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Sasuke

Did you see this? The bid is only $30.
http://www.biddingatauction.com/listing ... =769484170

Chris

Sasuke

Another method is to use a dremel and engrave the design. That is what Vermin did to decorate these I believe:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/s ... ermin.html

Chris

Sasuke

How good of an imagination do you have? I have found good uses for many odd bits of metal that have found their way into my shop. Including excavator teeth. Some things require more grinding and reshaping than others though. You can weld one of the teeth on a stake and use it like a anvil horn. Chris

Sasuke

Dang! Those cops and greave look amazing!

The best results for greaves involve either welding them (see pattern by Cad) or raising them.

Chris

Sasuke

I was going to ask the same thing. I got ripped off by her as well

Chris

Sasuke

I prefer to hit the strip with a dulled chisel to add a roping look. Then I use a raising hammer that has a very rounded cylindrical type face. I think you saw it at the MAG get together. You can kind of see it at the top of this pic: m I use the hammer to pound the brass into a channel in my stump....

Sasuke

I use bolts that I drill slight depressions in. I just clamp them in a vise and they are good to go.

Chris

Sasuke

The lines and the shallow flutes remind me almost exactly of the lines and flutes from a bead roller. I have one of those cheap HF ones and when I tested it out on some scrap it made lines almost identical to those. And looking at the rolled edge it almost looks like there were flutes and lines all ...

Sasuke

Mild is cheaper and easier to work with. Stainless is nice since it requires little maintenance but is more difficult to shape properly.
Guage depends on type of metal where it is used. I prefer 14/16 ga. mild/stainless for knees since they tend to take a beating.

Chris

Sasuke

Yes, please!!!!!!

Chris

Sasuke

Very, very nice!

Chris

Sasuke

Beautiful work!

Chris

Sasuke

They look great. Bet the new owner is very proud. The only thing I would change is the knuckle plate. The knuckles are too boxy looking to me. The lines are too parallel compared to the rest of the gauntlet. The backs should angle to the spot on the wrist like the fluting on the hand does. That woul...

Sasuke

It seems to go faster if you have things like marbles in the container. Use plastic marbles (are there any?) rather than glass since we had some trouble with a marble chipping once.

Chris

Sasuke

Beautiful work!

Chris

Sasuke

Thanks for posting that. Very helpful!

Chris

Sasuke

Very nice work. As always

Chris

Sasuke

I've had REALLY good results using old street signs. Never made any sheild bosses, but have made a fair amount of pauldrons that were dished/sunk pretty deeply. And I did a Milanese breastplate that had a good amount of dishing/sinking and it held up pretty well. (now STRAPS? Failures out the wazoo...

Sasuke

Nice work. I look forward to seeing what else you guys produce.

Chris

Sasuke

Very nice work as always. When will Randall's Helm be done? What did you end up doing with the crest? AB, I changed out all the rivets (some had worn almost completely through) and made new vambraces (he wanted them a tad shorter) for those arms. Considering they are worn 5X a week for the last how ...

Sasuke

Is that a pack of smokes laying on the ground next to him?

Sorry, I couldn't resist.

Chris

Sasuke

Cool. Pics? That is pretty much how I do them too.

Chris

Sasuke

Having held these arms in person the pics just don't do them justice. They have some very, very nice subtle shaping to them. They conform to the natural shape of the arm very well.

Chris

Sasuke

I was thinking the same thing Rob. After looking over the greaves I spent even more time scrutinizing the hammers and other items in the background.

Beautiful work as always BTW.

Chris

Sasuke

Just looking at the pics from that auction they don't look horribly bad. They are too tubular in shape for my tastes. But that is pretty easy to remedy. Then I looked at the other items available. There is a "wearable" suit with the same gauntlets. m They look like hockey goalie gloves in that pic. ...

Sasuke

The gorget is integral with the breastplate itself. You can see inside pics showing how it is attached on my site. THere are pics of the pattern here: m The stand is made from a wooden coat stand. I just took off the hook portion and threw a 2x4 across the top to act as "shoulders". I really like us...

Sasuke

I feel the same way as Mattmaus.
But the piece I am least dissappointed with is the anime. Every time I see it I want to redo it though.

Chris

Sasuke

Nice work!

Chris

Sasuke

I second the butt suit. But my true love is the Sigismund suit of course.
Honestly, I would be very happy to see the inner workings of any suit.

Chris

Sasuke

Actually, the off topics is still there. But to see it you need to log in first. Also, I think the reason there is so much traffic on the off topics and the fighting board are because those topics tend to generate more heated discussions. On the construction board there aren't so many topics that pe...

Sasuke

Ditto to what Mykaru said. I made several sets for a customer. Two of the horses had almost the exact same measurements but the shape of their heads were very different. So, I had to adjust the pattern for each horse. The best thing to do is make cardboard mock ups of the armor and try them on the h...

Sasuke

Wow! And I thought your old stuff was amazing!

Chris

Sasuke

You don't want to get me started on my opinion do you For one, I would change the corrazina. It doesn't lay properly and the fauld doesn't line up at all anywhere. But then I am biased I will probably ask you if I can make you a replacement in a year or two. I cringe everytime I see it The buckles o...

Sasuke

Very nice! Very crisp and clean looking.

Chris

Sasuke

Why not make spaulders?

Chris