The Armour Archive

James B.

Russ I would write Chef on this one, I am sure he is the one who posted that info before. He most likley won't check out this thread. I read this stuff but often don't write it down unless it is specific to what I am doing. Flonzy ------------------ Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor. http://home...

James B.

K&K is junk from the pieces I have seen

Flonzy

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James B.

Erik I am glad you posted all that. It makes so many great points about modern maille vs. period mail. The one point I would like to say more about is the square of maille not doing anything. Maille is flexible. A small patch of it will not be the same as a whole shirt. In test I have seen done and ...

James B.

I think Jeff Hedgecock and Chef have posted that helms were made of sheets that had varying thick nesses, usually 14g at the skull. Lets not forget a real helm has more curves to it than 99% of armories can do today, it's also one piece raise hot from high carbon metal so it is much harder than mode...

James B.

Hehe. Gwen I find it funny that you don't consider Red Co to be striving forward because you feel the Clothing is fine and you are working on other projects. The fact that you are doing other things proves you are progressing your group forward. Hell you are doing hand sewn garb AND camp equipment A...

James B.

It does seem silly to me to make a perfect replica and cheat the buttons. I could understand adding the metal ones until the cloth ones are ready, lord knows I have done it because cloth buttons take lots of time. Flonzy ------------------ Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor. http://home.armourarc...

James B.

Well I guess my view is changed a bit. By all the examples of LH I have come across I have gained a high standard to how clothing should be made, how documentable gear should be, and not playing a part you can't afford manly don't do nobles without a high end sword, silk garb, and proper gold and si...

James B.

Baronalejandro I would be interested in your documentation on raw silk if you want to email me. I have never seen any to justify the short fibers raw silk is made from, all I have found is long fiber silk. Thanks Flonzy ------------------ Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor. http://home.armourarch...

James B.

Tasha Your right I should have said for a guy http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . Hell if teens had it there way the modern waist would be half way down thier ass http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Flonzy ------------------ Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor. http://home.armourarc...

James B.

Suits change all the time, it's just that the changes are small and subtle. This yearâ€™s fashion is not the same as last yearâ€™s fashion and leisure suits are not appropriate at work, it is a costume really. Same thing with tunics. A 1000 tunic from Sweden may be close tot he 14th century Bog Man ...

James B.

Gwyneth I make all my patterns from scratch on freezer paper. I use the drawings of the made from the real historical garments to help me make the shape right on my patterns. I am a graphic artist so I have no trouble understanding the shapes I just reuse the arms eye, neck, back, and waist line ove...

James B.

The true waist is around the belly button or slightly highter. The modern waist is at the hips.

Flonzy

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James B.

I may be able to help here. I am a big guy and I made and wear a cotehardie. First thing to remember is that you are going for a bell look, if the person is so overweight that his sides are straight and overhang his hips it will never work, but that is being way over weight. If they just have a big ...

James B.

Brendan Not being riveted it is still unfair. I can bend over thick rings with my hand if they are not riveted. Butted maille tests will never prove anything except butted maille sucks, as said the Royal Armory had concluded through higher end tests that maille is fairly effective when worn with a p...

James B.

To quote Homer Simpson

Urge to kill rising, RISING!

Flonzy

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James B.

Hal that helm is looking real spiff! I already made a deal with Wil though. I thank you and Raibeart for the replies.

Flonzy

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James B.

An idea I though up while considering a Maj Bible era kit was to cloth cover fanless elbow, knee, and shoulder cops and point them to the gambeson (cloth on cops the same as gambeson shell). You then wear the needed kidney belt under the gambeson. You can hide a brig gorget under the maille and over...

James B.

The armor you see in the Maj Bible is: Chain hauberks with integrated coifs and mittens worn over an arming cote. They all seem to have the maille piece that covers your chin and nose. Chain chausses Heavily padded gambesons Gambosed cuisses Great helms, sometimes worn over a skullcap Kettle helms A...

James B.

Okay, no more photoshop rights for Kevin

Flonzy

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James B.

I wear all natural fibers, but no cotton. I wore a linen shirt with a wool tunic over it at Pennsic and I felt fine, and I am a big guy.

Flonzy

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James B.

Kick ass Jeff! Now I know about what I am looking to pay for spring from you guys

. Must start saving.

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James B.

James B.

Finally got my images up: http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/eventpaston03.htm Oh look at me I'm a Preist, I can read and write http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/Paston2/Fullsize/Image47.jpg[/img] Flonzy ------------------ Ch...

James B.

Morgan is right Robert MacPherson is as good as it gets http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . Jeff at Historic Enterprises is good to http://www.historicenterprises.com Even if he is not who you go with I suggest getting spring steel armor, it is far more dent resistant and that is important ...

James B.

Juliana I totally agree with you about the weave being as important as the material, one of the reasons I am making my new 15th century gear from a 2 x 2 weave of wool flannel, even hosen. I again point out I said some groups use cotton velveteen because for under hundreds of dollars a yard it is th...

James B.

Make it fit close to your head like the real ones did. To often SCA helms have a ton of room in them that is not needed. IF you helm is made right you should have an angle coming out from brow to nose to meet SCA push test requirements and keep the occularia close to your eyes to increase vision. No...

James B.

Wil Is this the one you mean? http://store.museumreplicas.com/cgi-bin/www11650.storefront/3f787b5f05f9f68627474200c148067e/Product/View/9777 If not could you show me what it looks like? Thanks Flonzy ------------------ Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor. http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flon...

James B.

Need a Norman nasal helm proper to 1066 for the Hastings reenactment this year. I need it with in the next 10 days. I would be interested in a used Mus Reps helm if someone is looking to get rid of one, but I do not want one of those $40 helms off of ebay, anything nickled or chromed, or any other I...

James B.

Kick ass Adam! I want to see pics when it's done. The kettle I got was a great investment, people love to look at the helm, but the hot sticks hate brims and say they would never use it http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Oh well I look better than them http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.g...

James B.

Jehan I guess it depends on how far you go and how much you can make on your own http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . My soft kit was under $100 to by bits and make the clothing myself. Helm and sword are more of coarse. Still why spend $600 on junk instead of $1000 on the good stuff is the ...

James B.

Adam, I dig the back of the brim on that new kettle!

Flonzy

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James B.

Let the other know it's painless and not really pricey. Offer to help were they need help. People will see how cool you stuff is and get excited to look that good too.

Flonzy

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James B.

Animal reason most LH groups do pulled fighting is because we don't have much armor and no safty equipment on http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . The reson we don't have that much armor is because we require well made period armor unlike the SCA were a few hundred bucks gets you on the feil...

James B.

iaenmor Chef has mentioned new research that may date that garment later than 1400, but there are cotes in painting that look the same from 1380 I can think of off the top of my head. I think Gwen once posted about a letter from a Bishop who was upset about cotes becoming shorter and mens braise bei...

James B.

Winter When you get the time upgrade the gown (sorry don't know thew German name) to wool so it will hang right and try to make your pattern fuller like the real deal: http://www.st-max.org/images/woodcuts/hauptman.jpg The large amount of material in the skirt is good for guy on the big side (me inc...

Michaelmas II pictures

Looking for a non-SCA 1066 era Norman helm