The Armour Archive

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A straight rectangle works? Maybe that's where I went wrong on the one I tried to make. I tried to curve the pattern a little so it conformed to the shape of the helm when attached. It was a total pain in the butt to get the right amount of curve (and to get it curved in the right place). I figured ...

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For some reason I can't seem to get the first page of this post to load. Someone got him a puppy?

Lord Wulf,
As I stated in the email, I am truly very sorry for your loss.

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Ok, I have had someone take me up on the aventail offer. Lord Wulf, I will email you with his info so you can keep an eye out for the donation.

If I have time once I get this aventail finished, I will make the same offer again.

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I am very sorry to hear about your dog! I just posted something similar a few weeks ago when I almost lost MY dog. She was diagnosed with Adison's disease (thankfully it was diagnosed in time), and I sold pretty much all I had to help pay the vet bills (2 grand and counting). I really wish I could h...

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Shawn,
I'm not sure what your definition of cheap is, but I sell faulds for $85 if you are interested. I don't currently have an opening, but hope to have some in a few weeks. Feel free to check out my website (link is in my sig line) and feel free to email me with any questions.

Thanks,
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I'm no expert on how helms should fit, but it looks to me like the helm is too big for you. Or too deep from front to back, rather. I think your chin is supposed to stick out past the face opening of the helm, but I could be wrong. From what I can tell from the pics, the aventail needs to be expande...

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mrks,
Thank you for the tutorial! That seems to be a fairly easy and economical way to go!

Duco de Klonia,
Thank you for the product recommendation! I will look that up on the net and see how much that is!

Thanks again!
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LWCM, Thanks for all of the suggestions and tips! I would really like to avoid measurements if at all possible, but your ideas will give me a good place to start if it comes to that. Duct tape would certainly be easiest for the customer to do, but fiberglass would be awesome to work with on my end. ...

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Thank you all for the help so far!! I really appreciate this, and am already beginning to feel SLIGHTLY more confident that chausses may be do able. I really think having a positive mold of the leg is what I need, and as I said, I think I may be able to actually make these if I had that. Any and all...

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I know what you were thinking - BAD!! Anyway, I may be making a pair of chausses, and rather than trying to figure out how to make them from measurements, I would like to get a cast of the leg and use that for the fittings. Would this work? I have no experience with chausses, and my dabbling in maki...

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Man, my hubby needs to get that Dept. of Def. job in Viginia!!!!!!! They're putting together some kind of special task force he has applied for (he already works for the DOD), and it would require a move there. I would absolutely love to have an opportunity like this, and i wouldn't ask for a dime!!...

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Thank you both for your vote of confidence!

I appreciate it (even if I am still worried

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Thanks again!
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Lloyd, Thank you very much! (Both for the comments on the maille and for my puppy! ) This is going to take me a while to figure out. I am not entirely comfortable with the idea of something I made being used as a first line defence (the gorget part). Up until now, most of my things have been more fo...

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Dinalt, You are taking a very big risk with this. I understand that you want to earn trust by sending the armour first, but I would suggest doing this with a far less expensive piece. There are armourers that will take your money and not ship your armour, and there are also people who will take your...

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For inlay help, check around on The Ring Lord's Forum and ask for a link to Zlosk's IGP Program (Irregular Grid Painter). This is a program that lets you upload an image into it and it displays the pixels as rings, showing you how to build the inlay by showing you what color ring to use and where. I...

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Freiman, thank you for the kind comments!

Teirlagh, I will certainly let you know.

Thanks again,
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Thank you all for your very kind comments and suggestions! Nicholas, I am very glad to hear that it is comfortable! I was worried that since it was my first one that it would not fit properly or perform properly. As always, if you have any problems with it, just let me know! Now, about the collar bu...

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ML, More than likely, yes. I would need to see pics of the gorget though. I would also need to punch holes in it so that I could sew the maille and leather trim to it. Here is a pic of the inside of the collar. The padded liner is just visible in the background and you can see the corresponding velc...

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ML, Thank you for your kind comments! I don't know if you can see it or not, but the collar stops at the line of stitching at the base of the neck. I am thinking of changing the shape of the collar to more of an actual gorget shape, but I have never made one before. If I go ahead with that plan, I w...

