The Armour Archive

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Yes. I went over it really late last night, but did not find the more definitive answers I was looking for. Well, I suppose I can just make the Do straight sided and experiment from there. -Badger- sengokudaimyo.com is the first and only answer you need. this was the late Effingham-sensei's page.

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So. I have a bunch of 12 gauge aircraft aluminum scrap left over after a project and want to make it into something that I will probably sell. Its tough and durable, but not as hard as the T6 I had before. After dishing though, it rings like a bell and smaller parts are so tough I can't bend them wi...

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I'm still working on how to make leather covered grips that will last. I don't trust glue by itself...But stitching the side is really not easy, either. I know theres some folks that want leather covered grips. But until I manage a construction that I am happy with and trust to last, I'm still exper...

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Haven't heard from the guy who had dibs for a month, so this is still available.

-Badger-

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Sold. A sword hilted or quillon dagger. About 12th to 14th century for era. Carbon steel, 3/16 inch stock, sharpened, double edged and functional. Medium carbon steel guard and pommel, walnut grip. Rough mirror polished, 13 1/2 inch blade. 19 inches overall. Thick, solid tang and peened pommel const...

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Some better pics of the finished bowie- Taken in natural light. -Badger- http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadger/commissioned%20work/bbk1_zpswvtwjds5.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadger/commissioned%20work/bbk2_zpscguqo6x5.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadge...

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Hm, okay. If thats the case, do you prefer a modern styled sledge head, or the older "A" shaped hammer head? Back in the day, I made them as small sledge/blacksmith hammers. Since those days, I have found many images of the ancient pendant hammers. (Which are frankly of every imaginable shape...And ...

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Never heard of them. Got a link for the curious? :) -Badger- Anyone know anything about this group? Their stuff seems slightly higher end than typical Indian stuff, and about the same price. Got people looking for inexpensive roman mail, and they seem to have it, but don't want new people getting sc...

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My old price range was around $35 for basic, to something like $150 or so for miniatures made with real gems, silver and ivory and such. I'd be looking to keep the prices to the $35 to $50 range for now. Theres also questions about minis made to wear as jewelry- I always used carbon steel back in th...

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Probably not possible, I'm afraid.

Working in a scale that small is really painful because you get friction burned a LOT.

-Badger-

JoshE wrote:If you could make them scale to 28mm minis, I know a couple space marine captains that would be in for some hardware upgrades

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Hm, might not be able to make them that small. The black and white image above is close to full size. The original is an 8 1/2X11 inch photocopy. Closer to scale for a 12 inch GI joe figure. -Badger- I think if you made them in such a way that a Lego minifig could hold them, you could make buttloads...

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Way back in the day, I used to make miniature knives and swords. There was quite a collector's market in the late 80s and early 90s. I stopped making them in the mid 90s because the market dried up. (Well, the custom knife collecting world sort of imploded in general about that time...) But now I am...

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Hey, I used to make miniatures, back in the day.

God, I made hundreds of them....
Haven't really thought of doing it again.

That one looks very nice- made from a nail? (I forget what the ones with the double ring on them are called.)

-Badger-

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It should also be mentioned that you can use thin fender washers of around 1 1/2 inch to 2 inch to make a jack of plate. They come galvanized, so rust wouldn't be an issue. I've seen one made that way- The shape of the plates wasn't visible through the canvas cover, but the tailoring on the garment ...

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We all get embarrassed somewhat by our early work.

I'm not sure I still have any of mine, but oddly enough I can remember quite a bit of it.

-Badger-

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Jestyr, are you planning to offer voiders or skirts at some point?

-Badger-

Jestyr wrote:I am very glad you are happy.

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Definitely modern artwork. The inking style gives it away. To me, it looks like late 70s forward, black and white commercial comics/illustration. The school/style I studied originally. The helmet is definitely eastern/Rus. Adding something like scale or lamellar over maille seems more Rus to me- But...

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Well, I was going to open an armory...
But now I think I'll be doing something more like make and sell a few pieces here and there as a sideline to my knives.
Mostly seem to be making armor for myself anyway.

-Badger-

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Moving this to general discussions.

-Badger-

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These are really, really nice looking.

-Badger-

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I've been thinking about making some eastern style armor for a while. Since I don't do eastern personas, I'd be making it for sale. I'm just feeling a creative urge and decided I would follow it. This leads to some questions. What style? Well, I'm thinking something like a Turkish Krug, a Russian or...

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Its a true flat grind. The hand grinding/stoning tends to make a really flat bevel. The sheath will be done within a few weeks. Just need to wait for supplies to be mailed to me before I can start. -Badger- I'ma ll paid up on thsi one fellas and I even sent some extra dough for him to make a sheath ...

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Well, I would certainly use it for camp chores without hesitation. :) I do have an obsession with getting it "right" when it comes to my crafting. Glad you like it. Email replied to, by the way. -Badger- Simply beautiful. I love how you took extra time hashing out the details to make it more of a wo...

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Thanks for the nice review, Hrolfr! :D Pretty much my standard way of doing business. I package for the apocalypse, because I've worked in shipping. 8) If your boss is looking for a knife for his son's birthday, I may be able to help. I'd need to know what time frame/date he would need it by, and I ...

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Thanks!
-Badger-

Hrolfr wrote:I am speechless! Damn sexy blade!

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Now completed. I actually skipped a step I was going to photograph...But I got through shaping the guard and pommel so quickly that I got excited to finish the piece right away. Its a full tang, with the pommel peened in place. Steel furniture. Very sharp, as mentioned before. Balance point is right...

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Another update. The guard and pommel are now slotted, fitted, and ready to shape. http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadger/in%20progress/jjj5_zpshfqy17of.jpg As they are steel, and a bit thick, this may take a little time. The guard has been very closely hand fitted, and will be secured when...

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Sorry it took a few days to reply, Hrolfr. I have not been able to get back to the shop for a good week, and just catching up now. I use just about any antler that works- Mule deer and elk are the hardest to get useful pieces from, though. The most important consideration, is that I can't use old an...

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Update- The blade is now finished and ready to be sharpened. The choil will be cut after edges are laid down. The finish was made with 3M green scrubby pads. Geist does not have power equipment that I know of; and as he intends heavy use for the blade, he needs a means of easily touching up the fini...

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The sequence varies, depending on the blade. In this case, I went to the carbide stones immediately after the stone wheel, and before any flap sanding. The final finish is to be satin, and rough enough that it can be maintained easily without re-polishing. So I skipped a step or two that I would hav...

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Heh. That blade was going to be for my personal single action shooting rig. :D I wound up getting out of the sport because I couldn't afford it, so the blade languished in a drawer, unfinished until we talked. It was a VERY carefully made and hand finished blade, and I am glad it went to a good home...

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Theres been some interest expressed in a bowie or two , offered for sale here on the archive. So I will do at least one for sale at some point. But I do not have a time frame, as I have several pieces in progress that need to be done first. The main question is whether to do another antler grip, or ...

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And the other side. I use the stones in a single direction- back to front, along the length of the blade. Its a bit like Japanese water stones, but not as fine, and I believe it cuts faster. I use this hand stoning method to locate and remove high and low spots. You can see theres still a few to tak...

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Wiped down.

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A little closer.

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