The Armour Archive

Mad Matt

Are those eyeletts in the breaths of the helmet?

If so cool idea. If not then what's the shiny circle around the holes.

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Mad Matt

Washers come from the hardware store. Buy em by the pound. a pound of washers might cost you $2. You'll also be able to use this stuff for splinted arms and legs and things like that. You WILL NOT get 3 brigs from 2 sides. You need big pieces to make a brig and it's just not likely that you'll be ab...

Mad Matt

Actually they had it in First Knight. If you wanna see what I made take a look in the shirts section of my website. Different pattern. I think I like yours better though. And I've got a bag full of tabs just sittin around. ------------------ The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy. Mad ...

Mad Matt

Why's everyone making fun of my historically accurate crusader harness http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/frown.gif I spent so many hours researching it. Look at the lines in the kettle hat. Look at the perfectly painted heraldry on the helm. The nicely dyed and sealed leather cuirass. The heraldric s...

Mad Matt

Whadya think.

[img]http://www.CowdenWoods.on.ca/stuff/wal6005.jpg[/img]

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Mad Matt

I really hope it'll cost less I really want it but if I'm gonna spend 500+ then I'd rather get a beverly shear. They did mention that they would be producing several different editions. IIRC, collectors (bound to cost a bundle), library and student. I'm hoping the student edition will be somewhere n...

Mad Matt

Ok I wind my coils with a powerfull high speed drill so if the wire gets tangled it's a big problem. As far as weight goes the top end weight of an historical hauberk is around 20# which is about what you'll get with 5/16id 16ga. ------------------ The budding mid 14th century German Transitional gu...

Mad Matt

It has to be dried very well. A good way to do this is to hang it up on a regular coat hanger and hit it with a hair dryer. Another easy and effective way to wash your maille is to take it to a coin car wash and prop it up over some milk crates then use the pressure washers to clean it up. Also lemo...

Mad Matt

Edward: I'll try and see if I can make it to that event. I never know how busy I'm going to be or what my wife's got planned. It might be a little much for my daughter to come since she won't even be 3 months old by then. Which doesn't make it too likely I'll be able to attend since I don't get to s...

Mad Matt

Hey Ed did you see my post about the Ontario armourers gathering? Now on to the topic at hand. Basically wd40 is a bad idea. It's a deceasing oil which is actually acidic. It also leaves a coating of it's own which ends up locking the acidity in. First things first. Storage: If you don't have your h...

Mad Matt

Oh and if they also sell 16 gauge then go with that and make your rings 5/16" inner diameter. It'll be plenty strong and actually lighter and the smaller rings will look better. It is more work though. The smaller the rings the more rings there are. But it's definitly worth it. I use 5/16 16ga almos...

Mad Matt

Should be just fine. You could go as large as 7/16 for the ring size but smaller rings do look better. I'd recommend 3/8 any smaller and it gets too heavy. That's a great deal for the wire. And just so you know you'll have plenty wire and then some. The one thing you may want to consider is wether t...

Mad Matt

Go to my website and look at the COP in the German transitional section. It's gives excellent protection to the butt and hips. It also provides excellent mobility. There's pics of the plates in the inside. It's pretty easy to figure out the pattern from the pics but lemme know if you've got any spec...

Mad Matt

Umm if he doesn't just give you a copy then I'd say he's a jerk. After all he does mention you and in the copyright information there are some pictures of yours listed. I'd say contact him directly and ask him for a copy. I'd say it's the least he could do. If this doesn't pan out lemme know. Don't ...

Mad Matt

Well the best book is The battle of wisby by Thordeman. It's supposed to be reprinted soon and is expected for sometime in August. If you want it sooner first you've gotta find a copy and then it'll cost you between $500-$2000 USD. ------------------ The budding mid 14th century German Transitional ...

Mad Matt

I don't remember exactly how much info there is and how relevant it will be but Brian Price's book "Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction in the 14th century" does go into detail regarding the construction of historically accurate klappvisor hinges. It's also got a section on raising the round ...

Mad Matt

Hey POD just figured out how medieval armourers made their rings oval shaped

Seriously though a train'll probably flatten rings too much.

