The Armour Archive

CLANG

Hey, guys (and gals), Bexter tuned me into this thread a while back. I've edited and uploaded the oki-tenugui pics, and now I've actually gotten around to writing the pages for them. Now, however, I'm having ftp trouble and I can't get them uploaded... =( I'll post back here when I get the problem f...

CLANG

WWI German helmets were made from a very tough alloy-silicon and high manganase if I remember correctly. I have read that they were hot-formed. Cool process. There's a different one-pic overview in Europaische Helme. It shows all the steps down to finished. I can't seem to upload pics at the moment-...

CLANG

I have leather gorgets in stock as well. You can see them here:

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/in-stock%2001.html

I also have them with shoulder plates, but the price is also in the $45 range...

CLANG

Well, they're not exactly LOCAL to you, but there's a company in or near Chicago called Intra-national Screw and Bolt Co. They manufacture and sell all kinds of rivets-including brass.

Just for the record, though, I get 90% of my rivets from RJ leahy now.

CLANG

Hamish, the finger plates of those gaunts are a bit tricky. I haven't used that pattern for some time, and I've had several people email with questions about it over the past couple of years. [I think the editors might do everyone a favor by removing them from the archive???] If you want to make it ...

CLANG

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=41958

Not sure how it would really be an improvement over the ol' manual variety for armoring, but it's neat anyway...

CLANG

Hey, Ted, do you have a probable possible head count? From our neck of the woods there should be 3-4 people. I ask because I remember that some of the work stations had waiting lines at your inaugural armor-in. I particularly remember Beverly having a waiting line. (The shear, not the neighbor-get y...

CLANG

Don't know where you guys are katana-shopping , but at shows I've been to, you can have a decent WWII katana for $400-$600 all day long. I've even seen a few traditionally-forged blades in WWII mounts in this range. Of course, I've also seen people ask $2K for a blade that looked like it had been us...

CLANG

Thanks for the kind words, fellas.

Flonzy, am I to take it that you won't be returning the guants?

CLANG

I think I only have one actual book, though I have lots of little pamphlets on specific projects. The book is "Figure Carving Finesse" and is excellent if you want to learn to carve stuff other than the western floral stuff that I've always hated. I think it runs about $10. I really like the ceramic...

CLANG

Wow, I think I hurt myself LOL!

And sometimes I feel disconnected...

Be careful, though-you can bust your arse on a hard floor in those things-not to mention the damage they can do to a hardwood floor...

CLANG

If you guys are interested, you can see one solution to avoid bargrills on my site. Look under "helmets, 16th C, burgonet". The 2 I have shown are actually close-helm type construction, so the visor lifts instead of falls. The visors are pierced with barbell-shaped slits. Visibility and breathing ar...

CLANG

Be aware that the 2 or 3 most common forms of guantlets made for rattan combat that are called "clamshell" look nothing like any historical guantlet...

CLANG

I can make you a quality set pretty quickly-it's a project that I can mostly do indoors on these long, cold winter nights... (My shop's not heated, in cas you didn't guess.) I'll have to check my timelog before I give you a price, and I can email pics of the pair that I made for myself. Email me if ...

CLANG

It's known as the "John of Gaunt" armor (hence JOG). I've never researched the owner, but presumably he's one from the 16th C...

CLANG

EnglishWarrior has allowed me to host his pics from RA for the Archive. Here's the link. Nice pics.

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/misc/RA ... rrior.html

CLANG

EnglishWarrior has allowed me to host his pics from RA for the Archive. Here's the link. Nice pics.

http://clang.adkinssoftware.com/misc/RA ... rrior.html

CLANG

If you'd care to share with the whole board, I'm sure several of us (including me) would be happy to host the pics for everyone.

CLANG

I have one on ebay at the moment if you care to take a look. It's more than a quarter pound, though...

I make them in different sizes.

http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V ... =3&rows=50

CLANG

Vacuum the carpet?

CLANG

I had both email and phone correspondence with Lou and he really seemed a decent fellow. I always felt that a funeral should be a celebration of a person's life rather than a fit of sadness. I'm sure he left many good feelings behind.

CLANG

I worked for years with just a Makita JS3200 (the 11 ga mild model). I finally got a B-2 about a year ago, but I only use it about 10% of the time or less. I find it easier to manipulate the shear with the metal clamped down than vice versa. I like being able to easily cut a piece from a 2 x 4 foot ...

CLANG

I got the MOL knives/scabbards book recently. If you want to make authentic knives from the period/locale this book covers, you can't do better for a paper reference. It shows hundreds of period blades, including cross-sectional shapes at different points along the blade. I mostly build armor, but n...

CLANG

If you end up having to bolt it down, just use 2 opposite corners and large wingnuts. That will speed up changes considerably. You could also just drill appropriate holes in the bench, set the form on top, and drop pins through the holes in both. It's not as stable, but it changes out very quickly. ...

CLANG

I don't weld with OA myself, but I remember reading a suggestion a while back-just cut a thin strip from the edge of the same material you used to make your pieces to be welded and use that as your filler rod. That way, you KNOW it's going to be compatible.

CLANG

If they have mounting holes, I would simply bolt them down-or if you have a nice heavy wooden bench, big lag screws work nicely. It's easy to weld mounting tabs to an oxy cylinder-or just drill holes in the corners of the plate if there's room. I find that with dishing forms (and most similar tools)...

CLANG

Does anyone know of a commercial supplier for rosette washers? Maybe 3/8" to 3/4" dia? I'm not really interested in the the cast versions-I mostly need a smaller stamped type-and in quantity. Exact design/size/material/finish is somewhat flexible, depending on what may be available. I've scoured the...

CLANG

Hey, Ted, I plan to make it over again this year. I'll probably have some books for sale (armor). Do you still have your Military Motivator around to keep you in gear?

CLANG

I always find it cool to experience something theoritical firsthand-kind of like, "Hey-it DOES work!" A couple of comments on the discussion, for what they're worth: It's not too hard to increase the carbon content of a piece of steel in a regular coal forge. Just keep it high in the fire for a whil...

CLANG

I have a hammer with a slightly domed round face that I like to use to make the 90 degree bend. To keep the piece from flattening out, you need to stretch the outer edge of the metal as you bend it outward. This is easily accomplished by using a hammer like I mention or one with a relatively wide pe...

CLANG

I've seen pics of original sallets with bellows visors of similar depth/crispness, though they typically seem to have more "pleats".

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-Mark
CLANG Armory
http://clang.adkinssoftware.com

CLANG

The term Buff Leather usually applies to leather with an abraded finish as mentioned above, but it is not split leather like suede. The surface is similar, though finer.

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-Mark
CLANG Armory
http://clang.adkinssoftware.com

CLANG

Cet's the guy to talk to now. He lurks around here...

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-Mark
CLANG Armory
http://clang.adkinssoftware.com

CLANG

Our friend Larien took pics at Renfest 2002. There are some good (and more recent) pics of Bexter-and her armor, for you's guys who care about that [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif[/img] . Pics can be found here: http://renfest.adkinssoftware.com/renfest3.html ------------------ -Ma...

CLANG

I did quite a bit of reading and asking questions before I bought my MIG. I ended up getting a 110V Lincoln with a gas setup. (As an aside, Craftsman welders are also made by Lincoln.) Generally, I'm quite happy with it and wouldn't hesitate to buy another Lincoln. I use it on both mild and stainles...

Beverly curiosity on ebay

RA Pics by EnglishWarrior

Rosette washers?