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Ironbadger

Sorry to hear this, Hjalmr.

I know where you're coming from though.
I make starvation wages myself as a craftsman.

We need to figure out how to market to those trust fund rich guys in New York city who shell out $10,000 for a piece of cotton clothesline with an artist's signature on it....

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I've been thinking about that.....

I really need to see and handle one to get a proper feel for them before I try making one though.

-Badger-

hornsofodin wrote:botn ready falchions........

Ironbadger

For actual swords, my ballpark is around $300 and figured from there. I use that figure very tentatively for the moment, as these are not simple in shape or construction. And the price could be much higher, depending on how much grief they give me in the creation process. Especially for something I ...

Ironbadger

What are your chest and waist measurements? I can't promise anything right now, as I am finishing an order and need to get it done by the end of July. But I do aluminum- I have access to 12 gauge aircraft alloy that forms well and is mighty tough when done. I've been thinking about corazinas of late...

Ironbadger

Thanks Sevastian.

-Badger-

Sevastian wrote:Iron Badger for the win! I love all the knives I've bought from him!

Ironbadger

Differential heat treat would require a better setup than I have currently. The taper on the blades will be a matter of what feels good to me when I am balancing them. Some distal taper is possible- But I grind rather than forge, so most of the taper is a part of how I flatten the bevel for weight a...

Ironbadger

I have spent some years working on the pattern for an ancient Iberian Falcata sword. The pic shows, from top to bottom, the finalized patterns I kept over the last 10 or 12 years of doodling on construction paper. The top one is the first- It was drawn originally to fit onto a narrow piece of existi...

Ironbadger

Cool. Please give me a performance report when you get home. :) -Badger- I love you too, man. :P -Badger- Btw Iron just wanted to let you know I'm going to submit a paypal "item not received" report on you so I can steal my money back. LOL just kidding, couldn't resist ;) :) By the way taking that b...

Ironbadger

I love you too, man.

-Badger-

Md02geist wrote: Btw Iron just wanted to let you know I'm going to submit a paypal "item not received" report on you so I can steal my money back.

LOL just kidding, couldn't resist

Ironbadger

Here is a recently completed 18th century rifleman's knife made for another customer.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

What kind of knife? I'll need to see the antler to determine if its usable, since I've been provided with antler several times for a customer's knife that turned out to be unusable for a number of reasons. PM me with the info on the desired piece and details, and I can work out a quote. :) I would n...

Ironbadger

I think the question should be- "Will this helm get me legally and safely on the field?" Sure those are ugly things. But if they work, they might make for a cheap starter helm. The problem is, there is a lack of firsthand information on both points. Theres a few folks who have commented before that ...

Ironbadger

Out of curiosity- Can you provide an image of what you have in mind, helm wise? I'm not sure I know what you mean exactly by "Varangian kettle". I was under the impression Varangian guards wore spangenhelms or norman styled conicals? Also, I suggest always giving your basic head measurement when inq...

Ironbadger

Well, theres the Coventry sallet- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coventry_Sallet Only known example of an English sallet helmet of the 15th century. I know I've seen a written reference that this type of high crowned sallet is uniquely English, and I plan to make one myself when I reach the appropria...

Ironbadger

Boy, thats getting to be a tough one these days. I went with Felwalker bolts for the durability- but those are legal in the west, and I am not sure if they're allowed at Pennsic. For the most part, you are mostly going to find parts and the like, and may have to make one yourself. Lets see.. Argent ...

Ironbadger

Fraid not. But James the Just over at Amazonia enterprises can likely make you what you are looking for. He does lathe turned steel pommels to order. http://amazoniaenterprises.com/ -Badger- Specifically I want something like this as shown in the attached pic from Kult of Athena, or a near equivalen...

Ironbadger

I've done this with plywood as well.

Not the best solution, but it will get you started.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Just the cops without holes punched or drilled?
Or do you need them fully strapped and ready to go?

16 gauge stainless? or 14?
(I tend to think 18 is a bit thin even in stainless, but thats just me.)

