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- Wed Jun 08, 2011 4:58 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
- Replies: 92
- Views: 3261
Re: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
Congrats Highnesses!!!
- Thu May 05, 2011 8:49 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Help interpreting rivet sizes on 14th cent cuisse?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 205
Re: Help interpreting rivet sizes on 14th cent cuisse?
I would agree with Thomas - a nice small, solid rivet (1/8 shaft?) with a decorative washer would work very nicely. This is the inspiration for my own kit: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Guenther_von_schwarzburg.jpg In my next rendition to up the bling, I am adding decorative was...
- Tue May 03, 2011 7:53 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Of teeny women and brigandines...
- Replies: 23
- Views: 958
Re: Of teeny women and brigandines...
Let's see. Breast from rough from the hammer + some work.... Faster, easier, probably easier to maintain once you are done. Less bulky. And a lot faster to get to a usable state (I know, I repeat myself). Seems like a plan. A one piece breastplate or one split in the middle really will work ok for ...
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:24 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Northshield Spring Crown
- Replies: 16
- Views: 551
Re: Northshield Spring Crown
Lloyd wrote:I think it is finally Leif's time (I know Astrid is ready)!
That, I believe, is going to be completely dependent on how much hockey he has been playing....
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 3:22 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Northshield Spring Crown
- Replies: 16
- Views: 551
Re: Northshield Spring Crown
Blaine de Navarre wrote:Hrolfr wrote:Northshield will have a Prince of Love and Beauty
As long as Murdock is a Laddie-in-Waiting.
Isnt he always?
- Fri Apr 29, 2011 6:25 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Northshield Spring Crown
- Replies: 16
- Views: 551
Re: Northshield Spring Crown
Hrolfr wrote:Final 4
Lief
Vlad
Roisin
Gaius
And Northshield will have a Prince of Love and Beauty
I will second this!
- Tue Apr 26, 2011 2:46 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
- Replies: 92
- Views: 3261
Re: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
Zygmunt Nadratowski wrote:Nice list! Glad to be among such worthies.
Everyone in that list is worthy, or they wouldnt be there. Best of to you, Zygmunt.
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:57 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
- Replies: 92
- Views: 3261
Re: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
Luca Sogliano wrote:Didn't Dag swear on the list last time that he wouldn't be on the field again?
This is correct. The last Crown he won, he said was his last list...
Then again, there is Ducal perogative!
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:56 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
- Replies: 92
- Views: 3261
Re: Middle Kingdom Spring Crown
thomas penyngton wrote:yep, looks like a tough list.
I'm a bit disappointed from the Midlands point of view that Sir Sabah & Sir Killian aren't on there...
tomas p
A deep list it is, and were I there and the Crown would have me...
- Mon Apr 25, 2011 10:40 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fire and brimstone mentality
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1016
Re: Fire and brimstone mentality
Fight with honor and respect for yourself and others and have fun doing it. The rest will come.
- Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:17 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Modern regional appearance (SCA)
- Replies: 69
- Views: 2170
Re: Modern regional appearance (SCA)
His Grace, Alaric, is spot on. Murdock's affirmation of tendencies in Milwaukee support this completely. Master Valerius and Duke Raito and prominent figures in the area and being 14th century and Japanese, respectively, the influences are readily seen. I have recent moved from Chicagoland (Midlands...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:56 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Armourer Review -WildArmoury - Hourglass Gauntlets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 758
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:06 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Armourer Review -WildArmoury - Hourglass Gauntlets
- Replies: 11
- Views: 758
Armourer Review -WildArmoury - Hourglass Gauntlets
Due to my circumstances of lacking what I need to make my own armour right now, and being in desperate need of new gauntlets, I broke down and decided to buy a pair from Wild Armoury. I just received them this week and here is a full review. Communication - Pre-payment: 5 out of 5. Intitial communic...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:46 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Kenwrek, I think that further experimentation is in order. Before you make, or have made 40000 of a thing, you want to make sure it is really the thing you need. Get a roll of 1/2" by .020" strap and start making some models. Make up a couple dozen one way, and then make up a couple dozen...
