the aventail attaches to, that the vervelles go through, made of metal?!

Keegan Ingrassia

Done the half-swording thing in full harness cut-and-thrust. My opponent and I agreed that armour worn was proof. We were going for the chin underside, the armpits, the insides of the elbows, behind the knees (if we could have reached without exposing ourselves - have not ever worked that scenario ...

Keegan Ingrassia

If you have the tools and the knowledge, then it should be doable in a long evening. It also depends on which style of turn shoes you're making. Ankle boots with buckles or leather points? Low, early 15th century ones that flare open below the ankle like a tulip? Regardless, the actual manufacture i...

Keegan Ingrassia

Very good news.

So, I have a question. By what title do we call these new peers? Sir? Don? Master? Something else?

Keegan Ingrassia

Small mixing bowls, cut in half for the shoulder cops? Small metal salad bowls, cut to shape for the knees?

Keegan Ingrassia

Just spitballing here, but could the cutout serve as a way to display and comfortably wear an exaggerated codpiece?

Keegan Ingrassia

Well, with the software Jan discovered, you could just as easily build your own with layers of plywood. You could even sand it down to a smooth contour. A lot of wood sculptures were built that way at my alma mater.

Keegan Ingrassia

Mac wrote:Excellent, Jan! We are all looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

Mac

Seconded!

Keegan Ingrassia

Tom, how do you find the time to find all of these wonderful things?

I'm going to have to start breaking my historical bookmarks into subcategories.

Keegan Ingrassia

Indeed, thank goodness. It hurt thinking of that labor of love being parted out and sold...and it's not even mine! Jehan, I don't know what you're facing, but I hope that things can work out for you and your family without having to resort to this.

Keegan Ingrassia

Congratulations, Blazek.

You've definitely earned it.

Keegan Ingrassia

Working from that assumption, a pizan could represent a "missing link" in the evolution from aventail to standard, as it were.

Keegan Ingrassia

Sorry, not a solution for baggy linen, but have you tried a summer wool, like a gaberdine?

Keegan Ingrassia

Is the assumption, then, that a 14th century pizan would be lined and padded quite a bit in order to achieve the smoothly tapered form seen in the manuscripts?

Keegan Ingrassia

At first I was a bit confused about the hook on the underlapped flap. In my head, it seemed easier to have the outer flap hook over the underlap. But now, I see the logic behind it. The hook keeps the underlap from falling down and slumping uncomfortably, and the strap and buckle over it keeps every...

Keegan Ingrassia

Definitely worth it. It's one of those books that is a requirement to have on your shelf.

Keegan Ingrassia

They're very nice pieces, especially the 1605. That one, I really cannot see anything wrong...my eye must not be developed enough to see the discrepancies in the form.

I think, on the 1605...too narrow of vervelles? Also, the lack of a chiseled line accentuating the valleys around the eyes and mouth?

Keegan Ingrassia

That was a cool video.

Thanks for sharing! NBC did a good job on this, I think.

As an aside, I think I just saw one of my co-workers. Didn't know he was in the SCA...

Keegan Ingrassia

It was originally posted over in this thread. Hopefully gustovic can provide info on the book it's from.
viewtopic.php?f=4&t=176132

Keegan Ingrassia

Oh my giddy galloping ghost of a grandmaster.

Keegan Ingrassia

Vote for natural fibers. Linen liner, wool stuffing. Wicks up sweat, and rides cool on your head. Unlike the blue blubber. It won't solve the issue of breathing in the warm air of your own exhalations, but it will improve your time in the helmet, and keep you cooler, which will hopefully cut back on...

Keegan Ingrassia

How do you have it padded/suspended at the moment?

Keegan Ingrassia

How much trouble would it be to not predrill the two holes? If you create an inventory of gorgets and lobster tail kits, then attach the tails as needed, how much longer would it take to punch the holes then, as opposed to earlier in the production cycle? Would cut down on the loss of time, punching...

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I have to agree with Ernst. The fact that there is a hinge there is great evidence of backplate defense, but perhaps not of one piece. It's still a great find. There are a few other interesting details in the first image...the hinged second plate on the rerebrace, perhaps enclosing the upper arm...t...

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