The Armour Archive

Cet

I understand, but I don't think that well made armour using period materials really does put you at a competitive disatvantage.

Your milage may vary.

Cet

I don't sell spun domes but I can provide either dished halves for you to weld or welded and ground skulls. If your interested send an e-mail to the address in my profile and I'll shoot you a price list.

Cet

Your right about there being a lot of posts about armorers ripping people off but I think if you went back over them you'd find that 95% those posts are about maybe half a dozen armorers. I think better advice would be to ask for reviews here and on other boards befor laying down your cash.

Cet

Steve, I have some detailed pictures from an article by Bocccia showing gamboised cuisses with simple poleyns in pretty good detail. I wont be able to get them scanned till next week but I'll e-mail them to you then.

Cet

I't depends, sometimes the following blow of a combination hits befor or as the opponent is dropping. If there's a pause for some reason I'll step out of range and let the opponent's comfortable.

When I'm legged I often throw blow on the way down.

Cet

Out of curiosity, what primary sources are you guys going from when you make your period liners? I'm particularly interested in particulars regarding thickness as that's something I've never come across. I've always thought of the liners I see most guys using as quasi-period since they're made to fi...

Cet

Hrolfr, My new sit's still (grrr) under constructiion but meanwhile I can be reached via the e-mail in my profile. Thanks for the props Otto! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Actually if you wouldn't mind I'd love to have some more pics of your helmet. Only one of the shots I took befor I ...

Cet

Well, the metallurgy of medieval armour is a relativly new and fairly complex area of study and if you want a real in depth examination of it I'd suggest Dr Allan Williams " The Knight and the Blast Furnace" However, I'll take a stab at a very general ,if not to say gross oversimplification. What we...

Cet

Actually Ivar isn't selling the parts anymore but he's kindly left the contact info on his old sight while my slow as molassess web design guys get my new site done. You can link to me via Ivar's sight or e-mail me at ldr_gto@earthlink.net

Cheers

Cet/Dave

Cet

I think any of the 3xx series stainless steels woul;d have adequate corrosion resistance for a gas tank but 304 would probably be ideal since it's designed to be less to exhibiy less corrosion in weld areas than 302.

Cet

I recently ran across this place- http://www.aurorasilk.com./shop/silk-fabric.shtml

They seem to specialize in natural dying of silk. the color charts might give you an idea of what's available from the natural dyes.

Cet

According to what sources I have pewter workhardens very little and has too low a melting point to anneal. This specifically refers to an alloy of 4 prts tin to 1 prt lead so it may not apply to lead free pewters.

Cet

I can provide mild steel welded tops for $55.00 or stainless for $65.00 if they would fit your needs.

You can contact me via the e-mail in my profile.

Cheers

Dave

Cet

I usually tell people I'm a 14th century a**hole

Cet

Allan Williams sites some metalurgical analysis of mail in The Knight and the Blast Furnace. I'll go back to it and see what I can summarize as well as providing his refrences.

Cet

Hi Kass, As an armorer I run into this all the time and it drives me nuts. I think it boils down to people not having clearly defined for themselves what their priorities are. Is it more important to have there dress be documentable or more important that they like the way it looks? Do they want to ...

Cet

Use domestic geese.

Cet

Turkeys are native to the Americas.

Cet

Repeted thermal cycling of stainless can weaken it over time but you probably wont hit that point making a bargrill. On the other hand, I make alot of stainless bargrills and I've rarely found it necessary to heat the bars up to bend them to shape unless I'm trying for a bend of about 45 degrees or ...

Cet

I wear on of Revivals gambesons, which are cotton duck lined with pure cotton batting ( lots of it, it weighs about 7lbs) and I really have found it comfortable once it it gets damp from sweat. I wore it for hours at Pennsic with no problems.

Cet

The "typical" body armour would likely have been coats of plates over an aketon and haubergeon. Armour for the limbs would have run the gamut; mail chausess, gamboised cuisses, cuisses of splinted or COP type construction and possibly full plate legs (probably more likely at Poitier than at Crecy). ...

Cet

Thanks Chef. I can't wait to get up the funds to get a set of the Churgurg books.

Cet

That was me Peder, thanks. Could you tell me what book that's from?

Cet

Prima facia I'd have to say very little. 1. To the best of my knowledge the mail used isn't representative typical medieval mail from any period I'm familiar. the butted construction is incorrect as is the thickness and shape of the wire. 2. We're not told ( unless I missed it) at what range the arr...

Cet

If you don't have one get a book on basic welding from the library or a bookstore. The recomended settings are a good place to start but the ideal setting will tend to vary a bit from operator to operator as well as among machines. Experiment with wire speed and voltage settings using the recomendat...

Cet

As far as armor goes I agree with Chef. I think though, that the "sleeves" may actually be part of a cloak thrown back from the shoulders. He appears to be gathering a cloak in his left hand.

Cet

You can find that at http://www.sca.org/ under combat and chivalry.

Cet

Hi Samuel, this is something I've thought about doing with armour someday but I'm hardley an expert. I do have some experience with plating from an automotive background. I believe that gold electroplting would be your best bet in terms of durability and appearance. It will wear eventually but if do...

Cet

Hi Erik,

No harm done

It's usefull for me to know that the impression the Rough from the Hammer isn't operating is out there.

Cheers

Dave

Cet

As mentioned on the cross post to this Rough from the Hammer has not gone anyware and can be contactd using the e-mail in my profile. Just thought I should nip that roumer in the bud

Cet

Freiman, If she's broken this rib three times it certainly might be prudent to upgrade her body armor some. I'd be happy to help with that since I'd hate to see someone either stop fighting or repetedly getting injured. If you think a solid breastplate would help e-mail me at the address in my profi...

Cet

Brian has it right. I've taken over Rough from the Hammer since last year. Sorry to hear folks have had a hard time contacting me but I'll have a new website up soon which should help with that. Meanwhile I can be reached via e-mail at ldr_gto@earthlink.net Dave Rylak Vulcan's Forge Inc/Rough from t...

Cet

The Eastwood Co. sells them as well

Cet

1. Get rid of acted out wounds in favor a counted blows system.

2. Make plate proof against arrows

3. Allow limited body to body contact (pushing and shoving mainly.

4. Allow lower leg targeting in tournements where the participants are armored for it.

Cet

The clarifications provided in the quoted letter prettty much remove the problems/concerns with the SEM's ruling that I had. More like water for the fire as I see it http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I'd still like to see some types of body to body contact allowed though http://www.armourar...