The Armour Archive

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I'm on forced hiatus due to January cold and a kidney stone, but I'll be back in the shop ASAFP. Fortunately, orders are trickling in for In Stock stuff, so I'm not quite dying yet. / I'm limited to low-impact stuff due to the kidney stone, so I'm working on some leather and soft metal stuff mostly.

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*chime, chime* Backing up Doug's argument are some of the nice, detailed pics in the Prunner Churburg book. You can easily see on at least one original 14th C aventail that the rings are made of round wire, with the overlaps very clearly flattened to a thickness that is less than that of the wire us...

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He was probably told correctly about the lack of (legal) availability in Kalifornia (at least for individuals). I recently found out that a large proportion of Fiebing's leather finishing products are no longer available in KA, EXCEPT to industry, I believe. That's one reason that Tandy/LF is trying...

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Noe: The punches are standard, at least here in the US. The small punches are M8 x 1 thread (metric), and the large punches are M10 x 1.25. You can order them from Tandy Leather Factory, or I can get them for you.

I should have 4 or 5 of these ready this coming week.

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*Bump*

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Well, they have 'em now and they use 'em... Actually, I figured the pop can would be a good universal scale-ey for size comparison. Even if folks can't read a ruler, they know a pop can when they see one! Gunthar, I would have to make a tall, round bottle for you. Would probably take a month or so. ...

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I could POSSIBLY make a julian fry attachment, but I really don't know about the juicer... I have (of course) come up with a couple of new mods since I posted my pics... I have 5 of these about half-finished at this point. Waiting for the weather to warm up a bit before I do the last machining. Est ...

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I made several of these a couple of months ago (when we had our first bout of unpleasantly cold weather), but never got around to posting them. I still have several of them if anyone is interested. Here is a list of what I have currently: 3 Small round flask (16 oz) 1 Small square flask (24 oz) 1 Sm...

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Lots of folks here make baskets (including me). if you'd care to take a look, I usually have them listed on ebay, or you can contact me directly. m I also have a couple of sheet-steel cuphilts in stock. I'm sure that there are at least a couple of people still making ready-made thrusting tips. **?**

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OK-at last, the particulars. Any of you who read my initial market survey post have probably noticed that I've added several features to the prototype that I hadn't initially planned. That has unfortunately had an effect on the price. It's subject to change a little, but right now, I think that I ca...

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OK-last pics for now, showing the eyelet-setter and the back side of the eyelet that I set with it. The job was cake-no worrying about keeping the setter upright and folding over one side of the eyelet. The press should work equally well for other setting operations. There's also a pic of the keyhol...

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Below is a pic showing a test piece of 9-oz leather. I punched numerous holes in it, put 3 random 3D stamps on it, set a 1/4" eyelet, and punched stitching holes along one edge. Note that the lower set of 3D stamps was done with the press-the upper set was done with a mallet. There's not much d...

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Between duking it out with this %#*! kidney stone and the subarctic weather, I have managed to get some work done on the prototype punch. The pics below show the punch and the adapters for Tandy Leather Factory's Mini and Maxi punches (and most others), as well as the thonging/lacing chisel set they...

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Have you tried this place?

http://www.lacesforless.com/

They came highly recommended to me a while back. I ordered just enough lace to do 2 helmets, and service and product were great.

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It's still $100 shipped, but it's the best price I've seen on it outside of the 3 or 4 I've seen on Ebay over the years.

http://www.amazon.com/500-years-Europea ... 0917714067

If I didn't already have a copy, I'd buy this one-the book is really good. And no, it's not mine.

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I have a hammer just like that raising hammer, and I find the angled face very useful for hammering on the inside of things like bazubands and vambraces against the anvil face for "reverse planishing". Hey, Hal, I use home-made stake holders almost just like yours, but they're over-sized a...

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Oops-sorry. I got his measurements, and there's pretty much no way he could wear that one.

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Muhahaha! I zoomed in on the Rx receipt and I now have all your medical information! (Just kidding.)

I just had a fellow inquire about a burg, and I won't have time to make one for a while. I think he wants stainless, but I'll point him this way.

