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knitebee

To Konstantin and others The way that I understand the eyeslit rule is that it can not have an opening of more that 3/4", so a 3/4"x3/4" square hole has a diagonal distance of more than 3/4" and would not be leagal. I have a Whitney punch that will do a 1/2" round hole. My ...

knitebee

being divits not raised spots I would interpet the spots in question as holes not rivets. Most likely such holes would have been used to hold some padding in and as such I would think that the protruding dags would be of fabric.

My two cents.

knitebee

I forgot one major one in my list.

#1 conduct myself in a way that brings honor to my consort.

knitebee

Besides the historic armour aspect its just the three "FUNs" for me.

FUN for my opponite.

FUN for the crowd.

FUN for me.

knitebee

Not an answer here but a precaution. I tried to dull some alumin mail in some ferric chloride a few years back. NOT, I repeat NOT a good idea. Within seconds the acid was boiling fromt he heat of the reaction (not just air bubles but boiling hot boiling), and put off a nice little mushroom cloud of ...

knitebee

my full kit todate (still have the right greave to finish and sabatons to make). Everything except the wedge riveted mail (HE) and the shoes (revival) is my work http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/helmcombo/g-helm8.jpg The bascinet being worn, the high shin line of the aventail makes a chin s...

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Eventually this is my dream as well. However, starting the jousting co is taking precidence over my dream SCA harness and the jousting armor is more expensive. I think mine would hold up to jousting, the bascinet is raised from a welded cone of 18g and the great helm is 12g sides and 10g top. Later...

knitebee

awsome posts keep it coming

knitebee

buckler, smuckler, or so my thoughts where then I saw the title, but

when I looked at the pictures. Impresive, inspiring and down right awsome to say the least.

knitebee

one thing that Adrian Empire has in there rules on it that I'd sugest adding. Not only is it with prior discusion of the fighters involved but also of the marshal. If the marshal doesn't feel the fighters can do it safely or if the marshal doesn't feel qualified to insure safety through the match wi...

knitebee

including what I wear under my kit I'm about $1200 (majority of that the mail hauberk I dont wear most of the time) in to it but thats with all the metal and half the fabric all being made by myself. to buy the same from someone else I'm wearing about $5000. I haven't replaced anything yet so dont h...

knitebee

very nice, first rate work.

knitebee

turn two pieces of leather inside out draw out the device you want, sew enough of it together that you can turn it right side out and stuff with batting before sewwing shut. Attack that to something that mounts to your helm. For my helm the skull cap is made of fiberglass molded to the helm then cov...

knitebee

I must also recomend Fire Mountain Gems. Not only great product at great prices but they emply a few SCAdians too....

knitebee

Isabella, I'll get some more shots next time I remember to take the camera to the shop. Be warned they have some flaws as they where my first attempt at a raised one piece design and have been used and modified for the past couple of years. Dafydd, my friend thank you for the kind words, I owe you a...

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Add me to your list to consider.

My personal gauntlet
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pictured version has living history not SCA fingers but SCA legal fingers are available
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knitebee

East coast and southern California, have the population density to allow more possibly practices/events in a smaller geographical area. I live in the Oregon and there are many areas where the nearest practice is an hour away and to attend other practices means some serious travel. Not saying we woul...

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First as allready mentioned more hammer hits going concentrically from the outside. Your first ring of hits should be at the most hammer head distance from the edge of the metal and your blows should be far closer together (ie. each new blow at least partially overlapped with the previous blow). Sec...

knitebee

i lost alot of my tools moving to eugene

If thats Eugene, Or, then drive an hour south to my shop and cut it. You can always cut with a chisel.

Brian

knitebee

heat makes a huge differance, I've dished 12g mild helm tops in about 15min per half with a torch and 4lb hammer. My dishing form is turned 6in diam 4140 dish, plannishing isn't neccessary after dishing, right on to finish work.

knitebee

I could make it. How exact are you wanting? blackened finish? brass trim? back plate also? Just the outer breastplate or the brig under it also?

knitebee

................By contrast, the medial boss should be forward of the opening line. It should exist almost entirely in the greave's front plate. The center of this boss should be about level with the top instep opening...................Mac The front piece should also go back further than what I ha...

knitebee

have the first one basically finished, wore it for a tourney then let it get rusty . Fit is awsome, didn't bind, pinch or move on me at all, and kept the demi greave of my leg harness from digging in. Love it, must get the other one finished now then start a new set based of leasons learned on this ...

knitebee

you so rock.

knitebee

my liner is sewn in, takes me about 20min to stitch it back in after washing.

knitebee

When I make a piece and wear it and there is a hinderance to my fighting, I wonder what I did wrong in the making of the piece. What did I do in its shape or manufacture to make it not operate as it should. Properly made, properly fitting armour should only limit you 10-15%. My personal thoughts ar...

knitebee

does the saltire of spoons equate to "this is a greasy spoon joint"?

knitebee

knowing people in ECS and Adrian groupls here in the states that fight with steel weapons, they typically find us in the SCA to be crazy. They use steel weapons at full speed but put very little if any power behind the blows. SCA is full speed and much of the time as much power as possible. Taking t...

knitebee

You've done a great job fitting the halves together and putting in some difficult and subtle curves. How are you going to hinge it? Do you have some good pictures of the Chartres greaves? Some effigies from the era you're working on? I think both will steer you to a less exaggerated bulge over the ...

knitebee

They look very nice, how do they fit? I can't really comment more since I've never made a pair of these but could the back section curve out/in a little more around your calf muscle? JonT MattB has it right, my calves just aren't that big. At no point is the metal more than 1/16in from being in con...

knitebee

18g mild steel, being made to go wtih my late 14c kit. I know I still need to put the center crease down the front, other than that how do they look to you guys (I'm wanting constructive critisism that I can learn and get better from). outside of the leg view http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebe...

knitebee

knitebee thats makes total sence, yes it is late.. much to late for heavy fighting i understand but for rapier or somthing of that nature i dont understand how it wouldnt be respected. Because it is still 200 years too late. They had body armor in the US Civil War, and WWI. Why wouldn't that be all...

knitebee

many may disagree with me.............. For me I would much preffer to see something done right past the cut off date than I would another generic SCA kit. A kit like you posted pictures off is a far cry better than plastic armour and sports gear that is so common. Ya its to late to be in SCAs time ...

knitebee

What I've done in simular situations is to sew a thinner liner that fits the head proper then added a padded ring around it where it sews in at the brow. Ps, thought you where going to go padded coif, mail then suspension in the helm, otherwise I would have added a leather strip around the bottom fo...

knitebee

progress has been slow while I've been working on other projects. BUT progress has been made. Missplaced rivets in the lower elbow lame articulation have been removed, holes filled and rivet holes relocated to the proper place. The lowest lame now is attached via a slot articulation to the vambrace ...

Breastplate

first try at cased greaves (update 5-13)