The Armour Archive

RandallMoffett

Now take this with a bit of salt as I cannot read the site at all but the white gambeson, if it was being shot at looks plenty thick for a aketon and for such testing. I could not think a padded garment would be much use much more padded without limited mobility. The black one looks like the CAS one...

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Basically a pat down is just one of a few things they do if they are going to check you. If goes from wanding you to strip search (although I am guessing this is very uncommon, don't know, never had it happen around me). Hope it did not make your vacation to bad...

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I see.... sorry I don't have anything to help out with then but I will keep an eye open.

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I am in the same problem. Every place I try to work on stuff is a noise issue to someone..... I am moving again soon so we will see. Sad I got tons of fun tools now but nowhere to work again..

Nice Fantasy armour, reminds me of some stuff I made a while back for a movie my friends made...

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huh, what goes into good BBQ sauce. Last time we made some it made me cry so I guess we made it wrong....

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huh, ok.

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there is a picture of an early 14th century English one in a pic I have. It is most assuredly a late to early 14th bevor. In the Taymouth hours there are a few knights (three) wearing what looks to be plate neck guards as well, that could be early gorgets. You could go english! Some of Nicolle's con...

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Hal,

He may make mail or leather armour?

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What changed??? I really did read through the armour section, prmoise, just do not see any differences.

Thanks for the link though!

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oh, ok. Good to see you got the pattern.

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I wondered about useing the carpet wool before....

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did you ever get a pattern? If you like I can tell you how I have mede them in the past. I make two part tops that are just 1/2 the circumference of my head plus 1/2 inch overlap on each side for rivets. Make a top cap that fits them once formed. I then make a 'D' shaped piece for the face and make ...

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Huh, I figured it could not be that much of an issue of getting in the way as they seemed very popular at one time.
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Goon, you will need a heavy canvas. NowI highly would avoid the foam at all costs. You will cook and it will be quite uncomfortable. I would go with cotton batting or even old rags or fabic layered in before the foam. I could not think of a problem with plastic plates inside but have never done so b...

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I usualy start with a deal blow hammer then finish with a metal hammer to avoid work hardening. I have not worked on Al for a long time. Last things I made were 14th century churburg arms....
Looks very nice!

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Krag,

I don't think it is that easy...

Patrick,

Good luck on that. I would love to but school and family come first! Good luck,

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I have been trying for years...

, don't worry to much!

What type are you looking for? Late 14th or early?

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interesting... is it usually more expensive?

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Somethings I have found. one is that practice is the queen. You will spend much time doing it. two patience. I rush still and ruin rolls in a heartbeat (then I beat the ...) If you go slow along the whole length then start over it works best. three use a pen. I have a pen that I made a variable dist...

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Those are some nice kits!
I have no desire to drop medieval european but still very very nice kits!

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If you cannot find his pattern I think he is on here at times so you could pm him. It is a very nice pattern.

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Thanks for the link. It is always nice to find a palce selling specialty hammers as their are very few palces left that do.

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Jurgen and Maelgwyn, The problem is that the carbon spring armours are going the far opposite way, 26-22 gauge is way WAY thinner than the historic armour I have been examining for the last while now as well as most of the other examinations that have been done. That is the issue if one is striving ...

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is 316 weight wise heavier then? Even noticible?

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Oh come on do the mitten gauntlets.... you were never typical anyways right! Thanks for the pictures. Especially the gaunts! I hope more come up! I am not a bar grill fan (not opposed to them just not a fan of how they look) but that was cool as well! Lets hope the witness protection for the AA is b...

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I will make my late 14th suit now with mittens in your honor!!

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Egfroth,

Oh, OK gotcha! Thanks!

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I agree very nice, turned out excellent!

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Sean, The information is listed in a Article by A. Williams and David Edge in the Journal of Neurologists 47 but the copy I had must have been returned to the library at work. I will look tomorrow if I remember and have a second to look for it. I may just pm you once found as I can put the pictures ...

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Sean, You may have missed it alittle. Heat treating is very, VERY hit and miss until the very late 14th-15th for n. italy and the late 15th in germany and often reserved to marked armour and not the most common product made even when it can be done with some continuance. By the time it really develo...

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I guess I look a the SCA use of higher carbon steels as almost boffer weapons and plastic kind of. The only difference is heat treated armour in some amounts existed and looks good... In historic armour they rarely drop the weight if the piece is heat treated, so you have a treated piece of armour t...

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Nuin,

If you could find where that would be very very good> Extremely interested.

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Knuut,

fascinating!

I always liked stainless because it did not rust and you could drop a gauge on it myself but HATE the glossy look!

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Endre,

article sent! Enjoy,

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Endre, we made some hand made flattened riveted mail once. It was a very small weave and quite heavy. As I could only draw a 75 pound draw bow at the time (likely worse now as I have not practiced regularly in years) but the mail over a 1.2cm thick gamberson of linen outside cotton inside with cotto...