The Armour Archive

Sean Powell

I think that's what knutt does for welded titanium maile. Not certain if that particular machine can be rigged to hit the right voltages but it's the right principle.

Sean

Sean Powell

There was one I enjoyed a lot. I think it was a "William Marshal" tourney? Open field, every fighter had a number but you could just use names. Walk out, pick someone and fight. Looser walks to the list table and says "Number 16 killed by number 3" or "Bob the Noob killed by Sir Fights a lot.". 1 po...

Sean Powell

Sorry. Once the search expired so did the links. Try this: Go to http://mandragore.bnf.fr/jsp/rechercheExperte.jsp In the line marked "Cote," enter one of the following: Français 2692 <- I used this one. Français 2695 Click on the button that says "Chercher" Click on the button that says "Images" It...

Sean Powell

I was under the impression that the original steel mines in Toledo had trace amounts of vanadium which served as an unknown and uncontrolled alloying element and improved their strength. I imagine by now that those mines have played out and the sword-smiths in Toledo purchase their steel from large ...

Sean Powell

It's after the time period of your search but in the 1450's +/- some Rene de Anjou illustrates small shields as being displayed on parchment so that the Duke of Bourbon may select 4 of the 8 knights and squires to serve as Judges http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/CadresFenetre?O=COMP-1&I=10&M=imageseule You...

Sean Powell

Hello, I'm lending / giving away some of my Westland 14th cent shoes to a friend for gulf wars. I was thinking of ordering replacements from http://www.vikingleathercrafts.com/ but hit 2 stumbling blocks. A) I'd like to be a bit more authentic and I know the nailed soles are not accurate for a turn-...

Sean Powell

So grab a coathanger, fold the fabric in half, place the hangar at the neck opening and trace that line. Or lay out a business shirt or something else that is tailored. That will tell you how to get the fabric shape right over the shoulder... HOWEVER! a business shirt and suits as not meant for figh...

Sean Powell

I've actually started looking FOR asymetry and natural variation in shape because it makes the armor look more alive and organic to me. It's also incredibly hard for me to do it because I have an engineers mindset and measure to the 1/1000 of an inch (or 0.025mm). I think you did a fantastic job and...

Sean Powell

Trailer-ball hitches are the go-to for begining armorers. They are fairly hard and work well for small stuff. They are a good size for elbows and maybe snaller knees. You either need to machinine away a lot to get a mushroom or upgrade to a larger ball for things like helmets and breastplates though...

Sean Powell

I saw this helm of FB recently and unfortunetly the customer didn't like the shape so now it's a smooth exterior with perforation holes for both breating and vision. It's too bad but the customer is always right I suppose.

Sean

Sean Powell

It's not too far away from and armet version of this shape: http://www.royalarmouries.org/assets-uploaded/images/source/DI-2010-1321-Personalities-Royal-Armour-Henry-VIII-II.6.jpg You would have to push the nose out and weld in a shelf after cutting the eye slit. It also means cutting the breaths in...

Sean Powell

Do not make the mistake an unnamed Laurel made back in the 90's and get Hard Maple. Got some cast offs from him and never finished them as it was like walking on ball bearings! Worse than hobnails on asphalt :shock: I should use them as fire wood but ...still sitting in a box:lol: Given how hard th...

Sean Powell

I found this with an image search. http://www.cabinwoodworks.com/2011/10/rasp-rack/ It's a bit nicer than I need, but there's a lot of room for elaboration on this theme. Mac I can't claim credit for the idea. I saw it most recently with Spanish Peacock and a shipping crate for spindles. I think th...

Sean Powell

Saw a design recently for storing and transporting spindles. It was a bunch of PVC pipe cut to length and packed in a box. If you did something similar you could have tall pipes in the back and short ones in the front for different length files. Then you put the round toward the left then half-round...

Sean Powell

BWHAHAHAHA... I don't think any of us mentioned metal-files, just design files and paper files. I saw a good system for storing chisels recently using rare-earth magnets. It reminds me of a kitchen knife holder with 2 metal bars and a magnet or series of magnets in between. It was cheap and maybe 16...

Sean Powell

I prefer canvas and upholstry velvet for my corrazinas because leather is damn expensive but if you decide to go that route then you want it think enough to stretch over the armor into a globose shape. That's garment weight or 2-3 oz. You might want to double that up over the faulds. I haven't worn ...

Sean Powell

Well if green soft maple will work then I'm set. Tons of it around. I think some even on my property. It's mostly that and white oak in this area. My hope is to drop a few trees when we add a garage and try a simple bench or stool and then a box working from green wood to finished product. The patte...

Sean Powell

:lol: Centuries from now, someone on a board like this one will exclaim, "Oh, I had no idea the word 'file' also meant THAT back then!" :lol: Yeah, Like why don't you just download the file from the cloud to a jump chip if you are afraid of loosing it? Not like anything on the cloud is ever really ...

Sean Powell

I've been looking for a flat fileing cabinet but honestly so many archetectural firms etc went digital so long ago they either don't exist around me or are still in use. I'm considering building a flat-file cabinet for my oversized patterns. I was going to use hardboard in 24x32" sections because I ...

Sean Powell

T^hanks for cross-posting here. I missed it in Research. Life has been busy.

Sean

Sean Powell

It's always wonderful posting questions here because of the depth of the answers. I've been looking around for a local sawmill and local seems to be lumber-yards that think 'sawmill' in the name will set them apart from the big-box stores. There are a few but they seem to specialize in mulch or timb...

