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Sasuke

Try the drill and chisel method.

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The best way is what works best for you. Sorry for that answer http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif There is a great tutorial online. But I hesitate to post the link. It belongs to a gentleman whose name shall not be spoken in polite society http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Here is t...

Sasuke

Thanks for the review and everyone elses comments. I appreciate it.

Azommin, hopefully I will finally get a chance to actually meet you at Darivs' Hammer-In. Whenever that ends up being

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Er, uh, wow. Glad to know people are happy with me. Thanks.
Randal, your arms should be there tomorrow. I hope you like them.

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Wow! Those look great! Are they stainless? You are going to put me out of business

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Wow! I sent him/her an email saying almost exactly the same thing over a week ago. I also emailed SweetStitcher. I haven't heard anything back. I figured I would give her one week to respond and restore faith. That week came and went. I ended up filing a complaint here: https://www.usps.com/postalin...

Sasuke

Hehe, Pathfinder is far from being MY student. I learn from HIM usually. I wish I had his skill and eye for detail. I am just luckier than he is in the amount of time I can spend working on projects typically. And up until recently I had a better shop. We have both been armoring about the same numbe...

Sasuke

Consider that you are sitting on a horse and someone is swinging a sword or charging with a lance at you. Which way would the lames of the tassets be oriented to best advantage?
Just my thoughts on the matter.

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You can suggest a mobile thumb http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif The decision to go with the single plate thumb is ease and speed of construction. It is much faster and easier to make these than to fiddle with small pieces and articulation. I am sure you could talk Pathfinder into doing an ...

Sasuke

Twice that I can remember http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Once the whole back of my jacket and the other a pant leg. Both in the winter with my propane heater. Oh, and the shop cat has burned off all of his whiskers doing similar stunts. Sasuke ------------------ www.oaksarmoury.com

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I got it from a great site with tons of similar signs. But I can't find that site anymore http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif Here is the same sign from a different site: http://www.lerfjhax.com/fileadmin/printables/warning_do_not_set_self_on_fire.png or the PDF version here: http://www.lerfj...

Sasuke

Looks very nice. Can't wait to see it when it is finished.

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I typically work alone. When I do have a guest in the shop we are either working on seperate projects at the same time or else I am assisting them on something. There are many times where an extra hand would be extremely helpful. Sasuke P.s. You need a sign in your shop to remind you not to set your...

Sasuke

Pathfinder is looking at making these a regular in stock item if there is enough interest. So be sure to let him know if you are interested in a set. If there is something about this style that makes you hesitate, let Pathfinder or myself know so changes can be made. There have been so many posts ab...

Sasuke

I prefer to use Harley Davidson long cuff gloves.
Try using a leather "washer" under the head of the rivets. This may help prevent pull through. Also use the widest headed rivet you can.

Good luck and be sure to post some pics of the gauntlets.

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Sadly, no. I have yet to hear anything more about them. I made three sets for this customer. I got the typical promises of pics and a review. That was almost a year ago. Doubt I will ever see what it looks like on. That is pretty much how to do it Machinegun65. Just cut and trim until happy. Sasuke ...

Sasuke

What Cet and Morgan said is my feelings as well. If you really look at the posts almost every one of them is about a few specific guys who have had a bad rep. for a year or more now. And I know in my experience I get maybe one review for every five items I sell if that. I would bet that others have ...

Sasuke

Are you looking for any particular styles or anything? You might try doing a google search for horse barding for some pics. Not historical by any means, here is the dragonesque one I did: http://www.oaksarmoury.com/horse/horse.html Here is the first crinet I tried: http://www.oaksarmoury.com/crinet2...

Sasuke

The easiest and best thing is to just take some tagboard/cardboard and cut out a pattern and place it on the horse directly then mark and trim as needed. What sort of armor are you looking at making? There are several styles of horse armor. Looking at just covering the head and neck or are you wanti...

Sasuke

Hard to tell exactly. But it looks sort of like the dish for the shoulders is too low and too bowed in the center over the spine. Look around to see if you can find any pics of backplates from period pieces or by the guys who know what they are doing, like Mac or Hedgecock. Good luck. Sasuke -------...

Sasuke

Here is the book at ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3558598210&category=1127

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Looks nice.
I plan on welding together some of the armor shaped scrap into a sort of Frankensteins monster sort of thing to put in the yard

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Welcome to the Archive. Don't let the negative criticisms get to you. We are kind of like brothers here. We fight and argue and call each other names but that doesn't mean we don't like each other http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif You obviously have the skills to make stuff to appease the c...

Sasuke

Looks like a good first attempt. I would like to offer a few suggestions though. You may want to use only one rivet on each plate to attach the hinge to the thumb. This will allow it to pivot and makes grasping things easier. You also may want to curve the scales a bit more. They look kind of flat f...

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When I first started I tried something similar to what you suggested. The problem I ran into was the point would just punch through the metal instead of forming it into a cone. What I do instead is to dish the piece as deeply as I can. Then raise the point down over a pointed stake. Hope that makes ...

Sasuke

Looks great. I have been wanting do one one of those for a long time. Thanks for the inspiration.

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Sasuke

Sweet! Very well done!

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Keep in mind that annealing stainless is different than annealing mild. You quench most stainless alloys rather than slow cool them in my understanding.

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Oh, I almost forgot. Make sure you take into account that you will need to make the plates way oversized before forming. Adding the creases and such will "suck" in metal from the side and make the plates much smaller. I hope that makes sense.

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I would use the assemble with bolts method. Once bolted together I would draw all the lines on so everything matches up. Then dis-assemble and form each plate double checking often to be sure things still match. But different things work for different people. I also prefer Clecos to bolts. Just quic...

Sasuke

Still waiting...

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Sasuke

Keep in mind that it will work tons better if you dis-assemble it as much as possible. Less chance of splotches and drips. Plus you can really clean those tight spots.

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Sasuke

Very nice and clean lines. Good job.

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Wow! Excellent work!

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No problem. I will agree to disagree with you still http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I just think that the idea that there are tons of bad and few good is because the bad always get the big press. I probably get one review posted for every 5 items I sell. I am guessing it is the same for o...