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Hey guys, I just finished my second one of these and I thought I would check for interest before offering these on my site. (I am nearly out of space on my "mantles" page, and I already have the maximum number of pages for that account.) The collar has a half inch thick padded liner (in this case it...

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Congratulations!!!!!! That's awesome!!! My husband and I have 3 girls (oldest will be 16 at the end of this month), and I can tell you from experience that raising kids is the most rewarding and yet most challenging thing ever! Just so you know ahead of time - don't beat yourself up when you don't h...

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Casey, I am very sorry to hear about your dog. I have lost pets before and it is never easy. I know that there is nothing I can say to ease your pain - it's something that time will lessen (to a degree), but know that I am very sorry for your loss. Thank you to everyone for all of your support! Make...

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Will, That is a very kind offer! I would be lying if I said I didn't hate selling them (and all of the other things), but I do not wish to renig on my offer. My only regret at this point is that it is taking me so long to get them finished for you. I wish I had had the time to get that other one don...

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Some of you may know that my dog was very very sick just 7 days ago. She spent a week hospitalized at the vet's, and I sold some things to help cover the bills. She is now home and doing MUCH better! I just wanted to give a very heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone for all of the emotional and financial ...

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I am glad it made it to you safely, and I hope it will work well for you. Thank you for your kind words! She is doing really well today - not 100% yet, but much better than last weekend. It has been a long week, and we are all exhausted but VERY VERY happy!!!!!! And trust me - she is getting LOTS of...

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Hal, It looks really good! I like it alot! But I am afraid that I am going to have to email your wife and tell her what you have been up to. Sorry, must follow the code of wives..... If you wanted to make these a little cheaper, you could cut it with a sawz all. It goes through 1/4" pretty good, but...

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Griffin, I have been thinking about what you had said, and I realized that I had not conveyed my sympathies to you. I am very sorry to hear about your dog. When you know they are sick, and they are sick for a while, you can sort of "prepare", but I know from experience with my other dog that it is e...

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Will, Since you have an event you are going to, why don't you hold onto the money for now in case you see something there you can't leave without. I have enough now to make a couple of payments, so my need is not quite as urgent now. I DO appreciate your offer to pay up front though! I was up all ni...

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Ok, I'm back from getting the kids. Will, I can get you a quote for shipping, but you don't need to send payment until you have seen the other arm once I have finished sanding it. If you absolutely want to make the payment before hand, I will hold onto it until you have had a chance to see the other...

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Mike and Will, Thank you both for your kind sentiments! I tell you what, this Archive is truly something special. I am VERY thankful to have been lucky enough to find it, and even luckier to be a part of this community. This place is SO much more than just a forum to discuss armour, and it something...

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Bamos, Thank you SO much! I am sorry to hear you couldn't take your boy with you. I know that must have been hard. I think from now on I will always have a Dane with me. They are very special dogs. I called the vet this morning. Her temp is down to 102.8!!! (It was 103.3 yesterday) She ate for them ...

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Steve, I am very sorry to hear about your dog. I made the same decision you had to when my other dog got sick a couple of years ago. He had been poisoned - we don't know by who or what - and there was nothing we could do for him. What we went through with him keeps running through my mind. It is not...

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Mike, Thank you very much for your comforting words. I think they have checked for everything possible at this point. The vet said that if these last tests come back inconclusive, then she has something very, very uncommon. There are 2 vets at the office, and they both sat down today and began readi...

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Thank you very much for your kind sentiments! And YES - they are most certainly worth every penny. If I had a billion dollars, I would honestly spend every bit of it to get her home healthy, but unforntunaltely in our situation money isn't the only issue. They can't find out what's wrong with her. S...

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Tim, It's not a problem. Thank you anyway.

Paul, shipping is as follows:
Parcel Post - $4.45
Priority - $5.85

My Paypal addy is kauscg@email.msn.com

Remember though that it is very thin metal, and there is a tear at the shoulder, plus it needs new straps.

Thank you!
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Questions on casting body parts - No, Not THOSE parts....

Any interest in maille gorgets/standards?

My puppy is home!! Thank you all!!