The Armour Archive

Jeff J

when I posted pictures a long while ago when I first bought the breastplate nobody said anything about it not looking like it fit right, while there was still time for me to do something about it. Maybe it's because most people don't want to say anything that might be taken as criticism and offend ...

Jeff J

Jeff you don't even know me... you have no idea how hard I work for what I get, and no, its never going to be easy, but you know what? I don't need help making it any harder. Nope. I don't, but I'd like to point out that you seem to be going out of your way to alienate the people who CAN make it ea...

Jeff J

So you all think that its ill fitting and all i need to do is make it fit better huh? Well GEE!! Why didn't you all say it was so EASY!! This suit was supposed to be the last suit I would ever have to buy, thats why I went with an armorer who everybody told me would give me a great product with exa...

Jeff J

Is that a real baby?

Jeff J

Loved the new helms, Matt.

Gonna post pics of them and their construction?

Jeff J

If I can find them, I'll even post pics of what my armor used to look like when I first started.

Jeff J

No, but it makes a nice story! Identifying wood based on photos is pretty tough. As for what woods to use for what, the general rule is "If they had it, they'd have used it". Available hardwoods for durable expensive furniture, softwoods for inexpensive light uses. Same rule carpenters hav...

Jeff J

Dude.... I paid $380 for those pauldrons... those gaurds aren't going anywhere. You know, my comments were intended to be helpful, as were Gastons. You started this thread so you could post pics of your armor and people could go "Oooo... ahhhh..." That didn't happen, so you took your ball...

Jeff J

That's very unusual. What is? MJBlazek's sallet, tassets and haute pieces. Sallet is like the painted ones in the Royal armouries, but somehow looks odd. Tassets are not in the right spot for any armour Haute pieces are wrong for this harness and go to far around. The whole combanation just looks u...

Jeff J

Hokey Smokes!

Who's work, David?

Jeff J

Yup.

It's pretty darned steady. Even if it the tolerances were looser, it'd still be quite stable.

Jeff J

BTW what did you use for the panels for the seat and back? It looks like it might be a 1/4 or 3/8 inch cabinet ply? Is that correct or did you do a glue up? It's quarter-sawn white oak. I'm disappointed by the pattern on this oak, but have obtained a better supply - my sawmill guy now sets aside th...

Jeff J

Did you actually fume the thing? And if so, what did you use? Standard amonnia, or urea, or what? I made a frame of 1/2" schedule 40 and wrapped it with 4 mil poly. I made a warmer with 2 one quart metal cans and a candle and added 1" of industrial cleaning ammonia (Home depot). I fumed t...

Jeff J

Hubert d'Aigues-Mortes wrote:Very nice work Jeff. What are the dimensions? Is that a piece you're going to travel with or one for the house?

The top is 19"x48" and it's 36" high. It's intended as a side or work table, but the design modifies easily so it can be made dining height.

Jeff J

Brandr wrote:Would it be possible for you display a picture of the chair disassembled?

They weigh about 40 pounds each.

Jeff J

Jeff I just refinished a 1717 French military musket this weekend, and I sealed the wood with beeswax. How do you get the wax to soak into the wood? Do you warm it? or is there something with the ammonia you used? Thanks, Paul BTW I will PM you my address so you can send this wonderful chair to me....

Jeff J

It's also better for broad-shouldered folk.

Jeff J

it certainly did a great job of making it look like english oak rather than american white oak. Very nice touch indeed! Now to cover it with a nice linen table cloth... Did you maintain the ability to take it down or is it "hard fastened" now? Ya - the ammonia darkens it about the right a...

Jeff J

Tres sweet! but I think you may have the legs overlaped in the wrong order? I recall that the arms actually have to be angled out from the back to the seat because the leg at the front of the seat is outside and the leg in the back is inset with the back narrower then the seat... Or are there multi...

Jeff J

InsaneIrish wrote:Show off....

I put of pics of a prototype Fauld stool thinking I done all good and stuff. Then you come along and casually throw up a super sweet Glastonbury chair.....

Can I be you when I grow up?

Pure coincidence, I assure you.

Jeff J

Oh yeah, the pee!

It's not stained, it's ammonia fumed to enhance the color. Rather than use commercial ammonia, I packed the fuming chamber with wet baby diapers.

I REALLY did consider that...

Jeff J

Finished this weekend (good way to hide from the in-laws)

Oak, maple, ash, linseed oil, beeswax, glue, ammonia

Jeff J

Quarter sawn white oak, linseed oil, beeswax, glue

Jeff J

T. Finkas wrote:But what would a spy's armour class be? Would he be restricted to leather? Would he get a bonus with daggers? Could he have a katana and an eyepatch? Could his mother have been a gypsy and his father a pirate who visited Japan?

Dude, it's TOTALLY a prestige class.

Jeff J

Wolfesco wrote:I may be interested in parting with the originals from the MET if you want to go through the same pain in the butt card making I did.

It was a whole lot more work, but much more fun, making the baby.

Jeff J

Maybe a smaller feast. The last one was getting rather big and out of hand.

Jeff J

It depends on where you are talking. The Italians seem to be big on heavy lance against heavy lance. Look up Paulo Uccello for some damned riveting artwork of men in melee after the first charge. You see men with hammers and side swords mixing it up on horseback over a field of broken lances. The ac...

Jeff J

It's after the event, but have you hooked up with our local 17th C group that particapates with/at the Jamestown site - Gardiner's Company?

Here's their suppliers list:

http://www.pbm.com/gardiners/resources/suppliers.html

Jeff J

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Jeff J

PS - Apologies to Robert for being a bit blunt in my post.

Jeff J

Guy Dawkins wrote: And sinse ther ar no spellyng rules I can writ it aniwey I wont!

Quit Sow!

Jeff J

Well, yes and no. He wrote in a language that is foriegn to us today. It would sound correct but who else would understand it. Start with Iambic Pentameter. You don't need to use all of the "foreign" words. I'm working with a ME proficient fellow right now on Char's laureling oath/pledge....

Jeff J

By these ten finger bones! Yu guys are talking about authors that Post-date the SCA target period, by a couple of hundred years! WHY use such as a basis? Ahem... Chaucer ? An actual Medieval guy who, you know... wrote in the 14th century? Wouldn't his writings be a better guide how to pattern Englis...

Jeff J

To design and select materials to swell or not to swell depends on the application, I suppose. Buckets would be used and abused on a frequent basis. Many applications, like well buckets, you'd expect the bucket to be almost continuously wet, taking physical abuse and getting no maintenance or care, ...

Jeff J

From what I've seen, buckets don't need to be tight. In fact, for some woods I can see a problem if they are. The wood in an over-tight bucket swells and may warp or burst when it soaks up water. Oak is documented and popular because it tends not to swell much. As for cost - you'd be putting how man...

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