The Armour Archive

James B.

I am using three layers. Two in a canvas, I suggest linen because it is a stronger fiber and softer, and one in velveteen on the outside. I believe Chef did the same for his brig but used a much nicer velvet. Unfortunately there is no good modern velvet that is like period velvet but cotton velvetee...

James B.

The problem I hear most of the time is that reenactment is expensive. Personally I find SCA armor more expensive than a reenactment soft kit. Anyone interested in 15th century in the DC area can join up with Condor and I will help them make their own cloths for cheap. We have helms people can borrow...

James B.

Looks like one SCA world was selling on ebay a while ago, could be one of thiers.

Flonzy

James B.

The G63 is a gown, can be unisex, allows room for growth, and is period for those doing 1380s to the early 15th century for children to wear. I have seen several paintings of children wearing them, the arms are long but a single button on the wrist will keep it from falling over the hands and the he...

James B.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Evanr: Also if the holes were cutout with a punch the fabric will fray and the rivit will pull through, if you use and awl to pierce the fabric and make a hole large enough...

James B.

eowyn

Sounds like you want a liner and a coif, what kind of helm do you have?

Flonzy

James B.

Warren What era are you doing this for? Wulfe The only sleeveless pourpoints for under the armoring coat I know of are 15th century and they are described as one or two folds of cloth and are meant to hold up the hosen while under a jack or arming coat and the arming coat is meant to hold up the cui...

James B.

I think it depends on the know skill level of the maker. I bought some on ebay that were suppose to fit me but they rubbed hard on the back of my hand and the connecter for the hand and wrist was too big for me to do greatsword, when I do certain historic guards the connecter dug into my hand and wr...

James B.

Giles

What year is that example dated too?

Flonzy

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James B.

A visible seem would be the hem at the bottom of a shirt, the cuffs, and the neck. Anywhere you see the stitching. Hidden seems are the ones on the inside of the item that are not visible to the outside. Hope that helps Flonzy ------------------ Cheap garb is as bad as plastic armor. http://home.arm...

James B.

Email sent about the arms.

Flonzy

James B.

I am looking for something like the field bed on this page:

http://www.his.com/~tom/sca/campstuff.html

The posts can be left as squares. It can be of any sturdy wood, I am looking for it to be inexpensive. It needs to fit a 74x76 mattress.

Thanks
Flonzy

James B.

Butted mail is too heavy on top of my metal armor bits so I am working on making pieces to fill in the gaps on the arms and armpits and a skirt like voiders in the 15th century. It will look like I am wearing a full hauberk and save me on weight. If I could afford a flat ring riveted mail shirt from...

James B.

Drill little holes in it and lace the cloth padding in with a fake sinew that is waxed. You can just make a new cloth piece and re lace it when the old one becomes to gross. I was going to do this but my arming doublet has a high neck and covers the gorget. Flonzy ------------------ Cheap garb is as...

James B.

I need a slat bed that breaks down for Pennsic that is big enough for a king mattress. I don't think I will have time to make one myself.

Thanks
Flonzy

James B.

Cool pics! You guys looked awesome at MTT, the craftsmanship in every item you had set up there was amazing. One of the coolest things to me was the use of a hope in the tents to give it the correct round shape instead of the spoke wheel method that makes a squared shape. The saddle you guys had was...

James B.

http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html

Flonzy

James B.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Morgan: Perhaps individuals need to be judged hypocritical on an individual basis rather than as a group. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I ...

James B.

I am with you Morgan but the majority of the SCA has cheap armor that is ugly in my opinion and has not right to talk. There are few true craftsmen in out hobby and little truly historic suits. Even my SCA armor I am putting together is not truly historic and the only nice piece of plate I currently...

James B.

With as much ugly mad max armor we see in our hobby I am shocked to see so many people mocking some well made fantasy armor.

Flonzy

James B.

Try orange or pumas based soaps, they have always worked well for me when doing car stuff. Lava is a great soap.

Flonzy

James B.

Email sent

Flonzy

James B.

Tybolt The arms on a normal doublet without a tight button wrist will just slide up the arm when you move but we donâ€™t want that on the arming doublet. You do want a tight fit on the foramen so there is no bunching of material under the lower cannon but you need a bit of room in the elbow for flex...

James B.

Sorry I did not mean old and in used but as in made from a pattern like the one she used. I only make and wear 100% historical replicas now and have replaces my ren style doublets from a few years ago. I have a few that while they have been worn you would never know that. I meant my old style double...

James B.

WOW $99! I need to slap my old doublets like that up for sale. Must be due to the ren fair season starting, maybe early Pennsic rush.

Flonzy

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James B.

Ian Depends on the rules of the group, there is no one way of running a living history group. My experience with Grey's is that the rules can change with the discovery of things or a new member who knows about a subject skimmed by the earlier member. As an example Chef worked hard with Sinric to mak...

James B.

lorenzo2 Good call! I missed that before, and we all know Memling has lots One criticism I would still give is the Turner art and reenacters have large gaps where the Memling art has and open armpit with little gapping and chain on under it. Maybe I am just nit picking a minor point of interoperatio...

James B.

The paintings are in the Osprey books.

Flonzy

James B.

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Dalewyn: That's funny, that sounds like rebated steel fighting. Is this done by SCA, or some other group? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> In this case we are talking about the SCA but...

James B.

Chef What caught my eye specifically is The Battle of Tewkesbury image, I keep it as a desk top image at work, several of the fellows on the left side look exactly like some of the guys in Embleton's The Medieval Soldier: 15th Century Campaign Life Recreated in Colour Photographs page 132 including ...

James B.

Jeff good suggestion, I did not consider the need for a tight fitting lower sleeve when I made the sketch. (Sketch updated with more ties and tighter sleeves) Karl-Magnus shot me and email if you are interested in a doublet, fair warning though I am not taking any more work to start before Pennsic, ...

James B.

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/flonzy/images/patterns/doublet.jpg

The piece in the image in the upper right corner is the neck in the back. I comes down the back a bit. When you fit the front collar piece make sure that you set it up so the collar meets when the front is closed.

Flonzy

James B.

http://www.therionarms.com

Flonzy

James B.

Klangiron You could start with another pattern if it fits you well. A 15th century doublet should be tight to the body and an arming doublet has to be so it won't bunch under the armor. The big differences are the back neckpiece and the waistline being at the true waist and not the modern waist. Flo...

James B.

Thanks Chef thats good to know.

Flonzy

Who makes inexpensive slat beds?