The Armour Archive

Jeff J

Too blasted small - little more than a pup tent. I prefer one I can stand up in with a little head-room. Agree about the door too.

Jeff J

You can dye leather with most period dyes & come out with different colors - reds, blues, etc. You're proabably safest going with brown, though.

White goatskin? Sounds tawed. Mind if I ask where you got it?

Jeff J

HAPPY HASTINGS!

Jeff J

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Yes, it would be worth it.

Jeff J

---not the sort of thing you would wear to fight on foot. Unless you have just dismounted to fight, I presume, as some sorts of troops did (i.e. mounted crossbowman). Isn't this so, or am I misinformed? Tim Or, as in "Master Wa's" (sp?) pic of a rank of Burgundian Bowmen in these boots? (the one on...

Jeff J

Workable. It's a collar of medium-sized rings with little flaps of smaller rings attached.

Jeff J

Agree about the forge - not enough temperature control. I'm hitting around 400F, using Linseed Oil in a gas grill, the control is pretty good. You know more of temper than I - is 400-450F still too hot ? I suppose using modern chemicals IS a more assured method, but the color of cold selenium-based ...

Jeff J

Weapons in a lot of of period art are dark (Far more than silvery IMHO). As in this illumination from the Froissart Chronicals: [img]http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/images/jpeg/i3_0028.jpg[/img] Likewise for armor. You CAN get a smooth Shiny black surface through heat-blackening or baking on oils (Oil...

Jeff J

If you want help documenting the method, you should post what that method is. I don't think I've seen documentation for not polishing swords. There are period pics of fellows sitting at grinding wheels. And there are pics of dark blades, but those seem to be nice and smooth with no glaring grind mar...

Jeff J

Jeff J wrote: No fact will cause him to stray from his pre-conceived notions. It's pointless to even make the attempt.

iaenmor wrote:The work was only published online after his death.

Especially in light of this...

Jeff J

No fact will cause him to stray from his pre-conceived notions. It's pointless to even make the attempt.

Jeff J

Not true. During theWar of the Roses, the leaders were targeted and defeated leaders were executed with extreme predjudice. In civil wars, you want the common man around after the fight, so he can go back to tilling the land for the victor, while you want the leaders dead. ??? My history book says ...

Jeff J

Naw, I don't ignore you, I just take a poke at ya when you brimg it up now & again. Actually, (OT) what do you have for information on the stock plates they used in armoring? There's the reference in "Medieval Craftsmen - Armourers" by Pfaffenbilcher, but what else do you have? Luke, do you have thi...

Jeff J

My vote is for "Aventail".

Jeff J

Not true. During theWar of the Roses, the leaders were targeted and defeated leaders were executed with extreme predjudice. In civil wars, you want the common man around after the fight, so he can go back to tilling the land for the victor, while you want the leaders dead.

Jeff J

DOH! There goes Thomas with the "Wrought Steel" speil!

I don't recall seeing any portable armoring setups, per se. But there is a pic of a chap doing some armor polishing on a bench. Now, where did I see that illustration...

Jeff J

They are supposedly both contemporary pieces, BUT there are some major flaws in the covered one that a person should avoid. This armor was assembled by a fellow at the museum and many people believe he F-d up, cheated A LOT and cut up parts to make something incorrect. First & formost is the skirt. ...

Jeff J

Charlotte wrote:
C'mon Jeff, don't let me down! You can do better than this!

Yeah, but it's hard to do a cold, hard, smack-down on someone so cute.

Jeff J

Charlotte wrote:Ooooh! Dem's fightin' words, Mr. Been-to-an-SCA-event-and-danced! Careful what you say, you could someday end up in polyester pants calling yourself Lord Foggybottom...

This, from someone who thinks 14th C. is the best...

Jeff J

Another thing that I wonder about in the great Swords Don't Do Sh*t To Maille debate: if this is the case, that swords have little effect against maille, then why are they the nearly exclusive secondary weapon employed by the knightly class in the maille age? It's still a long piece of steel that c...

