The Armour Archive

losthelm

Someone in your region may already have one. it can be fairly easy to barrow or workout a deal of some type for use of the press. In the mean time your household can work on other projects as resources are available. I'm currently working on a set of 4 bowls very similar to shield bosses. They take ...

losthelm

As you can likely guess there are options. If your limited on space a jigsaw can work well. Often professional tools can be found that will do the job. The right Quality blades tend to last fairly well. Vibration can be controlled by supporting the work and placing mass on the steel. They are not as...

losthelm

Alum tanned leather won't work the same as vegtan. Its usually thinner and used for upholstry and such. It may work for splints or items like coat of plate, brigindine, or coranzina. How thick is it? and how stiff? For hardening you really need vettan at least 8oz and preferably a little thicker. If...

losthelm

Lammallar in that area is a great lesson in statistics and research. Data is there to support viking/norman lammallar. but there is little of it and it could also suport others people using lammallar in the same places. both sides of the argument depend on how the evadence is presented. As additiona...

losthelm

Try rough from the hammer on Facebook.

losthelm

Depending on budget shield bosses are fairly inexpensive.
They are also a very good items for someone learning basic forming skills.
9-10" disk in 14 or 16 gauge steel is usually a good size.

How many do you need?

losthelm

You can also make what are called buck forms or patterns from wood and such. Much like you would for custom fenders or strip canoes. Its fairly easy to use a pieces or wood, bone, or glass to smooth the leather over your form and really get it shaped before it sets up. The same is done with some the...

losthelm

In general unrefined oils and fats smoke a lot more. In general bees wax and olive oil smoke a lot less and was valued a quite a bit higher. Religius leaders required oil/bees wax over cheaper materials at because of this. The Hanukkah tradition covers this a bit. When outside smoke is not really mu...

losthelm

There are a few places to look for armour patterns.
Bladeturner.com and the pattern section of the archive has a few.

Madmatt and talbot also have patterns and tutorials available for a small fee.

losthelm

What type of blade 14 TPI seams ok for Resawing lumber or other tasks. In general you want more then one tooth in contact with the material being cut. 14tpi should be good for material thicker then 1/4' or about 6mm. Thinner material should have a higher TPI number. Blades are often designed for dif...

losthelm

To me this mail standard appears to be constructed from two different sized links. Chainmail in general is labor intensive its hard to tell if te links are rivited or what kind of rivets where used. The smaller geometric pannels are easier to manipulate as you work and tailor the piece before joinin...

losthelm

What does that paticular badge look like?
I know both fetted cock and billy& Charlie's do custom work.

losthelm

In this case its filtering out debri and sealing jackware.

Once its molten it should be easy enough to turn it off and let the thermal mass keep temp.

losthelm

Often if you use the "low" or "keep warm" they work well as pickle pots for copper and such.

losthelm

Most crockpots should work.
Usually the smaller ones run $10 or less this weekend.

losthelm

I got in touch with the customer. All they really want is the metal dish making things a lot easier for this order. It seams they have a blacksmith locally that's making a tripod, So I'm assuming its a sutton hoo style table lamp not the oseburg lamp on a stake. Hoping to make one for me in the oseb...

losthelm

In the SCA market place probably start around $65
I know for me materials would run close to $35 and finished it would look like crap.

losthelm

You may want to list model numbet or a picture of the front pannel.
I would be tempted but shipping would be expencive.

losthelm

What are you trying to do?
How much wax are you working with?
Do you have something that can provide indirect heat?
Temps look to be low enough an electric smoker would be ideal.
Though an ez-bake oven also reaches those temps....

losthelm

I heard from him the other day, he's still working in the shop. The production schedule is being effected by weather and a missing order. The order went missing sometime after being posted. If your using yahoo they are having issues with mail delivery. I know this really dosen't help those people wa...

losthelm

Truehart does good work, I'm not sure what the status is of the busness is.
At one point he was operating the shop between deployments.

Have you tried the phone number?

I know several shops have had issues lately with email going wonky.

losthelm

Shear pros: small foot print, no power, low maintenance, no limit on throat depth, Cons: limited thickness, no bar stock or rod. Bandsaw Pros: much thicker cutting, much tighter radius, easier to find parts. Cons: power required, cutting fluid, cost, blades, larger foot print. A lot depends on what ...

losthelm

I have done repair in the past.
Cost on someone else work depends entirly on how much time and material are needed.

My pieces are usually faster to repair as I have replacement materials on hand.

losthelm

I tried it years ago when AEthelmearc was still épée default and got shot down by the local marshals.
Granted it was before drop testing became standard.
Both weapons and how we test safety equipment has changed a lot in the past decade or so.

losthelm

I make a few every year, maintenance is minimum with 14 gauge 3/8 galvy or 16 gauge 1/4" mild. 16 gauge 5/16 stainless is another option for butted. A lot depends on what type of wire your using and the wire diameter in relation to the r 14 gauge galvy fence wire, 16 gauge er70 and 308 might wire ar...

losthelm

There is a leather spangen helm conversion listed in the pattern section of the archive. http://armourarchive.org/patterns/leatherhelm_gerhard/ Cut and trust often wears out a standard 3 weapon mask a lot faster then rapier. It may work as a temporary option pending the approval of your local marsha...

losthelm

Be aware of your lines and cords. Speed does not indicate tork so use your clamps and hold downs. Secure high pressure cylinders always. Fire requires ventilation. Dress your grinding wheels, adjust the rest regularly. Bad abrasives disintegrate with energy. Sharp tools are easier to control and mak...

losthelm

Russ Mitchell was doing a little bit with different tanages of leather, it may be a process similar to buff tanning or Hungarian tanning where the hide is partially tanned then oils or fats are worked into the leather.

losthelm

The wood shaving wax option solids a lit like the cardboard wax can stoves used in prisions and scout camp.
The longer shavings from the plane or spoke shave likely would work well.

I will have to see how things work out.
Right now I'm more concerned about the snow...

losthelm

In my kingdom its not uncommon that max shield size be limited for crown turney. combatants must be able to span the shield with their arm. For rectangular shields its usually sholder width by arm lenght. Though its all at the descression of the royals. Depending on the royals there may also be a li...

losthelm

At one point windrose armoury had spun shields in aluminum.
I'm not sure what shop they used to make them.

losthelm

Depending on the experience it may be a good idea to buy some tutorials and make a few basic pieces. Madmatt, talbot, and pitbull have decent tutorials that can help with basics. In my experience the first one always ends up good for loaner or munition grade. Often the size is a little off or the pi...

losthelm

I was asked about making a oseburg oil lamps. Hoping there may b a few referance images. Google is bringing up a few different styles, not really sure what's a replica or what's just using the oseburg name for marketing. Found a few very rough lmages from the actual dig. I suspect scans from a arche...

losthelm

Be strait forward. Your looking at atleast 2 hours to remove the paint and who knows how much time to repair the spring pin and bring back the finish.
It likely is just gummed up with paint or tape/foam from poorly padding.

When its shipped back be explicit on using a shipper with tracking.

losthelm

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