The Armour Archive

Louis de Leon

Two thumbs up for Gundo. Ordered a long ball stake and a simple vice held forming bar. Communication was good throughout. There was a mixup with shipping that slowed the order, but after that was straightened out the package arrived quickly. When it did arrive, to make up for the delay Gundo threw i...

Louis de Leon

Thanks for the pointers Mac. I appreciate you taking the time to type all that out. You hit on a few mistakes I made without a doubt. I think I got the piece too hot. My kiln is a bit on the overkill side. A cop I made that worked was in the red-orange range. Thinking back I got my pieces this time ...

Louis de Leon

Today had its ups and its downs, for sure. Today was my first day using my kiln to actually fire a piece of armour I intended to wear. Had some seriously mixed results. I warped half my pieces. Here's what I learned today. Not only is it important to put the hot piece into the water evenly, it appea...

Louis de Leon

Do an archive search on 4130 - there's lots of threads about it.

Here's a good one.

I'm almost done with a set of legs in 4130. I'll be posting pictures sometime soon hopefully.

Louis de Leon

Are you sure you got hit? Sounds more like to me you probably raised your shield up and when the lines hit you shield got knocked into your helmet or breast plate squishing your fingers. Yeah, that might have been it. Dunno. It was a surprise though. I'm feeling pretty good today. Advil kicked in a...

Louis de Leon

Did you use street hockey gloves, which are completely inadequate, or did you use ice hockey gloves, which are the bare-minimum? It's an ice hockey glove. With an added T6 .090 aluminum knuckle plate. I'll post a picture later on tonight. It sure looks like enough, I'll give it that. No way in hell...

Louis de Leon

Don't use them. I used to up until last Wednesday. I use a thin glove/half gauntlet combo for my sword hand. But I had a hockey glove behind my shield on my left hand. I decided to be extra safe and add a knuckle guard to it, just to be extra safe. Seemed like enough. And still someone hit me in my ...

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Post how it goes. I've been considering buying one myself.

Only part I hate about armouring is cutting out the patterns. Anything that will speed that bit up is worth it to me.

Louis de Leon

Man, that's beautiful. I cannot believe you're painting those diamonds freehand!

Louis de Leon

Most of the important stuff has been hit already, so I'm going to provide small tips. The little things that will make your war that much nicer. Keep your hygiene products (you are bringing hygiene products aren't you? Don't be "that guy") in ziploc bags. Each toothbrush gets its own ziplo...

Louis de Leon

Why, the Cleftlands! Of course!

Louis de Leon

Easier click links:

One piece

Two piece

Louis de Leon

If you're asking because you read the Icefalcon review that I derailed (oops - sorry

) then I think this is what was under discussion.

I'm going to buy one today at lunchtime and see how it is.

Louis de Leon

Also worth mentioning - Syr Theo has an account here.

Louis de Leon

Off topic, but could you tell me a bit about the carpenter belt? How's it working for you / where didja get it / I can't find it on the Icefalcon website?

Louis de Leon

Fight the field battle. You *must* fight the Field Battle. Nothing like it on this earth. What he said. It's the biggest SCA battle there is, bar none, strewth. And #2 on that list is the Woods Battle. Don't miss that one. Bands of armies moving through the pine trees. The crunch of twigs under you...

Louis de Leon

Sean Powell wrote:$725 for full plastic seems... more then I would spend on plastic...

Yeah, that's a bunch of money. For that you could deck him out in spring from Stonekeep I'm thinking.

Louis de Leon

Thanks for the help everyone. Roloc drill backing pad is now on order.

Louis de Leon

You pretty much have to have an air compressor and that dinky right angle grinder to use them, right?

Louis de Leon

Eric, you are a magician. WOW.

I can't wait to see the new video. They're the best thing on the internet.

Louis de Leon

As a Cleftlander myself, I was not offended. Really, the only thing offensive in the whole deal was how you were treated. I'm still shaking my head over it. The things I posted did happen, but even that was no excuse for my public posting. Bullcrap. That's the only way things get fixed. You can't fi...

Louis de Leon

As i never used these power tools before? what makes them so dangerous? They spin dangerously fast. They can occasionally snag and grab the piece you're working on and fling it in a random direction at mach 2. ALWAYS wear safety goggles when using your grinders. A left hand glove is a good idea too.

Louis de Leon

Simplest chin strap method I like a 4 point system: Top of ears to a buckle under the chin and front of chin through 2 slots to band with buckle on the right hand side. Any better ideas? Animal in some other thread said he takes a football chin piece and wires it directly onto his bargrill. I did s...

Louis de Leon

First off I really like what you've got there. You've got a good eye for finding a correct shape of a piece. I agree with Matt. You need to planish a bit more before putting the grinding to it. Keep in mind I'm a newbie too, but here's what I'd do: Once I get a rough shape in metal, I go over it lig...

Louis de Leon

Because Pennsic does welcome the fey. And anybody else who pays the fee. That has always been my impression. Pennsic is not a strict SCA event. I know, I know...that is sure to start a flame war. I apologize in advance if things head that way. I think of Pennsic as "The Coopers Medieval Faire,...

Louis de Leon

Nice! That's some seriously gonzo articulation. I have no idea how you managed to pull that off. I'm working some legs right now and they have twice as many lames and half the range.

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Thanks Clermont! Will do.

Louis de Leon

Bog culture is indeed a strange thing. I'm there because those are the guys who first took me to Pennsic. I was first introduced to the SCA through them. The gang I hang out with are most of the gamer geeks around the Cleveland area. A lot of Bog culture came to pass through these folks. As for why ...

Louis de Leon

Thanks for the help everyone. I've got it now. Soon as I knew there was a flat washer/nut that held the pad on I knew what to look for. My sander already came with the nut. I just didn't know what I was looking at. And thanks for the offer Mattmaus. I'd take you up on that but my sander is 6". ...

Louis de Leon

Stand up, too, and see whether the cuisse, with the upper articulation right up there at the crease of the thigh (the other definition of a groin) where you have it in your pics and see whether the cuisse end lands short of your kneecap, which is where it should. Ah, good! So that is where they sho...

Louis de Leon

...or the alternate title: Is Sinric really tall? Anyways, I've just about got one leg done of Sinric's 15th century leg pattern. Here's a couple of progress pics: http://members.armourarchive.org/louis/legsize/leg1.JPG http://members.armourarchive.org/louis/legsize/leg2.JPG My question? I'm just no...

Louis de Leon

I know it's not period. I know. But that right there is the kind of scenery that just makes my Pennsic. Personally I'd miss it if girls didn't walk around dressed like that.

But hey, I'm a Swampie so YMMV.

Louis de Leon

I'm really sorry you were treated so poorly. I can't figure it out. People really treat merchants like that? If it wasn't for merchants there'd be very little armour, which would mean much fewer people on the field. Our game would take a serious hit if it wasn't for merchants. Hopefully this is just...

Louis de Leon

More likely his filter is missing. I have a friend. A _DEAR_ friend. Guy I would literally want at my back in a firefight. Will _KILL_ For those he holds dear. But dear GOD he lacks any kind of social filter whatsoever. I think he has offended, (inadvertantly, but still) everyone he has ever come i...

Louis de Leon

Watch Kill Bill for the Hattori Hanso sword ceremony. Might be fun to work something like that into it when you present your gift.

Review: Gundo's Armour Tools

What I learned today with my kiln and 4130

Re: Hockey gloves suck

Hockey gloves suck

Roloc disc question

Re: Need help for a bunch of newbie armor questions

15th century leg harness - sizing and position question