The Armour Archive

Sean Powell

I have a 1' section of anvil and looked hard to get a 3' as well. Plan is to cut 6" of flange on one end and 18" of flange on the other then taper out the web. This gets mounted on a tri-pod or table with flared legs so it is never over-balanced. The short end stays a nice corner for rolling edges b...

Sean Powell

I use a line on my anvil. Some times tape, some times a sharpie marker. Distance from anvil edge to tape or sharpie = height of flange. Then I look at the edge of the cop and know that the corner is in the right spot. Make certain you have a clean edge on the anvil. Trace a line on the anvil paralle...

Sean Powell

It could stand to be deeper but I wouldn't try to make this one deeper now that you have a crease in it. For the steel to stretch properly it wants to be in contact with your dish almost all of the 360 degrees around the hammer strike. If you dish now you will unfold the crease and I bet the combina...

Sean Powell

I'm sorry. I was thinking that it was ductile steel. My brain wasn't engaged. I'll edit my post.

Sean

Sean Powell

Ernst! Thank you. I had assumed that the plates were secured to the cloth, not a seperate layer. That gives us all sorts of possibilities for changing (and washing!) the outer garment and still providing protection. The wearer can have a general purpose garment for practice to test the pattern and t...

Sean Powell

Ernst wrote:Generally seem to be front-opening, which is often obscured by the 4-mirrors.

Really? Cool. Any pictures or documents you can share?

Sean

Sean Powell

Edit: My information was faulty as I presumed is was a low alloy ductile steel not cast iron. Thomas powers below has much better advice. Honestly a soft anvil isn't a bad thing if you view it as a disposible tool. It won't last forver but it's not priced like a forever tool. It's a good learning to...

Sean Powell

Oh it's well more then 1000. There are more then 1000 in each leg pannel and I suck and jelly-bean estimation. The cannoe tacks are 2.64 cents each so 10,000 nails would be $264 plus all the labor. I also don't think they would add any durability for modern sport combat. I'm wondering if I can't hel...

Sean Powell

Alright. The first video looks like any small business convention but the others, no offense that's some cheesy animation. Good for in-game graphics but nothing near what can be done with a minimal video rendering program... Are their any better pics of the proposed suit? I only saw one in the first...

Sean Powell

So how does this work? Hose with soles would wear out too fast so now the hose and the shoes need to be carefully color matched. If the shoes wear out first do you re-match the new shoes to the old hose? Or re-dye the worn hose to the new shoes? Or do you just discard the partially worn hose with th...

Sean Powell

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/e7/02/22/e70222fdc0257cf07e14e8004a29f9a2.jpg This is an Indian chilta hazar masha (coat of a thousand nails), armored clothing made from layers of fabric faced with velvet and studded with numerous small brass nails, which were often gilded, and Ottoman style ...

Sean Powell

Title says it all. Lots of pics of the front of Char Aina aka mirror armor aka Ottoman Krug but none of the back. Can anyone help with any of these styles? Was it all maile or more mix of plates with maile or something else?

Thanks,
Sean

Sean Powell

Per a recent email on the EK Marshals mailing list: The wrong file was uploaded. Madus are NOT expressly disallowed but may still be limited to 1 thrusting tip if they are short madus. I'd wait until the correct file was uploaded before a new/old comparison.

Sean

Sean Powell

I was coming here to say the same thing. EK Marshals list reports that the wrong file was uploaded. Madu's are not singled out.

Sean

Sean Powell

So Madus are illegal but a 49" stick with 2 thrusting tips and a gauntlet with a 12" dinner plate for finger reinforce isn't. I'm not in favor of Madon'ts but it seems like the rule was not writen well.

Sean

Sean Powell

Question: would a partially cut or deeply scored coin be possible to flex and brak in half? If so a practiced hand wouldn't need to worry about them 'tiddlywink'ing away. A partial cut and a snap would suffice. I imagine that cutting would only be necessary until there was enough partial coins for m...

Sean Powell

/bump/

Sorry I missed this originally. I have a house party that day and a few of us might like to swing by and say hello but I don't think we could stay for the full demonstration. I will be watching for future anouncements and hopefully picking up the occasional class.

Sean

Sean Powell

I'm glad other people think this is a fake too. There was something that struck me as too modern of a consistancy of the rivet location for the pivot in the brim (does it really pivot up?) and a poor fit between the brim and the bowl.

