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Prince Of Darkmoor

I bought a crapload of buckles from Siegel's of CA (www.siegelofca.com) for dirt cheap. I think my 1" brass buckles were on sale for like .40 each.

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I would recommend getting a rawhide mallet for dishing something as light as 18ga and 20ga. Perhaps some files to deburr the edges of the steel too. Congrats - you're on your way to platedom http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I guess you won't be needing that winding and cutting rig, now wil...

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I was wondering where you went to. Welcome back - You missed some good flames. And a mini version of me

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LOL Aaron. I did the same thing on the same pattern http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Thinking about it now...I've done it twice...duh.... When I was riveting helm tops together and having a bear of time reaching them with my hammer, I would just put the rivet through the holes, set the h...

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Its a rather broad request, but I'll see if I can help somewhat. Get yourself a pattern from the pattern archive here. Blow the image up so that it sits entirely on an 8x11 sheet of paper - no margins. Then make the piece using that pattern and see which one of your friends it fits. If it fits your ...

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Cool. I was thinking $20 for the 5/16" too. I can scale my prices down accordingly off of that. Probably sell the 1/2" stuff for $15 and then have the 3/8" and 7/16" fall somewhere in between there. Maybe even offer a 2 foot square patch or something. The best part of it is that I can let my colleag...

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started one of these back when I was still making butted maille (Loooong time), and the key was to start with a large crown ring. This is due to the incredible density of the weave. I used a 14g crown ring at roughly twice the diameter of the links, and it seemed to work well. Hope that helps. Yeah...

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I've toyed with the idea before but never thought it through - would there be any interest in buying square feet of chainmaille? I mean, it would make putting together a hauberk easy and rewarding for the people like me who like to get results quickly. I'm thinking about selling a 12x12 inch square ...

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This is cross posted from the Off Topics Board: I know this has been brought up before, but how much do some services cost for registration of domain names? I know Gundo has wiseogre.com through Easyspace, and I'm thinking about trying them out. Gundo, how much did you pay total? I know the registra...

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How the heck to I make one of these? It would look really nice, IMO. Anyone made one and willing to give pointers? Thanks.

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The first page of my site is being reloaded tonight. For now, you can just go to http://www.geocities.com/podpix/coifs.html and navigate using the links at the bottom. The main page was named "main.html" but when I loaded my castledarkmoor page to Geocities, it was also named "main.html" which repla...

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LOL Krag - I edited my message too

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Yup, Ironwood is dang good stuff. Once I get my hands on a lathe, I'll make a real purty stick

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No, I didn't bookmark it. I just figured that it was 8 (or more) pages back in the archives, so I clicked and scrolled through each page. What the heck else am I going to do - work? http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Now, I'll say it again - Everyone Bookmark It This Time! http://www.armourar...

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http://anvilfire.com/21centbs/armor/NormanHelmet/index.html

And just because I'm a weirdo...

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Bump - I thought there were some posts here saying that people would be interested in things like coifs and aventails...am I losing my mind? Probably

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I'm actually glad SterlingSwords is here to defend themselves at least. Same thing happened with Dark Victory...same thing happened with other armourers too. While I am not interested in what they have to offer, I don't really have a problem with anyone buying one. [This message has been edited by P...

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Well said Joaquin

Best of luck Joe!

Prince Of Darkmoor

Well, I got myself some 14ga wire this weekend so I'm all ready to go! I'm available to make a few maille items if anyone is interested. Here are prices (minus pics) for coifs , vests , and loose links . We also have mantles and aventails available. You can email me at prince@castledarkmoor.com for ...

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Hypothetical situation: Let's say I'm running around an SCA war fighting guys left and right and I come across somebody with this arm banner with "Virtue and Prowess" written on it. My first impression is that this guy has an ego that needs deflating. My second impression might be that he just likes...

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http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif I'd like to see a magazine devoted entirely to armour and combat. It'd be nice, and maybe something that I end up looking into later on when I have some funds, but would happily contribute articles, pictures, and commentary if asked http://www.armourarchi...

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I've used Rustoleum Crystal Clear Enamel to keep the rust off of my armour. Of course, care, should be taken to wipe off any finger prints you put on the steel anyways. If you don't leave your greasy finger prints on the steel in conjunction with spraying this stuff on, you shouldn't have to worry a...

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na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na BAT HELM BAT HELM bat helm. 10 Points to Mad Matt for adding the right number of "na's" to that sentence http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I just looked at the helmet. Heaven help the person who buys it. Sterling Swords only sells 18ga helmets...

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I actually did this test: http://homepages.go.com/~princeofdarkmoor/bash.html I think that's the addy. Its going to be moved to Geocities within the next couple of days and the addy then will be http://www.geocities.com/podpix/bash.html. The first one works for now http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/s...

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Well, I'm back from Southern California now and the first thing I do is check the archive http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif The ring diameter on those is 7/16". I don't know how much the disks cost because my dad orders them from work and pays with them from his own cash stash. LOL. I like ...

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I got my wire this morning and wrapped a few coils. Then I cut them with my saw setup and wanted to post my findings for saw cut rings: [img]http://www.geocities.com/podpix/sawcuts2.jpg[/img] Here are the rings I cut. They close nicely, but as you can see, they have a little lip on the the bottom of...

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Very cool indeed. It has that "Mankind" look to it http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Can't say I'd like to get my hands on some yak hair though. On a side note, I think its kinda silly to sit there and try to justify what persona the yak hair on the helmet would fit into - it still has a bar...

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My dad actually suggested annealing them before we start to weave them. I don't see a problem with doing that. Besides it will give us an excuse to build a fire and sit around it http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Russ, if I get the wire, you want a vest like that? Talk about cross-training!...

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Thanks for the insight Templar Bob. I will think on that some more. The shirt you described is eventually what I'd like to make, right down to the brass trim and inlaid cross http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Must look nice. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>...

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Odd, my 16g. 3/8in. id, waist length half sleeve shirt seems to weigh only about 13 pounds, does not pinch, and is actually comfortable enough to wear all day at school. It's not odd, really. Mine's 14ga 3/8" rings, but the trunk of the vest is 56" around and is 34" from shoulder to belt-line. I'm ...

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My dad says he has a crapload of 10ga mild steel wire that they use for bundling paper rolls at work (he works at a corrugated fiberboard plant - you call it cardboard) and has permission to bring a bunch home. I was thinking about doing various maille projects with it just for fun. Jumbo riveted ma...

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On my setup at home, I've got the 1/32" cut off wheel ready to cut through some rings. Haven't had wire (but will this weekend) but once I try it out and it works, I'll take a couple small orders (coifs, mantles). I'll post my results before anything is official though...

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Good point. I was pretty warped after 3 hours of pounding helmet halves. I think I'll be taking a couple orders this weekend, as the bank released the hold on my credit card (thief tried to buy a car with it in FLORIDA of all places) and I can purchase wire now. I've got a bead on some good stuff th...

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Good point Garridan. I have done so

Chainmaille Sheets? Interested?

A Proposal of Barter

6-1 Coif?

Taking a few orders for maille items

My saw cut rings (pic)

10ga mild steel maille - have I lost my mind?