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by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 7:33 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What sort of armour would you make for your daughter?
Replies: 24
Views: 24

So, when you gonna let her meet 'Uncle PoD' and swing a mace? Image
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 6:54 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: CBA read me
Replies: 19
Views: 6

I'm actually surprised that, with the hard-on everyone here seemed to have, no one responded sooner. Glad to help. Addendum: Prince of Darkmoor would be a nice way to title it, and my coworkers know who it would go to, but I think just sending it to the attention of "Clay Edgin" would be fine http:/...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 6:25 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: CBA read me
Replies: 19
Views: 6

*bump*

CBA - P.O. Box 3080
Monterey, CA 93940

Since no one else responded, I'll scan them here at work Image
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 4:28 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Right to Left Handed Coils - What's the Difference?
Replies: 14
Views: 6

Right to Left Handed Coils - What's the Difference?

Well, I haven't gotten much in way of a good response on the chainmaille board, so I'll post here too: Does the term "right-handed coils" come from the fact that they are sometimes wound on a rod from the right to the left? Or does the name come from the fact that sometimes you wind them from the le...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 2:00 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Coifs, expansions, blah, blah, blah
Replies: 12
Views: 9

Thanks for the info Colluphid. :cough: ass :cough: http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif I sat down this morning before you posted this and counted how many rings were in a coif top that fit me well. The numbers are below: Row: # of links 1 - 1 ring 2 - 5 rings 3 - 10 rings 4 - 20 rings 5 - 20 r...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 1:14 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Lamellar patterns!
Replies: 6
Views: 17

The search function has been iffy for me too. Sometimes I'll just type in a user's name to get all their posts on a certain board and nothing will come up. Now, I KNOW I've posted here at least once or twice Image
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 11:49 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Blood & Steel
Replies: 10
Views: 11

Didn't you just say that you're using stainless steel wire for his project? Why are you using galvanized now? Or did I miss something? Re: Blood and Steel - some of you guys may remember me asking about the translation to Gaelic of the words "Blood and Iron." Well, it was for my dad, who now has tho...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 11:47 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Ball Bearings/Planishing Forms
Replies: 8
Views: 13

First... What you can do with the 2inch balls... AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Okay, I'm done. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif Shotputs and millballs aren't the only options. Trailer ball hitches work fine for smaller work and they are easy to find. Steelweaver (I think) uses a dumbell that has a ...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Feb 02, 2001 12:15 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Coifs, expansions, blah, blah, blah
Replies: 12
Views: 9

So, besides Munz and Bascot, I am the only person who frequents this board that has made a coif?

Man...it's good to be an ass again.
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Thu Feb 01, 2001 6:34 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Check this out...
Replies: 8
Views: 6

I like this from one of his Feedbacks: <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Complaint: F**KING SCU*BAG RIPPED ME OFF, CHARGED MY CC NEVER SENT DAGGERS, SCU*BAG THIEF!! Response: I'm amazed again about how many stupid people are on ebay!! sns1967 is an idoit. Follow-up: Y...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Thu Feb 01, 2001 6:28 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: the bells
Replies: 16
Views: 10

I think he meant to add on an " 's advice" behind your name!

At least I hope so...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Thu Feb 01, 2001 4:44 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Coifs, expansions, blah, blah, blah
Replies: 12
Views: 9

Coifs, expansions, blah, blah, blah

Okay, I know how to make a coif top now. I know how to make a mantle expand, but how do you guys do it? Links, etc. would be appreciated. I know there is more than one way to expand and contract rows, and I'm interested in learning them all so I can find what works best for me. Also, what are your o...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Thu Feb 01, 2001 4:36 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Treating Rattan
Replies: 12
Views: 55

Soaking your rattan in antifreeze will make it like swinging a solid steel rod. Any time you treat your sticks with water and anything, your stick is going to get significantly heavier and harder to control. I let an axe handle sit in a bit of antifreeze and water and it nearly doubled its weight. T...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Wed Jan 31, 2001 2:35 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: the bells
Replies: 16
Views: 10

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted by Galileo: <B>Or, DUCK! G-- (wanders off with silly stick in tow...) </B><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Man, that wouldn't work! There's no WAY you could fit a full size duck into his helmet while he is wearing it. But baby duck...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Wed Jan 31, 2001 1:05 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The Market of Maille - Some ?'s for the Vets
Replies: 19
Views: 7

Damn, Colluphid, you're a nut! 1/8" stainless...sheesh! Image
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Wed Jan 31, 2001 12:09 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The Market of Maille - Some ?'s for the Vets
Replies: 19
Views: 7

http://www.chainmaille.prohosting.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000649.html

This should help a bit Image There are plenty of resources online, but it's just a matter of deciphering them through the 40 billion other pages out there.
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Wed Jan 31, 2001 11:29 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Trouble with Wiss Snips vs. Stainless
Replies: 6
Views: 7

I broke a brand new set of bulldog snips in 20 minutes of snipping off 14ga rings. The lower jaw snapped damn near in half! I took them back to OSH (to the same clerk no less) and was met with questions like, "How did you manage to break a Craftsman tool so quickly?" I eventually exchanged them for ...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Wed Jan 31, 2001 11:25 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The Market of Maille - Some ?'s for the Vets
Replies: 19
Views: 7

