The Armour Archive

lorenzo2

Do an archive search on the guys name and you will find a huge thread about "inflamatory statements". Judge the man by his own words. Edited, wait, maybe this is the original thread and the inflamatory statement thread is just the comical reply; m Edited, wait, no, this is the one with the replies f...

lorenzo2

I am impressed that you were able to do this in stainless! May I ask which alloy you used and is any post forming heat or other treatment necessary?

lorenzo2

Lovely fluting and ropping on that helm. Can you show a detail of how the face cover attaches?

lorenzo2

Thanks Montecristo! Please post more.

lorenzo2

Signo, I have seen a pair of 15th cent. italian style elbows by the late Jay Bliss where the whole elbow was from a welded one piece pattern. They lacked some of the bullet shape that these elbows often in real pieces but were still pretty nice. So, yes it definitely is possible if you work on a goo...

lorenzo2

Try the hardware store. There are several muiatic acid based masonary or grout cleaners. Follow label directions, this stuff can be quite dangerous to both skin and lungs.

lorenzo2

Interesting, can the copper backer trick be used with oxyacetelyne welding as well?

lorenzo2

Very cool, where did you get the industrial velcro from?

lorenzo2

Love the second pic, flashy sleeves and a cool dog!

lorenzo2

Looks great!

lorenzo2

Dr. Williams work is the classic of the genre. Anyone commenting on the topic of the mechanical qualities of armor has either read through it or is commenting from a position of ignorance on the topic. As a proffesional mechanical engineer, I must say the evidence he gives is convincing. Repeated te...

lorenzo2

Man that thing is cool! Of course those of us who have met you realize that the expression on the piece is partly autobiographical. That eyebrow thing is just the way you look when you are hammering intently

lorenzo2

The midwest armorers guild has a video showing how to hot raise the ankle portion of a greave. Not sure if its still available. Someone here will know.

lorenzo2

There is a big change around the turn of the century both in style and in construction, turned vs welted or turn welt etc. Unless you are portraying someone with no fashion sense you just can't have one set of shoes to span the period in question. See if you can get a copy of Stepping Through Time o...

lorenzo2

I hear you, a piddly 104 here yesterday

. Question, in the first pic, what tool are you going to use to get into the pointy part of the elbow guard to define the ridge that runs perpendicular to the axis of the arm?

lorenzo2

I have seen the figs in question during my trip to China. Some of the figures are wearing thick clothes. Are they armor? Could'nt say for sure.

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Thanks!

lorenzo2

Since this harness is used in SCA combat, how do you meet the requirements for padding on the elbows? I mean the elbow cops seem historical in size, not oversized as one commonly sees.

lorenzo2

I finally had the time to sit down and watch the Mac videos. They were excellent. Mac spends two hours talking about what goes into the design and research of a piece of armor; how it moves, how it fits the customer, how pics in museum catalogs can fool you, how to use drawings to focus the activity...

lorenzo2

I like the suite quite a lot. There is not much I would add. Lets see, am I right in thinking one paudron does not have a guard piece? It is hard to tell from the angle in the pic. This is a small detail but would add something to the overall look. A decorative skirt of mail with a row of brass ring...

lorenzo2

Last resort, drill a hole in the foot of the anvil, no more wedging action and you can hammer straight on the bottom of the stake with a rod. If it was me though, I would cut the stake and weld a new extension on it.

lorenzo2

I found this curious image that I think is an incomplete early 15th century segmented breast plate. Anyone have any more knowledge about the piece or something similar? Or, do I have this totally wrong and its something else such as an italian style pauldron? m And what about this as well? m

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Umm, we like! Any chance this is going on a complete alla antica suite? I mean lets face it (pun intended!) there has got to be a matching cuirass and helm. . .

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The question is not weather amour was covered, but arms and legs with velvet or suede in the 14th century. There are several surviving guantlets that appear to have been covered. I believe one is pictured in AAoMK. This would be a good question for Brian Rainey.

lorenzo2

If I may, what about the corillary question: Are their surviving two piece infantry breast/back plates attached by the strap system?

lorenzo2

Nice looking! I am curious about the attachment of the pauldron, elbow and vambrace with leathers instead of points. Is that based on a historic piece or something the client requested?

lorenzo2

My experience with scrap is that you will be happier with the result if you use 50% new metal. Scrap only tends to have too much of the low melting point metals boiled out of it and so produces porous castings.

lorenzo2

I don't think there is anything fundamentally wrong with the couter. They have a bit of a lip on them but than shouldn't hurt too much. The lames look like they are too big to me. Get out some stiff paper card and make a new pattern you can try on the couter. Make an articulation checking tool by ta...

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I am a member. Thanks for the link.

lorenzo2

Our new ewbmaster is working on adding them to the site. For the moment, they are accessible via the message board... unader BoD Communication.

Can you be more specific? I can't seem to find the 1 hour downloads on the site, even though I am logged in.

lorenzo2

Alcy, are you sure the upper lame or two isn't riveted on both back and front?

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Drachus, usually the pauldron on the left is similar to the one on the right but has fewer lames as less flexibility is needed. Also the left is cut down at the arm pit on both the paudron and the reinforce so the soldier can couch a lance. Take a look at Pat Thaden's previous armor making thread fo...

lorenzo2

Thanks for the inside shots! It really helps us see which areas were worked hot and which cold.

lorenzo2

I have not raised anything as large as a helmet. However, I have no problem believing you could lose that much weight between scaling from repeated heats, surface finishing and trimming. I assume you are planning to trim off a couple of inches off the bottom when you are done raising.

lorenzo2

MMMM nice fluting

Those cuisses are going to be very strong. Pat; what thickness of steel did you go with on them?

Early 15th cent segmented BP?