The Armour Archive

Frederich Von Teufel

That is in the Met. It's covered in an article in "Arms & Armor: Essays By Stephen V. Grancsay from 1920 - 1964", and I believe it's pictured and covered in "Anglian Helm from Coppergate".

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

Kronos, a very good job on the hilt, and a very nice edge roll. I think this would make a very nice "beginners" project; a write-up for the Archive would be valuable.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

Crap. And they'd worked so hard to win this year's Darwin Award too. Now, they'll be lucky to get an honorable mention. Oh well, there's always next year.

Here's to hoping they win.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

I'll be there, teaching a dishing class in the morning, fighting in the afternoon. My Barony, Storvik, should turn out somewhere between 6 and 12 fighters.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

I have to disagree with Brendan on a few points as my experiences are quite different from his. For groundwork purposes, I build my rattan/siloflex swords simply by getting a 1" shaved staff of rattan from HH Perkins and pounding it into a 1" ID piece of Siloflex (I get the straight pipes of Silofle...

Frederich Von Teufel

Since Toolgoon is getting Tim's book, I almost didn't bother to post, as Tim answers most of the questions one could have on the topic of casting. However, I realized that there would be others here who won't have the benefit of Tim's writing, so I'll throw in a few relevant bits. Sprue - the amount...

Frederich Von Teufel

I've been fighting with a rattan/siloflex sword for a couple of years now and haven't experienced any problems with acknowledgement from any of my opponents that I can attribute to my sword. My decision to go with rattan/siloflex came not from any weight savings (the weight difference between plain ...

Frederich Von Teufel

One of my favorites has always been, "Jesus wept!"

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

That was probably Andy Wards page, www.gauntlets.com (now defunct).

He'd passed it off to someone else, but they closed it last year, if I recollect correctly.

Don't know of anyone else who is specializing only in making gauntlets at the moment.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

First, no matter what you do, it's going to get scratched. Come to terms with that now. Once you have your buckler, there are some things you can do to improve the bond that the paint has to the metal. First, clean the buckler very well. You want to use a degreaser/cleanser to get every bit of oil o...

Frederich Von Teufel

I've been doing a fair amount with titanium recently. What I have been playing around with is commercially pure titanium, referred to as CP Grade 2. This is pretty much pure titanium, with very small trace elements. I've also been using 6AL-4V, which is one of the more exotic titanium alloys that is...

Frederich Von Teufel

I haven't seen any footage yet, but if and when he does send it around, I'll be sure to let you know Connor.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

An educated eye will almost always be able to tell that it's stainless; not many people have an educated eye. Stainless is a bitch to work; it cost more than mild steel, work hardens faster, is springier (and thus resists shaping), is harder on the tools and on the armourer, and is potentially hazar...

Frederich Von Teufel

Pic sent.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

Metal hammer = Planishing
Wooden hammer = Boughing

Planishing and boughing are different, although the concept is the same, and the results are similar.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

The elbow cop is very flat and needs to be dished much more. How much more? Bend your arm then look at your elbow. See how pointy it is? That needs to fit in the elbow cop. Since I presume this harness if for SCA use, I'd also recommend lightly dishing a bit further out towards the fan as wel...

Frederich Von Teufel

James, you should know better by now. What kind of spaulder (time period, country of origin and such are all helpful here)? Do you have a photo or pattern of what you are trying to do? What tools do you have available? What have you tried to do so far? Much of the advice that we can offer depends up...

Frederich Von Teufel

Head on over to Caswell Plating. They have a new method for blackening stainless, plus there are all the other various plating/coloring methods they carry. (www.caswellplating.com) And enameling does work, as do the various pseudo-enameling methods. I've been having good luck with a number of the co...

Frederich Von Teufel

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bran Mac Scandlan: 3. Same rhino. After yelling "light", I cranked up a bit. I did this 6 times and each time I heard light. The 7th time I cranked up and hit him. His response...

