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Ironbadger

That is one sexy beast, Matt.

This is the standard to which I aspire.

Dammit, I need more tools.....

-Badger-

Ironbadger

It does.
But it can take a while to find a match for your abilities and wants.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

The seax is sold.

Thanks everyone for looking, and sorry to those who had to miss out.

I do not intend to make another like this one, but there will be other seaxes.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Possibly sold-
I'll know for sure shortly.

Updated when more info comes in.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Final pic.

Ironbadger

Ironbadger

More pics. Broken up because the archive has or had a three image limit per posting. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadger/auction%20pics/se7_zpse0480d78.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadger/auction%20pics/se9_zps68f86b56.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadge...

Ironbadger

I have finally finished this long, drawn out project. Progress is here: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=164631&p=2499425&hilit=badger+seax#p2499425 I think it would have taken less time if I hadn't gotten stubborn about finding just the right grip material. In this case, a...

Ironbadger

Auction is ended.

Thanks for looking.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Ends tomorrow.

Ironbadger

This month's rondel dagger is now ended. Its also the last of my horded steel stash, so now I must find more before I can make rondel daggers again. Anyway. Carbon steel, 3/16th stock. Single edged, as sharp as you can make these icepick daggers without weakening the blade too much. (It will do basi...

Ironbadger

I'll have to look later, Mac. I did not find it on a quick search, so I'll have to think a while about what thread it was in. I'm under some deadline pressure for another day or two though, so I can't devote much time to it at the moment. (Checking in on email and such during rest breaks.) Might hav...

Ironbadger

Mac- I do not remember seeing the original written document; only a mention of it in an older posting. And now that I think on it, I cannot recall whether it was an ordnance against the sale of painted- or cloth covered helms or armour. I mentioned it because the post referred to substandard armour ...

Ironbadger

That was my first thought. A helmet made by a blacksmith instead of a real armourer. There was a mention somewhere a while back on the forum about a law passed in England to outlaw the sale of painted helmets, because of a bunch of crappy ones made by non guild smiths or blacksmiths, that were britt...

Ironbadger

Yeah, I'm afraid $2000 is around what I would charge at a minimum for something like that. Probably more, as I would have to farm out the casting work...Or else try to carve the bits from large pieces of barstock. I have done that before, but its literally weeks of work for each piece. The point abo...

Ironbadger

CLP break free rather than WD40.
(The stuff you buy to lube guns.)

CLP penetrates and actually loosens rust in my experience.
WD40 is just a moisture displacing solution.

I have yet to find anything rusted so badly that CLP would not free it, if soaked down and allowed to set a while.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

My first impression was Russian/Slavic.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Auction is ended.

Holyone is the winning bidder.

I completely brainfarted on the shipping cost....It is $15 to US addresses.

Ironbadger

Auction is ended.

Sorry- I just got home and intended to end earlier.

Shipping is $15, and I knew I was forgetting something when I made the auctions.....

Ironic has the top bid at $73 and shipping.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

You're welcome.

-Badger-

zraven7 wrote:@Ironbadger

That actually helps a lot. Thank you.

Ironbadger

Something like this will work fine for anvil duty. http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-00-Steel-Hot-Rolled-Round-8620-X-1-04-/271226506267?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f265c0c1b Check this guy's store- he has many scraps of steel for cheap, in many sizes and alloys, and I've bought from him before. -Badger-

Ironbadger

I've done quite a bit of ABS vacuforming and flat sheet fabrication for costuming and props. For rapier? Thats a good way to get seriously hurt in anything less than about a quarter inch thickness. And in that thickness, it will be a royal bitch to heatform without it either catching fire, or curlin...

Ironbadger

Ends today.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Ends today.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Current bid is $80.

Ends tomorrow.

-Badger-
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Ironbadger

To recap:

Ramsay318 has the current bid at $70.
Ends tomorrow.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Bump.

Two more days.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Yes, the auction is still active.

The offer of a shield trade is appreciated... But I have one, and my car insurance bill is due.

-Badger-

Ramsay318 wrote:Is this stiil up? If so, I'll make the opening bid of $70. Or, I can build a shield if you need one.

Ironbadger

PM sent.

-Badger-

LvL80Viking wrote:Finally something in my style and I don't have any money for it. Do you ever have time to take commissions?

Ironbadger

Auction is ended. Shipping is $15 to US addresses, and I completely forgot to mention it, like a moron.... Another just finished knife. Blade in antique carbon steel, 1/8th inch stock and razor sharp. Faint spine pitting left on for the hand smithed look and feel. Otherwise rough mirror polished. Bl...

Ironbadger

Auction is ended. Just completed small seax. From my rapidly disappearing stock of antique, 100 year old carbon steel. The pitted surface was left on the spine to give it a blacksmithed look and feel. Blade a hair over 6 inches, a bit over 10 1/4 inches overall length. 1/8th inch thick stock, razor ...

Ironbadger

Okay, so a live fire version that can shoot real bolts? Trickier- Since most crossbows for sale here are for SCA combat, and made completely differently from a historical crossbow. Hmm...I can look and see what I can find, but off the top of my head, I know mostly combat archery makers. -Badger- The...

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You may wish to mention whether you need it to fire blunts for SCA or larp field use, or are looking for a live fire crossbow for target or hunting. I've been thinking about making crossbows for a while, but have not found the time so far. The following links may prove useful for you- Blunts and bol...

Ironbadger

Hi.
Just posting to let you know I did see this-
But I cannot take on a job like this, at this time.

Sorry.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

To me, the illustrations appear to be badly drawn houndskull bascinet visors. The helmet listed is one I have seen before, with text in an article mentioning that it was an older bascinet reused and with a bill added at a later date. That same article mentioned that cheap armor in later centuries wa...

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