The Armour Archive

Jeff J

I think he is doing this as a hand tool only project...... Admirable, and I fully understand the motive. But the oak he has was likely cut and dried to it's current state using modern machinery. To go full-period to get the full asethetic and appreciation for craft feel, he probably should/would ha...

Jeff J

No shame in cheating on rough dimensioning of the lumber with a planer or resaw on a band-saw - you can clean any marks up by handplane afterwards. Likewise, I might suggest as a labor-saver with hogging out all of the material in the lid that you could use a drill (preferably a drill press) with a ...

Jeff J

How about:

И доньт спеак Руссиан

Jeff J

So, that's the type of chaperon you roll yourself, then? I thought that style went out of fashion before the 1450s. Also, *that's* dedication. Nope - not self rolled. It's extremely easy to make, requiring 3 rectangles, made into tubes. One is stuffed and becomes a donut that sits on the head, the ...

Jeff J

Low.

Drag.

Jeff J

I saw one in the "show your kit thread" and was wondering from whence it came. Pretty kewl!

Jeff J

It's generally referred to as a 'liripipe', and is a useless bit of fashion nonsense that cropped up toward the end of the 14th C. Useless? Useless?!? You can put stuff in it. It's also handy for carrying the hood when you aren't wearing it. Tuck the end in your belt and toss the hood over a should...

Jeff J

Hey Chef.. the big flat mantlet.. I've seem em with gonne notches in the top off to one side.. gonna do that? Or wrong period? They did that, especially in the 1420's and 1440's, but you would have to make a deep slit to get it to a good position to rest a gun. That size of a pavise would be a step...

Jeff J

Meg wrote:
Keegan Ingrassia wrote:This thread needs more popcorn...

Agreed.

I found out what I wanted to . . and then some. Catarina - it is a wonderful picture, and thank you for speaking up, it is nice to put face to name.

Sorry that your thread got caught up in the figurative cross fire, Meg.

Jeff J

Clearly, these are all allegorical, and as such, highly suspect.

Gwen for the sarcasm win.

Jeff J

Black Swan Designs wrote:I am going to kiss your husband the next time I see him.

SWEET! I get Hugs AND kisses! (preen)

Jeff J

brewer wrote:w00t!

This is for you, Jeff:

BWAHAHAHAHA!!!

Jeff J

brewer wrote: It'll certainly reduce Jeff's descents into [shudder] sarcasm.

Yer just jealous that I get the hugs.

Jeff J

Baron Alejandro wrote: (and his obfuscatorialistic QFT!)

chef de chambre wrote: but if anyone is acting the jackass, and personalizing things, it is coming from other people than myself.

It's a straw. (obtuse!)

Jeff J

You apparently missed that part. A small circle of mutual friends and acquintences patting one another on the back, and insulting someone they decided they dislike is hardly universal approval of you opinion. You understand the concept of selectively ignoring parts of response as well as anyone. I ...

Jeff J

Sorry, BA. I'm being thick.

Are you QFT-ing or suggesting I might be out of line and ought tone it down?

Jeff J

Show me an instance of my saying "I have better". That is an accusation that deserves a citation. Naw. I don't need to. Broad brushes are more effective as a rhetorical tactic when left hanging, especially when "Everybody knows" is in play. I do note that you don't dispute the o...

Jeff J

Jeff, you are WAY overreacting. I said I found something jarring - I try to state to someone who does not otherwise have the information, that these two objects do not go together, and here is why, and then Char comes blazing in, because the image is of a friend of hers ( so she personalizes it ), ...

Jeff J

I will just point out that there is a world of difference between the importance of a complete costume of parts belonging together while doing interpretation, and the background one interprets in. You can interpret in a classroom, it is what you are presentings accuracy , and how you present it tha...

Jeff J

Catarina wrote:*smooches* I hearts you, I do!

(Also note - the drive band on the spinning wheel? Pink. Pink cotton yarn! Shall there be more...

Most assuredly so!

Jeff J

YOU FOOLS! THE TREE BEHIND HER IS A JUNIPERUS VIRGINIANA (AN EASTERN RED CEDAR TO YOU NINNIES)!!! IT'S A NEW WORLD TREE!!!!

I AM TOTALLY JARRED TO THE CORE OF MY BEING TO SEE SUCH AN OBVIOUS ANACHRONISM!!!

THIS WOMAN SHOULD BE HUNTED DOWN AND... hugged

Jeff J

I had to laugh at this comment on "Live Steel". Not to laugh at Chris for posting it, just to laugh at the misconception of its usage. I am friends with the man that started using this term over 15 years ago. His explanation of this term is; Never heard of the group, or the man, but I was...

Jeff J

I don'y think it needed it but it is not like I am gonna run out of oak so I added reinforcing ribs to the crank arms. I try not to ignore what may be good advice. Probably not, but overdesign in weapons and other high-density stored energy devices is prudent. FWIW, I annoy weapons designers like t...

Jeff J

american elm, or Chinese elm? African. There are still a few American Elms about. African??? Main Entry: faÂ·ceÂ·tious Pronunciation: \fə-ˈsē-shəs\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle French facetieux, from facetie jest, from Latin facetia Date: 1599 1 : joking or jesting ofte...

Jeff J

sha-ul wrote: american elm, or Chinese elm?

African.

There are still a few American Elms about.

Jeff J

Hmm. Yeah.. that's nice, straight grained oak, Which is a problem if you are concerned with twisting forces like you'd see in a high-load crank-handle. Oak was always a favorite firewood for me. It splits sooo sweet & easy - practically explodes with an easy swing. Elm, now, that is a beotch to...

Jeff J

Yeah - I suppose. My mind goes to this sort of thing having a draw in the thousand - pound range and firing iron-shod oak bolts, not tens of pounds launching plastic & foam. Then again, if a guy made the prod wedged in, you could swap it out with something beefy. Akin to swapping out a .22 barre...

Jeff J

As cool as they are, I don't see the point in having cruciform arms on the crank, then a crank handle. I'd be concerned the other three arms could have the potential to get in the way when cranking. I'm also wondering about the strength of the crank arm. I'd hate to have that break at the end of a w...

Jeff J

A long long time ago, a Corinthian soldier stepped through a wormhole and wound up in the third crusades...

Jeff J

Sounds like a good first shoe. Most of us who have made shoes take a few attempts to get one that works well.

Just hope you didn't use vinyl like she recommended. (What was she thinking??)

Jeff J

I've wished i could find these in an even larger format. The originals are on the order of 12 feet long and 8 feet high, with lots of details.

Jeff J

Let Paolo Uccello be your guide. Look for three of his paintings on the Battle of San Romano, c. 1438â€“1440

Jeff J

(Gwen here, logged in as Jeff) the fit of hose made from measurements will fit adequately but not like they were custom fit, and they won't stretch like dance tights. Yeah, for woven to fit, you pretty much have to go with tailor-made. By someone who knows what they are doing with respect to how to...

Jeff J

As to the suggestion that the reviewers might be anonymous, I would hope not to take that route, as it then becomes something of a debate as to whether they really know what they're talking about, qualifications, etc. True. But any good review ought provide information and proper basis for the crit...

Jeff J

OK can we stop with the BS of statements like this: "The craftsmanship equals or surpasses what a period piece would've/could've had." when the quality of most of todayâ€™s crafts, are in short, Terrible! Having handled a few originals, seen most of the major public collections in museums...