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Prince Of Darkmoor

http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/bump.gif Nope, the novelty of this new .gif hasn't worn off yet http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif The 14ga helm halves are spoken for, as well as the rounded bascinet top. Still have the other tops though. ------------------ When I was young I used to pray ...

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I use a hard-on-hard dishing setup also. I have to be careful not to strike the steel to where it pinches between the hammer face and the oxy tank bottom and leaves a little blemish. And for one reason or another, when I dish hot rolled steel with my sledge hammer into the oxy tank bottom, the steel...

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http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/bump.gif FYI - we're going to end the Hammer-In at 7:00 p.m. Sunday. Also, please bring all your most used hammers. We have some hammers, but not enough for a half dozen people to use at once. Thanks. ------------------ When I was young I used to pray for a bike, th...

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So, how long does it usually take you guys to dish out a helmet top? Reading Ideval's post about spending the last 45 minutes dishing had me wondering how long others take and what hammers you use. When I dish 14ga and thicker steel, I use a 3lb sledge with a rounded head to dish into a oxy tank, th...

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Ah, someone typed out my entire username. I shall revel in this glory, for I doubt it will happen again http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif should the halves be round on the top? It doesn't matter. If it does matter, its been too miniscule for a nov...

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The 25% fee is what you lose for being a dick.

Ah, understood. Makes sense.

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No, according to the page, it says he's taking 12 orders at Pennsic, finishing those up, and then all future orders will be taken in groups of 12 and no more orders will be taken until he finishes all 12 orders. Alan, out of curiosity (and with no criticism intended) why do you say "A 25% restocking...

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1: Scott posted on here in response to my question on spangehelms a while back and basically said that after you take the measurement around your head, add four inches to it for the brow band if you are going to use 1 inch of padding. For the top and side bands, make your measurements and add 2 inch...

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Ideval, the pattern I used for that one was just the Armet pattern in the Pattern Archive with some modifications. I increased the side by 5% (which kinda screwed up the dimensions of the pattern, making it a bit too round, I think) and ground some of the excess away. Yes, putting a crease down the ...

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Are you talking about just riveting a strip of steel to connect the two halves? I've done that on about a dozen helmet tops and I like the effect. http://www.geocities.com/darkmoorarmoury/assorted.html Scroll about halfway down the page to check out the helmet top I made a while back. I've also star...

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Erik, will you do me a favor and never, never, never take that page down? It's something I'll drool over for a long time. If I had the money, I would purchase it simply to have it. I know I couldn't fit in it, but so what - that armour is a gorgeous example of why I'm in this game.

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Funny. I read the description of the auction (which has now been ended, by the way) and didn't get the impression that these were stolen goods. I did get the impression that this guy obviously didn't fight in the armour or know much about it. There are a hundred ways he could have obtained this armo...

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Yes, I'll still be making the tops, but I'm just clearing off some workbench space - these helmet tops can take up a lot of valuable space. If you're still in the market for tops later on in the year just let me know and we'll talk. I'll have more styles than just a riveted and welded round top helm...

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You can improve the finished look of your leather if you skive and burnish the edges. Also, this will make them more comfortable to wear, especially if you do this edges before you attach it to the metal Do what to whose chickens? What does skive and burn...

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Those are looking pretty good Dave! What thickness are they?

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Albatros - we're trying to teach the cats to clean it themselves, but their lack of opposable thumbs has made the learning process difficult http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Dirty creatures, those cats... Taltosh, that is 10-12 ounce leather. Unfortunately, I didn't see your message until j...

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Aelric - I tried emailing you but my email was returned with a User Unknown error. Could you email me please at castledarkmoor@hotmail.com Thanks. Brodir, I just emailed you about the halves. The pictures for the spangenhelm are at http:/www.geocities.com/darkmoorarmoury/helmet2 There isn't any file...

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I decided to take Brodir's advice and go with the splinted cuff, which is more Wisby-ish and closer to period than the exaggeratedly flared cuff I was going to slap on there. Those bumps you see on the back of each finger were made with a dapping die and punch set which I purchased from Harbor Freig...

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Heya, Iâ€™ve got four helmet tops that I need to get rid of and Iâ€™m open to entertain all reasonable offers. They arenâ€™t pretty and require some touchup, but if youâ€™re looking for something to help get you on the field faster or just for your loaner bin, then you might be interested in these. ...

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What do you guys do when you are making a spangenhelm and after you assemble the bands together to make the basic frame, you find that your spangen panels are dished too much so that there is a sizable gap between the bands and the triangles? Or, if they aren't dished too much, then the bands seem t...

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Quite a nice piece of work. How do you plan on moving your head in any direction? Question: why are there twice as many lames on the gauntlets on the suit's right hand then on the left? The right gauntlet appears to have 5 or six lames over the back of the hand and the left one clearly has three. An...

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I got my hinge from Prion Brice today in the mail.

I'm sorry, do you mean Brian Price?

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Gotta use the new utility!

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I'm not being mean, I'm just telling you how it is.
Salinas Swordsman
Darkmoor Armoury
Western Hammer-In, September 22-23, 2001 - Salinas, California

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Depending on your strength, you can tackle up to 16g mild with them, and 18g alum. won't put up any fight at all Until I got my Stanley Unishear and B-2, I was cutting 16ga stainless finger gatlings with aviation snips. You want to talk hand strength! The...

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The helmet patterns by Sinric are pretty easy to use. Take for example the bascinet pattern. I copy and paste the pattern picture into my Word program and set all my margins to zero, then I expand the pattern to fit the entire page. Then I print it out, but a small portion of the pattern is cut from...

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These are my thoughts: All the folks I've spoken to in the UEMA have been really cool. Most of them admit that they were former members of the SCA and that their choice to become part of the UEMA was because: ⋅ They didn't like SCA politics ⋅ They didn't like the snooty behavior ...

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When I dish 16ga, I just stick with my 1lb rawhide mallet and dish the steel into the end of my oxy tank. I have a 3 and 4 pound sledge hammer that I use on 14 gauge stuff, but the rawhide just seems to work well enough for me. Since my oxy tank bottom is mounted to a stand and my dishing stump is l...

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Robert, no, I was not able to break that stuff yet. Other woods pale in comparison to its strength

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Yes, there are a ton of locking pliers that look like them, but replacing these things is not so much a matter of functionality as it is a matter of principle. My dad was bent because I broke his perfectly fine Ward's locking pliers. It sounds paltry, but I'm just trying to make it up to him.

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Edward, did you get the "Don't EVER touch my tools again!" speech too?

Gundo, I appreciate your help and look forward to hearing if they're Wards or whatever.

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Ladies and Gents, I f-ed up. In order to not mar the surface of the steel that I'm clamping onto, I took it upon myself to grind off the teeth on my dad's set of Wards Master Locking Pliers . He was livid because not only were these the first pair he ever owned, but Wards doesn't make them anymore a...

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Well, when you've been around the cyberblock as many times as I have....wait....

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I love my job:
http://members.nbci.com/armourstuff - Ron Simmons. Looks like you can get a pair of stainless elbows for under $20 including shipping. Hmm....sounds good doesn't it?

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Ned,

I think that my dad and I might be interested in some period arrows. My dad is a huge fan of archery and has searched high and low for period arrows.

BTW, what is "knock"?

Dishing Times

Progress of my gaunts (pics)

Everything Must Go!

Problem with my spangenhelms...

Looking for a needle in a haystack here