The Armour Archive

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Thanks so much for the info guys! This will certainly help!

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Durasteel Corporation wrote: I might even put in some hood shocks so it can bounce up and down. Word.

LOL! That's the funniest thing I've read in a long time!!!

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Do you mean put 2 or 3 coats on per day for a 7 to 14 days? What about putting it on the flesh side? Wll that ever dry out, or will it soak up so much that it will stay greasy?

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Thanks for the help guys! Hey, on that oil/beeswax mixture - is there a specific ratio, or is it just a "mix until it's the right consistency" kind of thing? And the Bick 4, where would I find that? Thanks again! Cat PS. If I just use the oil and I use it on the flesh side, will that dry o...

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Is there any way to make veg tan more supple without using neatsfoot oil? The neatsfoot always seems to leave a greasy residue. I would like to make some drawstring pouches, and I want the leather to scruntch up nicley.

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Wow, that was fast! Thanks guys! (Sorry Irish I can let you know if I end up having another flawed prototype if you like.) I will be making more in the future, and I hope to get the pattern bugs worked out before I try again. I may even end up having more prototypes for sale, as there are a couple o...

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Ok, I have a side of 4 oz. leather that I've had for a while and I finally got around to making a pouch/purse...thing.... The pattern turned out to be a bit crooked, which I should have checked before I cut out the leather, but evidently I was too excited about finally getting to try this that I fai...

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Well, this may be Hollywood inventing stories, but in some movies I have seen, the "Church" was portrayed as somewhat "evil", like falsley accusing people of witchcraft or heresey ( and then having them executed) when those people got in the way of the Church's ambitions. Maybe y...

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Ingvar, Thanks for the kind comments and for the explanation about gold leafing. I guess I thought they were referring to something else. As for a brass wire inlay, that might be a tad difficult to get the wire to stay in. I'm not sure how I would do that, but it would certainly look good. For this,...

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Dan, that whole set is just gorgeous! I LOVE the colors, and the buckles were an excellent choice.

VERY nice job!

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I have a little update. I have been busy, so I have not had much of a chance to work on this, but I got the head part all dyed and finished with acrylic.

I have the "wing/feather thingies" almost done, and I will post a pic of those when I get them finished.

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Ok, don't laugh at me, I'm not a fighter and have never worn armour. That being said... What about sewing pockets into the "backside" of the pants (or maybe a pair of shorts you can wear underneath) and inserting thick leather plates that have been shaped to conform to the..uh...backside? ...

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I've seen that one before. Didn't someone on here make that? It is a nice piece.

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Ok, I have been commissioned to make a leather sallet, and I think I am going to use the helmet bowl from this pattern: m How do I resize this to fit the customer's measurements? I was thinking of getting the front to back caliper measurement, the side to side caliper measurement, and some sort of t...

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By "ariganly", I think he means "originally".

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Here is a copy of the answers he sent me about some questions I had asked: There are no visible decorations on the cheek plates, and there has probably never been any.. There are however â€“ as you suspected â€“ latches, or a kind of small hinges on the cheek plates. One at the lower centre â€“ whic...

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some more - many are very similar...

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Thank you so much. Poor thing. Ya know, I've had eye socket fractures, a broken nose, and nerve damage from softball, but I would take those anyday compared to what she had to go through. The teeth got pushed back, and they had to pull them out and glue them to a support structure. That kid didn't m...

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I will go ahead and post them here since there's more than one interested party. My daughter got hurt at softball practice tonight and got some teeth knocked in, so we have spent a very gruelling night at the hospital. When I get more time, I will see if I can find my correspondence from the guy at ...

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Well, I guess this isn't really what you were asking for, but I've got a bunch of pics of the Vendel 14 that were sent to me by the museum that houses it. If you want them, email me at dncgullett@sbcglobal.net and I would be happy to forward them to you. Also, if I remember correctly, I think the ch...

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In my limited experience, I find that the thicker leather dishes and holds it's shape better. 1/4" is good, but 3/8" is even better if you can find it. AND, if you CAN find it, please let me know! The first side I ever bought had sections that were about that thick, but I haven't been able...

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I emailed a U.S. contact I found at that website posted for the Vatican museums, but the only contact info I could find was for "becoming a patron". I briefly told them about the helm and then posted a link to one of his "relic" auctions. I have no idea if they will want to do an...

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You know, if even half of his listings were proven to be fraudulent, this guy could be in a lot of trouble. Anyone know of any groups like this one (the AA) that know a few things about relics? If so, they may be interested in some of his listings. Wouldn't it be great to form a "watchdog"...

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LOL! GOOD! He will be back though, I'm sure.

Michael B - Thanks for doing that! You probably saved some poor sucker from being robbed of a few grand. Hopefully Ebay will investigate and take some kind of action.

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Dang! I'm thinkin' my Suburban is lookin' a little boring now......(but then again, the heated seats are real nice)

Nice 'Stang! Hope my daughter doesn't see this ad....

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Here's the reply I got back about the pressblechs:

Hello,
pressblechs are the four spangen forming a cross in the center on top of the helmet and thez are indeed decorated, as you can see!
Greetings from Germany,
Michael Hesemann

I can't believe this guy...

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Well, I emailed him about the pressblechs. I stated that I was under the impression that pressblechs were thin foils decorated with repousse' work. I doubt he responds though. This kind of thing pisses me off. It doesn't affect me in anyway since I am not considering bidding on this, but someone mig...

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Isn't there something that can be done to report this to Ebay? I'm certainly no expert, but I thougth it was fake as soon as I saw it. However, since I'm not an expert, I can't rightly contact Ebay and say "I'm pretty sure this is a fake". Someone is going to get taken for alot of money. M...

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Well, I expand mine by placing 4 expansions rings in every row starting on the 4th row. After I have about 4" in width done, I switch to adding 3 expansions to each row, and then leave the last 2 or 3 rows unexpanded. It seems that everyone does it differently, so it's really personal preferenc...

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I use Channellock end nippers and cut one ring at a time. I set one end of the cutters on the table and sort of push down on it to make the cut. No need to anneal.

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Re: Weed Burner Crusaders: any interesting sucesses of late

Any way to make veg tan soft w/o using oil?

FS: Prototype 15th cent. purse SOLD

Need advice - Resizing a sallet pattern