The Armour Archive

Sean Powell

It's a weird sort of ogee with sharp lines between the sections. Perhaps there's a name for this pattern, but I don't know it. The plackart edge looks like an ancestor to roped edges. Sort of the caveman of roping if you ignore the fact that the sections alter between a convex and a concave shape. ...

Sean Powell

@ Sean, Hearing and obeying. I thought the blue lines would show up better than doted lines, especially in the close places. Note: I changed the back angle of the ankle cone a bit. Sorry about the smudges. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Oi_PtmtkF9s/Uxi8vVCK5UI/AAAAAAAAC8M/8bUX-EJFl2Q/s800/greav...

Sean Powell

Mac, You once mentioned that the greave does not sit in contact with the lower leg over it's entire length, I believe you were refering to the distal or ankle cone. I would love see that the leg looks like UNDER the cones so I could see how tight it is supposed to be and where. I don't suppose you c...

Sean Powell

You might not want to cut the lower half until you have shaped and welded the uppr half. Then you can cut them out of cardboard first to see how they will fit. Even then you will probably want to oversize the bottom half and trim them to match after rough shaping. Are you expecting to shape, weld, g...

Sean Powell

Updated again, this time with removable decorative tops to the bed posts. They are based on the originals from the Gokstad bed. They are able to be slid on/off and are held in place by a 1" dowel rod. Interesting but why? Your legs are 36" tall before the tops and look to be less then 48" assembled...

Sean Powell

Shiny! I like the look of the cheat on the through-mortise for the corner posts... but it might be a little overkill on the side rails. Also, unless you are going to be VERY athletic on a twin bed it is highly unlikely that the slats will bend enough to push through, especially if the middle slat k...

Sean Powell

Solutions vary based on style. Are the elbows articulated or floating cops? 14th cent style or floating gothic 15th cent style? Pictures would help. A list of available tools would help also. You can punch 2 holes in the leather and loose rivet to the cop like articulation. You can add 3 rivets to t...

Sean Powell

Shiny! I like the look of the cheat on the through-mortise for the corner posts... but it might be a little overkill on the side rails. Also, unless you are going to be VERY athletic on a twin bed it is highly unlikely that the slats will bend enough to push through, especially if the middle slat ke...

Sean Powell

Sean, what you say about rotating the helm makes no sense. The shape is all wrong- the back and top still have the profile of the helm worn properly, and if you did that with a backless helm, it would probably fall off altogether. I don't see any manteling in these Italian images, looks more like t...

Sean Powell

Sean if you were matching a helmet with that suit what would do? What armorer would you use to do it? Thanks I would probably go back to the armorer who made the body armor. There is something very distinctive abut the fluting. I beleive he is using a beading roller. You will never get exactly the ...

Sean Powell

Well, the kit you are buying has some similarities to the pictures of extant pieces that you linked and enough differences that you have some freedom about helm choice. A side pivot close helm is correct for these 2 maximilian suits. The helm you pictured though has hanging neck protection which is ...

Sean Powell

I think the Von Prankh is a 5-piece helm with a cap-plate but in this case there is a 6th piece that runs from the left temple to just past the centerline of the nose/mouth. It's also THICK, perhaps 1/4" in sections and serves the same function as a later period grand-guard. I was rushed out of the ...

Sean Powell

Parts, how's the best way to get non triangular sections of wood when splitting logs? Would I have to get a froe? You do beautiful work! Keep it up! I'm not certain what the best way is, and a froe followed by planing is sure to be one of them... but also don't get so hung up on rectangular wood. I...

Sean Powell

Is it possible that some of those images are depicting a jousting reinforce for the breaths similar to the Von Prankh helm? http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4049/4394531969_99fbaceb10.jpg Occams razor, we know that at least 1 flat topped had a reinforce. We don't know that any flat-top helms had visor...

Sean Powell

The back side is for stakes and maybe expansion to less frequently used hammers. The sides may get some scrap pegboard for other tools but I find that most tools like to fall off of peg-board when it moves. Now that you mention it though I might set of a row for pliars and tongs and another row for ...

Sean Powell

I think I have stared at fewer German "gothic" pieces up close than James, but I get a similar feeling from them. I think that often the image of "sharpness" our eye picks up is actually an effect from the (common, but not universal) engraved lines that run parallel to many of the flutes - esp. the...

Sean Powell

Well if you have a wife that 1) cruses HD websites checking out tools and 2) points out an anvil on sale for you to buy, my friend you have my admiration, that is a distinct keeper! My wife is an architect and makes sure I have tools (Power and Manual) to do home improvement. Our deal is if I can u...

Sean Powell

Halberds wrote:Dang you have more hammers than the law will allow.

