The Armour Archive

Jeff J

Next tip (and this applies to almost any museum): If you call ahead and ask for the assistant curators of whatever you want to see, (it helps to know thier name in advance) tell them you are coming all that way just to see their collection, and you are really lucky and catch them on a day they aren'...

Jeff J

"Quick-draw"?

A simple flattened hook?

Jeff J

Here's Mine:

Oh - wait... They haven't announced it yet...

Jeff J

Timothy D. Finkas wrote: If tinned mail is indeed an accurate form, I can't imagine tinned mail looking much different than zinced mail.

Difference is that zinc gets grey and dirty. Tin stays shiney.

Jeff J

...use natural oil like linseed or olive oil... Yipes! I'd add a caution that Josh Warren who used olive oil for his armour unfortunately just had his house burn down because of it! Good point. Always dispose of oily rags into a sealed metal container, and preferably get them to the dump asap.

Jeff J

Tasha McG wrote:I'm sure Brian and Doug will make sure they've got complete admin info on every transaction. Never fear!

-Tasha

Cool. I bought a half dozen recently and was concerned as well.

Jeff J

James B. wrote:I wish la belle would update thier web site

Ours too...

(poke, poke, poke)

Jeff J

To combat rust, after the WD-40 spraying, blacken it a bit by cooking it on a steel sheet (old cookie sheet) on an outdoor gas grill. Temp around 450 for at least a half Hour.

ONLY if all of the galvanization is off! Zinc fumes are toxic.

Jeff J

Otto von Teich wrote:Now Thats a hat! Cant wait to see it finished and polished....Otto

And on my head!

Brian, could you ask Patrick what he'll charge me to get a matching bevor made for it?

Jeff J

Ringlancer wrote:I was speaking with Mac at Pennsic year before last and he said most liners weren't thicker than a potholder.

Concur (and not JUST 'cuz Mac said it)

I've seen 2 period liners and they were less than a centimenter thick.

Jeff J

Wolf wrote:hehehe cause mines a paul binns and a lutel, not a bloddy piece of grass

And mine are wicked sharp.

Jeff J

Back!

It was a bit of a mudfest, but otherwise allight.

Jeff J

Charlotte J wrote:Thank god for wool...

Now, if only I hadn't given my pattens away.

Awshit... Me too...

We'll be at BOTH!

Crusades on Saturday, Hastings on Sunday.

Jeff J

A hedgerow is just a hedge. As Russ pointed out. What most of us consider a hedge is a bunch of shrubs planted in a row in someone's front lawn. A proper hedgerow has the trees in it (often spiney Hawthorn trees) cut, bent and woven to be impassable by sheep & cattle. There's a definite technique t...

Jeff J

Intercourse that! They have an exhibition of 15th C woodcuts on exhiition.

Jeff J

Don't forget another aspect of medieval technologies - growing trees "coppiced". You cut the tree at the right time in it's life and it grows up not as a single trunk, but with a large number of trunks, like this: [img]http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/media/DD36A/woodland%20coppice.jpg[/img] [img...

Jeff J

OK - so the wood is a dampner and supplies some mass for stability. Interesting about the "ringing"... I suppose a well-built anvil also supplies a bit of spring-back, applying additional energy to the workpiece.

Thanks for clearing that up!

Jeff J

Servus! Having period coinage in your purse is a wonderful thing. Sadly, most of the coins that I have encountered have been damned-near paper thin. I have actually bent some of the coins given to me by Her Majesty. Are such thin coins correct? Yes - they are. I have an original 15th C coin and it'...

Jeff J

The reason for using a solid piece of iron for an anvil is that you want a large mass to squash your workpiece against - right? So, why mount it on a wooden block? Why not pour a concrete block or column and mount the anvil to that?

Just wondering...

Jeff J

There are several tailoring options open to you and long tapered sleeves are among them. You should consider tailoring an extra bit at the elbows to give them the bent look, tapering the waist (unless you are barrel-shaped) and puting in expansions at the shoulders.

Jeff J

Historic Enterprises does/used to carry a Glouchester White Boar (Richard's).

Jeff J

Congratulations for surviving that many injuries & making it to (semi) retirement!

Jeff J

Henry in the handsewn Baby clothes Char made for him. She's working on the swaddling stuff next. http://www.mathildegirlgenius.com/gallery/albums/September/20050910_15thCHenry.sized.jpg http://www.mathildegirlgenius.com/gallery/albums/September/20050910_15thCHenry2.sized.jpg

Jeff J

Brian W. Rainey wrote:
Please post "AA Member" in the "Special Instructions:" box of the order form!

ARGH - just bought 6, but forgot to do this.

Oh, Brian.... ??

Jeff J

Just thought I'd chime in quick and say the hat is coming along and will be done in plenty of time for the raffle drawing. I'll perhaps try and get a few good pics of it early enough to help sell a few more tickets even. This will be a very cool hat. WAIT! You haven't got my measurements! Should I ...

Jeff J

Thanks, Guys - I feel beter about it. there is a decent historical fencing school in MD (not sure where you're located so I have no idea how close it is to you) that has multiple practice locations. A couple - There's the MASHs group that neets in Germantown , Balmer and Napplis (That I was one of t...

Jeff J

If you're not planning to buy it, I'm interested in it.

Jeff J

Progress... I'm thinking you ought go deeper on the dishing and reconsider the riveting in the upper arm. Note the strapping Mac uses on the front part and side of the spaulder and the rivets on the back. There's one of these at the Walters that you could look at, isn't there? Or am I thinking of Ph...

Jeff J

Wolf wrote:jeffy is a farby jeffy is a farby

Nope! I'd like to play in a manner more appropriate to a period Duel, and fighting on your knees seems... stupid. I could understand if you had to fight with one foot planted - more like a real injury would affect you, but sheesh!

Jeff J

Several years ago I fenced Historical rapier. Recently, I've been thinking of getting back into it for some socialization & excercise. Since a friend in the local SCA Barony plays SCA rapier, I thought I'd give it a try, maybe just attend practices and not authorize, because I don't want the pressur...

Jeff J

Git yer sh*t together, boys & have a get-together, already!

Jeff J

The trend however, Jeff, In France and the Low Countries, seems to put professional infantrymen in brigandines, splints, and sallets - almost predominatly so, post 1445, think of it a continental fashion to half-armoured infantry, like the almain rivets and then black and whites, and pots and mops ...

Jeff J

Egfroth, is there not an image by Jean Fouquet of the French King in a nativity being guarded by the Scottish Archer Guard and are they not wearing pink/red white and green in that order? m Not a particulary good screen rendering, but better than nought. I also mentioned it because it was/is a much...

Jeff J

Will this contest require any skill of any sort? ( Ihope not I hope not I hope not....) There will be some criteria, so I suppose it is "skill" based. The last two contests that I held had the following two "skill" criteria, IIRC... 1) Who deserves this book, and why. (I believe that one was for TO...

Jeff J

likely it served multiple functions

- A structural element to make it less flexible and stronger
- allows it to be leaned against a stake pounded in the ground
- folding or storage of a prop stick

I'll look for my pavaise pics too

Anvil Mounting

Period Baby Photos

Fight on my knees? SCA Rapier question.