Frederich Von Teufel

And I have to agree with you both, which is why I don't make them. I tried a number of different pair of enclosed thumb gauntlets back when Johan Blau was first initiating the style. Didn't like the fit or feel. They looked cool however. Over the last 10 years or so, I've tried to figure out what fo...

Frederich Von Teufel

Animal, Animal...starting at about book 3 it was chimps writing those books. John Norman was off somewhere, spending the profits and being 'serviced' by his slaves.

Or so I've heard.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

Helm development was definitely not linear. Helm development meanders and wanders, having fully enclosed helms quite early, then leaving them and going for seemingly less protection, then having all types of helms at the same time. Does the barbute evolve from the sallet? Seemingly so (so lon...

Frederich Von Teufel

I looked in the Archive, but obviously that subject was before the second week of July, so it's no longer available. Contact the Kingdom Earl Marshal, Baron Alan Gravesend, at earlmarshal@atlantia.sca.org He'll be able to give you the run down on the very recent changes to Kingdom Law (the no-visibl...

Frederich Von Teufel

Turambar, if you've read all the available stuff online, I'm not sure reading more online stuff is the answer. It's at this point that I'd recommend a competant instructor give you hands-on work. He'll be able to immediatley see your errors in tools or technique and give you the exact corrections yo...

Frederich Von Teufel

I would hesitate to classify the bascinet as a "simple" helm. While there are some extent peices that are quite flat in shape, most of the nicer stuff is made up of very subtle complex curves which are, simply, beyond the skill level of the beginning armourer. Most simply don't have the "eye" to eve...

Frederich Von Teufel

There are actually a good number of copies of both the original and the reprint of Churburg available for sale. Go to used.addall.com and put in "churburg" in the title field. Currently there are 15 books returned, of which 6 or 7 are unique copies of the book. You can pick up a reprint for about $7...

Frederich Von Teufel

You don't need to do heat to get the right "sqare" shape on the skull, though it can help and makes it easier. I would only try it into a steel dish though, you really need the firm support. And good job on the helm. I can't tell whether the eyeslot is aligned properly on the helm due to the angle o...

Frederich Von Teufel

His Majesty Odo is originally from Meridies. No real point beyond that, just thought it should be mentioned. This is an interesting message, but unfortunately really doesn't prove anything. My interpretation: your calibration level was similar to some of your opponents (either due to their level nor...

Frederich Von Teufel

There are no "tips and tricks" to develop a good defence, it takes long, hard work. There are no shortcuts. If you want to be good, practice. Practice against the best you can find, the guys that frighten you. If you want to improve your defense, defend; don't hit the pell (that'll improve your offe...

Frederich Von Teufel

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Brodir: Two schools of thought: 1) Young (25) year old guy is a 'hot stick', and the Chivlary feels that he has the most important trait, prowess. They feel he will grow int...

Frederich Von Teufel

Yes, that's the theory, it's the implementation that trips people up. Think of it this way; that's two to four thicknesses of metal between each finger, (not even counting rivits if you use them.) That's a lot of metal. Many people find that gauntlets that meet these specs are uncomfortable t...

Frederich Von Teufel

My "inspiration" music varies quite a bit. Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park, White Zombie, and Korn are current faves. But I've used David Bowie, New Order, Tori Amos, many, many others. If it's got a fast, hard beat, powerful "angry" lyrics, and is in a minor key, I can use it. I have l...

Frederich Von Teufel

Knut's work is excellent as well and should be checked out. I don't have his contact info, though I know he reads and posts on the board, so perhaps he'll be kind enough to post his data or someone else will.

Frederich

Frederich Von Teufel

"Ducking" a blow is not bad form, nor unchivalrous. As a matter of fact, should you closely watch most of the better fighters, you'll see them doing exactly that, although the motion might be quite small on some of them. You don't need to move your head completely out of the way, after all, just eno...

Frederich Von Teufel

Siloflex is a brand name for a particular type of high pressure water hose. This is stuff that is rated at 100psi and up. The 1" ID pipe is the stuff for swords and can be found at most Lowe's Hardware store (you can order it online too.) I also use the 1/2" pipe to edge my shields; holds up very...