The Armour Archive

Cet

Hi Brent, I would definitely be interested in a couple copies of La Jeu'. I leave for Pennsic shortly so will be out of touch until the 21st. I can get you the text if you don't have it. If you neede more than a couple orders for it to make it worth your while let me know and I'll see about drumming...

Cet

Since I am sure the SEM is at Pensic he is probably holding a meeting to discuss this with people up there and gather feedback, probably the reason for the 15th deadline is to talk about it there If he's planning to do this he has yet to inform KEM of the East, his acting deputy, or any Eastern mem...

Cet

Can't find my dig camera

I should be ablre to borrow one tomorrow though.

S9orry for the delays

Cet

You could try acrylic cabochons, dyed to ehatever colour you want. They might scratch occasionally but they're cheap and shouldnt break or shatter.

Cet

Try looking for:

The Pistoia Alter Piece c1376

Cet

I would deffinitely buy a few of these in the unassembled form. A list of what you have on the computer would be great, Lull would be cool. Le Jeu de la Hache would be a must have or the text from other fencing manuals would be cool too... I'm drooling a bit now. These could be great gifts or ransom...

Cet

I've seen attachments like your describing which worked just fine.

Cet

Johann, I may not be able to be there at 2:00 but I will leave the set with Andre if I can't be there.

Greenlee, $28 is for a set of mild halves which will make on top once fitted and welded.

Cet

Cool! I see you've dropped the rule stipulating only Old World monkeys.

Cet

It's actually fine for both hardening and tempering, at least in my experience.

Cet

Cool, thanks guys.I'll e-mail some pics over the weekend.

Cet

Cool. Trade wasn't a necesity, just figured I'd throw it out there.

Cet

If your current buyer falls through please let me know. Any interest in partial trades?

Cet

It sounds like the same model I use. It should work fine. I use a pyrometer to moniter temp inside the kiln.

Cet

Hi guys, Mine are hammered not pressed. Also the Vallhalla site is several years old and I don't have any admin powers over it so it's out dated . The breastplates I make are much more of a period shape than the one pictured on the site. The current profile is based on the Churburg #14. I make them ...

Cet

Post here

though e-mailing to the addy in my profile is better. If you mean at Pennsic I can make arrangements to meet you any number of easy to find places such as EK Royal or various merchant booths at youir conveniance

Dave

Cet

I have a cervellier. It's on the big side and based on hrlm at the met which Blair dates to 1330. It had a high polish once but has a little surface rust. If your interested send me an e-mail but I wont be able to get pics to you until I get back from pennsic. I'd want around $100 for it.

Cet

Cet

Hi Sean,

I didn't know you and your wife were expecting; congrats and good luck.

Hydrocut sound sinteresting though generally speaking laser is more economical for harder materials.

I remember you mentioning the helmet project at Crown; sounds like fun.

Talk to you in future.

Dave

Cet

As a rule bascinets visors were not locked closed in any fasion. Gravity would keep the visor closed adequately until such time as it was desireale to raise or remove it.

Cet

Sean, I have all my Rough from thre Hammer parts laser cut by firms out you way. E-mail me or find me at Pennsic and I can get you set up.

Dave

Cet

Hi William,

I'll have to check my available time and get back to you.

Cet

I like the idea in general though I, too, think that a monoboob Bp would be better. My only other concern as regars SCA or similar use is that I can't tell where the lady's knees are under the skirt.

Cet

If anyone's interested in picking up some helm halves at Pennsic in order to save on shipping let me know and I'll bring some out with me. I have mild rounds and conicals in 12ga on hand as well as round 14ga stainless rounds. Standard size only- finishing out to @ 28" OD around the base. Mild tops ...

Cet

I can bring cross hilted long sword and a cross hilted single sword if you want. If you do want to buy I sell the cross and pomel set ups for $65 per set in stainless. the shield would eb used so I really wouldn't want to take anything for it. let me know what yyou decide to do and I;ll get the stuf...

Cet

But then you'd have to fly back with them

I'd be more than happy to bring andn extra heater and sword for you to use at the War. I've got several loaner shields kicking around. When will you be arriving?

Cet

Too much time is spent on this.

Cet

Great helms changed form a ggod bit from the late 13th through the 14th century but were used continually throughout. Nearing the end of the 14th century they seem to have been relegated for use in jousts of peace with the visored bascinet being the helm used for war. In fact great helms of more spe...

Cet

A great bascinet proper wouldn't be contemporary with this style of harness as they don't appear until around the second decade of the 15th century. A bit earlier you begin to se bevor plates attached to bascinets with aventails but I think you'd still have the problem of your throat only protected ...

Cet

Consider making an adjustable height bench. I've got one for heavy work:

I used a 3" channel frame, a hydraulic ram and two telescoping pipe struts for stablity. The top is 1/2" thick hotrolled. I've got something like 12 or 18" of adjustment available.

Cet

Over the spring I James B comissioned me to make the plates for a simillar harness. Based on that, I'd estimate that making the plates sans the BP, including layout and punching of holes tooksomething like 10-12hrs. I'd make a WAG that the assembly would take something like 20-30hrs at least

Cet

Murdock wrote:
"Who was last year stabbed in the face during the Battle of the Thirty "

Stabbed by.......???????

Cuan, of course.

Actually no, Murdock did for me.

Cet

I had the great honour to fight in the first, though service to my Queen is like to keep me from participating or watching this year. For my part, I find the value in this deed more in the form of it's conditions of victory and consistancy of presentation and as such see the risk of swifter defeat t...

Cet

The rules of the Thirty allow you to die by a strike to a grilled face from a single blow, and makes such blows useless against you visor - more vulnerability equates to greater risk. Especially when most of the visors worn use exagerated occularia to avoid difficulties of vision while providing per...

Cet

If your interest is in costuming I'd agree. I'm interested in understanding the risks of a man-at-arms engaged in an emprise and as such prefer to embrace the added risk entailed by not hiding behind a visor.

Besides my bars are hidden by a bretache

RFH helm halves at Pennsic.