The Armour Archive

T. Finkas

If anybody has any information i could use to figure this problem out i would greatly appreciate it... Sorry to hear about this. Do a search here on the forum using the word "wombat" and you will see some of the bitter threads that have run in the past. Unfortuneately you seem to be part of a growi...

T. Finkas

Nice try, MD. While I have four bookcases full of books on art, artifacts and history, I don't seem to have any books that cover this particular topic. So, lacking a handy reference, I thought I'd try posting here to start. I feel reasonably confident that there are folks here that have done the sam...

T. Finkas

I hope I can get some advice here. I'd like to use tiny brass nails (sometimes called escuteon pins) as rivets to mount decorative belt plates and such. If they are indeed solid brass, do I need to anneal them in order that they are maleable enough to pien/mushroom? If this is the case, I could use ...

T. Finkas

Aaron wrote:IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ve seen...Hammered Wombat go under.

What makes you say HW has gone under? His website is still up. Steve B seems to fade in and out but has never quit for good, or so it seems to me. It's a shame because his work is cool and obviously has a market.

Tim

T. Finkas

One question you might ask yourself is: "What would a Viking carry in a belt pouch or purse?"... As point of fact, one of the two original artifact pouches that I chose as inspiration for the pouch I just made actually had coins in it when discovered. So, it is a least a coin purse. If you have an ...

T. Finkas

...By the way, even if you'll hate the movie for inaccuracies, you still should see Troy, for nothing else than being able to talk about it in conversations like this! It IS entertaining... -Gregory- I really enjoyed the film and found I could easily forgive the innacuracies and just be entertained...

T. Finkas

Spybeak wrote:...would you suggest I put the top strap over the flap, like in the above link, or sew it under the flap, sticking out?

Whatever works best for you. I'm not sure but I believe I have seen both constructions portrayed.

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

"Ballock" "Bolluck" or "Kidney" are all terms used to refer to a lobed appearance, whether you're talking about a dagger hilt or a pouch shape. The way I heard it, the Victorians were too prudish to use the word "ballock" (which refers to the scrotum/testes) so they used the term "kidney" instead. S...

T. Finkas

...I've never seen purses hung from outer belts except by Viking re-enactors. I hear what you are saying, Bascot. Yet they seem to have been an important enough item to be decorated and to have accompanied the person as his attire in the grave. As I understand, the counter arguement is: If a purse ...

T. Finkas

Sir Mord wrote:Hey, Studbuckles, are you going to the viking event in BMDL?

Mord.

Yes, I will be there at least tomorrow. Are you attending? I will be the guy in the turqoise blue/black herringbone tunic, white and red plaid linen trousers---with my new Birka "Lyre" Purse a dangling. LOL

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

Okay..HERE is that essay by Sir Dirk---VERY helpful and full of photographic examples.

http://www.jomsb.org/Dirk/newbelt/NorseBelts_web.htm

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

Sir Mord wrote:Are you sure it's a belt? It could be horse reins.

Mord.

Good question. Perhaps they have been found at waist position on bodies in graves? I'd like confirmation on that...

Tim

T. Finkas

James: Fixed it...thanks!

Rollo: Thanks for the pic! Is your reconstruction based on something substantiated or is it theoretical (i.e. suspending a purse, using 2 strap dividers)?

Thanks,
Tim

T. Finkas

Okay, I want to make a belt to suspend my new Birka "Lyre" Purse (and scramseax) from. I found this photo at the Frojel site: m The Mercedes Logo/Steering wheel thingee is a strap divider/load distributor. As I understand, this is to join 3 straps together (although a thrid strap is not seen here). ...

T. Finkas

Wil,

I was thinking of buying one of those same obviously fake antique swords from e-bay till I was advised on the Sword Forum that the metal is of questionalble quality---perhaps not even bronze!

My project was to be a Mycenaean sword.

Hope this helps, Wil.

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

Wow..not only a great armouring result; in addition a sleek and well-built website to tell the tale. You are good, man.

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

Adam, it needs to be said again---that is one freakin badass harness. Just beautiful!

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

Sorry, Gregory. I was just being lazy and shooting from the hip. Didn't mean to leave your site out.

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

This sounds cool. I am going to keep this event in mind as I am thinking of working up a 1066 kit. Should the swords be rebated? If so, is there a supplier you can suggest?

I didn't see anything on archers---do they allow any?

Thanks,
Tim

T. Finkas

meaddrinker wrote:...Whoooow, I'm gonna have to put my nose in some books...

I think we can all agree on that...

T. Finkas

I just whipped this pattern up---

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/f ... attern.jpg

Does it help?

Cheers,
Tim

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BTW: This pattern is "untested, " I drew it from memory of how I have made these in the past.

T. Finkas

You are a god, Matthew! Perhaps I was thinking 1500 BC and messed up. Isn't that about right for the era of the Trojan War? As far as the frequency of brown or grey armour in films goes, the reason I was told that they dull the armour is because highly ploished items are a problem to light, and they...

T. Finkas

Your brother-in-law-to-be is right when it comes to Classical Greaves but wrong when it comes to classical helmets. He is wrong when it comes to "Heroic Age" greaves, but partially right on that period's helmets. In the scene where Hector is armouring up. He puts his grieves on with straps. My fianc...

T. Finkas

I guess I don't understand how gauge measure relates to inches---I thought I did.

T. Finkas

Yeah Gregory...it's thin stuff. I may be wrong but it is certainly no more than .015. By the way, wouldn't .05" be 20 ga (20 x .05 = 1.00)?

Tim

T. Finkas

It's fun, good exercise, and great comraderie. Also, a good excuse to buy or make armour and other bits of kit. I don't fight list,---only melees. Really there's nothing quite like it!

Tim

T. Finkas

As somebody else already said, nice lines! I especially like the bit of fluting on the crown. Exquisite! Thanks for sharing with us.

Tim

T. Finkas

Just out of curiosity, when you were using the punch on the metal, what surface were you working on? Additionally, what thickness of metal was the brass? Thanks!!! Haldan The work surface is a rubber "Poundo" board from Tandy Leathercraft. A lead block would probably be better, but I don't have one...

T. Finkas

You KNOW you're gonna get an Amen from me!

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

Cool site. I will have to explore it when I have more time.

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

I based my purse on the info found at this site: m (BTW, thanks again for the link Halvgrim!) Let me take you through my process in making this thing: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/finkas/BirkaPouchColor.jpg[/img] My first rendering, based on elements of 2 different purses found at Birk...

T. Finkas

Very nice. It gives me some ideas for my auth-card holder project! Yeah, it won't hold much more than that! I think it will handle a driver's license, credit card, a car key, and some small change...that's about it! Hey Timothy, If you think that that might be useful for a Varangian personna, and y...

T. Finkas

I powered through this project this afternoon & evening and I am very happy with it. It represents a rough prototype that I plan to render more carefully the second time.

See finished photos and in-progress photos farther down on this page.

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

Okay...I got inspired and started working on this: [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v87/finkas/BirkaPouchColor.jpg[/img] So far the front brass pieces have been cut out and embossed in punchwork. I'm cutting out the leather next. For the leather decoration, I am thinking of simple geometric li...

T. Finkas

Great resource---THANKS!

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