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Sasuke

Here is a pic of the gaunts and bucklers: http://www.oaksarmoury.com/14thcentgaunts/images/brassgaunt3.jpg The bucklers have a set of tabs on them near the strap that allow the buckler to ground out on the sword and transfer any blows to the sword instead of the fingers. That is the theory anyway. D...

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Thanks for the review Evil_Merlin. Actually, those are not SCA legal by themselves. The tips are enclosed but the rest of the fingers are not. The plates along the tops of the fingers do not curve all the way down to contact the sword when gripped. There is a set of bucklers with this set that allow...

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Mankato is only about an hour from me. Let me know when you are down here and maybe we can get together for a chat or you could come out to my shop sometime.

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Hey!! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Definitely get to it if you can. I believe he was planning to have it sometime after Pennsic. Don't remember if the date was more specific than that. I also recommend doing the elbows. The shaping is much easier to appreciate when seen in person. Sasu...

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You are correct Templar Bob. They said their lineage back to him was kind of an indirect one. I should have used related rather than descended in my post. Oops. My wife is going to Ireland with her mother and sisters in Sept. I am so jealous http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Sasuke --------...

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Take it easy and heal up!

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Sorry, this is sort of off topic. I just got back from a family function with the in-laws. I was talking with my mother-in-law and her sister about armor when they asked what the mail piece is called that goes around the bottom of a helmet. It turns out that their great grandmother used an aventail ...

Sasuke

Wow! Very nice work on those Guillaume2. I can't wait to see them when they are finished.

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Thanks for the nice review. Claude was a great customer to deal with.

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Stephen: thoughts of Hugo come to mind when I see armour like that. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Hm, do you mean Ugo Serrano? The guy who made the witchblade TV series armor and so...

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I tried one with a sharpie as resist. Sharpie works fine for acid etching. But with this method, the area under the sharpie actually seemed to etch more than the exposed areas.

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I only tried one type of wax but I would think that any kind would work.

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A tack hammer may be a bit too light for stainless but should be fine for mild.

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You can get better flutes with the tools you already have. I do all of my flutes with a 1 inch chisel. All you need to do to clean up those flutes is clamp the chisel in a vise. Set the flute over it. Then gently tap along the side of the flute with a highly polished, light hammer while slowly slidi...

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I tried mild. The results were similar to the stainless. Brass though worked extremely well. Here is my set up. I need to rig it up so the plates are closer together. I tried having the brass plate the stainless I had etched yesterday. It sort of worked but I think they were too far apart. Was inter...

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I was able to play around with the technique today. I was pleasantly surprised how well it worked. I only tried on some stainless scraps. The results looked more like sandblasting than etching though. I will try on mild to see if that makes any difference. Here is a pic: http://home.armourarchive.or...

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I have a mallet made of the stuff. Comes in handy. I also have a heavy duty cutting board that I use for things I don't want to get marred. Doesn't splinter or deform as much as wood. I usually clamp it in my vise and use the edge for flaring things over. Sasuke ------------------ www.oaksarmoury.com

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Nice solution to the problem. Have you considered putting the slot on the thumb plate instead? So it is hidden. I am not sure but I think in most instances the slot was to the inside on period pieces.

Nice looking gauntlets.

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I can't wait to see the rest of your harness. You always add such great details to your work which I try to steal and use in my own

We really need to collaborate on more projects.

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The bare minimums depend on what you will be doing. You will need a dishing hammer, stump or similar dishing form (or stakes if you go with raising), something to planish over (trailer hitches and O2 covers), planishing hammer, pipe for curving things over, a mallet for curving things over the pipe,...

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Wulfe: Miconception = I am not talking about bringing the WRONG toys to the game. Bringing a cricket bat to a baseball game is the WRONG toy...I am talking about bringing m...

Sasuke

Scaling up or down is no guarantee of fit. Human anatomy just isn't that simple. Just because two people have the same sized palms does not mean their fingers are the same length. Print out the pattern as shown and only use it as a guide for the shape of the pieces. Cut your pattern from posterboard...

Sasuke

It is on my calendar. I hope to be able to make it. Sounds like a great resource!

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It may be that the hole your rivet head sits in is too deep. The head of the rivet should still be slightly visible from the side when in the rivet set. Enough should stick out that the armor never touches the rivet set itself if it can be helped. You will also probably want to polish the rivet set....

Sasuke

I like the mini armor

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Those are great. Love the detail shots! Thank you for posting those!

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I agree with what others have said. Buy off the table if you can. You are sure of the fit and the quality that way. Plus, there is no wait. If you are going to buy from someone online, DO YOUR HOMEWORK! Just because someone has a nice looking website does not mean they will ever actually get anythin...

Sasuke

Practice on some scrap to see what works best and gives the look you are after. Try heating then covering with oil while hot. Try oil then heat.
Any oil should work. even vegetable oil will work. Again, experiment.

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Wow! Very impressive! I too would love inside shots.

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2 rivets side by side is best and the authentic method I believe.

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For gauntlets like those I think the torch and oil method would be best. It will produce deep rich colors and you can have some hints of iridescence as well.

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Sasuke

I have decided not to get these. Hopefully someone else jumps on this great deal.

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Sasuke

Please email them to me at sasuke@oaksarmoury.com

Thanks,
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I want in too! I think it is a great idea. May be a bit far for me to make most of the meetings. But it would be nice to have organized things to plan for.

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