Sean Powell

Hello, I'm lending some of my period shoes to a friend for a Cot30 deed at Gulf Wars because a boot merchant dropped the ball. Since I want them to come back in decent shape I decided to get off my ass and build the patents I'd been planning on for a few years. I went with the quick and dirty leathe...

Sean Powell

Are you sure it was a bascinet and not a sallet? There are some blurry lines between then especially as concerns the celleta. I don't think I've ever seen a visored side-pivot bascinet with a brow reinforce as it would be just as easy to make it part of the visor. I don't recall seeing any clap-viso...

Sean Powell

I bought one of these years ago when HF sold them and it has a full set of dies. It works nice for the thin stuff I punch. My main complaint with these things is that for any thickness of metal you are punching at the beginning of the stroke the handles are impossibly far apart - you cannot squeeze...

Sean Powell

You have 2 options that I know of. Something witha corner radii of 140% of 1/8" (~3/16) will get deep enough in the hole to de-bur them without getting stuck. I recomend the smallest tetrahedral shape with radius corners that is slightly harder then you working material. The second option is round m...

Sean Powell

Is the shield edge rounded enough (at least as much as trimlok over aluminum) to reduce damage to opponents weapons? Then it's good enough to use under SCA minimums. (specific kingdom rules may vary). Lots of people use more period-ish shields for demos and showy tournies. No reason you can't use on...

Sean Powell

Cool! Thanks for the reference. Any thoughts about a pattern for the left as well. You need to get Jaye to model it for the full historic effect.

Sean

Sean Powell

note that if you don't nail the heat treament you may be making a weapon much more weapon like than you want... Too weapon-like meaning what? I always thought that weapons used in ACL/BoTN/IMCF/HMB where as weaponlike as could be sans edges to the best of my understanding ACL style swords run softe...

Sean Powell

I was never a fan of naming things with just a date and body location. It might be a '67 tail fin but that doesn't tell you if it's a '67 chevy or a '67 Datsun. Any chance these are "Spaulders inspired by the effigy of Sir John Smith, not very wealthy, English, died 1380, effigy built 1395 and now o...

Sean Powell

Flat slats around a cylinder or cone will definitely tend to look bulky because the corners will stick out. Tapered and curved and the best solutions. More thinner slats will help flat sections approximate a circle better. My first legs were heat-shaped barrel plastic (single piece not strips) with ...

Sean Powell

If you pull this visor off temporarily and find a small soccer ball or cantaloupe or something else round and smaller then the current helmet you will likely notice 2 things: 1) Bending the visor to a tighter shape is not easy and will distort the visor in the opposite direction and 2) unless you cu...

Sean Powell

Saw the journal but didn't get time to read. A quick scan now shows an early date of 1312 in Paris. The couples nicely with 1300-1350 of the march->December book above.

Thank you all! I love this place.

Sean

Sean Powell

According to Mistress Aneira: They became common around 1350. Earliest dated representation in art is from 1158. Leading scholars in the field are Margit Smit and Jim Bloxam; they put out a new conference paper every 6 months or so. Fantastic! Would Mistress Aneira mind sharing her contact info wit...

Sean Powell

Unless you have excess padding most cameras will take up too much space and be dangerous to you. Better to mount it outside in an armored box. An armored box is pretty easy to fold up around a padded camera, flare back the edges for mounting and then bolt in place. (I thing small carriage bolts with...

Sean Powell

Any ideas on girdle-books? some survive. http://levitabooks.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/girdle-books/ http://tywkiwdbi.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/a-medieval-portable-girdle-book.html http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.co.uk/2006/12/collected-threads.html http://brbl-archive.library.yale.edu/exhibitions/golittle...

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Re: What is your favorite Tourney style/format?

Re: Escutcheons as Diplomatic Passes?

Re: Toledo Steel?

Re: Escutcheons as Diplomatic Passes?

LF off the shelf 15th cent mens shoes/boots

Re: How do I bring down the shoulders in a Coat of Plates?

Re: Building a Milanese Sallet - progress (pic heavy)

Re: trailer ball hitch for stakes.

Re: From when and where would this be?????

Re: From when and where would this be?????

Re: Wood for pattens to avoid splitting?

Re: Clever ideas for storing files?

Re: Clever ideas for storing files?

Re: Clever ideas for storing files?

Re: How thick?

Re: Wood for pattens to avoid splitting?

Re: Clever ideas for storing files?

Re: Clever ideas for storing files?

Re: Thesis on Armouring Techniques in the Late Medieval Peri

Re: Wood for pattens to avoid splitting?

Wood for pattens to avoid splitting?

Re: Bacinet with reinforced brow/forehead HELP

Re: Cheap sheet metal punch

Re: recommendations for media to deburr hole

Re: Historical shield construction and SCA use

Re: Late 14th Century Pauldrons with Patterns

Re: Best Steel for a sword (yes,I know its not armor)

Re: Late 14th Century Pauldrons with Patterns

Re: Slatted leg armor fit issues

Re: Refitting a viser to a smaller basinet.

Re: Q: Earliest date of a girdle book, wax tablet and etui

Re: Q: Earliest date of a girdle book, wax tablet and etui

Re: helm cam?

Re: Q: Earliest date of a girdle book, wax tablet and etui