The Armour Archive

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Sorry, I guess that "Asian" is a little vague. I have one girl moving to Hawaii that wants to do Persian, at the time of the battle of the bridge, just as the army of Mohammed conquered the Sassanids. I have on guy in New York City that want's to do Japanese, I am unsure of which period he...

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I would like to build some body armor, mostly as something to do, but also because I some buddies that need it. Oddly, just about everybody seems to be interested in Asian armor. Now, I am just about flat broke. I don't have any extra money to spend on somebody else's armor. If I had any money, ther...

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Sir Garrett, Bazu's work really, really well for SCA combat. They have become very popular over the last few years because of that. They conceal nicely for people portraying early period personas that wold not have worn any limb armor as well. They meet the gear requirements for every kingdom of whi...

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I am sitting here grinning ear to ear. I went and rented the film. I might have said that before. I think that the costume guys got something kind of special when they chose to use the Terra Cotta Army as the bad guy's legion of darkness (or whatever). The movie script talks about the "ancient ...

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Freiman, agreed all around. I don't think the upper yoke section is hardened: I think it's made out of "oilies," embossed, and merely thick (look at how it's moving in the fencing scene there). A wide vest won't necessarily inhibit your motion: I have a vest I just finished with a REAL wi...

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Well I'm not planing on doing all the detail such as the leather dragons on the chest piece. Or the brass dragons on the shoulders. But every thing ells I'm planing on doing. Thus I do have one question. And that is what would be a good thickens for the leather? And for the question of the chainmai...

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Actually, I have been looking at the pictures, and Yeah, I could make that. That is kind of a cool thing to realize. It would take me all winter. The body armor appears to be in four main sections. First, there is a heavy girdle that runs from hip height to about the solar plexus. We generally call ...

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Lord Shadow, Yes, it would work quite well, with a few small modifications. You would have to add some sort of rigid protection to the elbows, and you would have to wear a throat protector, a helmet, and rigid knees, but that armor would work quite well. The throat protector (we call them Gorgets) i...

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It also makes a wonderful doorstop or paperweight, and tenderizes steaks. Carried in the right hand, it causes muggers to find somebody else to mug, especially if you are covered in red, sticky fluid. It opens Beer Bottles. It kills Zombies. It doesn't make julianne fries, but the optional attachmen...

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(Admiring the tool and wondering whether this is worth just to rivet about 2 rivets a year for strapping a helm......) Money aside, for the armoring challenged, how does it work? (meaning hand held? anvil held? etc? what part goes in....) Thanks! R Sorry, Rowan, this is going to come across as snar...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyHiFc7 ... r_embedded

It just looks like fun.

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I have not, but I sure want to. Sadly, I think that it is unlikely that any Drachenwalders have attended either. Your best bets would be AdamStJohn (from this archive), Stacey Elliot(also from this archive), and Trev (from the lost boys). All three of them have played with the Poles in the past. App...

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m It's not stainless, but if it fits, it is a remarkable deal. Check the fit first, of course. If not, go with Mad Matt. For prices like that, he might show up at your home and set the chin strap. He makes his living on customer service and being really, really predictable (almost bankable). Your ne...

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Yeah, make a Dane Axe.

I am not sure that there is any more fun to be had with your pants on.

It's a lot better if it's considerably thicker than sword thickness. That way, you can plane the sides, so it feels like an axe and everything.

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You did ask for the cheapest. Ashcraft Baker has baskets in lift, right, or undecided for fifteen bucks. They have had some poor reviews lately, but they are the cheapest retailers of new baskets that I know of. For five bucks more, the range of retailers opens up considerably. Of course, used baske...

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Hi Milan, Please check these ratings and let me know if they accurately reflect your review Price - 5 (not strictly rated, reviewer said "value" was excellent) Quality of gear (regardless of price) - 5 (excellent) Customer Service (communications) - 5 (excellent) and On time shipping - 5 (...

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Hi Roger If you would, please review the transaction, giving ratings on the following. Please use a scale that starts from 1 for unacceptable to 5 for excellent. Please rate the following four criteria Price Quality of gear, regardless of price Customer service (communication) and On time shipping. f

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Audax, When I blew my knee out 2 years ago I was wearing a maille shirt, heavy leather arms with metal cops, leather legs with metal cops, a light weight aketon and my helm. The maille weighed 26 pounds and the arms weighed @6-8 lbs. After surgery I decided I needed to lighten the load a bit until ...

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Louis,

I don't quite know how to do a card on this transaction.

But I do have a lot of reviews for Matt already.

Do you think it would be accurate to just list a card which says this?

"Reviewed Dec 13,08.

On Time Shipping - 5"

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Lucas, I have updated the card file. You told me that the package arrived on time, but your categories are slightly off from mine. Please review this. Price 0 (unacceptable) Quality of gear 1 (Poor) Customer Service (communications) 0 (unacceptable) and One time shipping 3 (average) Are those rating...

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Alan's good stuff really is sculptural art. The general rule is "If you can find one a Alan Baudree's pieces that fits your period and culture, buy it."

I have only one piece of his armor in my studio. I have a set of gauntlets from the early nineties. I dearly love them.

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Randy,

Thanks. Until now, the only card I had for Lord O'Quin only reviewed quality and price. Now I have a complete listing for him.

Thanks,
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Yes, people have made it. It has been very, very successful.

I never have. Keep asking. There are good answers to be had on this board.

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I just got a pair of clamshell gauntlets from Illusion, and I wanted to give my impressions. Quality: 5 - These gauntlets are a fantastic value for the money ($145 + shipping). The design is attractive and functional, and it's very well executed, with a smooth finish and slick articulation. I order...

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thanks

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There is no Kobudo with the japanese rig?

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Instead of publishing your pattern maybe you could say what your patterns were based off of and give some looks of the garment laid out so that the more historical minded would have an idea if they could use it. (Since he is trying to run a business and giving his pattern away for free might not be...

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I am sure you do, and I watch such things.

But, you seem happy, and my buddies sure are happy with your work.

They are particularly happy with the prices.

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I have been kicking around an idea that requires a good mempo like face mask.

It has been in my head long enough that I know I will have to do it to make it go away, but the money isn't there.

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This is a phenomenal deal.

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thanks

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Certainly not the axe.

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Well done. For a perspective that you might not have had cross you mind... I am badly color blind. To me, with the decorative bit on the petals in the back, it looked like the slats were leather I thought that they were leather for a little bit, until I figured out what was going on. I saw one thing...

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Don't be so hard on yourself. You have not become the type of armorer you abhorred. They didn't send everybody weekly status reports.

So, you have not become that. I understand that you feel that way. It aint so.

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Fergus sent me pics by email today. I hope that I am not overstepping my bounds, but he IS trying to sell this. Normally, emails are private, but I figured that this is OK. I have scaled them down. The files were pretty massive. Imageshack declared one too large to host. But these are the two it wou...

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This looks like a lot of fun.

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