The Armour Archive

Mike F

Yea, I'm kinda back. Can't spend all day on the Archive anymore, though. Anyway, I'm interested in seeing if my family has any registered devices. I've seen a few ideas (mostly people trying to sell me stuff) but I'm a bit more concerned about it than to trust that. So I'd like to ask a few basic qu...

Mike F

Tell me those aren't pop-rivets.

Yea, Eff, that's the first thing I thought. It looks like the visor is turned up.

It's a nice looking helm. An SCA menpo seems a hard thing to get right. Looks pretty neat.

Mike F

It's a beautiful system. Cad would do no less. It's hard to do, but it looked like it worked beautifuly. Believe me, time at open shop nights is time well spent. I didn't get much done (I think I did a gorget, some simple non-articulated vambraces and 9/10 of my helm) in the year or so he was around...

Mike F

I'd like to do maille (probably not over padding) but the expense is the issue. Maybe I can save up and justify buying one by the time I'm done with the rest of the harness. Personally, I find maille aggravating to make, which is why I'll happily support our maille makers when I can. I'll look into ...

Mike F

Nice ones, Orc. Maybe that's why we should roll all our edges.

Seroiusly, great recycling job, but poor execution in safety. I'd like to see that sort of thing happen safely, however.

The fact that he opened a book (or web page) to find something he could do was kinda cool, too.

Mike F

Is that society or kingdom? *checks the Northshield handbook* Huh. We're at society minimums. Go figure. Ah, it's society wide. Mmm. So even sevel or more layers of linen is disallowed. Good to know. Not happy with it, but good to know. Heavy leather, eh? Does this mean I could make the linen aventa...

Mike F

Duncan, I'll take you up on that, actually. Okay, let me explain this as best I can. If someone picks you up by the head, even if you had no desire to press charges, would not be a fit marshal, and should have been reported. From what I recall, he's an Earl Marshal, so I doubt anyone called him on i...

Mike F

I'm not strong by any stretch of the imagination. The only real training I do is picking up and swinging a hammer. I still think you'd need to use a lot of muscle to do so. I also think I'd have filed a battery charge, or at least had his belt or marshal status stripped. Well, I was referencing chiv...

Mike F

I'm glad to hear it.

I apologize for not telling you he found a place to work, but it slipped my mind, sorry.

I'm looking forward to seeing the helm. I havn't seen it for a while, and that closure system was nice. I hear it's difficult, however.

Mike F

Bascot, chill. You walked into this badmouthing people and making statements that were, quite frankly, not only trolling, but downright spectatular, to put it nicely. You expect us to believe someone can pick up an armored man <i>by the helmet</i> so you can swing free? Jehan's point wasn't about yo...

Mike F

For French, put them under some mud, but that's only accurate for 1415. Seriously, I'm rather interested in French information myself. Back on track, here's the English. Might I first suggest checking out http://www.gothiceye.com under the "knights" section to see the funerary effigies of English kn...

Mike F

He just started a new business, so he's been pulling 15 hour days. Last I called him he seemed pretty tired. I don't talk to him a lot, but he should answer his e-mail eventually . . . If I talk to him anytime soon I'll mention to get in touch with you, but I probably won't see him until the next ev...

Mike F

Honestly, the reason I'm using 16ga on the helm is I don't have any 14ga I kept, and I don't feel like ordering steel for a looooong time. I'm also interested in how the mass comes out with being raised. If, for example, this was a 24" diameter circle when I started, it would come out to almost eigh...

Mike F

Okay, so I've been talking about my plans for an Agincourt harness and even been working on it, but now I've been really interested in doing it right, and with the 1050 I have, I'd like to begin work. Here's my planning, and I'd like to hear opinions from authenticity and SCA combat perspectives. Th...

Mike F

Can you make a left on red from a one-way road in YOUR state?) Yes, assuming the road you are turning on is also one way. Then again, I've only had my license for about seven years and my CDL for two. I think you raise some valid points, and while I would agree that I'd like to see the SCA at a hig...

Mike F

What about the King's Champions and realgas. . . reialgastect . . . rial . . . I spelled it wrong. I don't see any padding on shileds or lances (and I've seen Lloyd's up close while we were talking about repairs. Maeryk, I'll bow to your numbers. People do put forth some effort, to a greater or less...

