The Armour Archive

losthelm

It should be fine, just mind the blade gap,
it cuts better and has less cleanup.

The knockoff will do the job but it can wear on the machine.
Accdntprone did a rebuild on his after a while of hard use building helms and such.

losthelm

Treat the experiance like a college class. Take notes, sketch things, draw or take pictures if its ok. Write down stuff. I use index cards, pens, pencils, note books, and sharpies all the time. More so when it comes to things that are important. Titles, authors, sources for materials, project detail...

losthelm

If you wear glasses buy safety glasses with side shields.
Have a second pair just in case.
The same with other PPE if your hard to fit or have preferences.

Long hair tied and under the shirt, loose clothing secured.

If your early start pushing broom or other wise cleaning or preping.

losthelm

Fugitive glue should work,
Its the type used when credit cards are mailed.
You can also try making a helm "liner" and use Velcro or the chin strap.

losthelm

There are a few company's that made specialty tools for copper and silversmithing. A lot of the designs just need to be upscaled for armour work. Dixon, pendinghause, and pexto have stakes available. Using catalog or auction images should give you a general idea on shape. Many of the pexto stakes ar...

losthelm

You can also talk with local artisan blacksmith, fab, welding suppliers, and auto repair. Welding bottles need to be decertified every so often. Tanks that fail can often be had at scrap prices. O2, CO2, Nitrogen, helium, and such work. Acetalean and propolean should be avoided, a fiber matrix is in...

losthelm

Looks promising.

The image makes the stake look a little tilted.
Likely camera angle.

losthelm

One thing to be aware of is posible galvanic reactions between leather, plate, rivets, and sweat/moisture.

losthelm

Alot depends on how much material your using to support the load. The larger universal or truss head tend distribute the load more than a narrow head rivet with the same shaft diameter. you can over come this by adding more rivets closer together. For what your doing upholstery leather should be eno...

losthelm

There are a lot of options when it comes to tools. iron monger, halberts, and a few others make tools, you can also modify existing tools. modifying tools can be as simple as sanding down the edges or as advanced as shaping a lump of steel into hammer shape. For the most part a lot of us use only a ...

losthelm

From what I have scene a lot of them are build a little like brushes or brooms. material is gathered into bunches and tied or glued into a tube or box of some type. ostrich or peacock is common but you can use others as well. As for how the feathers are prepped and shaped look at some of the milline...

losthelm

Depends on the turney format and number of combatants.
Space goes up a lot when your using teams or barriers.
If your being silly with Heidelberg style turney 10' length and width is huge.

losthelm

What type of rivets and thickness of leather are you using?

losthelm

The left arm features an archery arm guard,
The sleaves appear to be extra long by european standards and folded back over the blue top layer.

I would love to see more details, it looks fabulous.

losthelm

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Good luck

losthelm

Its always an intresting time trying to balance things.
Tool, budget, and space
If you have cash a burr king is usually enough for most smiths.

losthelm

It helps to make a poasterboard template.
A lot of the edges can be "cut to fit" making small adjustments as needed.

losthelm

Years ago popular mechanics regularly published similar articles. Gingery also published a series of pamphlets on building equipment from available parts. There are also a lot of YouTube videos and newer online articles. Most tools operate on fairly basic mechanical designs. If you can work with a ....

losthelm

Check your marshal handbook. Use the standards for cut and thrust. Shaping can send perf plate out of speck. Most is us use 16 gauge. I think its 1/8" with 3/16" off set but I will need to check. Sca rapier rules http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/docs/rapier/rapier_handbook.pdf Your kingdom likely...

losthelm

If you know someone learning trades like welder, pipe fitter, or hvac tec they likely have some dye at school. At one point it was fairly easy to ask someone at the local boces or trade school to "inspect" for flaws The dye is fairly cheap for what your doing but for a one of job the remaining will ...

losthelm

the "old" design had two plates instead of the solid lever bar. The lever bar is a better option and has "less wiggle" over time. They take a ton of abuse before wearing out unless your punching hard metal or heavier gauge steel. Used run $30-40 on eBay with shipping, new nearly twice that. The larg...

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Lately I have been blackening my knees and elbows. A wipe down with vegtable oil and baking at 450 or so for 25 minutes. seams to work fairly well and so far it is more durable than paint. Not sure how the price compares once you factor in fuel for the grill or oven. Most smokers will also reach tho...

losthelm

It looks like the axel has been shaped to accept the ball.
You may want to chamfer the axel a little to increase the weld area.

losthelm

Well, I would definitely hook up with your local blacksmithing group and see what's going on. They often meet up and share techniques and talk shop. Plan on saving money and going to quad state or other large blacksmith meet ups for tools and demo's. metalmeet.com anvilfire, and iforgeiron, there ar...

losthelm

What do you need?
Steel Elbows and knees for cut and thrust are fairly universal.
Fabric to pass a punch test are a bit different.

There are only a few shops that make helms.

losthelm

Jousting is expencive, building equipment to joust takes time and skill. Owning and caring for a horse is expencive and a long commitment. Vet, stable fees, grain, tack, farrier, and basic excersize for the animal and rider. runs several grand annualy and hours daily. Be honest and look at your reso...

losthelm

A lot of the chemical options mentioned so far are fairly easy to source with few issues.

Small sample plates are your friends simple knee or elbows work well.

losthelm

Indoor or outdoor?

How large?

Do you have access to tools such as
Table saw, jig saw, drills, and the link?

What's the budget?

Ridged uprights can be a hazard if the combatants fall or become entangled.
The eletric fence posts used in thrown weapons and archey are an issue.

losthelm

Real leather people had them at pennsic.
At this point hardly anyone has blue, green, yellow, or white drum dyed leather.
After market dyes often blead or the acrylic paint cracks over time.
Brown and black are fairly common in the $20 ball park.

losthelm

Make a up a few sample pieces to experiment with. for the darker portions you can try heating to around 450-500. smaller pieces can be done on a propane grill. applying oil to portions you want slightly darker. As for the crackled portion rust the area first then remove the loose portion. damp rid m...

losthelm

Its much like other rubber kinives used in selfdefense or marshal arts training.
Revival sells similar items and may have or know where to find the pieces your talking about.
It likely would be a decent training aid for Hema

losthelm

It depends a lot on how much fuel your burning and what your working. Glass workers often have similar safety issues. An exhaust vent and fan should accommodate your burner. Though it maybe a good idea to get a better fan. Its more versatile of you endup needing to paint or working with solvets and ...

losthelm

Weaver leather out of Ohio
Or call the real leather people out of Sonora KY
The phone # is
270 734 6038

I need to order some myself
an its easy enough to cut belt blanks
At this point its likely going to be a shade of brown or black.

losthelm

Pommel and cross guard strikes are experimental in a few places. at pennsic there was a little going on through the university as part of the historic combat classes. I'm not aware of any comercialy available options as this time. You might try foam from windrose or others. By my hand had some at pe...

losthelm

Your quite right the main page is hear
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