The Armour Archive

Uilleag

Thank you all for the compliments!

HammerHand,

I used 14 oz leather. I ordered the buckles on line.

Uilleag

Pardon the unsolicited plug, but if she is interest in leather, she may be interested in this:

http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/b ... rmour5.jpg

feel free to visit my website and browse. Please contact me at danhouchins@houseofthewolf.com for pricing, delivery and pricing info.

Uilleag

The buckles are 14c "ear-lobed" buckles reproduced by Talbot's fine Accessories. The cuisses are buckles with his 3/4" "floral" pattern.

Uilleag

Persian / middle-eastern

13 - 14 centuries

Uilleag

This is a collection of pieces that I just finished recently for a client. There are no actual splints involved in these pieces' construction, they are riveted to give the appearance of hidden splints. <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/whatsnew/glproject.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewo...

Uilleag

That looks like it would work. You might also consider this:

http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/b ... drons1.jpg

contact me at danhouchins@houseofthewolf.com for pricing and ordering info.

Uilleag

Greetings Without posting the images, here are some references for 14c splinted leg defences. 1364 Miles Stapelton-Ingham; Yorkshire, England 1365 Unknown Knight; Tewkesburry Abbey, England 1368 Thomas Cheyene; England 1379 Burkhard von Steinberg; St. Martin's Church, Hildesheim, Germany 1388 Lorenz...

Uilleag

That is not entirely correct. There aer brasses, effigies and other works that clearly show that splinted leg defences did encompass the entire circumference of the leg. All of the images that I have are copy writed and I have by permission, so I cannot post them publiclly. Cat, remember the metal s...

Uilleag

What's really cool to me, is that it's my steak that he made the tutorial on! That very piece will be in my shop! I can't wait!!!!!!

Uilleag

Sir Vitus, It is possible, I can have done it. They are advertised on my website under historical armour. there aer also some pics on my gallery page. I'm not entirely happy with the design as it currently stands, but I plan to use the techniques that I am experimenting with now and applying them to...

Uilleag

Roibeard,

The glint is from the hide glue.

David,

I have a good paint pen set up, but thanks!

Uilleag

Here is today's progress, I need to allow it to cure for a day or so before the next steps. These are step 5 & 6: These first 3 pics are after the hardening process; <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/Fitzralphreproduction/step5a.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/Fitzralphreprod...

Uilleag

Uilleag, Just beautiful... So this is after letting the original shape soak in water for a while? At what point do you start shaping it? How "Hard" must it be before dishing it? BTW, thanks for all of the info on your first set...so far the bazubands and Kidney belt turned out excellent. The linsee...

Uilleag

Here are steps 1 - 4. This is from pattern layout, through embossing and the first pass on shaping. The polyen will need to case for a few hours and then I will do the second, and hopefully final pass of shaping. It will then go through the hardening process.... <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.c...

Uilleag

We all find ourselves in a bind from time to time. As a professional armourer, I am fairly guilty of everyday crap getting in the way of my work. This is understandable and especially in major cases forgivable. What a lot of us are having issues with is that we have paid for merchandise that was pro...

Uilleag

Lets try that again...never mind heres a link m Grendal In answer to your original question; anything that you do to those gloves will make them more bulky and combersome. They will always look like hockey gloves that have been covered. This will make them less appealing to look at and make them le...

Uilleag

In answer to your question about the crease, all flutes, creases, etc, should be done after you completed dishing. Otherwise, the dishing would remove the crease. There are two methods, (that I am aware of), for creating the crease. One would be a raising technique, hold the piece onto the dully edg...

Uilleag

Without some form of reinforcement, 1/2 will probably crumble along the edges rather quickly. I would suggest an aluminum ring along the edge, or perhaps covering the front and the back which hold it all together.

Uilleag

Noe,

I got your measurements and I am finishing up your commission.

