The Armour Archive

Uilleag

Sir Vitus,

I have taken steps to insure that everyone associated with the Couter will be honored and respected.

Uilleag

The link takes you to the very first page. There you will see a picture of a man wearing a jupon and holding a bascinett. Next to the pic you will see the text for the newly offered item.....

Talk about can't see the trees for the forrest!

Uilleag

Unto the Company of the Couter and interested parties, I hope that all is well in hearth and home at the reading of this missive. I am very happy to announce the my worhty Vennan, Lord Hedinn and I have concluded our negotiations and the time, place and all other particulars have been agreed upon. A...

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The Leather Factory / Tandy Leather is on line now-a-days. They offer several different options for rivets used with leather, to include all-brass, nickle-p;ated end cap rivets. These have the finished end caps on both sides, so it doesn't matter which way you assemble them. The nickle plating over ...

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MD,

You would get rudimentary shaping with that. If you were wet forming and tacking it onto a last, that would work really well.

I think it would provide a nice, simple flow to shynbalds and such, so yes, they would work. It's not a technique I use, but I am familiar with it.

Uilleag

Good Sir Byram, As your vassal all you need do is task me and I shall accomplish it if I am able. My good lord Hedinn, It as I feared, the Battle of the 30 is scheduled to transpire directly following Opening Ceremonies. With your prior commentments to your Crown, I do not believe we have time for o...

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My good Jehan, that seems a most worthy time, I leave it to my challenger to pick the time and place upon the fields of Pennsic, but should he choose the time before the battle of the 30, I would be most honored to meet him there.

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Greetings unto the kind gentles of the Archive, and most especially my good lords, Jonah and Hedinn. Having past my self-imposed deadline of two weeks, I am indeed truly sorry if my delay has caused any trials with your preperations for this upcomming trial. To speak plainly, I have decided to accep...

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Experiments in leatherÃ¢â‚¬Â¦<SNIP> When my wife returned home, I told her of what I had done and why there was a strange leather thingy sitting on the coffee table. Yesterday she brought me a present Ã¢â‚¬â€œ a candy thermometer so that I can get the proper temperature next timeÃ¢â‚¬Â¦.. Russ Holm...

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With all of the attention to detail and the amount of skill that went into the small details with etching, all of the metal lined, etc, I think that price is reasonable. There is easily 170 hours of work involved in the piece, that's a month of labor. That works out to a shop rate of $23.53 an hour,...

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Yes, the straps are on and everything is ready to be worn.

Uilleag

The project is completed!!!! Here is a picture of the entire harness. <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/gl14cproject2.jpg"> I want to thank all of you for following along withthis thread. This project has been a very fun to work on and I have really enjoyed being able to share the prog...

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Just pulled the last piece out of the oven...All that's left is to paint and seal it. I should have it finished this afternoon, I will post pictures of the entire set this evening when I get back from fighter practice. Here are some pictures of the first rerebrace painted: <IMG src="http://www.house...

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I'm terribly sorry, but this story reminds me of my own dancing around the shop with hand on fire dance. Made me spew coffee on my keyboard. Haldan, Animal has the right of it. Have you read my tutorial on how I harden leather? The tutorial covers making a pair of shovelgreaves, but the concept is e...

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Dan, How do the rerebraces work mechanically in replacing the shoulder cops? I know how spaulders work with the shoulder motion, and how regular under-spaulder rerebraces work, but I'm having trouble seeing in my head how these work. It looks like you point them at the shoulder, so, do they just hi...

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I've finally gotten back to the rerebraces of this project. The first one is tooled, shaped and hardened, I will finish it tomorrow and hopefully get the second one completely done as well. <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/progresspics/gl14crerebraces3.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewol...

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Hmmm, the stuff I'm spraying says 'laquer'. Seems like laquer to me. The can of stuff I had said that on the front of the can, and then I read the fine print on the back of the can.....apparently, it is not lacquer from the lacuer tree in Japan.....which I'm glad about. I have a really bad allergy ...

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You do know that most ailettes -- at least according to what iconographic imagery we have -- reverse them, like the sides of a flag. So that the left and right ailettes are both "facing front". Effingham Actually, no, I didn't know that. I think my first client mentioned a desire to have them toole...

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Dan, I have been wanting to make a pair of these for myself, and have not found any documentation for the construction of them. Would it work if you stitched leather onto a steel plate and then tie them to the shoulder? I mean I'm sure it would work but is that about how they would have done it in ...

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Yeah, Animal, I've used it on the suneate I just made. Other than it taking 3 damn days to completely dry before I could assemble them, there's not much to it. Don't spray in one area too long, it'll ripple and drip, just like spray paint. If one coat isn't enough, it has to completely cure before y...

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I still have the other of this pair to tool, but the detail is a bit exacting, so I am taking my time with this project.

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I finshed up the lower cannons this morning. I will be working on the rerebraces later this afternoon.

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I really appritiate all of the kind comments. I have finished up the first cannon, the second will be in the oven baking in a little bit, I just need to finish shaping it. I wanted to share how the finish came out with the embossing. <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/progresspics/gl14cvambrace...

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I am in the process of finishing the tooling on the vambraces for this project. These cannons are styled after 14c steel pieces and are suppositional. The artwork is embossed to match the rerebraces. I am using a "Y" strap for these to also match the rerebraces or upper cannons. This first picture i...

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Chef,

You are correct, 13th century. I always get that mixed up...

Thanks for the compliments, everyone!

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I just finished tooling and painting a pair of ailletes, (12c shoulder armour).

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The shynbalds are finished! I will be starting the tooling on the vambraces and rerebraces later today.

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Here's an odd question. How do you bake pieces too larger to fit completely in the oven? I have a small oven, and believe it or not, greaves won't fit in it all the way, and breastplates, I don't even want to think about. How does one harden armor to big for the oven? Thanks, Christopher I actually...

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Uilleag, Generally at what temp and for how long do you bake a piece? Is it a set time or does the time increase with the size of the piece? I set the oven for 180 - 200 degrees farhenheit and bake the leather until it is completely dry. This can range anywhere from 30 minutes to 6 hours or so. It ...

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I have a few figures and love collecting different types of warriors in full Armour but I would like to start collecting only those in correct period Armour and eventually phase out the others. Do you know where I might find them in correct period attire? Thanks, David I can't tell you the best pla...

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Oil it after EVERY use. Wipe it down with an oily rag frequently. You can also try put a coat of wax over the entire surface, this will keep it from rusting in-between uses.

Paint all of the interior......

These are a few of the suggestions I could think of.

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It is shaped and in the oven baking.... here is the final shape though: <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/progresspics/gl14cgreaves6.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/progresspics/gl14cgreaves7.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/progresspics/gl14cgreaves8.jpg">

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Flittie,

Andy is right on what I would suggest. 12 oz veg-tanned leather is fairly supple before hardening, but it is very thick, (approx 3/16").

What you are describing would be more comfortable in 6 - 8 oz. (Not to mention a lot less expensive).

Good luck with your project.

Uilleag

How good is the coverage on the top of the knee when it is bent? It looks like you have a piece that stays in contact, but I can't see it too well because of the other parts of the armour. A very fine job by the way. Chris, I'm sorry, my lady finished boxing these up, getting them ready to ship, be...

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