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knitebee

i do dearly hope your video goes into how you make those beautifull roped edges.

back to drolling now.

brian

knitebee

drool drool drool

Beautiful work

knitebee

*whimper* can I change my vote???? Can you give me anymore info about this helm? heres what it says in the book I scanned the photo from------ "Burgonet embossed with a diamond pattern of Emperor Charles V (1500-58; King of Spain, 1516; Meporere, 1519)" Part of a full garniture made by Ko...

knitebee

I would have to bet that its mirrored as the sleeves are mirrored. In one of my heraldry books it mentions heraldic pieces like this, according to the book the Owner of the heraldry would wear it as pictured while his retainers would wear it turned 90deg. so he would have big body small arms, and th...

knitebee

My hammer rack doubles as a box for transporting them to events when I do demos.
Brian

knitebee

I'm ussualy not much for burgonets but this one is just awsome, one of theses days when I think I can handle it i want to try and make one as simular as I can.
Brian

knitebee

I really like the shape of your T-stake, especialy the saddle you ground into it. its perfect for taking those simple vambraces and doing the tulip shaping to them.

Brian

knitebee

for practice I use 18g or 20g, especially for raising and plannishing the thinner stuff forces you to work on your technique and control far more than thicker stuff (IMHO that is).

Brian

knitebee

not able to access any of the photos

knitebee

for better pictures just got to Ugo's web site

http://www.ugoserrano.com/helm103.html

knitebee

large t-stake. flat on the top middle, one side saddled the other a tappered cone. at least thats the one I'm having made.

Brian

knitebee

What I remember finding was carved mable or simular collumns about 7ft - 8ft tall that had a hollow through the middle for the wooden pole to go. I do not remember any other details, like time period. I continue to search for the information and if no one can direct me in the right direction I'm sur...

knitebee

Nigel is a luck man to be getting those. Very beautiflly. I really like the little ribs on the finger plates, are they historicaly based?

Brian

knitebee

I recall seeing some information no some pavilions actually had fancy carved columns that worked as the bottom of the center poles. I think I had even seen some photos of existing columns in a museum. I've spent many hours trying to find this information again and as I am wanting to do something sim...

knitebee

For me it was easier for me to learn and get descent results with a duled chisel. Now that I've had more experiance I can get better and faster results with a stake.

brian

knitebee

Been thinking about food and events, what are some better ways to store a few days supply of food for events. I Big thing is breads, I've read some referances to bread bags. So what makes a bread bag? Does it need to be oiled or waxed to help keep bread fresh? I was about to sew up some linen bags a...

knitebee

i got all the stake loops sew on yeasterday. Set it back up, My son helped and we timed it a little under 15min is all it took. Some friends came over and we hung out and played cards in it. left everything out, chips, cards, snacks etc. got up this morning and found the weather man had been wronge ...

knitebee

Here is the walls laid out after they where sewn together but not sewn to the top yet. http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/blue%20pavilion%20pieces.jpg Here it is with the walls attached http://members.armourarchive.org/knitebee/blue%20pavilion%20trial%20up.jpg One of the doors open (two doors...

knitebee

I'll pipe in here. Chuck has a great reputation amongst the people of the ECS here in Oregon. I know a good number of people that have purchased from him and not on has anything but great things to say about both dealing with him or the products they recieved.

Brian

knitebee

Charlotte, that looks like some card game "I see your fancy belt and raise you a baby". I must know where ever did you get those cards? I found a small image of a very simular deck many moons back and have wished to find some like those.

brian

knitebee

I actually considered making the cone a little bigger and doing removable walls and a open seam up the cone so it could be set up as a full round or a cone, but for the ammount of fabric I had a full round was the best bet for usable space. I am thinking about getting some more fabric and making a c...

knitebee

Very sweet looking. I'm impressed.

knitebee

I only have the top cone done so far. The walls are cut out but not stitched yet. Dimensions are 12ft round at the floor, 8ft round at the top of the walls, walls just under 7ft tall, over all height should be about 13 1/2ft. While I plan to set it up with ropes holding the walls out, I did sew in s...

knitebee

They are very historical. The first ones you put the link for seem to extend more than they should other wise are dead on. With the fingers extended the rider plate should be flush under the nuckles of the gauntlet, there by invesible untill a fist is made. Do a search and you will find a few previo...

knitebee

Anyone tell you lately that you sew like a girl

Very nice looking, if like my son next thing you know he'll grab yours and streach them out with there ever growing feet.

What weight of leather did you use for them?

Brian

knitebee

Tim It is based of the late 14c early 15c short gown patern in Medieval Taylors Assistant, there is also a number of simular shirts in Gaston Phoebus Hunting Book. I didn't manage to get as much flair and there for pleating in the body as it should have. As to choice of fabric, it was 70% I liked it...

knitebee

Other than where the liner attaches to the helm it should be sized to fit your head. Since you are getting a presumably allready made helm, then you dont have much option of how much sapce there will be. It will simple be what ever distance there is between your head and the helmet.

knitebee

Thanks for the kind words Tasha. I see what you mean about the neck flair on the collar. As tp the fabric, it was $1yrd stuff from wallmart, so no idea of actual content as it wasn't even labeled. It feels like a cotton synthetic blend, but may be all synthetic. All I know is it looked to good to pa...

knitebee

Just finished this up a couple of days ago. Its reversable so either green on gold or gold on green. Its got a few flaws but I'm happy with it for the most part. Honest critque more than welcome. Actually other than the chausses and the felt hat, everything in the pictures I made. brian [img]http://...

knitebee

simple use sound board, its far more expensive than dray wall but is designed to absorb sound. More complex, build a secondary wall with the struds offset from the current wall, so there is no mechanical coupling for sound to transfer through the walls. Search google for home studio and sound room a...

knitebee

Thank you all for your help so far. One question I hadn't thought of earlier popped into my head. What would be the best weight of wool for this use? whats to thin whats to thick?

Thanks again
Brian

knitebee

I'm about to try my hand at some 14c wool chausses, but what weave of wool do I want. I will most likely purchase it from Denver farbrics as I have no local outlet and have had such excelent service from them in the past. I plan on fulling what ever I get before cutting and sewwing. I just dont know...

knitebee

Looks incredible, cann't wait to see pictures of it being worn.

brian

knitebee

I asked a simular question some time ago http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... highlight=

I never did get the article but did check and it was avaliable. I dont know if it has the answer you are looking for but if anything does I would think it would be it.

Brian

knitebee

I've never been big on the Viking age stuff but that kit ROCKS.

Awsome

Thanks for sharing the photos.

Brian

Pavilion poles

Period food storage

making my second pavilion (updated)

My new shirt, what do you think?

what wool for chausses