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Areas of france were quite behind the times, so depending on where you are from you could make do with older more dated gear

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It look excellent !!

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please tell me more about this wheel, is it hard/soft, how does it wear etc

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This is pretty interesting, Am i correct in assuming that these tinned decorative pannels were attatched to a leather cap that goes on over an iron helm. I had always assumed they were directly fixed to the iron cap.
I cant imagine why you would do this, id love to know more.

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Vey nice, you have collected some great stuff.
I look forward to seeing the finnished work.

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What ga the material is sold as is not an accurate representation of the actual thickness. Sheetmetal sold as 16 ga can actually be 17 ga, current US steel standards allow for a enough of a varience that actual thickness can be all over the place. My last sheet of 16 ga was to thin, after discussing...

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Im glad you like the helm, I think i need one for myself

Here is a link to a pic Christopher
http://www.thegreenman.net/wma/crs2.jpg

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No modifications other than correct ga materials and correct size openings

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must have (gasp, wheeze, reaching out gesture) http://www.kovalknives.com/hardcore.htm

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The coppergate maille is attatched to a rod/wire that was rolled then slit to accomodate the maille.
You need to be more specific in regards to helmet type

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Its no hassle, its just a hard time of year to get a speedy responce, i get tons of e-mail in december, sometimes it takes a few days to get back to people
Nice talking to you

AB/WMA

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Tarquin, its hard for me to keep track of who writes me and when, especially when many people use archive handles, sca names and mundane names, add to this some people writing from several diff e-mail addys.
I have no e-mail from the addy in your profile.

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Excellent !!!! i like it alot

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I hear he's dead sexy too

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very very nice, im glad he was able to help you, sorry i couldnt.
I realy like the level of polish and the clean lines of his work. the fluted skull is sweet

AB

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Jean Paul, i think you will find the square socket more correct. I had 8 ft shipped ups to my door for just 26.00. Im not a weapons expert but i imagine square and round sockets are particular to weapon type, although if i were to do around socket i think it would just roll a cone shaped socket. I d...

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I cut it out with a plasma,Jean Paul ill take some better pics soon, the socket is 1.5 in square tubing it has a wedge cut out of it, and then one side of the wedge is tapered, then its "squished" around theblade and welded

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I know its unlikely, but woth a try, i would realy like to augment my kit with a welded stainless hauberk, but i cant realy justify spending the cash right now.
Lamella i have alot of though

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[img]http://www.thegreenman.net/wma/pointy.jpg[/img]

1050 spring steel, already cut myself with it.
Langlets and haft will be added soon, i still have file work and detailing to do.

[This message has been edited by White Mountain Armoury (edited 12-04-2002).]

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I have severe carpal tunnel, my grip is quite poor, the strapping of a gauntlet is just enough to compond the problem to the point that the weapon flys grom my grasp upon impact, this is also the reason i dont fight poll or spear

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Bump for Alby

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the other one is in progress and can be seen here http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/008921.html

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The pommel is very comfy and easy to grip, and is correctly styled for the weapon im trying to represent. I have short fingers so a large pommel is not needed No one has yet to complain about the point. I cant imagine the blade bing weak, it took several shots as hard as i could throw against the cr...

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Particular pieces need to be attatched to a frame to prevent warpage, long thin pieces will twist, items like a coutier are not as likely to warp when compared thin narrow lames, id suggst annealing the piece and reshaping it, im not familliar with japanese armour pieces so i have no clue what the p...

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I dont have a clue how long it would take you. I dont realy have any way to judge your ability, what pettern your are using, what tools etc etc. I would say it takes as long as it takes to make it nice, dont limit yourself with a completion time. The devil is in the details or so im told http://www....

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Germanic or norese is not celtic, its germanic

AB

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Deliberatly striking your hand would be wrong, punch blocking your cross gaurd/basket/weapon is fine, accidently striking your hand while blocking would fall under the oops im sorry catagory

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Ok here you go http://www.thegreenman.net/wma/waister.jpg its 48 inches overall. roughly 3/4 of an inch thick 2 and 3/8th at its widest I found no need for pins or holes, the sword is tapered, the quillion hole has a matching taper and the hole is just slighty smaller than the widest part of the wea...

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I can post some pics of the ones i made a little later today, i based mine of of long sword pics in Talhoffers. As for material i would avoid any kind of oak, oak makes nasty splinters that will make halfswording unpleasant. Ash would be an ok choice. I use purple heart. I have used it against waist...

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Hey Kalle, id like to not put a grill on it,but.......... its not quite up to the standards i need for the living history group in in, add to that the fact that its 12 ga steel makes it a little heavy for just about anyone other than a scadian. Halberds, im going to do some cleaning in my shop this ...

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the archvie cop patterns are decent patterns, what do you find unacceptable about them?

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Just buy a rubber fatigue mat for infront of your buffer, I stand infront of mine so much that its needed for my back, I never get any shock when buffing

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Looks excellent, nice job

Looking to trade lamellar plates for welded stainless maille

recent work (sharp and pointy pic)