The Armour Archive

Prince Of Darkmoor

Got a picture of what you want it to look like?

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I think its a Victorian reproduction. Note the direction of the overlap on the finger gatlings. All period references I've seen (from my admittedly limited experience) show the finger gatlings overlapping downward, with the plate nearest the fingernail being underlapped the one above it. Also, there...

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I'll see if I can dig it up in my email and send it to you Wolf. Aidan sent me pictures a few days ago...

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I like using stainless steel. Strong, rust-preventive, and doesn't stink like galvanized wire does over time. Nickel silver is fine too. Copper and brass tarnish, and galvanized fades to a dull grey. You could always go with titanium http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Niobium is also nice to...

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I lost the URL, but I saw a site where this private collector makes chainmaille hauberks for his GI Joes and other action figures. Uses something like 1/8" stainless steel rings or something. If you think that's small, you should meet Eric Matwe, a guy who made maille from links with a 1/64" interna...

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Thanks for the help. And just so you know, "chaffrous" was a trick question

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Woohoo! I've been linked to! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif If you'd like to check out more splinted leg stuff, go to the URL below which shows a splinted greave I made. Sorry, I don't have the patterns for that anymore. I have since taken off the little scale shaped plates on the upper ...

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We got our 3lb weighted rawhide mallet from McMaster-Carr - www.mcmaster.com

Brettun's Village Leather http://www.brettunsvillage.com/leather sells 1 and 2lb weighted rawhide mallets for cheap too. Good luck.

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Nice work! I think I would have used brass rivets to hold on the brasswork, but that's just me. I like the hammer too, well done

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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Is there not any armourers out there that want to take on the challenge of making youth helms?? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm up for the challenge! I didn't read this thread earlier because I though...

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I'm sorry, are you still here?

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Alright, I need some clarification here. How do you pronounce the following terms?: 1. armet (ar-MET?) 2. burgeonet 3. buffe 4. lame 5. coif (the endless "koyf" v. "kwaff" debate) 6. sallet (Sally or sal-ette?) 7. spangenhelm (long a sound or is it pronounced "spogenhelm"?) 8. chaffrous 9. cerveille...

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We're a bunch of silly bastards, aren't we?

Aaron's description of me is slightly exaggerated, but appreciated nonetheless

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Nice work on the hauberk! Don't know much about the periodness of what you're looking for though..

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Drett, check out this page: http://www.mailartisans.org/articles/article/45degree.htm

It's an article for joining 4-1 at a 45 degree angle, but I think the same principles apply for 6-1. If this doesn't help, try the Chainmaille Board at http://chainmaille.prohosting.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi

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A gentleman named Marty (forgot his last name but goes by belarefon on other BBS) makes tools similar to Steve's. But since his Excite account was dropped, I don't know how to get a hold of him. Best bet would be to try at the Chainmaille Board at http://chainmaille.prohosting.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.c...

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A cute blonde male courier named Tiffany?

Sounds like that wasn't the only delivery you received that day...

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Laugh, Aidan, laugh!

What I neglected to mention is that mine come on the back of a three legged donkey named Pasqual!

Now who's laughing!

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I think these are the ones that you're looking for;

http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/howto/14thelbow.jpg

If not, then just ignore me

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I'm sorry but you're wrong. Every competent scholar knows the correct answer, but I'm afraid I'll have to provide it myself. The armies who wore these helmets, especially the Spanish, marched quite a lot. As a result, they were subject to quite a bit of pounding by the sun, wind, and rain. When marc...

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In addition to.

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I get mine from RJ Leahy. They sell the 3/16 x 3/8 mild steel round head rivets for $3.50 a pound and you get 206 rivets per pound. It's especially convenient for me since their warehouse is just a few hours north of me, so shipping times are only a couple of days. Those brass rivets you're talking ...

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I'm currently playing around with a handful of different banners for the armoury and I think I like this one best. It needs some tweaking, but I think it's clear:

http://www.geocities.com/darkmoorarmoury/banner.html

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I've used hand files, belt sanders, dual action sanders, bench grinders, and angle grinders, and I keep coming back to the angle grinder. It's faster, and much cleaner if you know what you're doing with the tool.

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Darkmoor Armoury

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Cool! Between your article and Eric Thing's article, I'm getting more and more inspired to start trying to raise a helm.

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Thanks! The number of lames and their placement, along with the plainness of the cop fan, were something that Lord Charles and I discussed in our various conversations about these legs. He prefers the more plain look on the fan and for these legs I tend to agree. Having flutes, creases, or other com...

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http://www.geocities.com/darkmoorarmoury/newitems.html

Whew! Finally done. Any visual or aesthetic critiques are welcome.

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http://www.chainmaille.prohosting.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/000022.html

Interesting discussion going on here.

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Bonjour. Puisque votre armure est dÃ©jÃ construite, le polissage d'elle est Ã la main votre meilleur choix. Si votre armure n'Ã©tait pas remontÃ©e, alors vous pourriez utiliser une roue de polissage ou une ponceuse Ã©lectrique pour briller vers le haut de votre mÃ©tal. Prochain essai de temps poli...

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This same question has come up at least a half dozen times in the past but unfortunately there isn't a pattern online that I know of. If someone would be willing to share their pattern it would be most appreciated, as I too am looking for a pattern on this.

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I've had one hell of a hard time trying to find that old post. I've looked everywhere for it, including that WayBack machine search engine that someone found a while ago. I think it was terminally lost forever in the netherregions of cyberspace.

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Since he has ignored all reaonable posts and parts of post, including the early ones before there was any real antipathy, I think we are dealing with an intentional troll. Quick question/statement: If we all ignore the person, then we pat ourselves on th...

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I love this site

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Using the literal translations of "Society for Creative Anachronism" does not sufficiently establish what the group is about. 30 years ago when that name was first brought up and solidified by the powers that be, it gave people some leeway. The driving force behind the SCA is its membership and tren...

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Come on Hogan, there have been far greater trolling threads than this! Remember Ironside?

Pronounciation of armour terms

Banner Prototype

Final pictures of splinted legs

Interesting thread on prices of medieval maille