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Mad Matt

Not everyone does SCA. Like he said Dkaardal is a Nero kinda guy. Boffers IIRC. The gathering will be on friday saturday and sunday. A ron simmons globosse will never become gothic. It's the entire wrong shape. ------------------ The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy. Mad Matt's Armory

Mad Matt

Well you don't HAVE to attack http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/tongue.gif it to the helm. But it does help. To attach a cloth liner you basically punch a whole pile of evenly spaced little holes along the bottom and then sew through those holes and into the helmet lining which is different from an a...

Mad Matt

John if you're on icq my number is 110945421 you can contact me that way.

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Mad Matt

Hey you didn't happen to invite him to the armourers gathering did you? I think I'll drop him an e-mail. Anyway on to padding your helmet. I've got a bunch of black closed cell foam you could use if you bring it when you come over. The other and cooler way to do it would be to make an arming cap. Ba...

Mad Matt

If you go take a look at mine in the german transitional section of my site. (basically the same as dwarlock's I did use his patterns afterall). Anyway when I went to my first fighter practice I was eager to test em out. So I found the biggest guy and got him to wack me all over while I stood there ...

Mad Matt

Maybe I should clarify.

Books that are affordable to poor little ol me.

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Mad Matt

To someone who is solely interested in armour.

The books I'm looking at are listed here:
http://www.kingskeep.com/index.html?token=1518883974-347611028-1727055842&A=7&B=Arms%20%26%20Armour

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Mad Matt

Galv would be just fine do a bit of a test bend though to see if the galvanization cracks and flakes off.

Galvanization is a half-assed way to simulate medieval tinning.

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The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy.
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Mad Matt

Whoops Friday night also which is the 8th.

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The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy.
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Mad Matt

June 9-10 will now be the tentative date. An RSVP will be necessary as the number of attendants will be limited. I haven't decided on the exact numbers yet though. I will be getting all the details up hopefully sometime soon. ------------------ The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy. M...

Mad Matt

MIG stands for Metal Innert Gas. Flux core wire has nothing to do with MIG. There's no gas. Also flux core welders tend to spatter a lot for no apparent reason. They won't produce very pretty welds. On the other hand take a look around and there are some wire feed welders that you can later buy an u...

Mad Matt

Boing and some dates. I checked the Ealdomere events calendar and here are the dates where it'll be warm and there's no sca events listed for. april 14-15,28-29 may 5-6 june 9-10,16-17,23-24 july 7-8,21-22,28-29 There's probably stuff goin on that I don't know about so hopefully someone will fill me...

Mad Matt

Ok well my suggestions are more 14th but here goes. A ciurboullie scale skirt. You can make this yourself for very little money. Especially if there's a leather store near you that's got a scrap bin you can dig through. Splinted cuisses that wrap around 3/4 or more. A maille skirt. Or a whole hauber...

Mad Matt

200 kg aka 440#

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Mad Matt

Ok well don't go for 18ga 16 is nice for dishin stuff. Now hot and cold rolled. Hot rolled comes annealed so the initial dishing will be easier. It'll end up work hardening about the same as cold but a little less. BUT hot rolled is covered in black mill scale which if you're lookin for something wh...

Mad Matt

Ripoff'll punch 18ga stainless. A punch is about 10 times faster then a drill press. BUT you can only put holes in things 2" away from the edge with a punch. So a punch and a drill is a good idea. Gundo where the heck do you find a belt sander that cheap. Or are ya talkin used. ------------------ Th...

Mad Matt

I knew I shoulda made that form deeper. I coulda hammered em for ya. Howsit turn into a basket anyway. I'll eventually cut a hole the bottom of my form so it might be something elce for me to make. Do they have a flange? ------------------ The budding mid 14th century German Transitional guy. Mad Ma...

Mad Matt

Can ya find some way to contact me? With a hotmail account or something. I'm curious to know what you plan to do. Either way is fine I'd just like to know. Also if ya still wanted that maille I could use an open faced non grilled close fitting bascinet. And maybe a big sugarloaf to go over top of it...

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Which of these books would be usefull.