No such thing. Always want more. I plan on smithing a few for myself this summer just for fun.

Nice rack... humm where have I heard that before?

Thanks for sharing.

Hal

That's nothing. You haven't meat my wife!

Sean

Sean Powell

OK, for a new Pedinghaus I can see it... maybe. It's worth $100 just to get it to the local store. I thought it might be a crappy china-made anvil which was overpriced as a boat-anchor. I just find it amusing that Home Depot has enough for these to be 'Overstock'. Overstock must mean 2. :) Thanks! S...

Sean Powell

Browin,

Actually I was looking at your web-page recently and wondering when I might make it up your way for a class. I really don't have that many tools and need more time with hammer in hand if I want to use them properly.

Sean

Sean Powell

OK, I'm not even certain what forum to put this in. Classifieds works I suppose. My wife noticed that Home Depot has a sale on some tools, just 10% off which isn't too special, but she also noticed that they had an anvil for sale. Never having seen an anvil at HD before I had to check it out. Well a...

Sean Powell

Very cool. I really enjoyed it. I can copy? I have a note: It would be interesting to an opening in the bottom of the box for easy cleaning and removal of dirt. You can copy. I have no international patents. :) It's a ladder on a wheeled box, not an artificial heart valve. A hole might be good for ...

Sean Powell

New mobile hammer rack Well it’s not fantastic but I felt like sharing anyway. 18 months ago we sold the old house and moved into a rental. Knowing that the rental basement was a temporary solution I started reconfiguring all my tools to fit on mobile bases so I could put them where I wanted easily ...

Sean Powell

A year ago you could have sent me a piece and I'd have zapped it with a niton gun to check for chromium and other alloying agents. Unfortunately I can't any more. There are companies out there that can do it for you. Unfortunately again they don't detect lighter elements like carbon so it will give ...

Sean Powell

Knowing the construction style and material of the gambeson would help but in general machine wash on delicate, spin and air-dry flat on a sweater rack is the safest choice. Once through the wash on warm to dye and twice through on cool to rise the extra dye out should be fine. If the seams in a gam...

Sean Powell

Sean, you should develop some replacement elbows for this man. I'd have to go back to my old company (always a posibility) and relocate to Warsaw IN (which would get me divorced so not a posibility) to work in the joints division. I work on spines now, and to be honest, if you need what I'm designi...

Sean Powell

Coming to this thread late. It's a pleasure to see you back at the anvil with a hammer. I'm sure the whole house move affected you as much as it is affecting me. You have inspired me to get back in the shop and dent something. One of my few regrets in leaving PA is being farther from your shop. Plea...

Sean Powell

The HC railroad spikes top out at 30 points carbon---I have the official spec on them + some test results... 30 points carbon is the boundary between Low Carbon and Medium Carbon (they are only higher carbon compared to the old spikes) Not even enough carbon to make a good hammer in my opinion. Tha...

Sean Powell

Totally excuse problems with jargon; not doing your research first and throwing away your time and money is what I would object to. A cheap source of hardenable steel is automotive springs, both coil and leaf. PLEASE read up on how to work them BEFORE you try so you don't make a hazardous object th...

Sean Powell

Unless you have a way to add a bunch of carbon to the rebar without distorting the shape I'm going to say you have a great but non-functional practice piece. Rebar is made from the cheapest scrap available so if there is a lot of car leaf springs and axles it can have a high enough carbon content bu...

Sean Powell

boris_ wrote:And where did you get the facemask?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/140922211584?lpid=82

But I don't understand how this can be a safety mask for air-soft if it doesn't have eye protection.

Sean

Sean Powell

Welcome to the hotel arour archive. You can check out any time you like but you can never leave. It's been a LONG time since I knitted maile but you might find that changing your pliar size and handle shape helps. Too small or too large will cause strain. Also, you wouldn't start a jogging regimine ...

Sean Powell

Ahh, I scanned the last picture on that page and didn't realize they were an unassociated pair. I should have paid closer attention.

So the middle stripe of rivets is fake (or temporary construction) except for the one attached to the knuckle plate. That's good to know!

Sean

Sean Powell

Wade,

Concerning the first pair. there are TWO rows of rivets on the thumb side. I assume they are both slotted or is the inward one a set of dummy rivets with a strap to prevent over-flextion? Do you have any other interior shots that show that side?

Thanks,
Sean

Sean Powell

Stahlgrim wrote:I find myself in possession on a 50# little giant power hammer.(my wife's valentine present to me) for you guy that have/ use them any suggestions for useful dies/ tools for them?.

Lucky man! Your wife REALLY REALLY loves you. treat that woman to something nice in return, not just flowers.

S~

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