Sean

Sean Powell

In this case, to make a realistic head profile, you have to set the lamp, the head to be square to the surface, and perfectly aligned, otherwise you will obtain sections that are not reconciliable to the real profile, the shape and dimension of the light source influence the "resolution" of your sh...

Sean Powell

There was a thing we did back in cub scouts where a kid would sit near a wall sideways and a flashlight or desk lamp would shine from the other side of the room. Then a pack leader would trace the shadow. While a tangent line is not a true silouete tracing line, I suspect that there isn't a great di...

Sean Powell

My schedule is a bit uncertain that far out but I hope to attend. Anything that is mandatory to bring?

Sean

Sean Powell

Is it 'better' to hot roll stainless? The benefit is in moving the hot section where you want it to be with less force and not unintentionally moving the cold section. If the piece shape is approximate and the occasional flatening or cupping won't harm it then cold is usually fine. You do have to r...

Sean Powell

Johann ColdIron wrote: Just to be clear my post was my opinion and practice. It was not meant to be (or sound like)a scold. I share the same concern about getting there on time. Not that it usually matters!

I took it as intended. You gave me reason to step it up a little on the field.

Sean Powell

You could cut a hole in 1 piece but can you make the hole PERFECT? If the sides aren't parallel the collar might stick or might get sloppy. With a sharp blade and good fence I can rip a clean edge on MDF flat within 0.001". Flip that around and I can get small spacers that are also within +/-0.001" ...

Sean Powell

I hope there are not people who are using modern comms other than the marshals. That, to me would violate the spirit of what we are doing. I, personally, do not want modern time pieces to be used, either. If you want to know the elapsed time have someone count it out. From memory (always potentiall...

Sean Powell

Well, this is an image of me using the ballista I authorized on, used at Pennsic, and took the super amazing kill shot video on youtube titled, "How not to Charge a Ballista". It is the Standard Docmo design and the one I am building will be like this one. My ballista had an older style crank of a ...

Sean Powell

So with that being said, do you think that certain groups focused on competition and winning and less on chivalry would use these UAVs' bird's eye view along with a radio receiver in his warband's ears to call out and command the warband to maximize weaknesses in the enemy's lines/formations? Let t...

Sean Powell

I'm an East Kingdom Siege Marshal although I don't fight behind an engine. If I can get field time whre I'm not marshaling I try to be in the thick of it. I will not pass an engine based on a physical description any more then I would pass armor based on a verbal description BUT the rules specify th...

Sean Powell

That helps a lot, Sean. Thanks! Any chance you have some photos of your jig just to help clear up any confusion? And that bed looks good! This is a rough picture of the first pass jig. The 2nd deep jig would have the opening ~1.5" shorter and have a middle cross-bar to leave wood for the middle scr...

Sean Powell

Or, move to Lancaster PA.. Oh it wasn't so bad. The Amish would laugh at you or me floundering with their way of life but plenty of them use power-tools for work, just not for leasure or convenience... And everyone near Lancaster shops at the outlet malls. Hell, my swiss co-workers would come over ...

Sean Powell

Ying wrote:Pain x Distance = Humor.

Axe Dent, you are good at math.

Is that known as the Schadenfreud equation?

Sean Powell

Ow ow ow ow ow... never did more then poke my foot through the sole but that's a very good lesson. You SHOULD stay up to date on tetanus shots but it's highly unlikely to contract from clean metal in the modern workshop. The tetanus virus is fairly common in animal poop and can live for long times i...

Sean Powell

Here is my version using the same metal brackets. http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t239/Eliz-Rivenstar/Seans%20Shop/Woodworking%20Projects/2011-07-20202230.jpg You can almost see them in the legs in this photo. http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t239/Eliz-Rivenstar/Seans%20Shop/Woodworking%20Proje...

Sean Powell

To the best of my memory (always potentially faulty) only the middle slat on the oesberg was through tennoned. The rest kind of sat there. The photo I have of the original Gokstad bed shows all are through-tennoned. Same with the Oseberg bed. However, they only had one pegged per side (or so it loo...

Sean Powell

If I were unmarried or maybe married without a child I might for a while. Take a sabbatical from the office during summer break and be a jointer/carpenter or apprentice metal-pounder to the best I could... but eventually I need to save for a comfortable retirement and that means a paycheck with a 40...

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