The Armour Archive

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Todd Ferrante - I love that armour stand, but I am SO jealous that you have a disk sander and a dado blade set! If you tell me you have a mortiser too, I think I will have to get your address and pay you a visit. Goin' on vacation any time soon? Now I need to check out all the other sets of instruct...

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Does anybody know off hand if he made these from casts of the originals? That stuff is so cool.

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Woo Hoo! Email sent.

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Dangit man!! Somebody loan me 600 bucks. I'm good for it, I swear.

Thanks for torturing us Lloyd.

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Oh yes, that's a pretty helm! Is my wish really your command? COOL! I wish you would send one of those sallets (in my size) to my house.

Did it work?

Thank you for sharing the pics. It's gorgeous man! More more more!!!

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Well lookie here - Hal's making sallets! Very nice looking helm!

Can we gets a front view? We wants a front view precious.....

Great job!
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French, Latin...... HA! It all still sounds Greek to me. Welcome to the Archive! Brace yourself for the barrage of project ideas that will soon lay siege to your brain. Did I spell "siege" correctly?? Who knows. I need more coffee and this forum needs a spell checker. That would be funny wouldn't it...

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Edward,
I got my package yesterday - Thank you.

What is the extra piece of steel for? Does it attach to the back of the breastplate?

Thanks,
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My head is 20.5" I suppose extra air could be pumped in. I always thought I had a slow leak somewhere anyway, so maybe my head IS supposed to be bigger. I wish I could have you make me one. Alas, I am but a poor maille maker with 3 teenage girls who love to shop. (And one who feels that I should buy...

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Hey all, I want to discuss commissioning a pattern (possibly patternS) for some padded/quilted liners I would like to offer on my site. If you are experienced at making patterns and would be willing to discuss the details of the commission, please contact me via email instead of PM because my PM box...

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Hey everyone, I am looking to possibly have a pattern made for a padded liner. If you are proficient at pattern making, please email me and I will discuss the details with you. The things I make from the pattern will be sold on my website, just so you know that up front. Thanks, Cat Ps. I would real...

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Ooooooo that's pretty! You made it too big for my little head though.

I love the look of the copper! Very nice job! Good price too!

I HAVE to quit looking in the classifides! Must STOP ..just say no, just say no, just say no..............

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Well, I've already ground most of it to shape, now I need to thin it. This stuff is over a 1/4" thick and is a bear to work with. The various grinders I am using are taking it down though, just slowly. The sawz all did a super job cutting the basic shape out. It went right through the stuff. If I co...

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Thanks guys! Borax sounds like the "miracle" substance. Chris, There are quite a few things I need to obtain before I start - safety euipment being some of it. I also have about 3 or 4 other projects going right now, so I won't be getting to this right away. I can't stop myself. I keep seeing things...

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This is all awesome info!! Thank you all very much!

Just one more question for now - if I bake the borax in the oven, do I have to throw the baking dish away? I don't want to poison anyone.

Thanks again!!!!

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I know EXACTLY what you mean! I have 3 kids and I often find myslf in the same type of situations. There is NEVER enough time to get things done, and in the meantime more gets piled on you. No rush.

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Heya,
Did ya get a chance to get your film developed? I hope you're not like me - I still have undeveloped film from 15 years ago

. I wonder if it's still good.................?

Just wanted to check, because I am still interested.

Cyas,
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I don't know if it does or not, but I tell ya what - I heated this piece up to yellow-orange and banged the crap out of it with a 2 pound sledge and it barely made a dent. I did this several times, each time reheating to yellow-orange, and you can't tell any difference in thickness from the end I hi...

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Thomas, I don't know much about steel (obviously ), but I will do a spark test on the Channel Locks to see if it's similar. I really don't have any other steel to test, at least not any steel that I know anything about. Thanks for the idea! I hadn't thought about that. Cat EDIT: I DO have some rail ...

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Here is another shot that's more from the side:

[img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/747695/sparkTest3.jpg[/img]

I don't know if this is any more help or not, but I can take more pics from a different angle if needed.

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Here are some pictures of the steel and the spark test. I looked at some spark test charts on the net, but couldn't tell exactly what kind this was. Hopefully someone will be able to tell from the pics. [img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/747695/sparkTest.JPG[/img] [img]http://img.villagephot...

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Thank you all for all of the replies here, and via PM and email. My queue is now full.

Thanks again!
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Ps. If there are any cancellations, I will let you know.

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Thanks for the replies! It looks like it may not be high carbon steel I guess, but it would be good for a practice knife, right? One that I never plan to put an edge on, I just want to see if I can make one. As for the "spark test", well...........I kinda already did one of those once. My conclusion...

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Someone gave me a piece of steel from a 60 somethin' car. It's a perfect rectangle, and is about a 1/4" thick (the thickness is uniform along the entire piece). I don't know what part of the car it came off of or what it's purpose was, but does anyone know if this would be good steel for a knife? It...

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Thomas H,
Thank you for sharing the pics! That mantle IS gorgeous! Did it say why they made them so long? Were these just for "show"?

Thanks again!
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ndiggs1,
PM sent.

Cya and thanks!
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Paul,
Thank you very much.

I will go ahead and put you in the queue. Contact me via email and we can discuss the details.

Thanks again!
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Steve, Thank you for your kind words! I just want everybody to know that Steve is a VERY patient and understanding person! He has been great to work with and I have enjoyed every minute! Steve, I hope the shirt and the other pieces work well for you! If you have any problems with any of them, be sur...

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Thank you guys SO much for taking the time to write all of this for me! I am starting to get a better idea of what to do and what not to do. I have also decided that much more research is required in order to remain safe. There is some safety equipment that I will also need to buy before I even thin...

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Seawolf, I don't usually work in stainless, but in the past people have sent me the wire of their choice and I then made their pieces from that. What gauge wire and what ring size would you like? I have heard that 16 gauge stainless in 5/16" rings is a good combo. How wide would you want the mantle?...

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Hello everybody, I am giving $10 off each purchase for the next 5 customers. The offer will run until I have gotten 5 orders, or until September 15, whichever comes first. Here is a round, collared mantle I am currently working on: [img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/747695/collaredRoundSideV...

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Sounds good.

Thanks

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Thank you all so much for your suggestions, tips, and warnings. There is certainly more to this than I originally thought. What I can't understand is why this surprises me. EVERYTHING is always more complicated than it appears at first. Thank you for that website! I will take the time and go over th...

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Archie and Russ, Thank you both very much! I'm still thinking it needs something, and maybe once I get the brass work on it it will really set off the color of the helm. I am also considering removing the cheek and neck pieces to get it to look more accurate. I figured that I could always put them b...

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