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Mad Matt

Clay: I kinda like the narrow occulars too. I designed the shape of em for the evil look it's actually the angle of the lines that does it. Can see plenty good too. Thanks for the compliment. Accdntprone: Actually I wanted to make a flat top. You're talking about something like the pembridge right? ...

Mad Matt

You can't fight in it if the inside is filled with epoxy.

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Mad Matt

Dammit I was writing a big reply and it up and dissapeared on me. Anyway I just creatively swung a regular ball pien. I plan on making a long one. I've got the extra ball pien I just need to get around to cutting off the ball and going over to my brother's place to weld it back on with a piece of me...

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That would be Tom Justice. I don't have the url though. But now you know what you're looking for.

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Mad Matt

Lots of people use it. Happens around 8:00 or something around there every night.

Or if someone posts begging to chat other times of the day a couple people usually show up.

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Well I was really busy on the weekend. Basically binging after not being able to armour for so long. Anyway I managed to finish 2 helmets. They're my first helmets so they're not very good. But I thought I'd show em off anyway and hopefully get some comments good and bad. The first one is a greathel...

Mad Matt

You can make it the way I suggested all you need to do is cut bend and rivit stuff.

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Mad Matt

Ditto on the solid rivits. I seem to manage fine in my 70+ pound harness. But I am also fairly slim and strong. It does take some practice to get used to wearing armour. You also need to drink LOTS of water. My hauberk weighs 20# with a trans. harness especially I recommend using rings that are 5/16...

Mad Matt

It's wood right? Primer and then paint.

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Mad Matt

Plate arm and leg defences are historically viable options too. I've got an effigy with a guy wearing plate arms and legs and bascinet and in his hand he's holding a sugarloaf with horns as a helmet crest.

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Take a look at Norman's CoP topic on the authenticity board. That's where he's gathering info and discussing wether or not the CoP would be from Italy or not. IIRC a Corrizina should work I don't remember the time period for sure but I'm pretty sure it's good. Basically I'd say you can argue the sug...

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http://www.princessauto.com/_osn.cfm?CTRY=CAN&output=OSN&Factor=2&Starter=49&PageSearch=ALL&CurrentPage=4

It's lower down on that page. What the heck is it? And will it be usefull to me.

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Mad Matt

http://www.armourworks.com/ it's the Allmain section for the in-stock stuff.

Icefalcon just check a post By Sir Andreas for the addy.

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Mad Matt

Ceawlin: Just go to your local wallmart they've probably got em.

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Mad Matt

Go have a look at the German Transitional section of my site. Basically all the stuff there fits with a sugarloaf. There are a lot of inaccuracies if you'd like me to point all the ones I'm aware of just let me know. If you have any construction questions feel free to ask me. And of course I do sell...

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Bumdiddilyump!!

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Yes the top plates are in three pieces. It's basically set up like this. 5 horisontal plates with the bottom of the bottom one curved. And at the top 3 vertical plates the center one is rectangular and the ones on the sides are basically "L" shaped. Yes those plates will bend forward allowing the fo...

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Take a look at the CoP in the german transitional section of my site. It can be easily adapted to fit her by making the plates narrower as they go towards the waist. Then the plates under the dags will protect those hips that stick out and want to get hit. The pattern's really simple to figure out. ...

Mad Matt

Ok if you were on the list you know that my waiting list was a forum which was run by cool-boards. I went to check on the list today since I'll be able to start a plate comission soon (thumb's healing nicely). And was horrified to find that coolboards had shut down. And that'll teach me to not have ...

Mad Matt

Well I'm bad for names but if you look in Brian Price's book you'll find it. There's a guy in Europe who makes armour using only medieval tools. BTW if you put one handle of the aviation snips in a vice and then put a nice big cheater bar on the other handle it makes cutting with them a lot easier. ...

Mad Matt

http://store.argentcompany.org/ Go have a look in the armour accessories section as well as the belt section There are a bunch of Flur-de lis etc. rivit plates some are punched some are cast. But I think it's what you're looking for. BTW use them as decorative accents and not over the whole thing. ...

Mad Matt

He's a he not a she. That's Le brassey not la brassey. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif Anyway he does great work. I don't have a link to the site but go look in the want ads board and I think there might be one there. Historical Forgerie is the name. Or you might find it by dooin a regul...

Mad Matt

I've thought about it before. Electric 35 pounders can generally be had for about $350 on e-bay. All you'd need to do is build a stand to hold it. Put a dishing form underneath, put a mushroom stake made from a hex bar instead of square in it and rig something to hold the trigger down. Then just tur...

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http://www.varmouries.com/vshowc.html They're absolutly fantastic it's at the top of the page I posted a link to. Man one day I'll be able to do stuff like that. But it probably won't be for another 30 years. Just thought everyone needed to see em. ------------------ The budding mid 14th century Ge...

Mad Matt

The main reason why maille doesn't sell well on e-bay is that most of it is total crap. I've seen shirts made from 18gauge with 3/8" rings. also 16gauge with 1/2" rings etc. etc. Also it's generally badly tailored. Ie. coifs with a big bean on the top etc. Also with maille one size does not fit all....

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Dunno how it would work for that. But my mom has spun and knit some dog hair from a part wolf part manganese sheephound. Was pretty soft stuff and she still left the gard hairs in. BTW if you've read Brian price's book about using the horse hair for padding then I'll just let you know that dogs have...

Mad Matt

Actually a small square file will be very usefull too. You can usually get a whole set of different shaped small files for around $8 CDN from princess auto. But you'll find them in basically any store that sells a variety of files. ------------------ The budding mid 14th century German Transitional ...

Mad Matt

I trim so that after you stick the rivit through the material you're riviting there's the same amount as the diameter of the rivit sticking through. So if you've got a 1/8" dia rivit shaft you trim so there's 1/8" of rivit sticking out after you put it through the material. The only other thing to d...

Mad Matt

Actually Sinric's sugarloaf patterns are what I'm gonna do. So tonight I'll try to remember to measure the tops. I'll also check and see if sinric's patterns are long enough. Then I'll let you know the measurements and you can take the patterns right from the pattern archive and cut em out minus the...

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Oops forgot to say.

HOLY GOTHIC ARMOUR BATMAN!!

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Well I would love to have it. There's just this small problem of having no money. Not to mention my wife'd kill me. I think she thinks a collection of 75 weapons is enough. Silly wife when will she learn.

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Mad Matt

Well Several people have sent in their RSVP's Still lotsa space though. So without further adieu.

BUMP!!

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So come to the Ontario Armourers gathering and bring him along. I'm gonna go bump the thread right now but you can also get the info from my website.

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Mad Matt

No big rush. They're the same helmet tops that I had when you came last year.

Can you send me your e-mail addy though. It's not in your sig.

graphics@cowdenwoods.on.ca

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Mad Matt

Harold read my post again. The part about "either that or they're hospitalers"

BTW Hospitalers is not a specific order but a type of order of Warriors of the church.

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The two helmets I finished on the weekend.

What the heck is a bench anvil?

If you were on my waiting list PLS read!

Anyone ever think of using a jackhammer for dishing?

Holy cow batman. Check out these elbows at Valentine.