The Armour Archive

Halvgrimr

Mihangel I have nothing but good things to say about Adrics products and customer service. While it is NOT a complaint, I have noticed after over a month of use and washes that the center point in the crotch has started to come undone in both the pairs of pants I own but that is nothing that I can n...

Halvgrimr

Patterns mailed today Sorry for the delay I included a suprise is each parcel If you have any questions feel free to PM me Cause Im a cheap skate I had to bend some of the patterns so you might want to retrace them back onto posterboard for those folks that like pristine patterns in their files:)

Halvgrimr

But is the double narrow fuller correct?
It was my understanding that it isnt.

I only ask as I know how much of a stickler for detail you are.

Halvgrimr

Paul

Id avoid any of the newer (in the last 5 yrs or so) PC Viking swords
They look like ass since they went from a single wide fuller to a double narrow fuller.
Why they did that I dont know.

Halv

Halvgrimr

Got your PM
Will paypal money tomorrow (payday)
Halv

Halvgrimr

Shit happens and linengarb is still the bomb!

Halv

PS, Adric I totally forgot I owe you money and will paypal it on payday...sorry man (who is till actually recovering from Lilies...still havent found one of my elbows and vambraces:)

Halvgrimr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzWS_0tO80U

Halvgrimr

I love them especially on cold, wet nights or early mornings. No more cold feet! Ive worn naalbound socks and turnshoes for days in the rain/mud and for a weekend in 6 inches of snow that required both normal treking and a combat display in said snow (without pattens.) With the period appropriate f...

Halvgrimr

Looking at pictorial evidence, there are recurves in the Utrecht Psalter and (later) the Bayeux Tapestry. Neither are Scandinavian sources, but they are both western European and from cultures with which a Viking would have have a lot of contact. What are people's thoughts on these bows - composite...

Halvgrimr

or (since I gather your on a budget) go to woodbows.com and get one of his 'Rough and Ready' models that will at least look right (after the cotton string is replaced) and shoot it until you can afford something more upscale

http://woodbows.com/products.html

Halvgrimr

<Sigh>
One of these days I will put back up all the stuff I have:(
I have most of the info on the Hedeby archey equipment (bows, quivers and arrow head types - which included wooden game blunts)

Halvgrimr

I will take the large pair
InsaneIrish raves about his so I will give them a try!

Halv
PM me paypal info please

Halvgrimr

There is provence for the shape but Id have to dig thru the files to find it. EDIT: I withdraw the above statement as I have looked thru my image archives and can not find the images to back up the statement. That said I am fairly sure I have seen the shape before, I just can not document it to a ti...

Halvgrimr

Like I said, there is no way I could ever repay her

I put the rest of the images up too
http://halvgrimr.smugmug.com/Other/Myzo ... rsonalize/

As soon as I find the story book that accompanied it I will add the story to the captions section of each image.

Halvgrimr

sha-ul wrote:
fungi forge wrote:Halvgrimr and sha-ul anytime either of ou want to come play in the shop your more than welcome.

I will have to take you up on that offer some time

Yeah, me too!
Soon as I get my fighting rig all finished I plan to start working on my camp:)

Halvgrimr

A friend of mine once gifted me with something that I will never be able to repay her for. She created a 18 foot long by 2 feet wide hand stitched pictoral history of how the friendship of a group of guys seperated by a vast ocean came to be. She did so using images from the BT (I call it the MyZou ...

Halvgrimr

I once considered one as IIRC they are Saami in origin and would fit well with my original persona. Then I thought of all the shit Id take about a tipi and decided against it:( That and well, the foot print is pretty impractical for things like Lilies They have even less useful space than a Viking W...

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UPDATE Patterns are all traced out and labeled I (roughly) cut them all out last night I am buying some shipping envelopes today at lunch and hope to get them shipped asap So far only these folks have sent me their mailing addys Haldan SyrTheo Hrolfr RandallMoffett Finnvarthr Finnbogason Please reme...

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Beards are for lazy people. I beg to differ, i spend way more time keeping my beard groomed than i had spent keeping a clean shaven face Agreed I once though, "Screw this, Im tired of shaving daily, Ima grow a beard" Then...I got tired of picking crap out of it and trimming several times ...

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Aced11 wrote:Okay, I know this probably isn't historical, but like the armour in Troy.

I almost eye rolled this until I figured out he was talking about the movie

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Awesome work fungi
Thanks for confirming many of my theories:)

Halvgrimr

Oh there are folks that make them
The one guy (a proper blacksmith) I used to work with that was offering to sell them had them priced at like $3-500 a peice.

To steep for me.

Halvgrimr

Yeah I liked the Giles helm to but the price tag was just a bit out of my price range at the time.

Halvgrimr

Guys if you want a copy of the pattern send my your mailing addy in a PM.

I was going to scan it in and email it but that might distort the pattern some so I bought a big piece of posterboard last night and I will just make hard copies and mail them to you.

Halvgrimr

Halvgrimr, did you do much hot work when fitting the panels together? do the panel edges taper, or is there a square edge? do we know if any sort o solder would be period? like a strip of tin, or brass to help fill in any surface irregularities? We thought about solder (IIRC its period) but the tro...

Halvgrimr

You guys all seem to have missed the 'we threw this together' comment:) An event was coming up I needed a way to serve stew/soups/etc to alot of folks in a period (ish) type manner I cornered the local armourer one day, bought him lunch and then we went to work for a few hours on both metal working ...

Halvgrimr

Im partial to Elvis Bubbasson

I know a herald who swears its both period (for vikes) and both (Elvis and Bubba) are documentable

Ive never seen the documentation but he swears it:)

Halvgrimr

Which is all great unless you want a totally period piece:) I was initially going for that but the minute you start welding (Im assuming you mean modern arc welding) its not a LH piece anymore IMO:) I know guys make the LH quality ones (I assume knitebee's is) without any sort of modern aides but th...

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Re the bottom

You arent dealing with just one overlap using the method I used
You are dealing with an overlap that overlaps 5-6 other overlaps (where the panels come together)

THOSE are the real bitch when it comes to making the pot 'water tight' IMO

Halvgrimr

I agree knitbee's is awesome
Mine was a rush job using an experimental pattern and I needed something rather large (fast) to feed alot of folks.

Mine is no master piece at all:)

Halvgrimr

First, sorry for the delays guys Im a bachelor this week (the wife and kid are in WVa) and have been staying out later than I normally would:) That said, I will send out patterns soon to the folks that asked. Images of the one I made are at m Donâ€™t remember how long it took but it was not overly c...

Halvgrimr

If somone say didnt need a book but might like to contribute is there a way to do so?

Halvgrimr

Im in for shoes too

Halvgrimr

Ill send you a copy too Russ:)
I know it sounds shitty but I dont share patterns publically anymore
To many folks are willing to take credit for work they didnt do these days:(

Halvgrimr

Yeah I am interested in some of the ravens too
Halv

PROOF sausage rolls are authentic Viking Age food!