Jeff J

Ya - what Char said. Some people are over-sensitive and if something can be interpreted as an insult, and it's read by a hundred people, then there's a possibility that someone will take exceptipon to it. Me, I don't care - you can bash those low-life SCAdians all you want. ('cuz LH is vastly superi...

Jeff J

Josh, What is it that set you off about these guys? So what if their group is a fantasy group? They make no claim towards uber-authenticity. Are they significantly diferent than most of our compatriots here? Aleska is correct regarding her initial on-topic point that using metal on metal is differen...

Jeff J

I didn't think it looked that good. 19C oil lamps, camp chair covered with a cloak. I think I suck compared to everyone else on this board. This is the most important part. You recognize that you can do better and the anachronisms stick out to you like a sore thumb. Next time, you will have less an...

Jeff J

Due to time restrictions, the class will necessarily be a broad overview, but I would like to have *some* historical basis for my sweeping proclamations. Oh - and I will be focusing mainly on clothing - no hats, accessories, or footwear. You really can't hit more than one period well in the time yo...

Jeff J

All that effort and skill, gone for a non-historic execution, where it could have gone for a more historically-correct brazier or holder. Anyone have a link to the woodcut of the burgundian camp with the soldiers lounging about their tent? There's a representation there of a holder in there that wou...

Jeff J

We've probably all seen the trick with the knife ( Buck, was it? ) that's used to cut through a carriage bolt. We know that chiels can cut through iron and steel. Are the physics of a sword-cut invariably and incomparably diffrent? I don't know. Yes, they are that different. You need a solid suppor...

Jeff J

Re: bowls and such.. find walnut oil. A lot of people use it for salad bowls and things, and of course, mineral oil works.. its used on butcher blocks and cutting boards as well. _NOT_ mineral spirits.. thats paint thinner. Jeff.. you can get a pretty good shine out of just linseed, if you lay enou...

Jeff J

Good point.

Jeff J

One thing you will discover is that hose take some getting used to. They are comfortable, since they should be fitted to your body, but feel and wear wildly differently from modern trousers. Hose are attached to the pourpoint at evenly-spaced intervals around your body. No other method of attachmen...

Jeff J

Please, please, please, please send pics to perron@mac.com I've been looking for someone to make me a good 15th-century quilted arming doublet out of hemp linen for months now. Thanks so much for the review!! Best, Karl It's a 14th C. arming garment under discussion, so it probably won't help you. ...

Jeff J

For general wood coatings, I use combinations of many of what others have posted. You can buy linseed oil mixed with beeswax (tung oil is right out). In cases where I have painted surfaces, I use milk paint and put the linseed/beeswax mix over top the dull milk paint for a shiny, water-shedding surf...

Jeff J

Yes they do a lot of welding on their products. But most of the welds are done in such way that you will not see it. The buckles could be better for sure, same with the leather lining. It is to hard for the head and is not very comfortable. I will tell then next time I see them. Well about the engl...

Jeff J

As a follow up to my earlier query (which engendered some interesting discussions), how do the sallets on this page: m look for LH, or are the prices too good to be true? Again: - I'm not particularly concerned about the gauge, as I'm unlikely to use a helm for combat at this point. - I'm looking a...

Jeff J

Yup - I can splice, do eyelets, and a couple of other knotwork bits. Just can't do a splice of 3 ropes into one that makes me happy. Hemp is much easier to work - much less stiff and softer on the fingers than manila.

Jeff J

Murdock wrote:OK!!

Now thanks to Gwen i have a pretty good middle class 14th C Soft Kit, and a mega spiff coathardie.

How yall coming?

Pics?

Re: riding boots

Re: It is all y'all's fault!!

Re: Sallets - acceptability of product for LH

Re: Sallets - acceptability of product for LH

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