The Armour Archive

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You can also try Leather Balm with Atom Wax. I LOVE that finish. It doesn't soften up the leather, and it leaves a nice, satiny glow once burnished. (burnish with a cloth once dry) I also use Future floor polish on the insides of some of my hardened pieces. (It's an acrylic based finish.) I don't li...

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First,
Welcome to the Archive!

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Thank you very much!

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Thanks to shamrock armoury's superb idea of filling slots for a future date (I'm stupid and didn't think of that), I am now filling slots for orders, to begin around Feb. 21st. PLEASE READ: All measurements and other requested info are due one week from the date requested. If I do not receive your i...

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My god, why didn't I think of that? (openings for...."insert future date here") It seems like such a simple thing to think of, and makes so much sense, yet I failed to think of it. Thank you for this idea! (although it wasn't intentional) I feel really stupid now. My situation is confusing...

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Boza,
Excellent process!

I'm confused though and don't think it will work for me.

If the wife can't be there, and I AM the wife, how do I get it in the oven?

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I'm not sure I understand the lost wax process. I should probably look it up. I wish I had the money to buy this, because I sure would love to be able to cast.

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You can try Perma Blue (I think that's what it's called). It's sold in gun shops for blueing guns. I've done an aventail with it, which was galvy to begin with (like yours). I stripped the galvy off in vinegar, and then applied the perma blue (several coats). As I remember, the color came out a dark...

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Chef - email sent.

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While I'm not entirely sure what you are supposed to cast in this, it looked like a good deal so I thought I would post it in case someone was interested.

http://www.ottofrei.com/store/product.p ... 906&page=1

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Oh, and one more thing - did you seal the grain side before you applied the silicone? If not, maybe try sealing it with different stuff to see if something might keep that silicone from leeching through.

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I don't know about pouring that stuff in there. To me, it looks like the silicone stuff you use on your bathtub, which is really thick. It may have to be brushed on, and I'm guessing it doesn't smooth out very easily. Maybe you could use a cake knife? You know, the wide ones they use to smooth out t...

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Kilkenny, I like those and think you did a very nice job! My thoughts on pricing: What people are willing to pay and what people are willing to do the work for are often very different things. For me, I got sick of working for peanuts and have raised my prices so that I can earn a decent ( yet less ...

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Thanks James, I appreciate it!

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LOL! I will be sure to do that. Thanks!

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PRICE REDUCED: Now $85 plus shipping/insurance

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Thank you very much! I appreciate it!

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Chef, Thank you for asking! She's in pain, but hopefully it will turn out ok. She has back problems already, and is currently being treated for that, so I'm sure it REALLY hurts now. An older gentleman cut into her lane right in front of her, and she hit his driver's side door and then his car must ...

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Sorry for the delayed response. The phone guys outside my house managed to single-handedly shut off both my phone and DSL service yesterday. 2 service calls from 2 different people and 24 hours later, they have managed to fix what they broke. On top of that, my oldest daughter was in a car accident ...

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Here's a few more...

[img]http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/747693/doccase5.jpg[/img]

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Chef, I would LOVE to have the info on the linen/hemp! I wondered what that string was. Thanks! I think I still need to answer an email you sent, so I will do that shortly. Here's some pics, with a few more to follow. These still are coming out kind of blurry...can't seem to get good pics of it. Tha...

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Thanks. It's made from 6/7 ounce leather (about an 1/8" thick), and it was water hardened and dried around a form. It has been treated with a wax based sealer on the outside, and has been glued up on the inside to hold the insert in place. It's really cold out, but I will get outside in a bit a...

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This is another prototype of an item I will be adding to my site. This was based off of a 15th century example. This is a hardened leather document case, with an eagle tooled on the front. Hand sewn with waxed thread. Dimensions: Total height: ~9" Outside diameter: ~2.5" Inside diameter: ~...

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I'm ashamed to say...nothing. I haven't had a chance to play with it yet, and probably won't for a while since I'm busy trying to get my queue opened back up.

I DO have plans for it though...

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HEY!!!! I tried to do a behind the scenes stat counter, and now I have a "Take a look at this" sign right below the counter (making it even MORE obvious).

Grrrr....I did the automatic code adding thing...maybe I need to try adding the code manually.

I hate webstuff.

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Ya... I hate that too. I looked for another version, as they used to have options, bt I couldn't find any. I like having a counter on there, so I will go back and look some more. Maybe I missed it somewhere...

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Thank you very much. I don't like the fact that the page is not very wide, but I can't change the template. They do not have very many templates that would be appropriate, so I'm kinda stuck there. If I could design it however I wanted to, there would be many things I would change. But, I don't know...

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Since I'm going to have new products, I figured I should redesign my website as well.

http://www.freewebs.com/catherinesquest/index.htm

Feel free to check it out to get a preview of what will be offered (and what won't).

I am currently working on a couple new things, and I will add those when I can.

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Yes, it does appear to be posting. I think email notifications are what's being affected. I think.....I'm not real computer-savvy...

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Chef, PM sent. At this time, I am declaring the auction CLOSED. If you have any questions or objections, please feel free to contact me. It was not my intention to be unfair, I simply made a mistake by having an auction instead of an outright sale. I did not expect such a response, and was unprepare...

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Well, I'm not taking commissions right now because I need to buy more supplies. I've been making these prototypes from the last scraps I had laying around. I've had some payments come in, so I should be resupplying by the end of the week. After I resupply and finish up a few things, I will open my q...

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With as much interest as this seems to have gotten, I WILL be offering these for sale. I had a target price in mind, and that bid of $55 comes close, which put me in a predicament. I could let the auction run it's course and risk going over my target amount, but that would leave me with either raisi...

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Well fellas, with a bid of $55, unless there are any objections I think I am going to call the auction and declare McTavish the winner. As much as I would like to see how much this would end up going for if I let the auction run it's course, I don't want to end up going past my target price - and we...

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Thank you. I appreciate it very much! There wasn't really any one part that stands out as being more difficult than another. The difficult thing about this was that there's so many little things that all have to come together to make a whole. A whole lot more than I originally thought. Lots of work ...

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Thank you very much!

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Klaus,
Thank you for your kind words! PM sent.

Michael,
I'm REALLY sorry! I had looked around, and hadn't seen any of these for sale, so I jumped on it. You should still make yours though. You will LOVE how they look in person!

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Now filling queue slots...Only one slot left

Casting machine on sale at Otto Frei

FS: 15th cent. Tooled leather document case PRICE REDUCED

Website redesign

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