The Armour Archive

T. Finkas

I would submit the issues are "education" and "priorities." To put it simply, they either don't know or don't care.

T. Finkas

So what was (clumsily) cloned out with Photoshop?

T. Finkas

Hehe...you and I posted that at the same time, Gwen.

T. Finkas

Hi, you beat me to that. Elastic, hehehe. Interesting points! Because the coifs are depicted as form fitting in most cases, it is logical to theorize they are fastened below the chin and across the throat somehow. But we are just presuming there are ties. I guess there could be other logical possibi...

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The Vikings site has a pattern for the Heddeby Hood , although to be honest I can't make heads or tails of it!! Gwen I cut out the pieces (in miniature) and played around with them but I can't come up with anything that would fit a human body. I can't figure out how there are enough pieces to give ...

T. Finkas

No just that Tres Riche Heures example thus far. I'll keep looking!

T. Finkas

Yeah, I was posting about this issue on another thread. I am part of the unkempt crowd often that wears my coif untied. Aside from the fact that I perhaps should not be wearing a coif at all for the late 1300's---I get the impression that the untied look, while reflected in the visulal record, is pe...

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Mike, I like your costuming and prop work but IMHO I think your website graphics still need to be improved a bit to reflect the level of quality of your product. For instance what is with the bleached-out photo on your home page? A full color one would be better, IMHO. I do think you are making prog...

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I bought the tweedy-bird-face "houndskull" that de Keyser lists but I got it on e-bay being resold by somebody who must have been unimpressed by it. I know this helmet would make a lot of you blow chunkc but like it alot. It is a funky visor indeed but I have always liked the oddness of it---and tha...

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Excellent point. From my quick shoot-from-the-hip survey of the other day I think I did turn up some other images of crowns on coifs, shown in other contexts (i.e. seated on the throne, at a feast) but they all date to that same era. And the only one that wasn't a redraw was the one I posted. Sorry,...

T. Finkas

Rowan fix yer tagline. The quote is:

"An elegant weapon for a more... cilivilized AGE"

T. Finkas

Jorvik Woman,, I just addressed this same question in another thread where some well-dressed SCA folks are photo'd feasting in a real castle. There was a King in the photos wearing a crown over a coif and it just struck me as strange---and a fashion I had been unfamiliar with. As you have seen in th...

T. Finkas

Cool info. Thanks!

T. Finkas

This is part of my proposed project of recreating an outfit worn by a figure in an illumination from the 1315 Manessa Codex. For this segment, I want to address the dagger (seen on the right hip of the figure with the blue gown). As discussed in a previous thread the dagger shown in the illumination...

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There aparrently are mentions of English archers wearing scale helmets during the Hundred Years War. I do not know the primary source but Gerry EMbleton has mentioned this in his writings about the medieval soldier and medieval English archers.

Tim

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There's some fun stuff there to be sure. I am having a hard time interpreting the construction and form on some of those hats! And of course there are wonderful details here and there. Note that the white sword belt becomes a white belt for the crossbow gear in one image. We see several examples of ...

T. Finkas

No they don't. Well, another think you might try is to find an old-fashioned snow skimmer disk. Thue ate like a 36" diam dished aluminum sled. they might be usable as an aspis.

T. Finkas

Here's the thread about my cart To address your questions: I looked at carts in Durer and Brugel and was inspired by them. But every cart or wagon I could find looked like they used 5 to 6 foot diameter wheels with the axle right under the bed. I knew I could not manage such big wheels (to expensiv...

T. Finkas

http://www.rlqm.com/

http://www.rlqm.com/furcatext.html

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You don't need a riser if you use 5-6 foot diameter wheels!

However for 3' diameter wheels you do need a riser:

Cheers,
Tim

T. Finkas

This really calls for a STRUT YOUR HISTORICAL HAT thread...doesn't it? Of course, I really dig that hat of Jeff's. that you have dubbed the cabbage hat. And I remember scolding Gwen when we were chatting at this last Pennsic, because they showed it on the HE website along with that neato fringed Dec...

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Thanks, Gwen. I sure appreciate your enthusiasm, and I know you and I are able to get in tune idea-wise and work well together. My next step might be to postulate a pattern, but let me come up with it and then I can solicit your advice and refinements. Regarding the period and purpose, sometimes my ...

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Yep. And consider this outfit represents just a lark for me! It is not a period I currently do nor do I have an event it is needed for. On top of this project, I am hoping for next Pennsic to have 2-3 more Scythian outfits done plus at least a Greek set of combat armour (to be worn OVER Scythian clo...

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Since a really nice hand-sewn gambeson would make a good winter project, and since I have a 100-year-old Belgian linen bedsheet I could use for the fabric, I just may end up doing the gambeson "authentically". I just will try to avoid the usual "Tim" thing and try not to OVERBUILD it!

LOL.

T. Finkas

Goofy historical hats ROCK!!!

T. Finkas

I love how Sabo says "Test-ah-clees" at the end! ROFLMFAO

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Yep, good thoughts! I leave it to you to figure out the chausses, and know I will want a pair. Since a fully-sewn gambeson would be a neat thing to have I am tempted to "do it right" for the most part. But I understand your points about thickness and thermal issues and I will give those concerns som...

T. Finkas

Possible fabric for the Tunic/Gown:

Salmon-colored Hemp found on E-bay

T. Finkas

Perfecto!!! I sent Lutel an inquiry. They offer the grip in oak, which should look suitably like the illumination. Thanks, James! If the price is not to my liking, well I have plenty of blades and I could certainly make my own wooden hilt and scabbard. --- For my next step. I will do flat view drawi...

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You've seen the little set of tools that go back from renaissance to Roman times, right? It's 3 tiny metal tools on a ring or chain: a pick (toothpick? nail cleaner?) a pair of tweezers, and a tiny spoon for cleaning out earwax.

T. Finkas

Minamoto makes a kick-a$$ Musculata, IMHO.

T. Finkas

Thanks James. --- Recap of thoughts & musings thus far: POUCH & BELT I may do the pouch "verbatim. I see it as a shovel-blade shaped leather pouch with a full flap on the front. I interpret the dagger as being in a scabbard on the belt but thrust behind as you see in later eras. For the deco...

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The hair issue cuts both ways. I wanted shoulder-length-plus long hair for doing a Scythian impression so about 2 years ago I stopped cutting my hair. It's about shoulder length now. I want it middle-of-the-back length if I can stand it---but we will see. But guess what? I had to quit my WWI re-enac...

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For the gown I am considering going linen. This is because I feel the outfit will probably be worn in warm weather, and because it will be worn over a gambeson (which will already be warm). I will perhaps go with a nice coral/salmon color I saw at JoAnnes. Yeah, I hate JA but every once in a while t...

Recreating an Outfit from an Illumination: The Dagger