The Armour Archive

Halberds

18ga?

They have very nice lines well done. I agree with more breaths.

Hal

Halberds

http://www.quietpress.com/

http://www.kingskeep.com/

http://www.birkatraders.com/

http://www.regia.org/bodgit-bendit.htm

http://finkas.home.netcom.com/HSB/HSBPRODUCTS.html

Hope this is of some help

Hal.

Halberds

I liked it!

Thanks for the work.

Hal

Ps: I am going to put it in my favorites.

Halberds

Burn the end of a log with BBQ brickets. About 1 or 2 hrs. Make a little pile then make about a 8" circle with the hot coals.

Put it out with the garden hose. Hammer it into a better bowl shape with your rounded dishing hammer.

Happy armouring.

Hal

Halberds

Inside:
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/inside.jpg[/img]
This is the sandwich design. Per Mr. Egfroth.

This is the outside so far:
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/outside.jpg[/img]

Final design on the nasel and all the rivets to pound. Any comments welcome.

Hal

Halberds

Buhahahha...No helm!

Halberds

You know Wolf, I thought they were dorkie too. I am pretty new to this and did not want to say anything bad. The pot can not call the kettle black. I would like to make a very nice helm that fits the period. I also want it to have some style. Some pizazz if that is ok. I ordered some 1/4" steel dome...

Halberds

One of my costumes I am working on.
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/halhelm.jpg[/img]
I can not call it a kit because I do not know what I am doing. Just messing around with my metal pounding tools.

Your local hobby hammer.

Hal

Halberds

Man what a poilsh. That sure is a cool style of helm. I am not into the grills but I like the helm. Good looking. Nice hammer work. Be proud.

Hal, one who has never made anything like that, but now you are making my hammer hard.

Halberds

Very good thread. Thank you gentlemen.
I liked the pics.

Hal.

Halberds

Wow you are some good metal pounder.
Thanks for the pics.

Hal.

Halberds

Oh my! that is one sight to behold. You must be very proud.

Thanks for the pics.

Hal

Halberds

Latest progress:
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/progc.jpg[/img]

Is it ok to have different colors in the helm? Like blue bands and shinny panels or visy versi? (sp)
Is this historical? Is their a pic of old?

Thank you for your support.

Hal.

Halberds

Wow thanks for the great pics. Now for something different.
"My apprentices kit" Aaron T.
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/aaron.jpg[/img]
Buhahahahahah.............

Hal

Halberds

Yes the TV show was Conquest on the history channel. I could see all sides because they were sword fighting and turning around. I thought they were very pointed more so than my attempt at this helm. They also had nice chain mail shirts and tunics on. All and all I enjoyed the program. It is nice to ...

Halberds

Me no can see pic! ? at the end did not work.
Help, I want to see pic.

Halberds

Buhahahahahahaha.............. God I love this forum. Thanks for the pic. Mr. Mad.

Hal

Ps: I saw your electric heater box in the shop pics. I hope it keeps your thingie warm.

Halberds

This is the norman spangen I am working on. It is small. It is 25" around the inside. It is 14ga. bands and nasel. It has 16ga. panels. It may have a 14ga. bronze cross. I can not give the weight until it is finished. The rivets may be 3/16" shank domed head. [img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberd...

Halberds

We feed on pics.

Halberds

Thank you Sir. This is a pic of purposed nasal. It is 14ga. mild with a "to be" 14ga. polished bronze cross. The bands are 14ga. mild and the panels are 16ga. mild. I would like to polish the bands and blue the panels or polish the panels and blue the bands. Am I on the right track? I saw the pointe...

Halberds

Thank you Sir.

R.McWilliams

Halberds

Remember 9 times out of 10 you get what you pay for.

Buyer Beware.

Hal

Halberds

When your machines do not produce the polish and smoothness you desire. Get a bucket of water and sit down and wet hand sand it. Start with 380 or 400 automotive type wet or dry emery cloth. Now you can work out the scratches with finer and finer grits. After it looks great go to a new buffing wheel...

Halberds

Ohhhh I like that. We had one of thoes in black when I was a kid. Nice to stand in front of it. The crackling sound and warmth.

Funny thing people stand in front of it when it is cold. Eaven in the summer.

Do they do that in Canada? Or do just rednecks in the south do that?

Hal.

Halberds

A stove? Doh? Now why didn't I think of that. I got a small propane tank I use for the forge and a heater for it. I should refill it now we got a cold snap. Actually I should have refilled it last week. [img]http://www.infonetx.com/total/mrheater/4n1.jpg[/img] Sounds like you Iain Ruadh have a nice ...

Halberds

Hugo I bet you say that to all the girls.
Anyway it still blows my skirt up.

Hugs and kisses

Hal.

Halberds

Thats about it. Drill them with the same size drill as the hole. When they start to spin hammer them out with a small drift punch, over a hole in a piece of metal. The heads will pop off.

Hope that helps a little. I hate to remove rivets it is a pain in the ass.

Hal.

Halberds

Thanks Chris. I saw your leather hammers. Looks like a good match for the dish. I used my small leather hammer in the dish to fine tune the spangen panels. Works great after roughing them out with the big ass hammer. Quote from Ben: Are the weldable pipe caps tapped to receive threads? No they are s...

Halberds

This may sound crazy but here goes anyway. Last night I had a deadline and had to work in the cold. 20 degrees F. Now that is cold for Texas. My barn is not heated. So I was shaking and thought to my self. Self come on man, your not a total idiot, figure something out! Then it hit me. Ah ha. I went ...

Halberds

Ok where does the line start to throw in the towels?

Hal, a "has been" I wonder if I could get a job in a auto body shop pounding steel now.

Halberds

You will have to weld the coupling inside the pipe caps anyway. It is best to use the socket weld fittings all over. Much stronger than screwed fittings. [img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/hammer.jpg[/img] I experimented with lead shot and BB's in the head, also a sliding weight in the handle...

Halberds

Ben Schenkman Order of Selohaar The Phoenix Forge IP: Logged ToolGoon Archive Member posted 01-24-2003 11:27 AM Thanks so much Hal! From one goon to another. Goons Unite! Padrig: Is that you Pat? The maille maker? I have a project comming up. It will need a brass helm drape. Did you ever see Monty P...

Halberds

This is a rough drawing of the "Cap Hammer".
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/caphammer.jpg[/img]
And this is a *pic* of the tool al la Chris of Canada for the dish.
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/oxydish.jpg[/img]

Hal

Ps: what gas is yellow? In the US green is oxy.

Halberds

Thanks for the pics. That sure is some cool armour. I can not tell you if it is correct or anything. I can tell you that is some damn nice stuff you got their.

Thanks again for sharing the dream.

Hal

Halberds

Yes, I will do a schematic this weekend. And tell you all about it. With pics too.

Hal

Ps: You gonna love it! It dishes so well in the oxy/bottom you will sh*t your pants!

Norman helm progress pic.

Mad Mat. How to get warm armouring in the cold.