The Armour Archive

losthelm

Router can also work, if your up for it a chisel and miter saw will also do the job fairly quick.

losthelm

It depends the blank is likely treated with something like supersheen from tandy. I think its a thin down acrylic wax or something. from the sounds of things the leather is just dyed and sealed with no current tooling. If its a water based dye like Eco flow or alcohol based like angelus you may be o...

losthelm

With condition not being an issue they are praticaly free in the spring...
Often older damaged balls endup in the snow bank at the local bowling ally.
By that point they have collected to many diviots and gravel to be used for anything but lawn ornaments and forms.

losthelm

Be a ware many "modern" import files are case hardened. Top lair is nearly brittle hard while the rest dosen't have enough carbon to hold an edge. They still work as files and are a lot cheaper to produce. Last I heard nickleson and a few other brand name files are still decent steel through and thr...

losthelm

I think viking leather craft and maybe torvaldr... At one point torvaldr was looking at getting a new die made for lamellar. I know his arthritis is limiting production currently. Punching the holes and lacing the rig together will likely reduce cost. a few leather shops also have scraps and pieces ...

losthelm

I would start by talking with them about what they want to make and what tools they have at home. A lot of us started armouring as a way to get on the field for sca or other group. Assume they are going to put in an hour or two under your supervision. And likely a lot more time at home working indep...

losthelm

Windrose and icefalcon sell it. The pannel edging comes in a number of styles and types. Width you want near your shield thickness and leg lenth around 1/2" or more. With the internal clips its a bit more expencive but lasts longer and stays on your shield with minimal ties. A few people have used a...

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http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/doc ... ndbook.pdf

http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/news.html

losthelm

For roman stuff there are a few sites worth looking at. legionxxiv.org romanarmytalk.com romanempire.net The legion xxiv page has a few diagrams that should be fairly useful for torso armour and the soft kit. pattern out pieces with posterboard before cutting steel. It should be noted that the brass...

losthelm

Things change a bid depending on what your using it for.

Most combat groups have governing documents, standards, or rules outlying arms and armour.

BOTN, jousting groups tend to have higher thicker plates then foam combat groups.

losthelm

There are a few surviving examples on the east coast worth looking at. Networking with museums curators and studying originals seams like a logical place to start. Philadelphia museum of art, the Walters in Baltimore, the met, royal Ontario museum, each have surviving originals. The Higgins collecti...

losthelm

I have not done them in brass but I can look at materials.

It looks like they would run $12-15 each using brass rod.
The stakes I make are J shaped and a fairly standard item for most blacksmiths.

losthelm

Its only a guesss but possibly a trophy.

There have been hostilities between the regions for centuries.

losthelm

Mostly my lack of a large ball or mushroom stake. The project is aproximatly 4 deep and 10" across or so once finished. Right now its simply a 18" disk of cold rolled 16 gauge.... sort of Pringle shaped and not doing quite what I want. Hoping to normalize it a bit this weekend when temps warm up to ...

losthelm

Looking at deep reach hammers and mallets and wondering who else makes a decent bossing or dapping hammer? Though barrel, bossing, teardrop, dapping all seam to be interchangeable search terms. So far I have looked at eastwood, Dagger, Fournier, and TP tools. I have the set from eastwood and use the...

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A few people have been locked out of their accounts. Most due to using alternative Identities and aliases... For instance John smith, J smith, John S, Jon smith, and jon S. All being the same person to intimidate and harass a person or manipulate some game or system. Iron river armoury has been lock...

losthelm

Apparently the availability of the old 100psi siloflex has become an issue. The Society standards are changing a bit to include what's now available form major industry and manufacturing. http://www.sca.org/officers/marshal/news.html I would expect changes at some point may effect "siloflex" materia...

losthelm

A number of Facebooks buy and sell group are starting to have issues.

Some drama from users/mods other from Facebooks policies.

Facebook just isn't make any money and the site it just not designed for it.

losthelm

Would a cryo treatment improve anything?

losthelm

Different people build them a little differently. whonew, and zanetto I think are the top people at this point in your area. Often the demi gauntlet portion is build riveted to itself or riveted as plates onto a piece of leather. the fingers are usually riveted to strips of leather and sewn to the g...

losthelm

Think a little on the design of your anvil and see if you really need all that steel.
It may be easier to go with something thinner then a 12" cube and support the anvil a little differently.

losthelm

Is this for sca or other use?

losthelm

I would really encourage you to look at natural materials.

losthelm

Things change a little depending on what your using it for. Tolerances are just tighter for steel combat or jousting then say sca combat, or a background character in hollywoods next costume drama. It really helps to look at authentic armour, drawings and pictures are good but things are just differ...

losthelm

It can be a bit faster for some shipping companies like fedex, DHL, UPS and such but its not cheap. Different customs offices get bogged down for different reasons staffing, volume, paperwork ect. Because of what's going on and what they deal with it takes months to vet, hire, and train new people. ...

losthelm

Doing a run of tent stakes, S hooks, and such. Looking to see if anyone else needs anything before ordering steel and coal. 12" stakes 30 for 12 or 2.60 each for quantities less than 12 3/8" square stock 18" stakes $40 for 12 or 1/2" square stock or $3.50 for smaller quantities Hooks and such varie ...

losthelm

When do you need them?
Winter slows down any blacksmithing I do.

The 12" ones I make are 3/8" square stock.
18" are 1/2"

losthelm

Ok, try "tales of the palaces" episode title "the detectives"

losthelm

You can try a pressure washer with mild soap to remove any surface debri.
it may be from production or from rubbing against itself in shipping.

losthelm

you might like the knipex cobolts with the angled head,
compound lever action, return spring, padded grips and real cobalt cutting edge.
rated for 3.6mm piano wire.
should be fine for steel rivets a little thicker.

losthelm

Cutting rivets to length or cutting rivets free to replace a strap? Bolt cutters work well. I have a pair of knipex cobolts that are decent for chainmail and up to 5/32 stainless. Won't work if your trimming heads to replace rivets though. A few of the old machinist hand books have charts to figure ...

losthelm

You can use a "body bracelet" or kidney belt or other hidden armour bits for the rest. Simple cops or soup can knees/elbows are a good place to start. The osprey books are decent places to start. Often available at better books shops and inter library loans. What do you mean by "accessories" It can ...

losthelm

It changes a bit depending on ring size.
The first bit of the sphere can endup being sort of nipple shaped.

losthelm

A few shops sell "kits" for customers to pad equipment or make weapons.
Icefalcon, windrose, and "buy my hand designs" are the ones that come to mind.

A few people use head gear for boxing or karate turnaments.
Though I have only scene a few of those when doing pennsic inspections.

losthelm

I have had some luck with older used tools and equipment. Being able to do minor repair work and accepting cosmetic damage does fairly well for some items. Belts, power cords, and picking up things that are dificult to ship can work save money if you have time to wait. Pawn shops, Craigslist, eBay, ...

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