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JP, It's in North Canton, Ohio. I plan on making a road trip to Chicago (Admiral steel, arts museum), then over to Canton, OH, then over to West PA...and stopping at every Amish market and flea market I can find http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . ------------------ Krag von Berghen KragAxe...

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Man am I glad you found those. I lost those way back. You can just go ahead and ship them out to me in the morning. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Seriously though, look at the sides and see what they say. Anvils are usually pretty easy to identify if there are marks. 20 lbs is pretty li...

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That's the most awful thing I've ever seen! I mean, come on...that helm is way too big for her head. Sheeesh! What were they thinking?

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I want two...and I don't need pics

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I forgot he was over there! Hmmm....do you think he locked up his garage? I have a 4"x3"x11" hunk of steel I need heat treated! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif I'll be testing some of the 4130 scraps I got from him along side the 1095 and 1050 for comparison. I was using the 4130 for the ...

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Hey Bob,
Can you take an extreme close up of your nails and nail heads? Are there any pics of original nails anywhere?

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I paid $19 for mine...and you know I've abused the hell out of it. What did you do to yours? Leave it out in the rain? How humid does your little shed get?

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Hmmm.....haven't seen too many 8" diameter shots laying around! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif All you really need is 8" diameter of curvature. If you have acess to a heat source, heat up a 5"diameter section of 1/4"-3/8" plate and dish while orange hot. Smooth off the edges and weld on ...

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90% of SCA people wear a plackart too low. They look really spiffy with a brig or worn over a cloth-covered upper breastplate. Check out almost any illumination of a 15th century battlefield for cool pics. There were threads on this topic on the authenticity board not too long back (less than a year...

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Olaf and I had a discussion over this. We concluded that a stump actually becomes a log after it's cut from the tree trunk. Thus, it would be more correct to refer to it as a dishing log. However, dishing stump still sounds better. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif As for the hole, I get th...

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Mineral oil, transmission fluid and any other thin oil work nice for hardening. I'm guessing the temp needs to be about 1475 F for full hardness. I've never drawn to spring tempers so I couldn't comment on colors, but I would start at 500 F and check the flexibility on a small piece. Use your scraps...

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I commented on the air-hardening because 1095 generally requires quenching in light oil or warm water to achieve full hardness. I was curious if others have found that sheet cools fast enough in air to get similar results. I have some 20 ga 1095 sheet, but have not messed with single layers as far a...

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Wade, That's a bit thicker than I was looking for (spangen panels)...but I might take you up on the offer anyways just to play with some. I can't get any until the end of the month, but could you set aside a sheet for me? I had a 4 x 6 sheet of 1095, but have been using it for making damascus knives...

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I thought for sure this was the beginning of a Clinton joke

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It will be finished out for SCA combat. It's mostly riveted, but will have a couple welds along the inside when done. It's 14 ga and has a decent mass to it. It's based LOOSLY off the saxon ridge helms, but modified a bit for SCA. The tail is more sloped and comes around more on the sides to close u...

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The details of the helm are here: http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/Forum1/HTML/007410.html If someone is interested in this one and wants the finish work customized to their tastes, email me. I think it was originally for a 24 1/4" head, I'll measure it and see. Final price will be between $300 and ...

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The rest of us would like to see some pics too! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Do y'all still hold outdoor events in winter months? I guess more specific...what kind of stuff do y'all do at events? The European groups always seem to have really nice armour(ie...much more historically acc...

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Here's one I've been meaning to finish for a while. It's finally getting a little attention again. It'll be done next week. http://www.100megsfree3.com/kragaxe/newstuff/Newstuff.html My wife quit her job (This was a good thing.) last week so we have a normal scheduled family life now! It's nice to h...

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Send certified letter through USPS. It will only cost a couple bucks. Did you have dilivery confirmation or any other way of tracking the original packages? I always hear the horror stories of lost packages and I was just curious how they are being sent. I've never had any problems using priority wi...

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They've always been around. They are out of Driftwood, TX. In fact, they are looking to hire some apprentices right now. It seems people either love them or hate them. I've found them to be rude at our ren-faire...I guess if they don't think you can afford their product, they feel no need to be poli...

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Looks like it's a bit long in your pics. if it is, the bottom of the grill can be bent out a bit. I add the little extra due to a recent trend of marshals requesting additional "stuff" to be added to the front base/neck to prevent a spearshot or magic cat's ass from penetrating. In the rear, the sla...

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As we all know, cat gut was commonly used for sutures and strings. However, in order to get these, you obviosly needed invasive surgical procedures. In a pristine environment, this would of course involve a small delicate cutting tool such as a scalpal. However, for emergency battlefield conditions,...

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Nice job! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished project.
What is fusatain?

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Ron, your emailbounced back....here's what I had sent. I can be reached at krag@kragaxe.com, or dahalter@ehsd.tamu.edu >> Ron, I'd like to order some stuff from you sometime this month (June), probably around mid June. (I just changed jobs, so the first half of the month's paycheck is already dedica...

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K&G Finishing supplies (don't remember the url off hand)

www.supergrit.com (by far the cheapest if you buy 10-20)

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I don't care much for the single brow/nasal made from sheet steel. I like the ridge helms with the separate parts better. I guess so many of the sca helms look like there was no additional shaping done, just curving it around the front, where as the separate piece ones tend to have more gaudy stuff ...

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I used many types of the scotch-brite wheels when I worked down at NASA. They put a great finish that can be left as a satin finish, or polished out with compound. BUT, they will round over flutes and such. You can specify the density of the wheel to help avoid this, but then you start to lose your ...

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As of now, in a kinda-sorta not too remote way, we are planning on being at Lilies War. I won't be merchanting there, but always have my bag of assorted tools and parts. Minor fitting adjustments such as width:length ratio and such could be tweaked on site if needed. We could grind your head a bit t...

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Great topic! There are somany possibilities for a little research doing something like this. I think it would really be interesting to make your own sheet and hot work it into into armour...stopping along the way to test the structure/content of the steel after each step. Even doing it with differen...

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Aside from smart ass jokes on the off topics boards...I actually finish a piece now and then. This one was originally planned for last October...then Christmas, then Estrella. Those damn aliens kept abducting me...and the probing...and...er, where was I? Oh yeah, the helm....Well it's on it's way to...

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They kinda look like a tighter grouped leafy section of a wild bay-laurel twig. bay laurel grows wild down in East Texas and Louisiana and probably several other states. It's kind of a neat wood too. It starts to turn canary yellow after curing for several months (6-8). ------------------ Krag von B...

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Cobalt works well. Carbide is very brittle and can not be abused in the slightest without chipping. For cobalt, keep it lubed and put enough pressure to get it to cut, but not enough to flex the bit. If you flex cobalt bits, they will snap. If you are getting one continuous spiral shaving, stop appl...

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I come back from vacation and this is what the archive has to offer! ...might as well add to it... Of course, he just wants to give you some free to get you hooked...beware! http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Is it better to have a coke attic or a coke cellar in the house http://www.armour...

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Sold!

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Bump

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