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- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:52 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Fast cure epoxy will NOT WORK. It will not cure hard enough for you to sand.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:51 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Now get out the SLOW CURE epoxy of your choice. While this isn't the type I regularly use, it works fine.
I usually use SYSTEM THREE spoxy.
I usually use SYSTEM THREE spoxy.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:50 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Another view of the back.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:49 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Using a sharp, thin-bladed, springy knife cut away the raised sections of the canvas that you could not get to lay flat.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:48 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
This is an oval shield showing the canvas covering on the top.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:48 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
After this coat of glue dries flip the shield over. Now, start slopping glue onto the back of the excess canvas and onto the edge of the shield. Using your fingers, get the canvas to lay as flat as possible. THE FOLLOWING DETAIL IS IMPORTANT. You will NOT be able to get all the canvas excess to lay ...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:44 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Cover your shield with canvas, using the first coat of glue on the face of your shield. The piece of canvas should be the same general shape as the shield itself. Avoid getting glue on the edge of your shield. After sitting the canvas gingerly on the glue-coated face of the shield, take your brush a...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:40 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Trace the shape of the shield onto your wooden blank.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:34 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
The first few shields I made were created from very bad shield blanks that I made myself from pine, and I tried to coat them with fiberglass resin. They were not strong enough.
Now, get out your box of 1 1/2" chip brushes.
Now, get out your box of 1 1/2" chip brushes.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:31 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Get out your bucket of Elmer's Glue-All. Make sure that you pour about 1/4" of water on top of the glue every now and then to keep it from drying out.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:30 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Now get out your heavy canvas drop cloth.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:29 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
This one is made from two layers of birch.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:28 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
I don't like a deep curve.
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:27 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Re: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Get the best quality wooden shield blank that you can aquire. Order it as a rectangular scutum so you will have more options about shapes. The one pictured here is a 22x34 blank. It MUST be 1/2" thick at least. These edgeless shields are not for the weak-armed or people who want a shield that w...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:24 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
- Replies: 51
- Views: 1784
Making an edgeless shield- Tutorial
Yes, another of my famous tutorials! Since I don't make shields for people anymore (all standing orders are finished and awaiting detail work and packing) I figured I would just tell everyone how I do it after MANY, MANY years of messing with it. There are essentially three ways to do it. The first ...
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:12 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: new armor for my son. FINISHED!!! NEW PICS.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1456
Re: new armor for my son. FINISHED!!! NEW PICS.
I am posting tehse pics on my facebook page!!!! What is your real name again, Fray?
- Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:10 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: new armor for my son. FINISHED!!! NEW PICS.
- Replies: 48
- Views: 1456
Re: new armor for my son. FINISHED!!! NEW PICS.
OH MY FRIGGING GOD, Fray.
YOU are a saint among men.
YOU are a saint among men.
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 3:19 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Best of the Best Footage- Where is it?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 544
Re: Best of the Best Footage- Where is it?
Not many Dukes showed up for it.
Surely somebody has footage of the other lists....
Surely somebody has footage of the other lists....
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:34 pm
- Forum: Interpretive Re-creation
- Topic: Bad carpentry issue - Update
- Replies: 36
- Views: 1363
Re: Bad carpentry issue - Update
Cian, check your PMs.
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:51 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Best of the Best Footage- Where is it?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 544
Best of the Best Footage- Where is it?
Logan posted a great video of his list area when he won the Best of the Best tourney at Pennsic. There must be footage from the other lists somewhere! Where is it? Who has it?
- Fri Aug 26, 2011 10:02 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Atzinger Ecranche/Jousting targe SOLD
- Replies: 9
- Views: 344
Re: Atzinger Ecranche/Jousting targe SOLD
It's yours, Troy.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:16 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: KETTLEHELMS UPDATE 8/29 Med/small kettle for sale
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1419
Re: Taking Orders: KETTLEHELMS UPDATE 8/23 pics added
Are you making these helmets yourself?
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:12 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Duke Gregor's helmet.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1772
Re: Duke Gregor's helmet.
I basically just want a version of the helmet I already wear that has more swoop in the back like Gregor's helmet does, some brass bling and a pointier top. I want it to be thick in the sweet spots or made from thick stainless. If the helmet stays the same size as the one I have there shouldn't be a...
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:09 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Atzinger Ecranche/Jousting targe SOLD
- Replies: 9
- Views: 344
Re: Atzinger Ecranche/Jousting targe FS
Another view.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:07 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Atzinger Ecranche/Jousting targe SOLD
- Replies: 9
- Views: 344
Atzinger Ecranche/Jousting targe SOLD
I have ONE Ecranche blank left, and I'll start coating it soon. These make the toughest jousting shields on the planet. Three or four coats of epoxy on each one I make. They come with a coat of white primer as shown here. This may be the last one I offer, well, for a long time. $125 Postage paid to ...
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 4:04 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Batch of axe heads FS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 800
Re: Batch of axe heads FS
Sure- I would be willing.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:15 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Batch of axe heads FS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 800
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:14 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Batch of axe heads FS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 800
Re: Batch of axe heads FS
Belt axe head.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:13 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Batch of axe heads FS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 800
Re: Batch of axe heads FS
These will come with stiffener pieces.
A danish axe head.
A danish axe head.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:52 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
- Replies: 96
- Views: 3688
Re: Newest Atzinger Progress Thread
Cian's shield is finished.
Der Soldat's shield is finished.
Gotta strap and finish the shields for Richard Manzano and Chris Dodge.
Der Soldat's shield is finished.
Gotta strap and finish the shields for Richard Manzano and Chris Dodge.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:44 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1039
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
Rat doesn't have any convictions worth hearing about. He is barely audible.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:42 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Batch of axe heads FS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 800
Re: Batch of axe heads FS
Stay tuned.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:05 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Batch of axe heads FS
- Replies: 24
- Views: 800
Re: Batch of axe heads FS
I'm gonna go draw out the weapon heads right now and see how many I have.
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:01 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1039
Re: Sir Vitus .... was this you or one of your cohorts?
What makes you associate such behavior with little ole' me?
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:00 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Critique/feedback/advice sought.
- Replies: 29
- Views: 671
Re: Critique/feedback/advice sought.
You need more explosive power. Your shield needs to be slightly longer. If an opponent has a grille- wear your grille. If an opponent uses a basket hilt- use a basket hilt. Save the pigface and crossguard sword for those challengers who use similar gear. As for technique, it depends upon which schoo...