The Armour Archive

Ironbadger

Brotherhood of the traveling scales? -Badger- Drop halvgrimr here on the AA a line. He had a set of birka style brass lamallar for sale a while back. I dont have them anymore I traded them to Yojimbo and I think he has since then traded them for something else:) Those things are seeing some real mil...

Ironbadger

I'm afraid I don't think I can help.

I have some 16 gauge brass, but as thick as it is, it would only be useful for making something like trim pieces on the edges or whatnot.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Very nice!

I'm dreading raising cased greaves in steel....

-Badger-

Ironbadger

How large a plate?
What gauge brass?
And how many plates?

-Badger-

Ironbadger

The biggest problem I can really see is- Its "one size fits most". If you happen to be close enough in size to begin with, it might work fine... But if you are too large, modifying it is more work than buying a RFTH blank thats made to your correct size in the first place. As an experiment...

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I'm looking at their loose rings and tools- m Theres about 4 mentions of them in a search, but the most recent post is around a year and a half old and doesn't give much info. Mostly, I'm looking to find out how reliable their customer service is. Whether they keep the rings and tools in stock in a ...

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Well, it was a brass saber hilt that I sold Maeryk, plus some other small bits and pieces. Nothing exciting, and I did not take pics, unfortunately. -Badger- Its not a real review without pics I dont think is it?. Can you post pics if you get time Maeryk or Badger? Or did I miss them..? Happy Hollid...

Ironbadger

Perfectly all right.
But the only real selling I ever do is what I make or have that I offer here in the AA classifieds.

In time, I may have a site to offer in stock items.
But that won't be for a while yet, if it happens.

-Badger-

kaolin wrote:Ah, ok. I'm always looking for merchants to browse.

Ironbadger

No, I don't really have an SCA presence except on the archive here. I show up occasionally at local fighter practices, but I have not gotten to any wars or tournies or such for many years. -Badger- Umm, there is ALOT of links for Ironbadger on google but none of them looked SCA related. Do you have ...

Ironbadger

Thank you, Maeryk.

Maeryk sent his cash in a timely manner, and his communication was superb.

5 of 5 for my side of the transaction as well.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

The brass rivet/nails are solid brass?

It does not say in the description, and brass plated steel are so common, (And usually have the same descriptive text,) that I have to ask.

Thanks.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Its back up again?

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I made an experimental cup hilt for a rattan sword from .090 T6. I haven't quite finished it, and I don't think I will. Just too much work. For making armor, I think I'll try 14 gauge soft alloy and see how it goes. I've made rapier guards from some of the salvage I have- it holds up just fine. I ha...

Ironbadger

Gah....
I went to bed figuring no one else would bid.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I grew up using one in my grandfather's taxidermy shop. I just treat it with the respect I would a live rattlesnake, and never have any problems. (Yes, I do handle live rattlers from time to time, but carefully and with respect...I'm not like the crocodile hunter..) -Badger- The band-saw is a wonder...

Ironbadger

I likely have quite a few- but most would be independent/small press publishers.

I also would like to know the purpose, because it will help me decide what to look for to send.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Looks good. This is one I made for dagorhir years ago- It was the first and remains the only one I ever made. I got out of Dag, and I'd sell it- but I have no idea what constitutes a decent price for something similar. I've been offered less than it cost in leather a few times... -Badger- http://i4....

Ironbadger

I've done an awful lot of things with old saw blades over the years. Frankly, for cutting out pieces for things like cheap spangenhelms, I use a bandsaw and a metal cutting blade. I'm out of blades for my el cheapo harbor freight special at the moment, but it makes anything up to 16 gauge mild steel...

Ironbadger

Okay, do you have an image processing software like photoshop, photostudio or photshop essentials? Those will allow you to crop and resize the images to a small enough size that photobucket won't choke on them. (If you try to load images that are too large, photobucket will freeze or refuse to take ...

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I agree. Get a photobucket account and a decent digital camera. I know a lot of folks use a cel phone camera- but the quality is often bad. Really good digitals are available now for cheap, and they're worth it. Save in jpeg, and make the images no larger than 900 pixels on the largest dimension and...

Ironbadger

I believe that would be annealed, yes. A seax, to the best of my knowledge was always carried edge up in the scabbard, in a horizontal manner. -Badger- I think the steel is in the annealed condition as a file readily cuts it. Question: When the knife is in the triditional sheath and right handed cro...

Ironbadger

Thanks Hal.

I'll put in $120 then.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I have had that happen to me.

The "Thing Blindness" goblins are messing with you again,Tor.

I leave out a bowl of peanut M&Ms for them, and it appeases them most of the time these days.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

The edge bevel should be deeper than this, yes. As is, a chisel edge like this will cut- but not deeply or smoothly. The farther back the bevel runs, the smoother the slicing or cutting effect will be. However, the farther back, the thinner and weaker the edge and blade in general will be. "Wea...

Ironbadger

And I really, REALLY do not want to start tailoring on commission again....

-Badger-

Ironbadger

The only problem I have is that if I bid, I can't pay for it till maybe the end of the month or the beginning of December.

Up to you, Hal.
I'll understand completely if you prefer faster payments from others.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Agreed.
Pics are a necessity....Especially in light of RFH not having pics of the unfinished set on the site.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Had a look at the mask tonight. Its in a medium size. I have a 22 inch head, and was able to get my head in the mask with my glasses on. It was a bit tight, but would work if I had to use it myself to fight. The mask is in good condition- some wear around the edges of the flexible top strap, but no ...

Ironbadger

I'm working on a set of temporary vambrace and elbows to get back on the field. I had a set of thick leather vambraces I made for Dagorhir lying about...so I decided to just recycle them for use. They are about 11 or 12 ounce thickness-around 3/16" thick and wet formed to a tapered cylinder sha...

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PM sent.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Generally considered one of the worst bottom feeder vendors.

Recommend you avoid at all costs...

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Maybe just a little bit.....

-Badger-

Maeryk wrote:
Thomas Powers wrote:"simulated" or are you going it for real?

Simulated.. cons tend to get twitchy when you carry around real rocket propelled firearms in hotels.

Ironbadger

The lame plates on the tassets are riveted solid, yes? No articulating leathers or slotted rivets. I'm looking at the overall build techniques on the harness, but I see lots of little things that say 1960s or 70s era decorator armor. There simply aren't any attempts at articulation visible in most o...

Ironbadger

Hmm... I'm some kind of creasing or fluting stake? A little hard to scale it from the photos. (Hard to wrap my mind around it properly, I should say...) Maybe if its set so the tines are pointing down, the squared surfaces would serve to turn edges? The flutes in the points make me think of finger l...

Ironbadger

I think I have a few empties I can throw in when I ship the saber guard.

How many do you need?

-Badger-

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