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"Toothing" - an interesting professional term; kind of like bifurcation (I had a blast working in a dental lab for a while). Tim, as a one-time wax caster, I must say that your model looks excellent! For the dentrification, what about solidly mounting a dremel - then, build a wooden jig with the "sp...

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Thanks guys!

I am considering the "roll-join" along the comb. I will need considerable practice first.

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I just finished a breastplate. You can take the hammer marks out with a couple of methods. 1. Bouge (or lightly sink) the inside surface with a mallet into a non-abrasive dish or form. This alleviates gross bulges, but not acute dings or crescents. - in the summer, I sometimes do this with a mallet ...

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He can't even sink 16 gauge steel with a trailer-hitch ball for more than 2 minutes. He's a fan of the German two-hand swords, and that's about all he knows. If I made a one-piece helmet (i.e. filled my acetylene tank, and basically learned to make a smooth weld), I would charge the $400 - $500 that...

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Hello all, the fellow I am creating the three-quarter harness for would really like a burgonet helm to complete the armour. The harness is modeled after Valentine Armouries' black and white Landsknect suit (not the Sebastian Schmid) for an approximate time period. I don't have the tools or practice ...

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I recently got a Delta anvil, Future 2 model. Apparently, it is the "size" of a 150 lb., but the aluminum base drops it to 100 lb. Which is cool, as it tend to move it from stump to stump as I work. Mine has the same whitish clearcoat. Pheylin, thanks for the planish tip (from the inside on the flat...

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Your mother, I mean your leather, looks great!

I am nothing but impressed.

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I'm sorry, my posts strike me as a little "cross" or "arrogant." Allow me to try my hand somewhat more helpfully. First, would you like to keep this helmet? Is it a style that you are pleased with, and will it remain a part of your ever-increasing combat harness? The modifications are not tremendous...

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That was going to be my advice, as well. Rather than opting for a more speedy finish, I suggest finishing the shirt in the same small rings. I began a 16 g, 1/4" ring, byrnie in 1997 to supplement my Senior project. I completed the main shirt in a relatively short period of time, but then stopped ju...

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Like I said:
the brow is fine, the helmet is too long.
It only rides high because the helmet is too long.
If it were trimmed, sides, back, and grill, fitted with even a rudimentary suspension lining and chinstrap, I think you wouldn't have any problems.
thanks for the pictures, by the way.

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Are you sure that it is too large? Or could it be improperly padded? Also, is it a dress helm, or modified for SCA use? I boast a 22 1/2" brow-measurement. My closest fitting helm, almost too close, has a measurement of 26 1/4 inches. My perfectly fitted helm, for use without a coif, is 27 1/2 inche...

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You are correct. You should be able to hold a blade against the helm and have it contact at the brim and the comb. Both the brim and comb combine to keep the blade mostly away from the "skull" of the helmet. The longer the integrity of the skull is maintained, the longer one can fight - potentially....

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No, Steve, the plates are quite different. As you know http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif And, each human body will require a different ratio of odd-shaped plates. I'm not sure how many different plates were used, but a catalogue would be helpful; particulary, if customers could figure out ho...

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Thank you, Dragon. You'll be the first to taste the soup http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif As an added note, I completed the padded suspension lining for the new helmet this afternoon. The holes are drilled for attachment, but I need to make a chin-strap before I assemble everything. Thanks ...

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It looks as though the skirt is duct-taped in place for the moment.
I think the welding is the next step.
Looks good.

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Nevermind... I turned one of my rounder stumps on its side, bolted the breasplate to it, and wrapped the sides around it with a mallet. It seems to have worked tremendously. I'll have pictures shortly, along with pictures of my newest Middle Earth helmet (I painted the inside a few minutes ago, now ...

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Well, the breastplate is entirely shaped, but I'm having trouble turning the lip for the fauld while maintaining a curvature to the belly. Unfortunately, the lip is already in crisp form and the flare just under ninety degrees. The "peak" of the belly causes the sides of the breasplate to extend tow...