Uilleag

Greg, I have to say that a leather helm, as an aesthetic prop, might be cool. I have and do make leather helms for rapier and ornamentation. I would not be willing to make a leather helm for SCA combat, for one simple reason. I would not feel safe fighting in it. I refuse to make any armour for a cl...

Uilleag

3) Direct succession: King's choice of next King. Doesnt he in effect have this option already? I mean a king can set the rules for his tournament, and is the final authority on who is acceptable to the crown. Could a king not, If he so desired, only let one person take the field? or just his buddi...

Uilleag

Most commonly, rectangles were used, however there are a few examples of exceptions. Shield shapes, and circles have also been documented, but most usually rectangles.

Yes they were atached with laces.

Uilleag

If we want to consider melees as an alternitve way to select our crowns, why don't we just call them president and turn into a democracy. Sound silly? It was supposed to. In my mind creating a scenario that "involves more people" in the selection of crowns would turn it into nothing but a popularity...

Uilleag

I, for one, never claimed that you wre making too much money. I mearly stated that I couldn't afford your skill. I think that you do exquisite work. The attention to detail that can be seen in pictures, probably doesn't do the work justice. I missed that original thread, but I greatly admired the wo...

Uilleag

I really liked his decorative rivets and rosettes, then I did the price conversition: $149.00 Canadian = $128.14 USD for a set of 12 rivets the same for a matching # of rosettes, equaling $256.28 for a 24 piece set. Very nice craftsmanship, but well above my price range. I can't think of a client th...

Uilleag

I really liked his decorative rivets and rosettes, then I did the price conversition: $149.00 Canadian = $128.14 USD for a set of 12 rivets the same for a matching # of rosettes, equaling $256.28 for a 24 piece set. Very nice craftsmanship, but well above my price range. I can't think of a client th...

Uilleag

Very cool. I am really diggin on the brass rivets. So, you bake, then glue-bake, and then saturate with linseed from the un-glued back? Did I screw the order up any? lol. Do you soak it in a container of linseed, or just keep applying it from the back? This is sweet. Less becomes impossible in leat...

Uilleag

I understand the sentiment.....If you happen to find him, please let me have his contact info as well, please.

Uilleag

Murdock wrote:I hear he make fine swordbelts....

I've heard the same thing, it's a shame that I haven't actually seen one.....yet.

Uilleag

The depth depends entiely on the amount of shaping required. I would recommend againts cutting into the leather, beacuse this will cause weak points, that may eventually tear or what have you. For the next step in this learning curve for me, I am going to emboss, but only paint a pair of polyens. I ...

Uilleag

Good Baron, You can clearly see the quality of the men who will stand against me. Verily, I call them The Pabst drinkers they are. And you will stand with such? Rethink this foolishness and stand on the side of the lovers of good beer. NM My godd Nissan, What is the value of having learned some cul...

Uilleag

Wolf- nice buckle choice. Where'd you get it? Did you shape the leather wet? Did you warm it up at all? I was reading on a leather dye bottle last night that they recommended a deglazing agent. I'm not really sure exactly what such a beast does, but perhaps using one would get the linseed and glue ...

Uilleag

I'm afraid I have not been communicating clearly. My purpose in suggesting a bit deeper dishing was to make it easier to get back to this accurate shape when the leather relaxes with hide-glue saturation, not to change the shape of the end product. I fear that I may have insulted you, Maelgwyn. Thi...

Uilleag

I spoke with a good friend of mine last night, who happens to have a rather large, personal research library. it seems as if I may have been a bit impatient with the linseed oil. According to his studies, and research of linseed used on wood pannels and some leather, the linseed can take a tremendou...

Uilleag

Having faced Ringlancer last night at practice, I have to say, he may be out of shape but his technique os very smooth. His shoot selection and aim are very deadly if he can pick up the speed a bit, but that will come with his getting back into shape. I would say, all-in-all he was a fun fight and v...

14c "splinted" limb defenses

Fitzralph Polyen prototype (take 2)

Re: Today's progress