The Armour Archive

Uilleag

The problem with that idea is mobility of the hand on the hilt of the weapon. It has been tried before, but nothing with acceptable results for the type of fighting that we do in the SCA. An interesting project, but it seems to be too combersome without the flexibility.....If you come up with a desi...

Uilleag

Nice looking work; I posted your website over on the SwordMaiden forum. A couple ladies were asking about where to find someone who makes C-belts. I recommended yours. I especially like the (what I am calling) "Pissed off Dolphin" bauzabands. Do you mind if I save the pic you have of my leg armor? ...

Uilleag

Benalishlancer is onto something....I use the intials of my client's modern name to distinguish the picture files, however, it was not Michael Bolton who ordered that gorget. WBF, I tempt folks with my work, so that I can earn a living. However, if you will look and compare my prices, I'm not all th...

Uilleag

Jehan de Pelham wrote:Oh, that guy. Gad, could you make it any easier?!

Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus

Nope, I can't.

Uilleag

I never reveal my clients without thier permission, but, it is hidden under hair and an aventail, so chances are you will never see it on the field, but you will see the person I made it for quite often.

Uilleag

Greetings all.

I have just finished updating the website with over 90 pictures in the gallery page.

These are all pics of previous work, to give the customer an idea of what I am able to do. Please come and check it out!

http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery.html

Uilleag

Flittie, I am going to respond inside your qoute for clarity. I will use *** before and after my answers to seprate my suggestions / answers from your questions. I'm mentally planning the process of making a leather breast- and backplate. I'd greatly appreciate hearing whether I'm thinking of the st...

Uilleag

I'm surprised you have as much coverage on the non-thumb side of the gauntlet... I can talk with you next Mon at practice.... - Roland Some of my most painful hits to the hand have been on the non-thumb side of my hand. The bones are fragile and even though that side of the hand might not get hit t...

Uilleag

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Uilleag

Yes, I can do a silver crescent and trim, if you are willing to pay for them, I'll be willing to make them.

Uilleag

neutral shoe polish will work, paste wax will work, they are essentially the same thing, they can both be applied to the inside of the leather.

Uilleag

Personal aesthetics. I prefer that look to the flat bottoms of the copper rivets I use. That and it's easier to peen from the outside than the inside. (If that makes sense)

Uilleag

Konstantin, Thanks for the tips! I put the shoe polish on after the oil right? Just checking. About how long will it take for the leather to cure after I have put on the oil? Once I make the collar, it will be about a week before I will be ready to sew it on. Will that be enough time? Will there be...

Uilleag

A shapened stylus? You mean like a modeling spoon with a sort of cutting edge on it? So you're not using a swivel knife and a hammered tool (like a beveler) on this one? Christopher I always wanted to see a cased greave in leather The stylis isn't for cutting so much as for leaving an impression in...

Uilleag

Here's the picture of the tooled greave before dyeing and shaping....just one more greave to shape and harden and this project will be ready for a final fitting.....

<IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/progresspics/bdbgreave11.jpg">

Uilleag

Raising leather is done with the same principals as raising steel. It doesn't react exactly the same, it doesn't shrink back on itself. What metal is doing during that process, is the metal's molecular structure is actually moving, leather doesn't do that. It is an organic material, heat will make i...

Uilleag

Here we are at the end of day 2 and the first greave is assembled, (minus buckles) I have started tooling the second greave and will also post a progress pic of that later this evening. <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/progresspics/bdbgreave6.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/prog...

Uilleag

Cat,

That's better, now I can help you!

Since this will be a lining under mail and then the leather will be covered with silk, just oil the outside. The smooth side.

Uilleag

What kind of oil are you using? How thick is the leather? What are you using the leather for?

Details man! Details!

Uilleag

No problem. I will hinge them and wait on the buckles. May I suggest Talbot's Fine Accessories? He has some really nice 14c buckles that run about $3.00 each. They are for 1/2" straps and I think that they will work really well for this project. Of course Raymond's Quiet Press and a bunch of other v...

Uilleag

Man, my legs look fat! Can't wait to see them... Remember, they have to fit over your ankle braces and sweat pants.....that increased the size by 1 1/8"....so yeah, they do look big, but we'll see how they fit soon. I have the back of the first greave shaped and hardened, I will be assembling later...

Uilleag

"I noticed you mentioned doing it with period tooling techniques...Care to indulge me with how that is done or point me to a site that would explain the difference between period and modern? " Eamonn, I use just a sharp stylis and then a customized tool for the background shading. The difference bet...

Uilleag

Very nice! I'll be interested how the edges match up. I have a hard enough time with steel-and it stays where I smack it! Gonna overlap or butt the two halves? Actually, with the casing I use for extensive tooling like this, the leather does not get entirely saturated, so when I shape it, it stays ...

Uilleag

Greetings all, Several years ago I was challenged to make a cased greave from leather and then to cuir bouilli it. At the time the task was very daunting and I passed on it until I better understood both the hardening process for leathers and different shaping techniques. Recently, I was commissione...

Uilleag

My bauzubands sell for $155.00 My current turn around is 3 - 6 months.

Uilleag

I'm very glad that everyone recieved their orders so far and are happy. I am very dedicated to getting the order right, even if I have to redo / remake or repair the piece to get it right.

Hopefully, one day my skills will reach the point where I only have to make a piece once!

Uilleag

I notice that the spring latch is inside the verville line. The problem I see with that, is when you attach the aventail it will rest on the latch. Now the stainless aventails from knutt are pretty light, but activating the latch will be a hassel with the aventail on, or will it?

Uilleag

Just a couple of projects that I have finished today. The first is a pair of full cuisses for articulated knees. <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/mfcuisses1.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/mfcuisses2.jpg"> The second is a pair of plain black bauzubands. While at ...

Uilleag

:?: If your primary protection for SCA combat is mail; 1. How protective is it? 2. What other protective equipment do you wear? 1. Not very, but it takes a lot of the "slap" out of tippy or glanced blows. 2. I wear a padded gambeson underneath, 3/4 cuirboulli arms, a kidney belt under the gambeson,...

Uilleag

I just purchased a shield boss, 2 chin straps and the anvil of virtue. I placed the order online, had everything shipped out that day, even had three emails answered all the same day, to clarify the order. Working with and ordering from Mandrake was a pleasure!

Uilleag

I would like to thank everyone who took advantage of this sale! I have sold 2 or the 3 pair of rerebraces and 4 of the 7 vambraces. The new prices are now in effect, $40.00 for the rerebraces and $45.00 for the vambraces. This price includes shipping for the continental U.S., international shipping ...

Uilleag

Sure thing! Send me $90.00, wait til they are in stock, and I will send you a pair!

Uilleag

Dan, beautiful pieces. I noticed on the greaves I got from you that they have a bit of a pinch at the top. What should I do to avoid this? Just add some type of padding, perhaps? -Gregory- Actually, what I had to do was modify the pattern. Let me guess, it is pinching on the inside of your thigh, w...

Uilleag

Here are the pictures of the finished project that I was working on. <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/bsproject.jpg"> Individual pieces; first the greaves: <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/bsgreaves1.jpg"> <IMG src="http://www.houseofthewolf.com/gallery/bsgreaves2.jpg">...

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