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Sasuke

I've worked with them a bit and am going to try certain pieces in the aluminum, should it work all right? The signs will be a lot thicker than any mild you would normally use for armor. This can make some patterning and articulation differences. But you will get to practice shaping and such. The si...

Sasuke

Hammer more slowly or gently. Or else try annealing the end of the nail first.

Chris

Sasuke

14 or thicker.

Chris

Sasuke

You can get one just like that from Harbor freight for $16.99. They are okay if you don't plan on punching a lot of holes in stainless or heavy gauges. If you keep your eyes open, you can find some real Whitneys on ebay for $50 or less. I prefer the number 7, 7 1/2, and 8 Whitneys.

Chris

Sasuke

Another option is to grind down some of the larger punches that you won't be using to make duplicates of the most frequent ones. I did that with one of my punch sets (HF knock off).

Chris

Sasuke

Very beautiful work as always.

Chris

Sasuke

Beautiful and amazing work.

Chris

Sasuke

Well, if my conversion scale is correct .060 is the same as 16 ga. So if you could get anywhere from .048 (18 ga.) to .060 (16 ga.) you should be good for stuff to practice with. 15 in. wide would be plenty. If you are digging through their scrap bin you should just bring the pattern with. That will...

Sasuke

Sweet! Very inspirational work as always. Thanks for posting that.

Chris

Sasuke

How wide of strips are they?

Chris

Sasuke

If you are wanting to get a taste of armoring you should make a pair of spaulders. That will really let you see some of the aspects of the craft. For metal check around locally. Get scrap from manufacturing places or welding shops. Check with machine shops or heating duct guys to see if they have an...

Sasuke

Yeah, you would think that was a given. But you are probably too new to have seen some of the discussions based on people's belief in the superiority of anime cartoon armor, katanas, and bezerker viking ninjas based on movies and popular culture.

Chris

Sasuke

Smileys are your friend. They help convey humor where it may not be readily apparent

Chris

Sasuke

Here is a link to hammers. They are basically the same hammer as the one on ebay but less expensive.
http://www.bernieslapidary.com/

Just put "raising hammer" in the search on that site. I have several hammers from Bernie's.

Chris

Sasuke

Wow! Haven't seen those in a while

Please let me know who buys them.

Chris

Sasuke

What do you mean by emboss? Are you talking about repousse or chasing?
Here is a site with a quick demonstration of some repousse work. Same principle on dished surfaces just be sure to fill with pitch.
http://www.diynet.com/diy/cr_metal/arti ... 69,00.html

Chris

Sasuke

Wow! Amazing work as always.

Chris

Sasuke

Hehe, that is cute! Need pics while wearing it though.

Chris

Sasuke

I purchased two aventails from him. The transaction was quick and communication was great.

Chris

Sasuke

For question number 2.
Here is the thread:
http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=35246

Sasuke

Guessing on most of these.

[quote="Brian W. Rainey"]
1. To which general type of gauntlet style do these belong?

Hourglass

3. Aside from Ã¢â‚¬Å“14th CenturyÃ¢â‚¬Â

Sasuke

I don't have any to sell. But it looks like you are in MN. I am in Albert Lea and I have a fairly decent shop. I will gladly help you make your own set.

Chris

Sasuke

I make mine. I just use a drill to make a divot in a bolt. I either set the bolt in my pritchet(?) hole in my anvil or clamp them in a vice.
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/s ... s/set1.jpg

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/s ... s/set2.jpg

I also made one from bar stock to reach tight spots.

Chris

Sasuke

Looks good. The breastplate portion looks familiar

Did you use spray adhesive to secure the fabric onto the metal before riveting?
Be sure to post pics when it is finished.

Chris

Sasuke

Yup, it was a request to advertise in this "special all armor issue." I haven't seen the new issue but the sample one they sent me screamed Renn Fair enthusiast rather than authenticity minded. Not that I am any great scholar or anything.

Chris

Sasuke

My question is... Why is the guy doing the leprachaun dance while wearing it????

Chris

Sasuke

hehe 5-6 month ago i received one of their publication and some document about publicity saying that they were making an armor spetial, anyone else received that ? did not participate, the magazine had one or two interesting page...so... Yeah, I got the same thing. I also passed on the offer. Chris

Sasuke

Hate you

Chris

Sasuke

You could check out the local pawn shops for the style of ring you want. Take it to a jeweler and have them set different stones in it for you. Most can even change out the prongs(settings) if they are too large/small for what you want. There have been sales here where they will change the settings ...

Sasuke

Spaulders. They have dishing, leather articulations (front and middle), and sliding rivets in the back. Good all around first project.
Good tutorial at Arador:
http://www.arador.com/construction/index.html

Post pics.

Chris

Sasuke

I highly recommend talking with a local jeweler that does cusom work. They can probably get you the small quantities you will want for about the same price as from the catalogs without having to pay the shipping. They can also suggest different things that you may not think of.

Chris

Sasuke

I carved both my and my wife's wedding/engagement rings. I got some jeweler's wax and carved the design I wanted. I lived in an apartment at the time so had to have a local jeweler cast them up for me. After that, the jeweler asked me to make some different carvings for him to cast up and sell Chris

Sasuke

Looks good. Clecos rule!

Chris

Sasuke

No, I just thought I recognized the pattern.
Good luck on the sale.

Thanks,
Chris

Sasuke

Were those gauntlets made by Gundo?

Chris

Re: Brian's Weekly 14th c. Armour Discussion/Quiz (10/11/04)