The Armour Archive

Jan van Nyenrode

hmm, so you guys are pretty pessimistic as soon as a country you don't trust is buying steel. China is not buying all that steel for his war effort. So wait with crying havoc and releasing the dogs of war. They are buying the steel for their construction purposes. They just dismantled the local stee...

Jan van Nyenrode

Well, ofcourse depending on what kind of brass or bronze you are using but let's presume you are using for brass CuZn30 after 90% cold deformation the 0,2% rekgrens(which I think is translated "elongation" is at 580 MPa while the bronze CuSn6,7PO,1 is after cold deformation 830 MPa. There are other ...

Jan van Nyenrode

Depending on the thread, but personally i don't think it'll work. You'll need at least 3 threads (times you'll need to turn the vervelles) to be able to fasten the vervelles. If you use double thread it'll be less but I don't think double threaded tap and die sets are easy to find for the average jo...

Jan van Nyenrode

Just wondering but.....did they use rondels with knee cops??

thanks

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

If you simple replace the leatherbinding with brass bindings you'll get something rather like the Coppergate. I think that simplicity on a Late Roman Cavalry Helm is nicer then overdoing the decoration

Just my 2 cents

Happy Hammering

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

This is most likely a Milanese about 1550. Currently resides in Leeds Armouries.

http://www.geekhenge.com/spider/images/ ... 9/4299.jpg

It's rather nice I believe

Greetings

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

hoi,

What were the specs of that machine? I know it's designed to dish and planish 14 ga mild. But what were it's stroke rate's etc. again? Tried to look it up on this forum and Aradors but can't find it.

Greetings

Max Keeren

Jan van Nyenrode

It's "The Anglian Helmet from Coppergate"
Brilliant book, really.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Hey, I don't wanna butt in here because I'm european so this is not really any of my busniss. But I would like to speak up in favour of Glenn. If you are a good focused group your research and portrail will be better. Which is a lot more satisfying then 2 saxons, 4 normans, a priest etc. all sitting...

Jan van Nyenrode

A while ago there was this Us soldier who had used grass to sleep on during one of his training because he''s bed broke down. That's an idea, just mown your lawn before an event and take the grass with you. Will be fluffy and warm because of the grass starting to rott. Just a thought. I ain't there ...

Jan van Nyenrode

hoi,

Articulation is looking purty. But is the dish deep enough? With the depth of the dish it look more like a knee. Just wondering nothing more.

Happy hammering

Max keeren

Jan van Nyenrode

Beautifull truelly beautifull. But looking at all the plates and rivits I can't stop wondering. How much hours did that cost??

Greetings

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

I knew he wanted something else. Just stated the 2 ways I would use to fasten a visor. Was a bit redudant perhaps.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

I would either go for the ordinary strap that buckles on the back but covered under a cloth aventail or maille. Not sure how that would look though.

Or I would go for tie-ing it. But I would be a bit afraid for the tie's coming loose.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

If they would look good enough I might be interested.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Auch, sounds indeed you've got to make a long drive for the steel. And at what price!??! just plain outrages. I get it a the decent price of 25 eurocents the kilo. And that's barely do-able in my opinion.

And got a bronze-foundry where I know the president of in 5 min. drive on the bicycle.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Hoi, Well I ussually trow it on the pile o' shame. Esspecially if they are first tries with something. After a while I ussually try something new on it, to fix it or just a new technique. I haven't sold anything yet because I feel that if it isn't good enough for me to walk around it then I won't ta...

Jan van Nyenrode

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Jan van Nyenrode

Well I'm from Holland and we celebrate Sinterklaas here. That's where Santa Claus is derived of. But it's celebrated on the 5th of December. I got an all-inclusive holiday to visit the Royal Armoury Leeds for 4 days with 3 people http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif The Anglian Helmet from C...

Jan van Nyenrode

I got it 6th of December. Love the book. Esspecially the 1:1 scale drawings of the helmet in the extra booklet.

It only took 2 weeks to be delivered to me.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Just wondering, shouldn't the helmet halves be a bit more dished? because now you see a very clear bend where the 2 halves come together.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Fearghus it seems your in the same spot as I am. just this weekend I bought a Herjolfsnes "G63" Gown with a nice hood. But My soft kit mainly consists of some butt-ugly tunics and bad gambesons for my fighting rig. But I plan on buying a HE 14th century man soft kit. It will cost a pretty penny but ...

Jan van Nyenrode

and a decent creasing/fluting would be nice. Because the use of a chisel is brutal abuse of the piece (since it is pretty easy to thin the metal to much along the crease line). Just a thought

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Well the head hardly grows. So a child has a disprportional big head.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

I heated last thursday mild steel to a 800 Degrees Celsius and it was red hot. 1500 degrees Celcius would be abit to much.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Take the norman conical helmet pattern from Sinric. Put a band from front to back. Another band around the brim. Put on the occulars and then imagn something for the back and cheek plates.

The pattern is really straight forward but the execution is very nice.

Happy hammering

Max Keeren

Jan van Nyenrode

hoi,

Wouldn't propperly tied on Wickelbanden not help with keeping the knees up if they are decently suspended.

Just a thought.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

hoi,

Why go for hidden rivits? the rivits to hold the edge on the gauntlet are plainly visible.

Happy Hammering

Max Keeren

Jan van Nyenrode

Very nice, esspecially considering the time in which you've constructed the suit.

Happy Hammering

Max Keeren

Jan van Nyenrode

If you would go for loaner gear I would advise to think about armours which can be modified to fit. For example lamelar for the chest. Which working in the workshop work out a couple of patterns that work and are easy ti execute. Think about creating a system which would make it very very simple to ...

Jan van Nyenrode

Build a pair of simple half gauntlets and finish a pair of spaulders. Then as soon as I get around doing it I'll cut out the halves for a new bascinet.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

I don't know what sparked that first interest in armours. As long as I can remember I am fascinated by it's look and 'feel'. I can't put my finger on it but it's something that drew me. Then I started Heavy fighting and I got myself a "get 'em out on the field" rig and am trying to see if I can star...

Jan van Nyenrode

I agree that the stuff coming from India at this moment is mostly NOT quality stuff. But I think we do have a possibility to increase our level of quality and accuracy by acctually going to india. But instead going for MASS production do serial runs. Be there to supervise and I think we could build ...

Jan van Nyenrode

You have Bascinets with Bar Grills in Illuminations. There is that very famous one where you see that knight lying on the ground in his tourney rig with a grill raised.
But I must add that the grill has a very different shape then the ones we use nowadays.

Max

Jan van Nyenrode

Thanks, I needed to know that before I would start doing it in a wrong way.

Max