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:27 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
In my search, should I consider a 2 hole pattern suggested above, or should I go with a 4 hole pattern, more like a button?
- Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:21 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Chris Gilman wrote:.015"
at 25 cents per scale?
That is quite steep, if you ask me.
I would rather buy the strapping at 140$ for 2900ft and make them myself.
I have a friend who might be able to assist. Let me look into it with him and see.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:03 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Here is a drawing of what I think we are talking about. The top edge would have a slight radius to “take the curse off” the top, this will also make the tooling last longer. The scale could also have a slight dome to the tip in profile. http://www.globaleffects.com/Temp/scalesize.jpg Often it is ea...
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 1:46 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Ok, so we have 4 for scales... and I would want about 14000 for myself....
So where can we get 60+K scales punched?
So where can we get 60+K scales punched?
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:32 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Russ Mitchell wrote:Be more than willing to go in on the scales and help you get stuff assembled.
I would also be willing to go in on scales....
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:42 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
I was already looking at exactly that. Know where it can be found in bulk? I was looking at uline's catalog. m They want to sell it by the skid (12 coils) ! You need less than one coil. Mc Master has individual coils.m they also have smaller coils; which may be more to the point. Here is Fastenal's...
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:30 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
I was already looking at exactly that. Know where it can be found in bulk?
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 7:06 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
I've already made a scale breast-and-back, and it takes a while to sew, but it's not particularly challenging technically. And, if I could get my hands on the scales... well, I'd make that sacrifice. For, uh, science and all that... Currently trying to figure out where to get them myself.... You co...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:56 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Excellent! The upper and lower edges of the test piece are not staying perpendicular to the long axes of your arm, but I think it would all "come out in the wash" with a full arm. So, what's next? Another test, or the real thing? Mac I am thinking metal and linen. Make a full sleeve with ...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:59 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:56 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Russ Mitchell wrote:I've already made a scale breast-and-back, and it takes a while to sew, but it's not particularly challenging technically. And, if I could get my hands on the scales... well, I'd make that sacrifice. For, uh, science and all that...
Currently trying to figure out where to get them myself....
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:45 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Well, that seems pretty successful! I see you used straight stitches, and just went right through the cardboard. That's thinking out of the box! How do you feel about the results? I see that you are only bending your elbow to about 90degrees. Does it start to bind there, or are you just afraid that...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:36 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
white mountain armoury wrote:Very cool !
Is the paper bending at all ?
Not even remotely.
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:27 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
To review what you are seeing, if the video does not convey it... each row of scales tucks under the layer that overlaps it. This was tested with a snug fit on the arm. The gap between each row of scales and the stitching of the next row is approx 1/4". While it might prevent 100% flex of the e...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:16 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 4:09 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Ok TEST materials. File folder - scales 7/16"x3/4" Backing - Heavy fleece cotton (scrap material) Attachment method - Stitched with heavy thread at a wide stitch breadth - double row of stitching http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/217059_10150160650617231_717392230_7064546_8294...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:58 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
I finished a dozen rows.... all I have to say is WHOA!
Pics and video coming shortly!
Pics and video coming shortly!
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:32 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Apologies for delay, had a mundanely busy weekend. I should have something to show by this afternoon.
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:47 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
I've just looked back at your post. Fourteen scales is only half way around the elbow (yes?). I think we need to go all the way around. It's a lot of scales, I know, but I think it's what is needed. Mac Correct. So, make and 3 times the amount I have that would roughly be 6 rows of 28 scales to eit...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:27 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Ok, I have 6 rows of 14 scales for 3 rows above and 3 rows below the crux of the elbow... Think it will serve?
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:52 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Update!
- Replies: 215
- Views: 6145
Re: St George - Hradcany Square - Body armour - Thoughts?
Mac wrote:Kenwrek,
I think that individual scales will behave more like fabric, and I think that is desirable here.
Mac
I came to this determination after fiddling with it for a little bit.
I am now looking for an old long sleeved shirt to use.....