Mike F

Hey, you got a SCAdian on my horse! Hey, you got a horse under my SCAdian! ... Anyway, I agree with you, this is quite important! I'm very happy to see the SCA as a whole at least trying to up their authenticity. Sure, it may never happen for 90% of the SCA, but everyone is looking for something dif...

Mike F

I think you're mixing two ideas here. There aren't any real modern hard armors. All our ballistic armor tends to be soft, barring some hardened plates, and what rigid armor I've seen from the modern age (WWI on) seems to have forgotten the lessons of history and looks pretty awful. Therefore, I thin...

Mike F

That's the way the Glactic Empire made them, too. Havn't seen 'em stop a shot yet.

I'm not entirely sure if I like it or not. I dislike the plastic concept in general, but if it was done well, it might not be too bad. Well, it might not look too bad, I mean.

Mike F

Great idea! Why didn't I think of that? I'll talk to the Post Office to make sure that's okay, and then I'll find some cardboard.

Mike F

Sure, let me get everything set up and I'll get you the numbers. I'll get you the steel price, you can send that, then you can send actual shipping once it's on the way.

I just realized I'm going to have to find a really big, flat box.

Mike F

I have, indeed, been paid. I believe arrangements have already been made (or at least several options have been discussed, all of which are acceptable to me) but I'm sure if they don't have their steel by then they'd appreciate you delivering it and beating me.

Mike F

Glad to see you made it home safely, and it seems you did make plans after you left. What's it worth to -both- of you? The loading was rather quick and painless, and unless something happened on the way back, we managed not to destroy anything. I'm pretty impressed. Gruber, we'll work something out ...

Mike F

The shipment came in today up here in West Bend. Otherwise I would have been happy to drop it off if I was anywhere near you, though. Ultimately, I don't think there was overly much that could have been done unless we ended up dismantling the shipment completely, but considering the shipping up here...

Mike F

Kiyohara called me, so I just sort of grazed the post. Here's the major points: I actually didn't plan on going to Ravenslake, but you're free to pick it up Sunday as mentioned before, and to Kiyohara on the phone today. Next, I'm not marking up the price for my own benefit, but rather to cover expe...

Mike F

No, but swearing was part of the message when you felt it was unfair that I didn't change your order when you told me about the change four hours after I made the order. I have it saved if you want me to put it up to show everyone. I have recieved two PMs since I asked your address the day I went do...

Mike F

#1, see the above. #2, I had nothing to tell you. For all I know they could have charged me $300 on the dock. They didn't and that means I just about broke even if I don't take into account lost time. If I was doing this as a business, I'd charge you $3/lb, but if I'm doing this as a friend, you nee...

Mike F

And while I have your attention, I'd just like to say, while I may be a little slow, considering I'm giving everyone as close to wholesale as I can, PMing me and swearing at me or acting like saying "Now." as a complete sentence is a polite thing to do while doing business is usually not a good thin...

Mike F

Continued.

Mike F

Sorry, I spend about 12 hours a day away from home. I couldn't get any solid info to you until I had solid information.

That being said, let's saunter on, shall we?

Mike F

Lightness and soaking up water in the same paragraph? While I see the layers being an advantage against an arrow, I don't know about the lightness. Do they have a citation on that last post of yours, Otagiri?

Mike F

That, Raito, I'd believe. However, a plastic or fiberglass one piece dou, while probably not as protective as a store-bought one, might be more acceptable to keep everything intact. I suppose if you're wearing steel, you'd want boken, but that's a problem unless it's a bit flexible, so just join the...

Mike F

Bear in mind the timeframe you're looking at. Sengoku (and even Heian) period Japan is substantially later than the Terra Cotta warrions. I'm not sure when they started using paper for shoji screens. The lacquered steel would be protected as well as the paper as far as corrosion goes, and I somehow ...

Mike F

Probably because they've never seen real armor and thought you meant tin foil and plastic. That and jealousy.

Besides, come in wearing armor, and see if they have a go at you then, eh?

Mike F

Uh . . . Huh . . . I'm fairly close to calling shenanigans. Not because I don't think you could make . . . something out of paper, but rather that paper was so expensive for much of history and I think you'd be better off lacquering rawhide like the Japanese. If you're serious about this, I'd say ge...

Heraldic use in the mundane world (Family lines, etc.)

Next harness planned, Agincourt. SCA - Marshals, please.