The Armour Archive

Rev. George

<i>I think the Wisby Backwards-D looks fine as well. I think, though, we may need to tweak the holes a little, perhaps...Though I do notice that, in the overlap image, the plates are overlapping a little more then the actualy location of the bottom-center hole. </i> The overlap was formed by alignin...

Rev. George

Most of your Ace hardware stores (maybe all of them) are owned by an individual. You might have some luck purchasing a bulk box of the items.

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Rev. George

http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/gorget_ab/georget001.jpg

this pattern makes a nice leather gorget.
[img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/pics/armour/gorgfront.JPG[/img]
[img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/pics/armour/gorgright.JPG[/img]

Rev. George

there.. (I moved the holes around a bit, to facilitate lacing)

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Rev. George

That one's easy. Except no blows from anyone who is not a peer. At Crown Tourney, except no blows from anyone.

OUCH!

Although, Its a style i could pick up pretty easy...LOL

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Rev. George

Ideally, you'll want a multi prong lacing chisel/punch, waxed linen thread and a "plastic canvas needle". The latter two can be purchased at walmart in the fabrics and crafts section. The first one probly needs to come from tandy/TLC.

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Rev. George

I thought that's what you meant. Though, I still would like to know physichals on the guys (and perhaps thier successful first gen students) If only for curiosity's sake.

BTW "short fighters of the known world"...that got a chuckle from me.

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Rev. George

I'll do an overlap cad of the beefy wisby ...
just gimme a day or so...

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Rev. George

Well sorta kreiger... Honestly, Fighting styles will vary based upon body shape and size. Smaller people tend to be able to use smaller shields, Taller people can toss wraps that are outside of the range of thier shorter compatriots. I have no problem thwacking the back of most peoples helmets/ tors...

Rev. George

Well...I WAS gonna post the pix, but since JT beat me to it....

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Rev. George

Mail them to me, I have no life, so I can pretty much toss them up for you.

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Rev. George

My plan is to cut the mock-up into three pieces, add 3/4" for seams, and then pin these to my leather while I make the final cut. Dont do this. (the pinning) Tape the pattern to the leather with scotch tape (preferablt trace the pattern onto the leather) Trust me, you want as few holes on the hide ...

Rev. George

I suggested the AOA to KSCA as a relation...mainly for 2 reasons: 1. It is something that we have easy access to data wise. OP's are public. 2. Generally, An AOA tends to mean that you have been active and service minded. (granted there are exceptions) Ideally, one could get a poll of knights, bu ts...

Rev. George

Ok... I guess I should chime in. Chaucess/hosen (i prefer the term hosen, but that's just me) are EASY to make. you will need 1-2 yds of wool fabric (depending on your size). Step one: Measure. Measure the width of your thigh at the point you want the hosen to stop at (*A*).(for me, I chose just bel...

Rev. George

Sorry just checked, and its a butteric pattern...
[img]http://store.sewingtoday.com/cat/itm_img/5656.jpg[/img]
(Image hosted on butterick website)

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Rev. George

I actually made a bunch of armor for a few of the punks in Sunnyvale CA (since I lived with about 12 of them in a 3 bedroom house)

Sunnyvale? isnt that where buffy the vampire slayer is from? butternot let her know you outfitted the vamps...LOL

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Rev. George

Snag a simplicity doublet pattern. the one withthe father and son (pederast and victim?) on the front. pants, shirt, doublet and cape. It shoudl do OK for what you need...

BTW...Drop me an e-mail AG.

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Rev. George

NOTHING is more comfortable than braies...

(wear them even if you wear jockeys underneath them)

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Rev. George

Just a thought, you might answer (sorta) your last two questions by looking at an OP and determining the time between AOA and KSCA...
not perfect, but might help some.

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Rev. George

nonsense. a real fighter never turns his back to the enemy...LOL

Seriously, I'd toss my money on the "like other cops" option. MAYBE like the churberg.

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Rev. George

http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/gorget_ab/georget001.jpg this pattern makes a nice leather gorget. [img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/pics/armour/gorgfront.JPG[/img] [img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/pics/armour/gorgright.JPG[/img] I also have patterns for a leg suspensio...

Rev. George

I'd probably choose a polyesther uphostery thread, assuming you are gonna sew by machine.

Yuo also might graba book on sewing and practice flat fell seams.

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Rev. George

<i>1) Would you purchase books like this, and if so, what price point do you think is reasonable? </i> Possibly. i guess it depends on the actual price. Assuming it is a 150 page paperback, maybe 8 bux? (i havent bought many paperbacks of late) 2) Who would you like to see presented, and why? Hmmm. ...

Rev. George

I am having a bit of a time understanding how the overlap ging up iss supposed to go. (ie how does one lace the birka pattern, I'm only familiar with the 7 hole plate, what do you do with the other holes?

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Rev. George

Galon: I ordered that book we were talking about... I'll tyell you if it is any good.

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This is the thread that never ends
it goes on and on my freinds...
some started posting, not knowing what it was
they'll post it forever just because...

Rev. George

what i would like to see is a hole arangement that does not obscure the decorative curve,
[img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/pics/armour/overlapped.jpg[/img]

for norm: http://www.arches.uga.edu/~cavender/armour/overlapped.jpg

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Rev. George

I assume you mean a scythe.. (a sickle is more like a crescent moon shaped blade on a short handle) You might consider buying one from lehmans non electric hardware (www.lehmans.com) If you have an "american" style blade (the peg on the blade is a round pointed peg) its stock #h728-957 If you have a...

Rev. George

I modified the "robust" D shaped with a curve... just hit shift and refresh to see it.

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Rev. George

It looks like a ww2 divers helmet...

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Rev. George

I will agree with gwen's asceration, with a caveat. Linen and wool are often quite comfortable. I've got woolen hosen, and i've never been HOT in them, except once in direct open sun (i maintain that i would have been hot if stark naked) Linen feels weird to me in the heat. maybe its because it does...

Rev. George

[img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/sewing/blyltunic.JPG[/img]
this one? As much as I dislike disappointing customers, its being held for T-BOB.

However this one is avaialble:
[img]http://members2.easyspace.com/revgeorge/sewing/greytop.JPG[/img]
made of grey wool...mmmm wool...

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Rev. George

There's also here; http://www.TWLeather.com/twlstar.htm

they offern a side (20-22 sqft) of 14-17 oz cowhide for as low as 80 bux

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Rev. George

Sorry about that norm.. the newer files: My cad: www.arches.uga.edu/~cavender/armour/bplate.jpg Scan from book www.arches.uga.edu/~cavender/armour/plates.jpg If you look at the dimensions for the international and B plates, they are based on your measures (ok the holes are 1/32" bigger) (as an aside...

Rev. George

mail coming your way...

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