The Armour Archive

Sean Powell

It could be broken as well. He looks as if he's injured and if you notice on his right arm, the mail does cling to the sleeve. Could be. The maile might also be resting on the shoulder of the man carrying him so it doesn't droop free like the other side. unfortunately I am not aware of any partial ...

Sean Powell

Nice. You might want to consider a leather washer over the drill-bit so when you break-through you don't score the surface with the chuck.

Sean

Sean Powell

Ernst! Thank you. That image settles the discussion. You can clearly see the rivets for the neck plates (Do they have a name?)Jason will be very happy.

Thank you all,
Sean

Sean Powell

Pretty Legit. The rediscovery and re-printing involves Dr. Pierre Terjanian, curator of the Met. Tom B. put together a group order to save on shipping to the US. I think he got the last few copies. Sorry that you missed the notice. Here is the link, lots of nice pictures included: http://forums.armo...

Sean Powell

AH HA! Just like everything is found in the last place you look. I found the Effigy of Philip the Bold in one of Gallerons posts. http://burgundianhours.blogspot.com/2008/07/burgundian-armour-collection.html Does anyone have any pictures of the outside of this helmet and not just the inside? I think...

Sean Powell

Hey all, I've been using every search term or combination of search terms I can think of but I'm not getting the images I remember and since my memory is always suspect I figured I'd ask here for help. I'm looking for photographs of a stone effigy, I believe in white marble but I also remember it be...

Sean Powell

Min 2 practices per month.
Fitting back into the Rene de Anjou back and breast that is 90% complete.

Sean Powell

Tom B. wrote:The books have arrived!
I just picked up boxes and should have them packed and to the Post Office later today.

Tom

YAY!!! delayed christmas gift to myself.

S~

Sean Powell

InsaneIrish wrote:
Brennainn wrote:Beast master Jun helmet.

My head.....you should get out of it!

I was thinking that same thing.

Thank you! I couldn't remember the name of the film!

It's a really cool corinthian and something mash-up. You could sell that for enough for 3 loaner helms.

Sean Powell

Thanks for all the pictures! Also, I just remembered a question I had forgotten to ask, and one which may change things quite a bit. See, the character that I'm going to draw isn't human. She's a member of a race that evolved from marsupials, and in the game, one of the racial features is that fema...

Sean Powell

Negroli did a lot of fantastic stuff but he had contemporaries doing very good work as well. I think there is an associate breastplate for that helmet but I don't have a link. Try different search terms. "Negroli Parade Armor" (or Armour) may get better results. Also, you might look into some versio...

Sean Powell

The problem with scabards in the SCA is bulky tips. If you can make a decent low-profile tip you can make a leather sheath (Sir Vitus makes some beautiful ones IMHO) but if the tip is oversized they suck. The chape is the trickiest part. Someone once got a chain-link fence fineal that was the right ...

Sean Powell

Roman and scale you want to be looking at a lorica squamata not segmentata. a quick google search will give you a great number of images. http://www.mambri.com/legio%20fabrica.data/scam10.jpg They are comparable in the sense that 2 is comparable to 8 but they are not equivilent. Scale armor allows g...

Sean Powell

ah, awesome. thanks! have you used it before on canvas covered shields? If it's the same as Spar Verithane then I have. It turned my white canvas yellow. I threw the half completed shield out. If it's a different substance then it might not change the color. Consider bringing a piece of test fabric...

Sean Powell

A proper anneal wants to glow orange or at least into the dull red but below that will get some benefit. The best tool for small stuff is a Propane torch or MAPP torch and a few bricks. Place 1 brick on the workbench to protect the wood then place the rivets on top. Add another brick as a backstop. ...

Sean Powell

Well, I found a picture in an old CD file. It's small, so you may want to enlarge your page or view about 200%. A clutter of chisels and punches lays on the floor nearby. Anvilfire is back up again (server problems). My article on spearheads, with drawings of the mandrel is at: http://www.anvilfire...

Sean Powell

Sixth....Decorate and finish. Never decorate until the shape is right. Mac I really liked that list but I did want to point something out. You can mess up well shaped armor with bad decoration. If you repeatedly build a piece and scrap it half way though you will gain a lot of practice in the first...

Sean Powell

I think you may be out of luck. As I understand it a celata is a diminutive celat (sallet). If you want a visor for a celeta you go up to a full sallet, bascinet or grand bascinet. It's like looking for an economy car that can fit a sheet of plywood in the trunk. To get what you want you upgrade to ...

