The Armour Archive

Trevor

Very nice!

I'll be interested how the edges match up. I have a hard enough time with steel-and it stays where I smack it!

Gonna overlap or butt the two halves?

Trevor

Could someone please direct me to the armoring essay for Ulieag's shovel greaves?

Thanks!

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F'rinstance, what would be suitable to serve as tassets, front and back? I can't quite see how far down the faulds go, and I really want to cover my butt, so to speak. Maybe the faulds are enough. Not sure if this was covered already-but tassets were not used at this time. The fauld would have gone...

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Is it possible the olive oil just got burned on there really well-kinda like a pizza pan gets? I'd think a de-greaser would be a slow, but non-destructive, way to go. If not, you can definitely polish it out, though you may want to remove all of the rivets first and replace them after polishing....

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I'm so there. I'm taking my Laurel, too.

Really looking forward to it!

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Not when there's big-hootered hoochy mama's to be had!

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Damn, Josh. Sorry to hear about your loss. I hope the insurance company takes care of you.

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OK-two questions:

1) HOW in the world did you make such a thing actually work?

and

2) WHY in the world did you make such a thing?

Trevor

Gorgeous!

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In addition to the articulation method mentioned above, I've noticed that most tasset/cuisse combos also had the ability to detach the tassets with two or three figure-8 buckles and straps on each tasset. That would give you additional flexibility when the leg was raised.

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I'd make sure the stone is supported all the way around-I'd be much more concerned about having the stones knowcked out of the mounting rather than being smashed. THat being said-I don't know about the wax and sawdust trick. The wax would tend to melt in the temps that our helmets reach. You could a...

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What Strongbow said.

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Of course, you could wear a greave.

Also, you can flare the bottom edge.

Good luck!

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I don't think there are any armorers that stock armor specifically for women. Otherwise any globose-breasted curiass would be fine from the 14th c. on-particularly if there is a fauld that will help cover hips. Surprisingly, these designs would fit women better than men. CoP would be fine-as long as...

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All an oven is isa heat source and a heat capturing chamber. A metal box with a heat source underneath should work fine. any other improvements such as insulation, fans, etc. that will help hold the heat in and regulate the heat are bonuses.

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YEah-and the lamellar also wouldn't have been typically worn with those, either (in Europe) I usually figure out what type of helmet I want and make a kit to match. May I suggest a 14th century rig? The arms and legs can be splinted, a bascinet may be substituted for the T-faced barbute for the same...

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Start with slight dishing where the muslces of your calf will be. Planish/English roll. Then, form the greave into a tube-ish shape slightly smaller than your leg. Take your anvil horn or bick horn and flip it upside down. Sand smooth with an angle-head grinder and a flex wheel. Polish. Then, form t...

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Mmmmm-sexy greaves...

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none that I'm aware of-but the more uniform your scales are, the easier this thing will go together!

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Gotcha.

Too bad, though. I was really wanting to see some embossed lion head spaulders! (if that's what they are?!?)

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Hal your stuff is quality. The problem with that is that most people want quality they just dont wanna PAY for quality. I cant help but think if you were to find a group of people you could make a distinctive helmet for, recognizable and identified closely with them, your recognition would spread a...

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There are lots of customers for cheap armor on ebay. If you can't compete with the other merchants on price, the customers on ebay probably won't be able to tell the difference in your quality. I second the go to wars to increaseonline sales strategy. I'd make a few simple, fast helms and keep them ...

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You know-maybe I'm looking at this wrong, but if the customer will be wearing some sort of spaulder-will the flower design be too high to show?

Just trying to save you a headache...

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I agree with Gavin 100%.

I would only add that lacing the scales (with nylon cord-not leather!) onto the backing will be even stronger than rivets, and less likely to tear out.

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That's cool. Man, I wish we had something even remotely similar here in the states!

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Very cool! That will definitely add to the medieval atmosphere-because they have a medieval atmosphere all their own! I hope more folks see these and get inspired about their own armor. Most folks just go off of what they see others doing. We need more stuff like this on the field so our expectation...

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Glad to hear you did the right thing. Years from now, you can look back at this episode with pride-knowing that on that night, you made a choice to hold yourself to a higher standard. You'll be a better person for it, and maybe still have some compassion for kids that make dumb choices too. If you t...

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I have to add something:

As long as you're looking for a custom helm-consider vertical bars. They'll stay out of your way, visually.

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Sole rubber sheets:
http://soletech.com/soletech/shoerepair ... -Gum-45648

Barge's cement can be found in art supply stores, (any contact cement will do it)

Good luck!

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Bascinets were usually worn under great helms. I don't see how any padding would do you any good under the great helm when the bascinet had padding. I would *think* that the padding would be worn on the head, and the liner would be made of unpadded leather. For the SCA, I'd recommend a padded arming...

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Actually it was knotted cords that were sewn to the sole to give traction in the 15th century. It affects my fighting-a lot. I changed shoes in the middle of a tournament and I went from getting my ass handed to me to coming close to winning the thing. They make both brown and black rubber soles. So...

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Hmmm.

I've got a female friend that used to fight in Calontir. After she moved to the Outlands, she said that too many jerks tried to blast her off of the field, so she doesn't play heavy any more.

I think I'm beginning to see why.

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OK-so, God help me, I'm interested in making a "Period" A/C unit. I know all about woodworking, and zip about electronics. Making a period-looking chest (with quatrefoil vents) is easy enough, and making it insulated and airtight is also a cinch. I'm envisioning using the frozen 2-liter bottle idea,...

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Gotta agree there. DV "armor" looks like ass. But, I'd argue that it meets the minimum requirement for "rigid" material. Padded properly-it should not be a safety issue. I'd check the padding, because if she was wearing regular knee pads-that does little to protect the side of the knee. From the blo...

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As a novice armourer, I'd also like to read the answer to Kate's question about making couters w/o riveting or welding. I'm particularly interested in the large "Gothic" floationg couters from the mid- to late-15th c. Thanx, Christian Actually, Christian, most of those large couters were riveted co...

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