The Armour Archive

mordreth

Thanks for all the replies enveryone. What's best to prevent verdigris during storage? Is a light application of oil suitable? Oil is fine but drying it well is most important. A friend of mine is very active in 18th century living history, he made a comment once that military "spit and polish" cam...

mordreth

are you kidding....YES. Thats why I never understood why someone would spend their vacation, aka Pennsic, as a guard at the entrance of a camp... or squiring to a 'knight' who thinks they are Gods chosen one. .....that is taking it too far. Most people think fighting is nuts....no worse than footba...

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Before i can rough up the surface, i have to take off that da*n tape they put on top of roadsigns. Apparently the DOT gets their moneys worth out of the metal they use before its sent to the scrapyard. Ive counted 13 layers of the stuff as im griding through it. pick up a spray can of graffitti rem...

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If someone in your local group has a good back issue library of TI issue 103 had an article on a womans fighters protective panty by Catriona Mairghread. She fought with a fairly heavy duty unit, and makes her living as a pattern, and prototype designer in the fashion industry. I've had several wome...

mordreth

Burnishing the edges of your straps also can make a world of difference in appearance, and can even to some degree hide wobbly cuts. I am always suprised at how rarely I see this done. I have a small hook in a rafter in my shop (low ceiling) when I cut a long strap I'll attach it at the top, wet a ...

mordreth

Burnishing the edges of your straps also can make a world of difference in appearance, and can even to some degree hide wobbly cuts. I am always suprised at how rarely I see this done. I have a small hook in a rafter in my shop (low ceiling) when I cut a long strap I'll attach it at the top, wet a ...

mordreth

Burnishing the edges of your straps also can make a world of difference in appearance, and can even to some degree hide wobbly cuts. I am always suprised at how rarely I see this done. I have a small hook in a rafter in my shop (low ceiling) when I cut a long strap I'll attach it at the top, wet a ...

mordreth

Cut your straps so they run "lengthwise" along your leather, if you cut "cross grain" the leather will stretch funny
If you have a piece you are using primarily for straps, belts, etc take a metal straight edge, and true up one side, after that use a strap cutter.

mordreth

Whats all that shiny nonsense doing on the mail?

mordreth

This is interesting - thanks I am laying out a small Viking era cauldron for a friend, I had been planning on using copper strips between the plates to help keep it water tight (I know Brekke, she's going to cook in it ) But the idea hadn't crossed my mind to tin the interior also Are the self-tinni...

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Cloisters medieval festival Aug 75
freon can helm, steel scale shirt, mylec hockey elbows

mordreth

Is this discussion limiting itself to Roman, Western European, or late classic - early medieval?

mordreth

Dark Hord Moritu has additional asiatic harness'

http://www3.uakron.edu/worldciv/china/ch-armor.html

I am absolutely mad for the lamellar helm at the bottom of the page

mordreth

BreakFree CLP - the best, repeat the best.

http://www.copquest.com/65-1000.htm#Break-Free

mordreth

I frequently give rattan a drink (soak in water for a day or so) prior to making a sword, if anything it increases the flexability,
glue on the other hand is right out, it stiffens the rattan significantly.
On the brighter side glued swords tend to break since they have less give

mordreth

im working on MY FIRST FULL PLATE ARMOUR COMMISION!!! only thing is that its a 1:6 scale model. the only trouble im having is with elbow and knee cops. ive tried both making cones and dishing or raising cops, both with little succes. the whole suit is a kind of 16th century inspired fantasy, so i r...

mordreth

Good Luck with it, let me know if parts of it are a bit obscure. It's sometimes hard to describe a series of sequential movements.
The wrap to the back of the legs can be a bit tough to practice on a pell because of the angles involved

mordreth

http://www.crossbows.net/parts.html

Quarrels run $2.50 each

mordreth

So - I don't use this one, I teach it, and have been hit by it. Audax hold your sword arm out, palm up, indside of the elbow up. If you're like 90% of the women in the United States there will be a "jog" from your sholder to your elbow, then from your elbow to your wrist. If you throw the standard ...

