The Armour Archive

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InsaneIrish wrote:Trevor:

I am not standing up for Pavel, but If my tent was destroyed by fencers, I would have my own prejudises toward fencers too.

My buddy's mug was pissed in by a drunken knight. Should he be prejudiced against all knights? All heavy fighters?

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The battle occured in 1361, but the armor is similar to pieces that were made as early as 1300. However, there are plenty of funerary effigies that show similar armor from around the same time. The emerging fashion was a "wasp waisted" look that became prevalent in the last quarter of the century. B...

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There are also still a number of people (as evidenced by statements on the Calonlist the last time fencing came up) that are worried that he would make good on his threat to leave the SCA if fencing ever came to Calontir. And this is a "threat"? What a whiny, crybaby thing to say! "If you guys do s...

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"justified hatred of fencers"?

Nope. Justified hatred of one or two assholes who don't have the balls to own up to their deeds.

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Batu,

Welcome aboard!

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Always use polished tools!

They leave smooth impressions in your work, and less clean up.

And the smoother the better. I can see my smile in the face of my planishing hammer and dishing balls.

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Actually, the mail ends up around eye-level after taking a 45 degree turn from the back edge of the helmet.

Sorry-no pics to show you as I'm pic illiterate!

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for some reason, these books just seem to make it too easy. It worries me that those trying to make a living off thier passion are going to lose out when everyone has a step by step guide to making what takes most years of experience to learn... Operative word here is seem . If you've ever armored,...

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Roderick wrote:Hey Trevor,

You trolling? 7075 can be rolled, I do it. If I can......

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Note the "unworkable" and the supposedly. Just goin' by the book...

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Can't do that with the higher quality alloys, though.

7075 and 7475 T-6 are "unworkable". Supposedly

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... use the right tool for the job than only user period weapons for your time. If that were the case the later period people would have a technological advantage over us short sword and round shield weilding barbarians But, us later period people really like having a technological advantage over t...

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I'm a fit's -n- starts guy. Wanna see a HUGE improvement in your fighting? Try weight and cardio training for a few months. Drop some weight and see your speed improve! After all, you wouldn't weigh yourself down with an extra 20+ lbs of armor , would you? Why should you carry fat onto the field?

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While the thread idea works, it gets hard to apply extra pressure. You might want to try an old automotive jack.

Mine has a jack with a steering wheel attached. Spin the wheel and the jack extends...neato!

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LordWulf wrote:http://homepage.ntlworld.com/justin.andrews/media/RA281104/DSCF0022.JPG

what a contraption..... is that something added to just hold it for show ?????

Yep, Hal, that is indeed a anti-snapping-head-back jousting rig. Purdy, huh?

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While I have not handled the suit in question, most stop ribs I have seen were lain directly against the metal. I never paid attention to riveting spaces varied, but unless someeone else has a more definitive answer-every 2 inches or so should do it.

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I'll start it off at $100.

going once...

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As far as COP goes, this one is not that great. There is no overlapping of lames, which allow for both flexibility and increased protection. Basically, each of these plates can only spread out the blow over the area of the plate-not that much better than no armor at all since the plates are pretty s...

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Very nice work, but I'm surprised that you didn't have a final lame at the finger tip...

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I love being proven wrong! That means that I have corrected a misconception-which means I will be all the more "right" next time around!

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It does strike me as being a bit...dishonest.

I like to wrestle over weapons, disarm someone and kill them with their own weapon. It's a blast!

But keep it in the open field-doing it from behind a shieldwall or a haybale has no honorable fun in it.

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Roderick of Mandrake Armory does some nice sets. Drop him a line at mandrakearmory.com

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I haven't ever seen any documentation of wearing a long sword across your back.

look at period scabbards. There are some great rigs out there-all you have to do is copy an existing design-all the Research and Development is already done.

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Bastard swords were not broken two-handed swords. Sorry. I know this because when bastard swords were invented, there were no two-handed swords yet. Basically, (though older styles were still used) the evolution of new styles went like this: 8th c. - 13th c. Big, wide swords 14th c.-15th c. Bastard ...

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Buy a couple of dozen roses. Each defeated fighter must present a rose to his opponent's lady.

The chicks dig it.

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Stealing is stealing and lying is lying. Your armorer probably has the best intentions when he took the commission, but i think that you have given him enough chances. Outing him here on the Archive is not only justified, but is also a service to others here. By keeping the sins of others secret, yo...

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I know that Hamlet wore black in mourning for his father...

Sounds like a myth to me.

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Yeah, Torvaldr's plates are uniform, too. (I think he uses a machine of some sort.) Makes a really nice finished product.

OTOH, having lamellar armor sitting around already made makes it attractive to the "got money/got no time" crowd. That may be a niche for you to fill.

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Around calontir, the question is, "Have you read the rules of the list? Are there any points you have questions about? Do you have your cup in?"

That's about it, but your mileage may vary...Good luck!

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Um- they IGNORED them?

Not my first choice, but the grappling thing is silly. And it sounds like they had a good time...

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Welcome to Forgotten Sea!

I hope to meet you at one of our populace meetings.

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Bart did a beautiful crossbow for me. It had a built-up prod as well-made it look a lot more realistic.

And I shot a hole in my house with it...

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Hang on-let's start with primary sources so we KNOW what the real ones looked like. While I am largely computer illiterate, I can give some references for those who have books at home: Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight: p. 62 molded cuir boili legs c. 1289 p.75 top picture-three soldiers with pr...

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Uiellag, Are you coming to Kris Kinder again this year? If so, I could shoot some research material your way. I've got a pic of an extant 14th c. rere brace and a few examples of cuir boili from bas-reliefs. If you got really serious about it, I'll bet you could figure out a way to make a mold to do...

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He makes nice stuff, his customers rave about him and he's a genuinely nice guy.

If I had any criticisms at all, I'd have to say that I'd like SOMEONE to start making cuir boili armor with authentic designs and decorations from the 14th century. That's a hint.

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Torvaldr makes some exceptional scales. They are uniform cut and pre-punched (if you want). That makes assembly much easier and the finished product much nicer. Plus, he has great communication.

I definitely recommend him if you are looking for hardened leather scales.