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Ironbadger

I have an unfinished rondel dagger lying around in the shop. I'm reluctant to put the work into finishing it unless theres some folks looking for one though. (I'm running short on knifemaking supplies, and need to restock. So I am down to picking and choosing what I make next to sell.) So. Anyone lo...

Ironbadger

Wrong coast.....

Wish I could have made it.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Small numbers of rivets suitable for making a helmet can be found on Ebay. (Usually in increments of 25 or 50.) If you are only looking for enough for a single project, its worth it. But not if you plan to do a lot of armouring. Then you want to buy in one pound or larger boxes from a regular suppli...

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PM sent.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Sorry to hear this, Axe.

I've had deliveries stolen off my porch, so I sympathize.

Hope this works out for you in the end.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

7 inches by 4 inches? If thats a JoAnn's inch grid cutting sheet they are lying on, they are that large. Hmm... Thats pretty large. Typical plates on most lamellar I'm familiar with are more like 2 1/2 or 3 inches long, and maybe an inch to an inch and a quarter wide. (Yes, theres a lot of variation...

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This is a pretty straightforward late 14th century harness. Being the case, most of the armourers here can make such a thing, because its the main style we work in. :) However. To get a good, accurate and well fitted harness for your self in this style will cost some serious cash. A price range itse...

Ironbadger

Unlikely.
I did not get enough warning to set up my ambush in the sheltered glen....

-Badger-

Johann ColdIron wrote: Hopefully it will not get waylaid by a highwayman of some renown!

Ironbadger

Kin-ky.....

-Badger-

Aaron wrote: But do NOT do quench in your wife's bathwater. She won't like it!
-Aaron

Ironbadger

Hmm. Could you define "mock up" for me please? If I were to make a full size version of the shell, I might as well make the full thing, as "cheap fabric" doesn't exist for me locally anymore. (Cheap enough that I could make a model in throwaway stuff.) Drawings I could do, if those might help. I sho...

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A few beauty shots... I really need a new camera, apparently. -Badger- http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadger/in%20progress/commissioned%20work/dunc4_zpsf42abb25.jpg http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y103/ironbadger/in%20progress/commissioned%20work/dunc8_zps1570f69a.jpg http://i4.photobuck...

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Okay, I could not tell that from the pic provided. It looks frankly like sheet metal lathe spun to me. (The way Romans made helmets.) Do you mean its two halves divided horizontally, or vertically? If its vertical, the seams are not visible from the pic. If its horizontal... I still maintain its lat...

Ironbadger

In my opinion, you should talk to a machinist with a lathe.

The original looks like it was turned due to its very regular shape.

It would be easier to make by turning it from round stock than trying to forge from sheet or plate.

Just my two cents worth, brother.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I am happy you like it, your Grace.

I am very pleased with how it turned out, and glad as well to hear it got to you in time.

I am sure it will make a few people envious at Gulf wars.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I scored some wine red upholstery velvet, a couple yards of a canvas material that will make a good lining, and thought I might see if theres any interest in a sewn and ready to rivet coat of plates shell? I'm a 46 chest/40 waist and stand 5 foot 10 inches tall. So I'd be sizing this generously for ...

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Heh. I made a canteen for ACW out of a glass rum bottle covered with leather, way back in the day. :) -Badger- Maybe it's cheating, but I use a stainless steel canteen in the appropriate shape and wrap it in leather using the techniques shown in these tutorials. With some creativity you can hide the...

Ironbadger

Positively stunning work.....

This sort of thing is what inspires me-
I may not tend towards decorative work very often, but when I see stuff like this....

I just tingle all over with the creative energy that flows!

-Badger-

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-Badger-

coreythompsonhm wrote:What would shipping be to 98003?

Ironbadger

Still have these available.

You could make me an offer.

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-Badger-

Ironbadger

I've been thinking about making riveted pots and such for some time.

I'd like to do it to experiment, if for no other reason- But lack decent reference material for spangenpots.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I'd say its at the very low end of the spectrum for a sugarloaf, Axe. Considering that the usual price I see for nice looking ones is closer to $300, on average. The cheap imports are around $100...More for ones you could theoretically fight in. Maybe they are looking at Pakistan specials, and judgi...

Ironbadger

Thats a really nice looking helm pattern, Hal.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I have one in the Bohemian style I am working on at the moment, with a blade that will be somewhere around 12 to 14 inches long.

-Badger-

Russ Mitchell wrote:Badger, I actually need a baselard. Got any specs?

Ironbadger

At the moment, nothing I have offered for sale recently has had any real interest, and I am beginning to wonder if its worth making any more knives. I had to raise my prices because all the cheap steel I had is gone, and the stuff I have had to buy recently is rather expensive for what I do. I can't...

Ironbadger

Hm, afraid that type of stuff is out of my tool range at the moment.

Sorry.

-Badger-

scott2978 wrote:If you have the capability to make larger pieces, I'm currently looking for someone to make one of these:

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Scott

Ironbadger

This did not sell, but is still available.

I am open to offers.

-Badger-

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Sold- I completely forgot to update. A broken back seax of the needlepoint pattern. Blade is made from 3/16ths inch carbon steel, from an antique circular saw blade. The pitting has been left on the spine to give it a handmade look. The rest is rough mirror polished and razor sharp. "Architectural b...

Ironbadger

Very nice. Too bad I don't have $50 in hand. Would you consider some knifework in trade, perchance? I have just posted a seax auction, but would not have cash in hand for a week...Kind of reluctant to ask you to wait that long. I have been looking for a nice, sleeveless buff coat thats large enough ...

Ironbadger

Is it for SCA or other combat archery? Or are you looking for a live shooting crossbow? What pound draw are you looking for? Will fiberglass work? Or do you need a metal prod? For fiberglass prods in the combat archery draw range, check ebay. You'll be looking for "crossbow limb". If you're doing co...

Ironbadger

This is my main planishing stake. (The one socketed into a length of pipe.) Its been in continuous use for over 3 years, and sometimes very hard use. Its stood up quite well, and I have not had to repolish it or remove any dings from it in that entire time. Its made from a cast iron handweight, and ...

Ironbadger

Absolutely. I grew up in a family business in which I learned sewing by hand as a child. So for me, sewing was just a skill everyone in the family had, and I never saw it as unusual. It was a bit of culture shock when I discovered that few people nowadays can sew, or understand why its important. Th...

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Quite a few of the chemical darkening compounds work on nearly any metal to one extent or another, I used to use birchwood casey to darken copper and brass. It worked fairly well for small items, but I never tried it on large ones. Has anyone tried the urine field browning technique for armor? It wa...

Ironbadger

Hmm..
Do you have an example you can point me at offhand?

-Badger-

Riese Von Landsee wrote:I'd like to see a Vendel era seax that isn't a broken back design. Only ones I can find for sale are later period.

Any interest in rondel daggers?

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