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knitebee

the weight differance will be 90% because of the differance in thickness, there is little differance in weight of differnt steels at the same thickness.

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awsome

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awsome, incredible, excellent, those are just a few of the words to discribe your work. Thank you so much for not only the time and effort put into it all but for sharing it with us all.

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Working on a helm based on the Valsgarde #5. Have the top other than the woven panels roughed out, and a roughed out face plate. Now trying to figure out what to do for the occulars and cheek plates. So through your ideas and photo shop skills into the mix. http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/...

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still need a little finish work and some silver paint. Just got it sewn all the way and attached to a stick today.

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I wish I could find it again, there was an article online about some SCA guys that did a boar hunt with medieval tpe spears. On thing from teh whole story that stuck out the most was one of the participants had a boar run past him and struck a following blow with his spear. He speaks about how light...

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forgot I had this, picked it up in a trade and have never used it. Like new condition. I took it to the buffing wheel and polished it up nicely and removed the "made in India, Windlass Steelcrafts" mark. Asking $75obo and I'll cover con US shipping. paypal accepted http://members.armourarc...

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the second one is Saint Micheal and the dragon, located in the MET http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/c ... =110002195

Its not a brig but what most call a corrinzia, a ridgid breastplate split up the front. I've been studying that painting as I want to recreat the armour in it, I've got one shoulder partially done.

knitebee

shorten the knuckle plates and dish them deeper. As they are they cover great but when you make a fist the edges stick out to catch on things. shorter and deeper and they will sit fairly flush all the time. Along the same lines the back edge of the finger tip plates offten had a small turned down li...

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Thanks Klaus. I thought it did, but the last two people (one armourer and one jouster) I talked to about such a thing vehemently denounced it, citing armour bite from the two overlapping plates. Me, I think it would better protect from the point of a blade being able to find its way between the two...

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before using any water resistant treatment set it up and hose it down with water. Water will cause the fibers to swell closing up much of the pores in the canvas. I've personally used Aqua-TiteÂ® http://www.seattlefabrics.com/waterproofing.html on my pavilion. I have a poly/cotton blend canvas and w...

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These are mainly based on a pair in the Tower of London (Now at Leeds?) with some fluting detail based on a couple of other pairs. I think told Jiri to make whatever he thought would be fun to do that would go with the rest of my kit. He didnt dissapoint me! I figure his judgement is probably bette...

knitebee

does the wrap plate of the vambrace overlap or underlap on the strap side when closed?

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thanks for the review. The helm is on its way home to you, hope you like it as well in person.

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You missed Hocktide on the south end of the kingdom earlier this year, it was turned into an equestrian event that also had heavy and rapier fighting. Horses going right next to camps and all. I'll admit its more the exception than the rule but there are some actively pushing for not just more eques...

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differances in hardness are very slight and make no notable differance in my experiance. Biggest differance I see is hot rolled has a black mill scale coating on it while cold rolled doesn't.

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articulated fingers benifit greatly from having a knuckle rider plate that they attach to instead of dirrectly to the main body of the guantlet. Other than that every style has its own design issues.

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My great helm only has a suspension liner but is loosely based of the pembridge. A padded liner could easly be attached the same way. I think even with a padded liner the liner should fit the helm/head inside the great helm, this means its not only padding but in effect also a suspension liner. Pict...

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If this was our standard then it would be nothing but a rich mans game. Those who could afford plate would be the winners. If you weren't wearing full plate there would be little sense in trying to participate. SCA armored combat is glorified tag. It's designed to be a game of skill not an advantag...

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There are a couple of fighter in my area that take leg shots as kills. I've never seen nor heard of anyone having any issues with it at all.

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However, cotton fibers, when wet (read: sweaty) will swell. This makes you sweat more, since the skin can no longer breathe as well. I suggest and highly recommend using linen or wool for your padding. Neither of these fiber swell when wet. I switched to a wool padded linen gambeson early this year...

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another option is to file work modern easly and affordably obtained buckles tell they look medieval http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=56178

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if all you have for cutting is a chisel dont fret it, but read this post http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=47054

Beyond that ask listen and learn. By the scope of your first projects you've definately got the tenacity and drive to be a good armour.

knitebee

the outside are sliding rivets, the middle of the front though has a leather strap behind it, it attaches at the bottom edge of each piece and the rivet is set flush in a counter sunk hole in the front of each lame, because the rivet sets behind the top of the next lame down.

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you are looking for "Cased greaves"

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Is there a rule of thumb for the optimum height to set a stake up (eg. crotch height, bellybutton height, elbow height)? As I'm 6'6" it's going to be a long way up whatever For rough forming I like my dishes waist hi, for things like fluting stakes I like them up higher about the bottom of the...

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I just finished these up for Joaquin. Even though they aren't in his hands yet he told me to post them, so here they are. Vambrace and rerebrace are 18g, lames 16g, elbows raised from 14g, over elbow on the left arm 16g. Rotational slots and rivets on the vambraces. Hand made and file worked buckles...

knitebee

I use a few layers of fulled wool fabric in mine, works great.

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The original is covered with silk velvet backed with a canvas (hemp IRC). The edges of the fabric overlap the steel plates they dont wrap around the edges (major differance in wear from a practical stand point).

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if you want the Wisby type with all the sepperate plates in the lower part of the back of the hand I do them.

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Baron Conal wrote:There is a shield for me somewhere on your list.

I'm not gonna make Pennsic this year, finish stuff
for people who are.

Ditto that

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I used olive oil the two times I've done such a finish, one coat over the fresh plumb brown was enough to keep it from rusting. For the russetted finish where it was allowed to rust first, it took about 4-5 aplications buffed on with fine steel wool (removes the loose rust particles).

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brownwells plumb brown leaves a copper sheen is applied on room temp mild. You have to oil it IMEDIATELY or it will rust. Or allow it to rust then wax and buff tell the rust in neutrilaized and you'll have a bronzish finish.

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