The Armour Archive

knitebee

Thank you very much Peder, I cann't count the hours I've unsuccesfully searched for that. Tasha, allready looked at an ILL on that book, just been to busy to get to the library and do it. Drew its that Escher look that makes me love it so much. In another section of the painting there is a figure in...

knitebee

cheap white vinager is your friend, toss it over night come out the next day pull the pieces out of the vinager and rinse them off and dry them.

Brian

knitebee

I'm realy wanting to attempt to make this outfit http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/scan002001.JPG but would really like to see from the waist down on it. Its part of the "history of Saint John the Baptist" frescos by Jacopo and Lorenzo Salimbeni in the Urbino. The picture I have ca...

knitebee

Impressive and beautifull

so the bevor is attached to the helm at the visor pivot?

I love all the little details like the ingrved/etched work across the brow

Brian

knitebee

they are mild, where I live there is no good outlet for stainless

what little stainless that is available around here is terrible overpriced.

Brian

knitebee

What does everyone have in the armor toolbox that you take with you to events. Some times I take all three of my armour tool boxes with me a foot locker sized antique machinest chest full of rivets, buckles, leather strapping, pliers, snips, awl, etc, etc. Then there is the 8in tall x 24in wide x 6...

knitebee

Are those for jousting? They look pretty sturdy I am curious, which method did you use for the anticlastic raising on the tendon guard? They are built for a fighter in the Adrian Empire, they are way to lightweight for jousting, elbows and rerebrace(didn't want an easy to damage turner) are 16g whi...

knitebee

sha-ul wrote:Brian, was this an experiment or a commission?

Part of a munitions grade commision, allmost got the second arm finished up today.

If you are enterested in a set PM me, they where fun to make and now that I've done one set should go far faster and easier.

Brian

knitebee

AWSOME, that should diffinately incourage some excelent competition.

brian

knitebee

after looking at the pictures, I'd say your larger hammer comes to to sharp of a point for my taste, but its not so far off to make a huge differance. Main thing I see if your ring of hammer marks, your first pass if to far into the piece enstead of near the edge, every pass should slightly overlap ...

knitebee

This is my first try at both the full wrap elbows and the turner on the rerebrace. Crituque welcome, I allready know that there is to much gap with the arm straight. Making the anticalastic wraps on the elbow was easier than I thought it would be BUT fitting them to the arms was 10x harder than I ev...

knitebee

How fancy do they want them? Fairly simple or all the ornate fluting?

I can build them, heres the last set I did http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/elbows/

Brian

knitebee

I'll have some ready to go tomarow

I take paypall too

just need to let me know what finish and how many

Brian

knitebee

Knitebee, praytell, how much would these gauntlets sell for? depends (dont you hate that answer) As this pair is done with the stamped rivet heads and all $1000. With simple rivets $900. Do plan on a personal pair with case hardened plates, tinning on the hidden plates, gilding on the exposed plate...

knitebee

Weight? According to my scale (not the greatest scale) 2.4lb all 14g construction. Can be built in lighter gauge if wanted, running the math all 16g would be just a fraction under 2lb, can also do a mix of 18g-14g with thicker where wanted, would have to built it to get an accurate weight. brian

knitebee

BUMP you know you want one

knitebee

revamped the shaping slightly and added a few more pieces to it, looks mucho better now. Price $65 each, shipped [img]http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/baskethilt4.JPG[/img] [img]http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/baskethilt5.JPG[/img] [img]http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/ba...

knitebee

Any one enterested in one of these to go wtih there Valsgarde kit? Can be made with rustic, pollished, or blackened finish.

Pictures further down the post.

14g construction
just under 2 1/2lb each
$65 shipped

(edited to add weight and gauge and remove photos of earlier version)

knitebee

Sorry for forgetting to add teh end time and opening bid, been burning the candle at both ends around here. Auction will end friday evening 8pm pacific time I have an offer of $300 from a local fighter but he cann't pay tell next month and I need to pay bills now, so I need at least $200 for this he...

knitebee

Just finished this today. 12g top 14g bottom and visor heat blackened. 30in inside diameter (without any padding) 10 1/2in front to back 8in side to side there are some very minor flaws (porisity) due to the gas valve on the welder going out. [img]http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/sugarloaf1...

knitebee

I would suggest the Wisby book for ideas, as that battle was only a few years later.

Brian

knitebee

so what besides greaves does my kit need to be up to par for this? Pensic plans for next year are in the works.

http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/me1.jpg

http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/me.JPG

By then the temp fabric cover on the Corrinzia will be replaced with silk velvet.

brian

knitebee

I accidentally ordered blades for a B-1 instead of for my B-2, I kept them figuring I might pick up a harbor frieght shear and see if I could make them work with it. Now way past any chance of returning them I still have them sitting here still wrapped in the original packing and no use for them. $7...

knitebee

I started doing the research and noticed a number of breast and back plates that appeared to have lames! A "kidney" belt(demi-placcate?) with a number of thin lames above it and then a "chest" plate above - (examples m m ). This made me very happy and I started to work out how I...

knitebee

I'm helping a friend with a set of historically based bazubands (how ever you spell them). From all the pictures I have in books many of them seemed to open up and are hinged or to the wrap plates or connected with maille. How did they latch close? buckles and straps would show in some of the photos...

knitebee

A leangth of 3/8in or 1/2in drill rod, then cut it up and grind your own tools as you need them, at least thats what I do. Square stock works better than round as you can feel what way you are holding the tool.

Brian

knitebee

since the old gloves are trash cut them off and grind of the head of the rivet and push it through backwards. The hole it is in could well be countersunk. another idea is to drill it out from the outside with a larger bit, not going all the way through that way you leave a counter sunk hole that can...

knitebee

looks to me like your biggest issue is the eye slot area (I think thats what we see in your photo) is locking your whole piece up ridgidly. Looking at it the lowest part of the face plate that can be seen in the photo fairly closely follows the lines of the brim. Then you have the triangular area th...

knitebee

the plates are riveted to the glove itself? typically they are riveted to leather strips that are sewn or glued to the gloves. If they are actually riveted to the glove you could allways just cut the gloves leaving them slightly past the finger plates then sew them to new gloves.

brian

knitebee

very very impressive. all I can say is WOW

Brian

knitebee

Beyond the strapping issues allready discused, I personally rivet a wide leather tab across the top of the cuisse and punch holes for pointing into the leather. The leather doesn't tear at points like holes in steel does and are easly replacable if worn out. Pointed to a arming porpoint or gambison ...

knitebee

reassembled

[img]http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/pickgaurd3.JPG[/img]

Brian

knitebee

my sons drawing on the body, once the clear coat drys we'll start putting it all back together.

[img]http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/pickgaurd1.JPG[/img]

Brian

knitebee

brother_fredrik - yep the edges are filed down, enough? I dont know, my son did the filing and he's the one that plays. Sprayed a coat of poly-urethane on it last night, seems to seal the metal pretty good without ruining the look. It might not get airbrushed now, my son started playing with drawing...

knitebee

My son and I have slowly (working at his speed) redoing one of his guitars. Today we finally got the holes for the pickups filed out so finished it up. A little hammer for texture, then a quick grind to bring out the metal shine then a little random heat for color. Now he dug out my airbrush and wan...

looking for a detail from a painting

Re: Armor Repair Toolbox contents?????!!!

16c arms

valsgarde basket hilts, any enterest? (updated photos)

blackened sugarloaf auction

b-1 blades for sale

Re: articulated Breastplates?

bazubands closer

not armour but cool metal work