The Armour Archive

Jeff J

Dey let Up-ers out of da country?

Jeff J

He's better than me.

Jeff J

Corvious wrote:I was considering going to him and asking if he would teach me his skills so I could perfect my skills.

Some of us are unimpressed by what he sells. Who knows, you might learn something about bending metal. Might even make a living.

Luck

Jeff J

Considering that the folks over at Albion are truly sword-types, maybe we should put together a petition and an explanation for them showing how this armor is not up to par with Albion's usual standards, which I know most consider to be excellent... -Gregory- I don't know about a petition. It's not...

Jeff J

This is the same Mercenary Tailor who provides munition-grade armor to Albion and who has been for years. Here's the link to their products on Albion's site... m I kind of feel bad for the people who own Albion. They make what can arguably be considered the best production swords, but have this guy...

Jeff J

Yeah - that's Richard Beauchamp's d.1439 (Kingmaker's Father) effigy. Remember that it is an effigy, the fellow it depicts didn't wear the armor in life because it actually post-dates the death of the fellow by many years - pushing it to the mid-70's by some estimates. You should be able to find ima...

Jeff J

Hickory is "New World" - i.e. only found in the Americas.

No leather wrap.
"D" shaped cross-section.
Some groups believe horn nocks are typical, some don't

Jeff J

Also, while it is admirable when people use hand-tools only, and limit themselves to the hand-tools of the day, I don't think it necessary to do so, if one is interested in a close (or even "not-so-close") approximation, rather than an exact replica. You have me there - I DO use power tools (for no...

Jeff J

So, if the question is "how did they do XYZ?" it should go in Historical Research . On the other hand, if the question is "how can I make my persona/armour/soft-kit/equipment/campsite look like XYZ?", then it should go into Interpretive Re-creation . Most of the time the ansswer to q2 is the same a...

Jeff J

Don't bother, guys - that hat is MINE!

(wondering what Char would say to me if I buy 750 tickets...)

Jeff J

Findlaech wrote:But it turns beautifully. I'm working on a four-post backstool and English Beech is now up there with Black Walnut and Cherry for my favorite turning woods.

Regards,

Fin

That's beautiful. I've always admired your work.

Jeff J

And don't forget to use quartersawn oak for almost all historic furniture projects!

Jeff J

Hey all, Since this thread is full of people who know the historical accuracy, I've got a question. Were back quivers used by any group in Dark Age/Medieval times? I know the hip quivers seemed to be the norm, but for other than open battlefields, ie, in the woods, was the back quiver used? Thanks,...

Jeff J

NIGHT ARROWS!

Jeff J

But remember the saying about hammers and nails (when all you have is a hammer...). [Strangling the metaphore even further - Yay!] Or the reference calls for a hammer, so they use a sledge hammer, when what the reference actually meant was a tack-hammer. So they give up, declare the reference inval...

Jeff J

chef de chambre wrote:Actually Jeff, Buckram was used as a historical lining material for various cloth items.

I recline corrected!

The example was flawed, but the sentiment remains.

Jeff J

re cloth, take a look at any drawing or painting of gown or dress cloth, and typically it follows the same stylistic method of portrayal, ie very crisp delineated folds. -snip- They follow a very consistent formula for representing apparently thick cloth, in reality does thick cloth actually behave...

Jeff J

Why not? It's the Beat-on-Spanky thread, anyway---and at least you have rights in this situation. Thanks for the welcome, everybody Please don't take this as criticism, but not every newbie posts strong opinions without documentation to back it up. A lot of the people on this forum have studied spe...

Jeff J

Actually, I get Ernst's point. Ironiiclly, the brass rings that Steve Forth sells are closed with the same steel rivets he uses for steel rings. It just seems odd that THEY would do it.

Jeff J

(practicality check)

Why would people put dissimilar metals in mail, and why would they use the (generally) less malleable material for the rivet?

Jeff J

I wish I had taken notes during a recent conversation I'd had, because the speaker was describing how some folks (possibly some ecclesiastical types, IIRC) would wear an inner and outer hat at the same time, but remove one of them when sitting down, or something like that. Several of the guys in ou...

Jeff J

Yes, as a matter of fact, it's from manesse.de. I posted it to show the foot soldiers, and how their harness differs from the gentle with the fishes on his helm (who is wearing a harness that, in other plates, folks on horseback are wearing. In general, I see folks try to copy Fish-boy, and wonder ...

Jeff J

MASHS is DC/Baltimore area.

Jeff J

Karen Larsdatter wrote:
Jeff J wrote:NO! Not Margery Kempe! She's Ca-raaaazy!

Oh, like Mandeville is a spokesman for sanity?

Well... things like the tales of dragons and this illustration might be suspect:

[img]http://www.romanization.com/books/mandeville/chap01.html[/img]

Jeff J

Karen Larsdatter wrote:
There's also Margery Kempe's pilgrimage to Jerusalem in the early 15th century.

NO! Not Margery Kempe! She's Ca-raaaazy!

Jeff J

How do you plan to tension it?

Jeff J

Read Chaucer's "Canturbury Tales". It's about a small party of travelers en route to Canterbury.

Jeff J

Forkbeard wrote:Just chiming in to clarify that the ipod cover is not mine, just something I found on the web.

ulfr

TOO LATE! Attack Forkbeard as as inauthentic FARB, Rat-pack & ostracise him! Wait... we don't do that do we... Darn...

Jeff J

Rush - The Trees. There is unrest in the forest, There is trouble with the trees, For the maples want more sunlight And the oaks ignore their pleas. The trouble with the maples, (And they're quite convinced they're right) They say the oaks are just too lofty And they grab up all the light. But the ...

Jeff J

Korg. Me recomend lawyer. Him name Cirroc

He used to be a caveman,
but now he's a lawyer.
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer!

Jeff J

Looks like she's gone to a good home!

Did the previous owner demand visitation rights?

Jeff J

Pretty!

I'll still miss Bella, though.

Jeff J

Then there's just plain rude (in my opinion). When you have no rules, you get this: (photo taken during a knighting ceremony a couple of years ago) there you go. one photo taken out of context. ill tell you whats rude. you. critisize other people that put everything they have into a group. do you k...

Jeff J

I firmly believe it unethical to renact defining aspects of the Inquisition and the Donner Party.

Jeff J

chef de chambre wrote:it is enshrined in military regs of the day as being an "Imperial".

KEVIN'S AN IMPERIALIST!

Re: well