mordreth

So - I don't use this one, I teach it, and have been hit by it. Audax hold your sword arm out, palm up, indside of the elbow up. If you're like 90% of the women in the United States there will be a "jog" from your sholder to your elbow, then from your elbow to your wrist. If you throw the standard ...

mordreth

"]Wooden kegged ale would have been more common earlier it generally doesn't have the heavy carbonation that modern beers do, unless they have been re-primed very recently The "harvest home" ale I mentioned was an english standard, high calorie, low alcohol, low carbonation - very suitable for use ...

mordreth

Nah, the St. Peter's I just bought (if it's the same stuff) was in clear glass! Also, Newcastle doesn't come in pints here. I hate Heinkein. I've never seen it un-skunked. I know that's bad for a Fark moderator to say, but... I know Budvar is Czech, but it feels like it's EVERYWHERE, just like Budw...

mordreth

So, does anyone know of a decent, commerically available, reproduction medieval brew? There is a solid reference in Geo. Silver to "Bottel Ale" being something special enough to merit comment, so for late period high end you can justify bottle conditioned ales. the bulk of what you'd drink would be...

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C=pi d is your friend put on your arming cap, coif, and what ever you are wearing under the helm. Measure the circumference of your head, divide by pi ex your head is 24 inches around at the brow line 24 by 3.1416 = 7.64 you want half an inch of room inside the helm so add 1/2 inch to either side of...

mordreth

There's an armor tutorial in the public area of the Clan Yama Kaminair website
http://www.yamakaminari.com/Armor/index.html
the patterns all work in plastic.

mordreth

So - I don't use this one, I teach it, and have been hit by it. Audax hold your sword arm out, palm up, indside of the elbow up. If you're like 90% of the women in the United States there will be a "jog" from your sholder to your elbow, then from your elbow to your wrist. If you throw the standard ...

mordreth

So - I don't use this one, I teach it, and have been hit by it. Audax hold your sword arm out, palm up, indside of the elbow up. If you're like 90% of the women in the United States there will be a "jog" from your sholder to your elbow, then from your elbow to your wrist. If you throw the standard "...

mordreth

Additionally
In cultures which had not discovered wire drawing wire was not cheap

mordreth

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=67167

There was a discussion last week about a Siberian lamellar harness on display at the American Museum of Natural History. For whatever it is worth in this discussion it is laced with leather.

mordreth

Hey Jesse Yup, Glen and I were discussing trying to put on a good Norman show at MTA. We know that most of CF will be involved with other commitments so we were hoping to attract enough folks to make it worth the effort. So for those wanting to to know it would be March 17-18 (yes that is during GW...

mordreth

Yes indeed - advance notice would be good
You might want to contact Capt Atli and mention this

mordreth

OK - put on your medieval hats
If the gent in question is a guild master of the armorers, and is the last master of his guild, and he dies before a journeyman is promoted than the guild he belongs to has also died.
That is law in a number of countries - no guildmasters, no guild.

mordreth

Boy that could lead to a bad scouting report Oh, crap. We've traveled halfway across the galaxy to conquer their planet, and they've got bows and arrrows! Can't remember the title but there is one short story whose premise is that space travel was easy, and most races developed it coming out of the...

mordreth

Clay and water is made into a paste and allowed to dry, it flakes off like crazy, but for someone who is a "hardcore authentic" in Rev War, they love it. I don't because it needs reapplied, especially when whitening real buff leather. These are the same guys who powder their wigs also. Me, nope, wh...

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From a message Guthrothr sent to a few list > > Hi > > Amidst all the photos of Hastings I was recently sent this one by one of > the Finnish Vikings. > > > m > > > Look in the top left corner, > > > Are we being watched ? > > > > > Pete > > P.S. It's a large image. --If your wondering, this is of ...

Re: anyone ever made 1:6 scale armour?

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