The Armour Archive

Mike F

Hey, Irish, be sure to record your repair.

I was just logging on to post this. Very funny.

Mike F

I may have to check the ToS on my host, but it sounds interesting. More a link than a banner, but I think it'd be kinda nice.

Now if only Legio Draconis won't take my site down next time I host something neat.

Mike F

Hey, at least you'll have replacements when you buy a real Beverly.

It would be a very expensive alternative, yes. But it's that, or wait, or get a Beverly.

Mike F

Yes, the heat from welding can ruin the blade, which is already broken. Yes, you can re-heat treat it. No, it's not worth your time. Even if you do get it together, you'd have to re-grind the entire blade perfectly or the top blade would break, the cuts would be awful, or you'd injure yourself. Youc...

Mike F

Whoo! Hinges! I'll get the brass and the chisel!

Mike F

Best use of titanium reinforced kevlar sport armor (which is to say, none of them

)

Now, this is something I've only heard of once, but . . . Harnesses without straps?

Mike F

Ugliest shop-art month?

Mike F

Well, see, NOW it's worth something . . .

Hell, I'm gonna bid.

And Ugo, I didn't know you did Planet of the Apes. I guess I'll have to watch the film again.

Edit: On second thought, two auctions for one piece, one working picture . . . No, pass. Ugo, got any shop art to sell?

Mike F

I don't know about the metacarpal, but I think the rest of it is fantastic! The black does a good job of minimizing the fingers, and it's probably the most Japanese looking gauntlet I've seen for SCA combat.

Mike F

Interesting point, but consdiering where the vest doesn't cover, I think the bullet would be rather lethal in either case.

Mike F

Do your submission with Crayola permenant markers, by the way. We had a device in the shire bounce for poorly defined colors and unclear clip-art graphics. It's a terrible feeling after waiting a year. Yours should be clear enough, though. Be careful with color printing, though.

Mike F

I think he's more worried about a knife than a bullet. Besides, the way vests absorb energy (by deforming into your chest) this would probably helm, due to disappation of energy, mass, and (comparative) rigidity. Besides, bullet proof vests are about being taken to the hospital breathing versus stay...

Mike F

Not to bump unduely, but I was invited to a get together with a bunch of jousters and took a look at some of their armor and chatted about jousting. Here's a good group to set your armor standards to: http://www.wcja.ca/ Click on "armor specs" then light or heavy. Bear in mind, a 14ga stainless piec...

Mike F

Does anyone have any pictures or info on those machines? I'd like to see if I can figure out one for riveted maille.

Mike F

I thought they had a provision about not needing a lanyard if there was no property or bystanders in the area to be injured.

Mike F

I want to cry.

Mike F

I thought those visors looked familiar. Thanks, Eff. See, I don't think they're that bad, but I'd be worried about leverage on the neck in a crash. Always the pragmatic pessimist, I know. I know officers don't like helms for use on motorcycles, but what if I made a greathelm that slipped over a moto...

Mike F

Umm . . . Okay. Problems with tatoos showing while she's in armor?

Mike F

A single animal or six of them?

Six would be hellish. One would look fine to me, but it'd still need to get run through the conflict checks.

Mike F

Well, there ya go. Was that in the thread and I missed it?

It helps that I agree with the rule, I guess.

Mike F

I think Middle Kingdom (and probably Northshield by default) has the shield glance-no good rule. Personally, I'd take it if it was solid and with the edge, but I think something off the shield would be a little more likely to be flat or skipping across the armor instead of a solid hit.

Mike F

I don't think we have a section for it, but it's really up to the entire group how far we want to expand it. Unless it's up to the BoD.

The archeometalurgy board sure has some neat stuff and much more promise.

Mike F

Heh. I suggested doing just that before I read this reply. Great minds, eh?

Mike F

Oddly, a school wanted a display harness on the Classified board. Maybe he can recap some losses?

Mike F

I'd be willing to bet it's the camera. I had one of those, too. Are those tassets riveted <i>together?</i> Pop those and leather articulate them all the way up to the breatsplate, faulds and all. I agree on the arm holes and the breast and back needing work. Make sure those demigreaves don't bang in...

Mike F

Does the remaining slag in the material act as a flux, then?

Mike F

I'm not very good at this, but I was looking around at iron ore, and I found a atatement of "The price of fine ore will increase by 18.62 per cent to US cents 35.99 per dry metric ton unit" from http://www.hamersleyiron.com/pubs_desc.asp?libraryID=207 Does this mean a load of iron ore with 60% iron ...

Mike F

I've seen suits from $2000-$3000 in catalogs, so you're best looking for someone to rough something out for you.

And tell them I'd go to the school if they had armor.

Mike F

Hal: Now that's neat. Now I need to try that. Kiyohara: I'm in Kenosha every Thursday night until about 9:00 and I have Fridays off, so if a number (or even one) of you is in the shop on Friday and you can find a place for me to crash, I can make a day of it. Are you closer to Arlington Heights or O...

Mike F

He also described goat-based case hardening. Does anyone know how far back boric acid goes as a forge welding flux? I'm just curious. Theophilus mentions fir tree resin as a sort of flux, I believe, in chapter 89 of <u>On Divers Arts</u>. I can't find the tinning chapter, however. Can someone point ...

Mike F

Well, a lot of stuff you can fix without too much trouble, but I'd be wary if you're suspicious of the helm. Gaunts aren't too easy, but you can do a lot of simple things with those. I'd need pictures to give any hard advice, but you can always re-do articulation or flare the cuff like an hourglass.

Mike F

I don't see a lot of combatant, actually. I've only seen it in one major device in my area. Perhaps you should consider how it'll look on a shield, as had been aluded to by Effingham. I'm not opposed to your current idea, but I (personally) prefer the tree in base with the larger combatant dolphins ...

Mike F

I'm working on some English arm harnesses, and I'm wondering what size roundels you used.

I look forward to seeing you at the MAG.

Mike F

It's not that he's stupid, just it's possible he doesn't have the experience quite a few of the archivers have. It's not calling someone stupid to call them new. Back to the actual topic, I agree that frogmouth helms and the like were patiently jousting-only, and I tend to disagree on the sillyness ...

Mike F

I have to agree with the chains not getting you attention, but it's all about what you want that you can pass. My arms, as you can see, are fairly easy to make out, but that took me a few months of shooting the breeze with my local herald. I also agree the badge thing could work out nicely. Keeping ...

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