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Heh. I got a chuckle out of the category "Alloy X". :lol: Real enough, I'm sure...But some metallurgist was having a bit of fun when he named it. Honestly, I'm just seeing if I can help some fellow armourers out, and benefit a little myself in the process. -Badger- Here's the online quoting system. ...

Ironbadger

Okay, so you have to contact them for a quote.

I'll give it a shot later then.
Always good to have more info, thanks.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Hmm.. The only suppliers I can find online for 17-7ph are at or above the price quotes from online metals. So if you know a cheaper source, I'd like to have a look, and I'll figure what I'm asking using that. The source is AK steel; thats whats marked on the sheets, and theres lot numbers and the li...

Ironbadger

So, theres some interest in getting scraps of 17-7 stainless steel if I turn some up. I went and looked at metals online, and now I understand why. Wow....over $300 for a 3X4 sheet in 16 gauge. Okay. I can find some scrap pieces at my local source. If I were to offer some for sale for say, half the ...

Ironbadger

I have a couple of sample pieces one chain I take for quick comparisons. Its not precise, but it works for my own purposes. A sheet metal gauge kept in the car permanently sounds like a better idea though. Thanks. :D -Badger- You keep a sheet metal gauge in the car for surprise finds? Seems like my ...

Ironbadger

I've had a couple of messages, yes.

I gather its pretty expensive stuff.

-Badger-

James Arlen Gillaspie wrote:I think there are people who would be willing to take that 17-7 for more than you would pay for it.

Ironbadger

I do not make gauntlets for sale currently. I might later at some point, when I have worked out a pattern I am happy with. But they aren't likely to have fully enclosed thumbs unless I can manage a welder that can do stainless. Not sure what prices are like for clamshell stainless with enclosed thum...

Ironbadger

I think it said AK steel, yes. (That would be where I got "Alaska steel".) 99% of the stainless at the place has no markings of any kind on it, and that includes entire half sheets of 4X4 foot size. I'll have to go back at some point with some paper or a notebook and mark down what I can find instea...

Ironbadger

In a week or so, I'll have a Porter-Cable 10 amp bandsaw to work with. So unless the stuff is hell on metal cutting blades, it should be good. I didn't buy any of the 17-7 thus far though. I only know of it because of this topic- http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=161852 We c...

Ironbadger

Hmm.... Could be done if the right person comes along and needs some cash for his unused gear. I don't have any for sale though- I was mentioning adding size to help out. :) The enclosed thumb is the hard part, though. Most gauntlets that otherwise match your needs will have a deep but open bottomed...

Ironbadger

I hit my local scrapyard today and I really wish I had made a crib sheet before going. Most of their stock is unmarked, so trying to figure out what I was looking at was pure guesswork. I did find a few sheets that were marked- I found some pieces of 17-7 in 16 gauge and I think 20 gauge. There were...

Ironbadger

And how large are your hands?

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Than I probably can't make it for you the way you want it for what you'd want to pay.

Sorry.

-Badger-

Rhyance wrote:Nope, the Celtic spina was a single piece of wood with a single boss. We can make them as you describe today but they didn't.

Ironbadger

Possibly. But it would be in two pieces- Top and bottom with a space for the hand under the boss. Which is how they'd just about have to have made them. Might need to be pieced, depending on my local lumber sources and prices. If it has to be pieced, I can make it strong enough for combat. :) The wo...

Ironbadger

Llewelyn Gododdin is the man I steer people towards for cast iron dishing forms. http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=174782&hilit=iron+dishing+forms I have both his large and smaller ones, and they have served me flawlessly for several years now. You'll have to check with him ...

Ironbadger

Yep.

Wrap a tape measure around your head at about the level of your eyebrows.
Make it just barely snug- Don't pull it real tight.

That will give you a rough size to start from.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Oh?
What are they looking for?

-Badger-

Sevastian wrote:This reminds me.... I have had several inquiries from local LARP ers....

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