The Armour Archive

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Well, I already loose sleep over this stuff, mainly because I worry about not being able to get it right. I loose the most sleep (by far) when it's a project for someone else. But occasionally I loose sleep because I can't keep all of the project ideas from dancing in my head. Apparently there's ple...

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Payment (Paypal) and PM sent.

Thanks!
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Somebody better buy that chocolate shearling and quickly...I have no self control....PLEASE somebody buy it!!! Must not spend more...must not spend more...
but it matches my shearling coat....must not...must resist....

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Padrig,
How about "gracias"?

(quickly ducks to avoid the smack)

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Thanks for the info! This will come in handy!
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Looks really good! The coif has a very nice shape to it!

Thanks for posting the pics, and again, very nice work!
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Aww heck, I will take the brass sheet too. Toss it in with the rivets and let me know what shipping would be for all of that.

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I wish I had more money, but for now I will take the rivets. Do you accept Paypal? Let me know what shipping would be to zip code 43213 and I can get payment sent to you in whatever form you prefer.

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Thanks Hal, I appreciate it!

Don't worry about the hammer, it's fixed now.

Thanks again!
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David, The shear I'm talking about is a throatless rotary shear made by Woodward Fab. They have some other interesting tools as well, at what seems to be pretty reasonable pricing - at least the last time I checked. Thanks for the get well wishes! I am sorry to hear you have been sick for that long!...

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Thank you both for the warnings about the dust. David, you're right. I always put on my goggles when grinding, but I never remember about the dust until afterwards when I realize it's everywhere. What I need to do is put the mask and/or respirator in the same place as the goggles so I don't forget n...

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Yes, I am regretting not wearing a mask. I hope I haven't caused myself any respiratory problems by not wearing it. I'm already sick, so I can't tell if it's my cold that's making me feel bad, or if it's the metal dust. Either way, I'm ticked that I don't feel good enough to work on these.

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Well, to be honest, emailing the guy didn't go too well. The answers I got to my questions were short and really didn't answer them to my satisfaction. However, CALLING the guy was very productive. He seemed pretty friendly and was very helpful. Like I said, the shear does cut, but I honestly couldn...

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Yes, I think I see what you mean, but I will certainly practice with a scrap piece first. I have a little bit of steel left from cutting out the piece, so I will use that. It will give me a chance to try out my newly modified 2 LB sledge. (That took all day yesterday, and all the metal dust did noth...

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I also have the Woodward Fab rotary shear. It cuts pretty well, but we did have trouble with the gapping at first. The blades kept overlapping, which caused it to just skim over the surface of the metal instead of cutting, but that turned out to be a defective part, so we sent it back to the manufac...

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Hammerhand, Thank you very much! Yes the one on the right side (the first one I did) is just slightly warped, although not as bad as it looks in the pics. The one on the left is turned a little more than the other, so the view is a little skewed. Now, when you say hammer on the apex of the arc, is t...

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Ok, here is the other knee. They are not identical, and they both need more work, but it's a start. I started to planish them today, but the head of my planishing hammer flew off. It had already been repaired once, and I don't know if it can be fixed again, so I may have to get a new one. Bummer. [i...

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Hey, I don't think they're that bad! Trim the pointy piece off the outer part of the ankle, planish, bough, and crease and they will look pretty good! I wouldn't give up on them, that's for sure!

Keep posting pics!
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Thanks for the help so far! This will not be for combat of any sort, and it's basically just a project I want to do for the simple reason of seeing if I can do it. Since it's not for combat, the leather strips should be ok right? So if I understand correctly, only a knee cop was used with the splint...

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Dalewyn, Thank you for the tips. I don't think I am going to make these any deeper, as they seem to fit my knee ok, but since I really have no idea how they should fit, I may be making a mistake there. If I add lames to it and it ends up not fitting, then I may take them apart and dish them deeper. ...

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Clinker, Thank you for the tips! I'm glad you said something about the cuisse coming up to the hip, because one of the few sketches I saw (and was probably going to use) showed a pair that went up that high. I have a question about the knees though. In my limited research, it seems like only a knee ...

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Out of curiosity, what should the gap be? Is there a set number of milimeters or fractions of an inch that seems to work the best?

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Hey guys, I thought I might try my hand at making some splinted legs (if my knees turn out ok), and I can't seem to find a pattern for the upper thigh part (the cuisse?). Does anyone know of a good tutorial where I could obtain this pattern and some helpful hints on where to attach everything? Thank...

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Konstantin, Thank you very much! Over the last couple of years, you have been very helpful and incouraging! In fact, you began helping me long before I even knew about the Archive (on TRL's Forum), or even knew what a Great Helm was. (Yes, it's sad but true. When I came here, I had never heard of a ...

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Hey there, If your friend happens to come across an unusually deep dish, can you let me know? I would like something that is deep enough that I could get the same depth on a piece as if I raised it on a stake (if'n ya know what I mean). I can't afford a stake right now, so a deep dish would be great...

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Thank you guys SO much! Your comments and suggestions mean alot to me! Yes, I got bitten by the armour bug. And the leather bug, and the maille bug, and the soft kit bug. Phew! What I need now is a way to FOCUS! I WANT TO MAKE IT ALL!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHHAAA.....I...uhhhh...think I need help. I'm insa...

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Dan, Thank you for you kind comments and suggestions! I know what you are talking about in regards to the creasing. I have seen a few tutorials so I understand the concept at least. Performing it is another thing altogether. Guy, Thank you also for your kind words! As soon as I get a chance, I will ...

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Thanks Niall! You have been a BIG help!! I have a question about the depth, though. I am at the bottom of my dishing form, so how would I go about making it deeper? Do I need to get a deeper form? Also, I have hammered on it quie a bit. Do you think I should anneal it before I do any more to it? Tha...

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Again, Thank you all for your very kind comments and suggestions! If I were to crease this, would it be ok to go ahead and do it now, or should it have been done before dishing? I HAD thought about putting in the crease, and I think it would look better with one. I also think it needs the flared lip...

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Thank you both! I still need to cut the other one out, but will get to that soon. I'm a little concerned that I will have a hard time making the second one look like the first. Guess I will cross that bridge when I get to it. So, does this one look deep enough? Is it shaped correctly? I need to do a...

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Hello all! Niall here on the AA has had me over to his house, and has been giving me tips and advice on making plate armour. He has been alot of help! The last time I was over there, he sent me home with 2 knee patterns traced on some steel, and since I just got my dishing form from Sigeric, I decid...

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I think $30 for a cleaned up, ready to use dishing form is a heck of a price! But keeping the $20 version as an option would be good too. Either way, you can't loose, not from the prices I have seen from other places. Keep in mind though that I am pretty much brand new at this, and others with more ...

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My god that's hilarious! Heheheee "Pull my finger" heheeeee... You know though, I never really understood the male fascination with poo. Anything related to poo will soon have a guy in tears due to excessive laughing. I can't wait to see what else you come up with! If you can, update this thread whe...

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Thanks for the replies do far! I know all about the black stuff, as I did some refitting on an aluminum piece that got it all over everything. It was a mess to say the least. If I end up ordering it from TRL, the 1/4 hard BA is what I will probably order. I was just checking on the Tractor Supply st...

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Lloyd, Let me know if you ever come across doggie clothes for big puppies. I guess for now I will just put people clothes on her. David, My "puppy" is a Dane. She's not big like you are probably thiking of, but she's tall, long, and lean - like a giant greyhound. As far as weight goes, a Newfie prob...

I need a splinted leg pattern....

My first knee cop..is now a pair..sort of :)