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Otto, do you draw with pencil or ink? I think that recreating an armour on paper, from mind's eye to hand, really addresses and begins to hone the ability to "see" the three-dimensional form - thanks, Chef! As far as those extra details. Why not something simple and inexpensive? For instance, cut a ...

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I wonder if the peak of the helm is actually slanted back to give the visor clearance?

This ought to be a cool helmet.

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[you understand that this is purely envy speaking, but are you an obsessive compulsive controlling your disorder by armouring?]

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http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif it seems we've made it mad. Such a pity, and it had such pretty manners before I hopped on. This isn't cybersex, pal. I've still got my head, despite your vorpal attempts. Bye, I've stooped enough... Usuals, forgive me http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink....

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...being 10, I'm sure you'll outlive a few of us *wink*

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(p.s, I hope this is some Archiver merely testing the inhabitants)

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"I've got some advice for you, little buddy. Before you point your finger you should know that I'm the man. If I'm the man, then you're the man, and he's the man as well. So you can point that f*cking finger up your ass!" - TOOL. When you are ready for decency, all will help you with your armour. No...

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"Commission" does make it sound as though this were the start of something more extensive. I really just need a "safe" price, so that I won't be bothered by people asking for the "friend price" that so-and-so paid for his three-quarter harness. Precedents are dangerous to set. As a side note, I was ...

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Thank you, Eric!
Would that be a "friend" price, or retail?

I'll still make the harness, but I might sell it elsewhere (for more) and make my friend another. Or better yet, make HIM make it.

Thanks! Any other guestimates?

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Hi all, I started my first commissioned piece this afternoon. It is a cuirass, styled similar to the black and white harness of the landsknect(sp) soldier featured on Valentine Armouries web-page. I am omitting the black and white effect to save on the total cost, as this harness is for a good frien...

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"You can see the depth of the raising done on the breastplate, the development of the fleur finial of the plackart" I think it, too, is raised. But I could be wrong. I suppose I'd let it slide if it were welded. Not that I'm prejudiced http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif either. IdÃ«val

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Hey, no problem. Just remember, I'm a novice and my way isn't the only way. Also, my time is as free as the Archive; it's only fair. The backplate I made with posterboard, as well. To get a better idea of the sizing, I punched holes and actually tied the pattern onto me. Then, I trimmed until the pa...

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Darketernal, have you dished the entire surface? Breastplates may appear flat in certain angles, but this is not the case. The whole thing must be worked a little. I like to think of it as breaking the metal's will - once the plate is entirely dimpled, the whole surface seems to sink easier. Of cour...

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Sorry, I will happily clarify. When I cut my pattern in thirds, I hadn't allowed for the overlap for the rivets. And so when I overlapped the edges, the arm-area changed slightly. I trimmed the arm-holes to bring them back to a "round." I used a hitch ball to dish mine, which undoubtedly made it mor...

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Dark, you can see my attempt at a globose breastplate in the "helmet/helmet lining" thread below, or here: http://www25.brinkster.com/archivepics/Ideval.html courtesy of Dragon. This breastplate was my first completed project, although I dished much scrap to get the feel first - as Norman suggests. ...

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I might be way-off, but I sure thought that Sinric's website features a Sugarloaf helmet with visor. Is that the type?

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Thank you, Dragon. You are awesome. The gorget is incredibly simple, with a rolled felt lining, and a single buckle enclosure. The helmet was inspired by David Hagler's arming helm. I had to use tabs to attach the top, in lieu of a weld; but the finished product doesn't look too bad, and the quilted...

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Planishing on an anvil -
Pheylin, do you mean planishing over the horn, or planishing from the inside of the armour on the flat face?

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Thanks, Dragon! You work quick. Bascot, the wool that you can see, and I wish the photo were better, is actually many pieces of fleece lining the face and neck opening. After lining the breast and back of the cuirass, I was determined to continue the theme. The lining is a very simple construction. ...

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Hi all,
thanks so much.
I just returned home, and I'll get to pics soon.
If you would post the pictures, Dragon, I'd appreciate it.

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Precedent for a spangen Burgonet?

Beg: trouble with breasplate fauld

Cuirass - my first commission