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I have no idea what you need this (these) for, but I've seen barbecue skewers that pretty much match that description. Got a troublesome new religious icon in your neighborhood what needs nailed up? Sorry. Are you looking for a giant "regular nail", or something hand-forged, or what?

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In my continuing quest to find low-impact work to keep me busy while my arm heals up, I'm tinkering with the idea of making Japanese armor scales. Kozane were the smaller scales, which resulted in a double-thickness of material when they were laced together. Iyozane were wider scales which were inte...

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Eeeenteresting... Believe it or not, I had no idea that guy existed. I have to say, though, I stil like mine better, at least for hole-punching. My reasoning mostly has to do with rigidity, which really helps when removing the punch from the leather after it's driven through. Unless you really crank...

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Cool-food operated? You feed it hamburgers and it does the punching for you? I thought that was supposed to be how the whole shop monkey thing worked. I still like my creativity bent, and I'll cite 4 particulars: 1) I know that the arbor press version will handle heavy leather 2) It's still less exp...

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I could make other size/shape punches. I've considered making one for kozane (Japanese scale armor plates). However, as I also mentioned in my other post, it looks like I"m going to be down and out with yet another kidney stone for a while. The last one I had kept me out of commission for an en...

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OK-I'll try to get a couple made soon. However, it's looking like I'm going to be down and out with (yet another) kidney stone for a while. I'll keep you posted when I get to them. The press that I used to make this is rated as a 1/2 ton press, which would only be enough for very thin sheetmetal. Th...

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I kept wondering what to do with all the leather scraps that I've accumulated. I figured the obvious answer was to make armor scales. I needed to light the forge for some small item a while back and decided to make a scale punch. As an amusing side note, it's made from one of the T-shaped jaws that ...

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I use a lot of heavy leather, and I decided some while back that I could really use an easier way to punch holes in it. I came up with the idea of modifying a standard arbor press. After a bit of tinkering, I ended up with the punch shown below. It's the shiz-met as far as I'm concerned. I can punch...

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Re the punches Doug has been testing, we made them from 1/8" hardened dowel pins. They are very inexpensive from industrial suppliers like Grainger, etc. About $8 for 100, IIRC. They're heavy enough to withstand the work being done, but small enough that they can be easily ground/shaped. The sm...

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Hey-don't forget about me!

I have several types/sizes in stock most of the time. You can see them here:

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/gorg%2001.html

However, I'd also recommend the other guys mentioned. Just depends on your preferences.

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Heh-I've seen stands of rattan for sale that would ONLY be good for kopis and scimitars. You're probably the onliest person in the SCA who's NOT asking, "Is it straight?"

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...and some other stuff around the site. Still need to update/add a pile of stuff, but at least I'm finally getting around to it... m A few items still to be added to In Stock include leather bottles, a pair of stainless bazubands that are in the works currently, and roses. I also have a couple of t...

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Not to steal Micheal de B's thunder here. I think the guy has a psychic link with me, because every time I'm making bottles, he posts some for sale about a week before I'm ready... At any rate, I've got several nearing completion, including square and round flasks, and 4 different size kestrels, ran...

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I did all my prototype scales from 24 ga 1/2-hard brass, which is .020", or real close to .500 mm. I was slightly concerned about the final weight of a full squamata made from them. I forget the specs on Amamentaria's, I think it was very reasonable-like 18 lbs or something. Means a full set ma...

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The spoon idea is amusing, and I bet it would sound really neat, but I figure it would end up being one heavy-arse suit of armor. Depending on what you're willing to spend, and how large you want your scales to be, Armamentaria offers lorica squamata and loose scales now: m I had been working on nea...

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Comments appreciated-thanks. And ditto. Valerius, I've got another guy who really wants this helmet, but he's trying to pull the ol' $$ strings to see what falls out of the tree. Guess the final answer will depend on what does. In the meanwhile, please email me ( clangarmory@gmail.com ) so I have yo...

Several leather bottles and kestrels/costrels for sale

Heavy leather bench punch-Progress report

"Good" deal on 2500 Years of European Helmets

'Nother market survey-kozane/iyozane (Japanese scales)?

Fun stuff to do with scrap leather-scales anyone?

Market survey-heavy duty leather bench punch

Finally updating my In Stock...

Several leather bottles/kestrels for sale shortly