The Armour Archive

Mykaru

I see Gustav wore his Japanese. Pleases the H#ll out of me!

Mykaru

Actually there is a piece of 1/4 rod welded under the brim for the circumference.

Yes the ribs add strength. It was stylistic originally I believe. Eff?

Mykaru

Actually I expect the Jingasa will skip a lot of shots. Pricing? Not yet. I'm trying to streamline the process so I can produce them faster (and cheaper). As for Eff's hat, yes it will be a rattan eating beast. I expect it'll be a special event hat anyway though (crown tourney anyone?). For a pic lo...

Mykaru

The hachi would definitely be higher. Yep, prices are getting outrageous.

Mykaru

Well if I actually get any stock that isn't sold as soon as it's done maybe I'll post over there. Now that I have a prototype done, I'm going to check into farming the work out. I really want to focus on the high end stuff. Kinokuniya Katchu's latest catalog had two new reproduction shikoro. ( 1 hin...

Mykaru

Well it's pretty basic, but that's the idea. Cheap, safe retainer grade helmets to get more japanese personna on the field. Your hat is progressing but.... each piece fitted, then the suji rolled, then refitted, then temporary rivits fitted. On to the next piece (blasted suji, koboshi %$#^&&!!) Oh w...

Mykaru

I guess a few people are interested my ongoing projects so here's a pic and some links. [img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/Jingasa2.jpg[/img] This is one of my prototype Jingasa. It goes for powdercoating monday with as many of the others as I can finish this weekend. Here is another ...

Mykaru

Stefan,

Are you searching for standard SCA legs in high carbon? Churberg (13?) replicas? 15th century Italian? German? For sometning like this specifics are needed.

Mykaru

Actually, this kind of thread has been done a couple of times before. Run a search.

Mykaru

Earlier armours tended to be a mixture. By the sengoku jidai, trade had incresed the metal supply to the point that mostly steel armours became more common. The Kamakura do-maru I looked at at the national museum 2 weeks ago was (as far as I could tell examining damaged scales) all iron.

Mykaru

It's undoubtedly the pauldron shape, but it reminds me strongly of the harness Mr. capwell sold a couple of years back.

Mykaru

Any info on this is greatly appreciated. I also plan on buying a TIG in the next month.

Mykaru

For SCA combat or correct?

Mykaru

"I'M not real smart but I can lift heavy things! "(not you ML, one of my friends) WOW! 15 an hour to sit, doing a job that requires a SKILLLLLL as opposed to lifting which requires strength AND some skill (to do it properly without injuring yourself). ML that attitude IS the problem. You can learn t...

Mykaru

Nicolai, You have the right to your opinions. I don't think Jeff's price for poleyns is excessive. I've made them in that style and believe me the amount of work and skill necessary to get the compound curves and correct shape.... Fortunately I CAN make my own but my skill is nowhere near Jeff's (ye...

Mykaru

Yes.

" Is this method of attachment feasible on a Sendai dou? "

Mykaru

"I haven't personnally examined or dated any of the aforementioned pieces. (yet!)"

So I can't make a definative statement about in *period* use of paper.

Mykaru

Otagiri,

Sendai dou would be late sengoku jidai/early edo. I haven't personnally examined or dated any of the aforementioned pieces. (yet!)

Mykaru

Sorry guys but paper WAS used in Japan. I've been informed by 2 seperate sources (I have a number of teachers over here ), that some yukinoshita (sendai) dou were washi (paper). I haven't had the opportunity to examine one of these suits yet, but I plan to get more info from Matsushita sensei this w...

Mykaru

This is planned as a starter helm. Construction is : solid back plates, kendo style grill, fairly steep cone. 1/4 rod welded underneath the edge on the circumference for reinforcement.

It might catch an upswing (unlikely), but I'm sure it'll certainly skip a lot of side and drop shots.