I've nearly got my first coif done (finally!) and I'm smack dab in the middle of the second one. Got the cap nearly completed on the new one and all I have to do on the nearly finished one is add some dags and brass trim. It'll be sweet Image
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Tue Jan 30, 2001 6:39 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: scale vest
Replies: 10
Views: 17

I've always thought it to be quite stylin' if you could make it work like a CoP...check out the pattern archive if you want a picture of the layout Image
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Tue Jan 30, 2001 3:20 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: X-POST: VCR ALERT! VCR ALERT!
Replies: 6
Views: 6

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Tue Jan 30, 2001 2:23 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: A question on vambrace comfort
Replies: 18
Views: 22

I've got the same problem in my vambraces, but I've come up with a solution. I just plan on putting a layer of blue close-cell foam in there to "fill" out the vambrace. If possible, you could look into trimming the edges of the vambraces (where they meet and are buckled) but that option isn't for ev...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Tue Jan 30, 2001 1:39 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Cold raising
Replies: 7
Views: 24

http://anvilfire.com/21centbs/armor/index.htm

This is a link to a rather nice Norman helm being raised from a single piece of 12ga steel. The armourer does use heat, but this tutorial really helped me get a better understanding of armouring.
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Tue Jan 30, 2001 1:32 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Whos The Smartest on Leather?
Replies: 7
Views: 7

There are various products on the market that you can use to soften leather. The first that comes to mind, and perhaps the most available, is the stuff that you loosen your baseball gloves with. It's a solution that you work into the glove to make it easier to move. Available at any sporting good st...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Tue Jan 30, 2001 12:39 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: CBA read me
Replies: 19
Views: 6

Hey!

What's the dilly-yo?
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Tue Jan 30, 2001 11:56 am
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: So you want a different kind of fight...
Replies: 68
Views: 69

Oh Goody! Let's see, we have a dozen people here that are willing to grapple, fight with full body targets, and fight to submission. Why the hell don't you come out to California and become a Swordsman? That's basically what we do. Any spot you can hit with a stick is a legal target, shield bashing ...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Mon Jan 29, 2001 7:30 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What do you guys pay... Stainless Steel
Replies: 14
Views: 5

Excuse me, Dr. Krag, have you seen my mind? I seem to have lost it...

No, that's incorrect and I apologize. A 4x8 sheet of 14ga mild runs $50.00 round these parts. Now I'm seriously questioning where I got that $300.00 number. Dang. This is gonna bug me for sure.
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Mon Jan 29, 2001 5:36 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: What do you guys pay... Stainless Steel
Replies: 14
Views: 5

You normally pay about twice of what you pay for mild steel. I can get a 14ga sheet of stainless (4x8) for $300.
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Mon Jan 29, 2001 12:04 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The Market of Maille - Some ?'s for the Vets
Replies: 19
Views: 7

Hmm, thanks for the info AG Image What about a riveted coif? What's the average turnaround time for putting together a coif?
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Mon Jan 29, 2001 12:03 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: Ron Simmons?
Replies: 7
Views: 15

Ron always seems to have tons of orders to produce and he is a one-man armoury. As stated before, he doesn't get a chance to read his email very often, but be patient. Image
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Mon Jan 29, 2001 12:00 pm
Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
Topic: Review - Ironwood Sticks (xposted)
Replies: 27
Views: 13

About a month ago, I did a search on Ironwood and apparently that is what it is called all throughout North America and such.
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Sun Jan 28, 2001 2:37 am
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: The Market of Maille - Some ?'s for the Vets
Replies: 19
Views: 7

The Market of Maille - Some ?'s for the Vets

I want to get a feel for the prices of some maille products.

1) King's maille coif (3/8", 5/16" 16ga)

2) Regular coif (whatever ID and gauge)

3) Hauberk (medium-build person, 14ga, 3/8" ID)

Thanks
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Jan 26, 2001 7:26 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: making a sheild "press"
Replies: 6
Views: 15

I've had occasional trouble with the search function...it's funny since we moved to .org. Sometimes I can't find a thread I'm looking for unless I manually find it myself through the 50 different pages.
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Jan 26, 2001 4:48 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Ron Simmons??
Replies: 9
Views: 8

That's cause he's working on your order man! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Nah, I sent a couple emails off to him, but sometimes he doesn't get them. Besides, he IS just one man making a million helm halves an hour (rough guesstimate). You can rest assured though that he will come throug...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Jan 26, 2001 3:35 pm
Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
Topic: Where to put the split in a hauberk?
Replies: 16
Views: 11

Where to put the split in a hauberk?

Alright, here we go: I've nearly got the hauberk done from shoulders to belt-line and I was wondering where I would put the split in the front and the back so that I could walk. I think you start the split in the middle of your zipper (or thereabouts). Then, how severe should I make the split? Shoul...
by Prince Of Darkmoor
Fri Jan 26, 2001 3:15 pm
Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
Topic: chainmaille coif, ebay
Replies: 7
Views: 28

Hey Rob, no problem. And feel free to call me PoD, everybody else does http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif Just don't listen to accdntprone, who insists on calling me Prince Nipplehead, and don't listen to Garridan. Ever http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif In case you haven't been there ...

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