Sean Powell

I have a very simple hand made frame saw and use it regularly for all kinds of stuff. You can make it from maple but mine is made from cheap pine. Works like a charm. I have different blades one of which is very narrow(10mm) and can be used for curved cuts. On the other hand, I think a patten maker...

Sean Powell

For my arrow heads I bent a harbor freight tapered punch 90 degrees and clamp it in my leg vice. It is ~8 degrees per side rather then 10 so it's not an exact match to modern arrow taper tools but I've been told the period solution is to set them hot enough that the shaft burns to the proper taper a...

Sean Powell

Hello, Long meandering post deleted. I need to make some pattens and am considering trying from the split log thought finished project with all hand tools (maybe including hand-forged nails but definitely purchased leather). That means I need a hand-tool that will cut curves. I can use a modern copi...

Sean Powell

Sorry for the FB link but would this design be better? Or is is a fuel waster because there is no ceramic heat trap?

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?f ... =1&theater

Sean

Sean Powell

Probably great for fighting dragons. The limestone won't heat up as fast or conduct the heat down to the body... of course the bronze wire will quickly melt leaving you naked but surviving the first attack is better then nothing. :) There is a type of granite which based on it's temperature while fo...

Sean Powell

A) Post pictures of the miss-casts. B) It takes a few casts for the mold to warm up. C) Ask Mac for specific input. D) Cross-hatching the back side all the way to the edge creates multiple small vents. E) If it were plastic I would consider extending the gate down the back in a shallow groove to at ...

Sean Powell

Think I'll remain a dissenter on the topic of special purpose-built configuration toolchests. I'm thinking they are an artifact of the 18th century guild system, and the plethora of special- purpose tools that evolved at that time: All the moulding planes and special saws and geegaws. Look at the l...

Sean Powell

Sean, Thanks for that. Generally my reenactment, instead of my job, is 1340 - 1360s or so, so I wanted to land one in that period so I could copy it and get some oohhs and aahhs when I rolled out to play in my hobby .. 'all is vanity'. But I think that you've confirmed my thoughts, so I will be sti...

Sean Powell

I thought that the lion-head helmet in the MET was over a bascinet but it is over a sallet and from 1475ish so it is too late in time period. I'm sorry to say that I don't know of any true grotesques prior to close helmets so none are on bascinets. Can I ask why you are set of the 14th century? (and...

Sean Powell

I HAVE seen two images with men carrying woodworking tools (plane, chisels, mallet) in a small basket. Again - no chest. It's hard not to relate this to modern guys carying their tools in the ubiquitous five gallon plastic bucket. Some things never change. Mac Oh, you mean an orange plastic seat an...

Sean Powell

Nice. Glad I'm not the only one who designs everything in CAD first. :) I'm going to echo Schreiber about diagonal bracing. It's a good plan, especially if you have something heavy on top. If the table shifts and the joint with the legs gives out it will be a LOT of weight to support. Personally I'm...

Sean Powell

Like this except solid? http://www.ultrafab.com/images/products/extruded_seals_9.jpg http://www.ultrafab.com/images/products/extruded_seals_7.jpg There are a number of companies out there. Extruded push-in rubber gaskets. I can't recomend any materials other then generic 'rubber' but I will say that...

Sean Powell

"My opponents polearm was an electric guitar)." Hope he called it an axe Of course! :) Personally I believe that there are no unsafe weapons, only unsafe users... but there are weapons where a user has to exert extra effort to be unsafe and ones where they have to exert extra effort to try to stay ...

Sean Powell

If you want to be scientific about your testing then I recommend UL 94 vertical testing setup. The horizontal testing sounds easy too... maybe some screen to support it at the 45 degree angle. UL seems surprisingly.... um, "SAE", if I can use that as an adjective. Works for me though, since I don't...

Sean Powell

I imagine that the outgassing approximates a logarithmic decay. Perhaps a testing schedule like; one day, one week, one month, six months, and two years post treatment would be most appropriate. Mac Logrithmic sounds right to me but it will also be subject to surrounding environment of temperature,...

Sean Powell

Schreiber,

How is the flame resistance of Canvak over canvas compared to sunforger. As a parent who camps with children it's a pretty heavy concern for me. I'd like to know if I have options other then Sunforger.

Sean

Sean Powell

McMaster-carr, page 429 for brass. (can't direct link) LP and Natural Gas Brass Ball Valves Max. Pressure for LP and Natural Gas: 5 psi Max. Pressure for Steam: Not rated Temp. Range: -40° to +125° F Vacuum Rating: Not rated Perfect for your low-pressure gas applications, these valves are CSA and CS...

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