The Armour Archive

Thomas H

bollocks, don't get paid for at least 3 weeks.

Thomas H

i'd also recommend HE, never bought any armour off of Jeff but from seeing his own harness, hiw work is top notch (and super light).

Thomas H

my band saw is not overly huge, and not terribly powerful. it will easily cut up to about 2-2.5" of mahogany. i'll quite happily square a rough board by hand, i'm in no rush to get this done. i have a lot of spare time lately.

Thomas H

i've done a little work with cherry before, i concur that it is lovely to work, if a little tough. most of the leg work will be roughed out on a bandsaw to save time. i can get cherry, turning the rough cut slabs into boards is going to be the hard part.

Thomas H

Whilst we're kind of on track, i have a question regarding queen anne console carcases. i've recently decided to have a crack at a queen anne style console and have access to a fair few types of wood. i was wondering what these were traditionally made of? i was thinking maybe mahogany or beech but a...

Thomas H

reserve 2 for mois please.

Thomas H

quartersawn oak (or any wood) is a log that is cut into quarters. these quarters are then split from the centre of each quarter out to the smllest planks. if that didn't make any sense http://www.flooranddecoroutlets.com/tra ... ersawn.jpg

Thomas H

How far back is Olive wood dated for use in large pieces of furniture?

Thomas H

From what i understand, it's a really pointy Khula khud.

Thomas H

i have the perfect answer (suggest trying this a few times on scrap first). you could cut a notch out on the corner. when folded over it produces a lovely crisp corner like on gauntlet cuffs.

Thomas H

Europe's where the re-enactment is. that is some cool battle.

Thomas H

Hugo, your real name wouldn't be Tom would it?

Thomas H

exploded drawing for corbridge A http://198.144.2.125/Armour/Full/sca%20lorica.jpg

Thomas H

for all looking at buying hammers with the plasticy carbon fibre handle,s i suggest replacing it with a wooden handle. i bought a large ball pein a few years ago and within a few months of dishing 14g the handle snapped whilst on the upstroke (not good)

Thomas H

its generally best to leave all hole punching until the end, punching the holes could cause stresses that may develop into cracks when forming.

Thomas H

for info on the Wladislas armour and related suits, see this wallace collection article. http://www.wallacecollection.org/i_s/co ... armour.htm
if you look hard enough there are a fair few articles on armour there.

Thomas H

i won't go into details but you are setting your self up for either failure or years worth of research and testing. search for the mail test posts over on www.arador.com

Thomas H

i think it does this because rustoleum is meant for steel and may dry differently on a fabric. i recommend an acrylic or oil based paint.

Thomas H

dude, sweet. that sig is pretty cool.

Thomas H

have you tried contacting hampton court palace for an enlarged photo of the piece?

Thomas H

just a quick note on the Grimmarmoury site. it is still there thought it requires a password and user name. You could email Jason and ask for one.

Thomas H

Bracers in terms of being used by archers were used in the 'middle ages'. One tooled one was pulled up from the mary rose and a few others have been found also. though i understand this hardly makes them common, they were used seperate from any type of arm harness.

Thomas H

hmm, you could try carving a soapstone mold but i am unsure of the type of heat it can withstand. Another option, could be to carve from firebrick in two halves?? i have done no casting, these are only ideas. try www.backyardmetalcasting.com

Thomas H

Grinders dont care how long you've been doing something, they will try and hurt you irrespective of experience. I was lucky and killed the grinder before it took most of my finger off.

Thomas H

I thought i knew how to us ea grinder, but accidents still happen when my chisel snagged and dragged me in with it.

Thomas H

Word to the wise, ALWAYS GRIND WITH THE TOOL REST ON. you will get your finger pulled in eventually, it hurts to no end and takes forever to heel.

Thomas H

Being new and boasting about stealing signs will do bugger all for you. If they are stolen, go back and tell them if you want to do the right thing. If you're not a people person, take them back at night.

Thomas H

If you wokr at the right area of the forge barely any carbon is imparted into the steel as far as i know. A coke forge is ideal for making armour, many smiths use them and swear by them. I use one and have found it to be relatively efficient in terms of cost and amount of use from one bag of coke. I...

Thomas H

I thought it looked a lot like a Khukri too, must be the dorment weapon gene that makes you inadvertantly design and make weapons

Thomas H

I've cut most of my metal out like that and i can say that though it may take a little longer my neighbours love me for it. They used to complain about the jigsaw but i've had nothing with the chisel. Great tutorial.

Thomas H

It's not plastic.....

Thomas H

Here is an image of a milanese suit with a lance rest, fopr the interested, for reference. St michael, i believe.

Thomas H

12g is used for helmets used in live steel or jousting or rough SCA combat. 14 for breastplates and helms. 16 for arms, legs, greaves. 18 for gaunts, sabatons/solerrets and gorgets/bevors. round here a 4x4 sheet of 14g (or thereabouts) is 40 quid or $73. not cheap, but it could be worse. 16g, about ...

Thomas H

Thanks for the image of the back and of the original. little earlier than what i'm trying, i'm going 'AVANT'

. Is there any chance you have a profile image of that breastplate?

Thomas H

Very cool, just been drafting(altering) patterns for one like that. Based off of the mantova book. Does it have a back plate at all?