Mykaru

James, Thank you for the information. I've often wondered about the centered poleyn rivit. " These don't appear in the Helmschmid 'gothics', but there is a strap down the center of the lames of their poleyns that isn't present in any Italian poleyn I know of (anybody out there know differently?), "

Mykaru

Matt, I just read my messages. Yes, Pre-Pennsic is definately possible. A prototype is (3/4)done and I plan on having these (semi-)mass produced so there will be a cheap Japanese helmet available for the SCA. Pricing is dependent on my costs of course, but I should have these for under $200. I HOPE ...

Mykaru

I will have SCA Jingasa available around the end of May. Powdercoated in either red or black. Kendo style grill. 2mm mild steel.

Mykaru

I personally have developed the habit of using "armour" in response to the internet. Run a search using both spellings and you'll quickly see what I mean.

Is it an archaic spelling? Possibly, that also would make it more suitable IMHO.

Mykaru

IIRC, the big heartburn began with pressure and unreasonable expectations. Mr. Scott made business commitments based on a suit he did not have (the one he ordered from Alan). When Alan was late (as usual, sorry Alan) he was understandably unhappy, but the additional pressure of his situation made hi...

Mykaru

ROC,

Thanks for the pic of Morgan. Before I read The bottom, I thought "Damn that looks like my work...'cept for the helm". It's armourer genetics you "ALWAYS" know your stuff.

Mykaru

As to Hoefish, I have no idea. I assume he sold it or decided to keep it.

The way things are shaping up I may be back in the shop full time starting in late April, so start saving

. (If not for me, Clang will have a queue spot eventually).

Mykaru

My thoughts as well. I guess I'll have to actually sit down and translate the notes on it. It IS an extremely early one I'd say from the construction (remaining) of the shikoro. The shikoro is definitely an older design. 6 lame hon kozane instead of the 3 lame kasa jikoro you usually see on them. Sh...

Mykaru

Eff, E-mail me an address so I can get that catalog to you. Highlights. An early (10th century?) akodanari, A VERY nice muromachi akodanari (as nice as the one attributed to Mori Motonari). Of interest, a leather faced Hotoke Dou. And there's (ANOTHER) yukinoshita Dou worn by Date Masamune (yeah rig...

Mykaru

The inside is laquered washi (paper). The Dou is powdercoated so it really wasn't necessary but..... I couldn't find the proper thickness washi. This is two layers and still too thin. As to the exactness of the Dou, the lining from the Edo period Dou I bought fit perfectly. Eff, Of course I'll grab ...

Mykaru

No.

It looks a bit like you've merged a happuri to the mabizashi. Happuri (forehead and cheek protectors) were fairly common but NOT mounted on kabuto.

Mykaru

Eff, Taken in the spirit in which it was intended. You'll REALLY hate me when I finish *MY* Nuinobe Dou (hopefully with resin kiritsuzane kusazuri). We've got a pretty good relationship (kind of like Chef and Patrick Thaden). You keep putting out the research and I keep *trying* to up the bar in pro...

Mykaru

1 layer seshime urushi (laquer), 24k gold leaf applied to the urushi.
NOTE: Gold leaf applied this wat scratches when LOOKED at. I put a layer of clear nail polish over it to offer *some* protection.

Mykaru

Well this piece is a prototype. Bill and I have had a very good development relationship. I.e. he orders a very basic prototype with no specific delivery time and I tend to go overboard on time and trying out new techniques etc. on his pieces. he hasn't complained yet. I don't think I'll be doing AN...

Mykaru

Well here it is in it's (almost) final state. Guilaume's new Dou. I still have to finish the tate-eri .

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/m ... onDou1.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/m ... onDou2.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/m ... onDou3.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/m ... onDou4.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/m ... onDou5.jpg

http://home.armourarchive.org/members/m ... onDou6.jpg
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/m ... onDou8.jpg
[img]http://home.armourarchive.org/members/mykaru/KonDou7.jpg[/img]

Progress pics

Ogekawa Dou