The Armour Archive

Cet

When's a good time to call you? it will be easier to describe than to write out I think, though I'll send a drawing as well.

Cet

I use nothing. The deed of arms at Crossroads in Time 2007 I fought using a Hedgecock houndskull bascinet without any positive lock to the visor. It did not come open. It locks ever so slightly by the mail on either side providing tightness. You don't joust John. D, if you need a spring catch done ...

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A minimially obtrusive and secure solution is a spring pin on the brow, provided it is a side pivoted visor and not a klappvisor.

Cet

Friedrich's article offers excellent advice for any craft business. To get a sense of the market price of such goods search for suppliers of similar wares:

http://www.armourarchive.org/essays/ess ... oury.shtml

Cet

Maybe!.. but if so, then why not just use salt water, or that medieval favorite, urine?.... On second thought, let's just try the lye... I think salt and urine go the opposite direction from what we'd want in terms of boiling temp-perhaps the lye solution would boil at say, 105 C rather than 100C , ...

Cet

Perhaps the lye creates a solution with higher boiling point than plain water?

Cet

The 13 consists of 9 plates- not seven- and the three front plates are attached to each other plate to plate via rivets with the upper rivets riding in slightly slotted holes allowing for some small movement of the outer plates under the center plate.

Cet

I think the most likely situation is that the marshal is wrong for all the reasons listed above, but lets keep in mind that this was not an Atzinger shield but one made using generally similar construction. It is possible that what we are picturing in our minds, having seen Vitus' stuff, is not quit...

Cet

"The rivet specs for helmet construction specify iron or steel rivets spaced no more than 2.5" apart or equivalent riveting technique." The -"equivalent technique" clause is what is taken to allow for rivets other than iron or steel. The rule leaves out some critical informa...

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That falls withing spec for 16ga by all the commonly used gauge systems- it would be fine for anything but a helmet.

Cet

There was one of numerous rectangular plates found in the Chalcis hoard and now at the Met . I don't have pics of it on line.

Cet

That's a great idea- very uesfull for folks/groups on a budget.

Cet

Dibs on #2! Please PM or e-mail with payment instructions.

Cet

Very Nice! One, actually several variations, of this are on my to-do list.

Cet

That is a painting of the crucifixion by Konrad Laib 1450 IIRC.

Cet

He mentioned he's been trying to talk you into a kastenbrust off an on for a while. I will burn a copy for you as well- there are some things I still wish to scan and check provenance on.

Cet

I promised Mac a disc full of Kastenbrusten next week, if you want a copy too e-mail me your addres.

Cet

You'll be right in my neighborhood. E-mail me for contact info and I'll give you the lowdown on practices- I know the Philly practice is Thursday but other's I'd need to check.

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I have a bunch of mild steel round ones- $30/pc plus shipping. I also have a pair of stainless steel cup hilts made for small hands for $60/pc 0r $100/pr.

I don't have pics right now but can send some over the weekend.

Cet

Cleats help traction and make it more likely you'll f-up a knee or ankle. You hear it on this board more because 1) It's a board and folks are more likely to criticize from a distance and 2) Because to a degree, giving a shit about what the SCA says it is about is more common on this board than in t...

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Cool!

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A cote of plates is easy and would be correct, my wife sells them as kits

She does!?- are they on the site? I will send people

Cet

A full cuirass- such as posted by Ralph-should avoid the concentration of force across the chest/throat that you experienced with a breastplate alone (though I suspect that the breastplate you tried may have been not quite right in terms of fit) Shaping plastic to the form you really want/need is pr...

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I'm 45 min from downtown Philly, e-mail me or have him do so and I can help him out.

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A solid breastplate would be able to accommodate her build easily enough provided it were shaped correctly. They key is that it be made to contact her body ware it needs to- the across the clavicle on the top, along her ribcage on the sides, and along the line of her natural waist. These areas must ...

Cet

I have them as RFH parts - fully formed but unstrapped $18 for elbows, $25 for knees 6061 T6.

Cet

Years ago I made a body armour of stapled plates as Drew is describing; the plates stapled together in rows and then laced to a foundation. The resulting sub-assemblies of plate rows are very flexible. It is actually apart in the shop now for cleaning and reassembly. I will try to snap some shots of...

Cet

I don't know, the year Leo killed me my reaction was "Thank You" because I had gotten tired enough I was killing people simply to not have to face them any more. A break would have refreshed me enough to go more. But then I would have missed the experience of being tired enough not to be ...

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As much as I'd like it to last longer I think we'd be best off going with the original rules. If folks want more fighting the pickup field is right there and we could arrange impromptu challenges following the 30. I'm afraid a planned break would stop the momentum and taker us further away from capt...

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Think along the lines of bending a sword in a circle along the edge. Nearly impossible without lots of heat and hammering. I only use a sword as an example for the easy reference to the edge. It would be much easier to bend a round bar in a circle. I understand that it would require greater force t...

Cet

While that's true, it would be very difficult to get the wire to coil around the mandril along the longer dimension. It would be much easier to coil round section wire and then flatten the ring.

Why do you think so?

Cet

Wire doesn't have to be drawn with a round cross section.

Cet

Judging from the images you've left the edges very ragged. Ragged cutting will form stress risers which will propagate cracks in any area of work- or later during heat treat and quench. Try deburring the edges of your pieces more carefully- ideally sanding parallel to the edge with a fine grit follo...

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Actually it is the second Sunday- Aug 3rd this year,

Cet

It has traditionally been held after opening ceremonies.