The Armour Archive

Kel Rekuta

There's Tandy...estate sales...and eBay. Of the two Tandy's I've been to, the people were extremely helpful, courteous, and knowledgeable. Caution: Go to the ATM, take cash out, leave Lady Visa, Master Card, and Lord Discover at home. Kid in candy store. Enough said. http://www.leatherworker.net ha...

Kel Rekuta

I just had to stop a friend from spending almost $1000 with this guy beacuse of this thread. Can anyone recommend someone else that provides the same type of product who is reputable?? I know he has some money to spend but I dont want him to get ripped off or have to wait forever. Thanks There is a...

Kel Rekuta

ARMOURER ERIC wrote:I'm still unsure on mold methods, but I will make a solid, or close to solid positive.

You know, the Boy Wonder Chris Gilman did a thread on this very topic a year or two ago. Absolutely brilliant details and suggestions. You might want to search that.

Kel Rekuta

Way easier to make the "melon slice" plate shapes that MattMaus did. I had to have those added to my bascinet as it turned out to have been a bit aggressively dished in manufacture. Ugly on the inside but fine on the outside.

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Very nice.

Kel Rekuta

A layer of upholstery fabric over cheap painter's canvas on 18 ga. mild steel holds up to full contact rebated steel combat. No problem for rattan combat. That combo looks better than plain canvas or duck cotton.

Do not use 16ga mild for a CoP, it will be excessively heavy.

Kel Rekuta

Good news!

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can we simply take it as established that sport protection weighs less and does a better job of staying in place? Or should I just take it as established that nobody knows anything about what I'm talking about? I don't really want to get into the whys; I'd much rather stay with the hows. 1 No not n...

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I believe this is the book that talks about women wearing corsets (the current meaning of the term, not the debatable 14thc meaning of the term) in the 14thc... :shock: or maybe I'm mis-remembering. I'd have to read the clothing chapter carefully to have an opinion. I don't own the book. Maybe I'll...

Kel Rekuta

Maybe he was out fishing the loch and Nessie got him?

Maybe something tragic happened though. He doesn't seem the sort to just vanish. Lets let the Brits on this forum ask around.

Kel Rekuta

My old Sylveaston belt was one of the first made in the Middle Kingdom. It was from the original batch of three made in 1976 by Duke Merowald of Sylveaston’s squires Brusten and Kenneqrae in their university dorm. Here's the story in Brusten's own words: http://squires.midrealm.org/belts.htm (He al...

Kel Rekuta

So I don't want leather or steel. There's this thing I saw years ago that looked like 3/4 arms . . . So given the difficulty you're experiencing, let's go over why leather or steel are nonstarters. In this game, that is odd I'm sure you'll admit. The why of it is escaping me because it hasn't been ...

Kel Rekuta

Oh, you have no idea... but I'll bet some other folks with older pictures will inform you. I lost all my digi photos in 1997. I'd have to scan something just to show you what a great kit you have by comparison. In 1978 anything more than a helmet and T-tunic was cutting edge.

Kel Rekuta

If you feel strongly about it...

Or you could do the passive aggressive thing mentioned above, probably with more acceptable results.

Kel Rekuta

Anyone know of a cheaper source of voiders than Ice? Because he's charging 300 bucks for 25% of a shirt I can get for 400 bucks. I know it's the more tailored part, but still. Boo hoo. :P Supply and demand, guy. 8) Lots and lots of T-shirt shaped mail haubergeons and not much demand for sleeves onl...

Kel Rekuta

I dunno if you have Michael's Craft Stores in your area but I suspect any major craft shop will carry the stuff. Two of the larger kits was plenty to cast my legs from knee to ankle. As similar amount should do the upper legs. I think they were $15 CAD per kit.

Kel Rekuta

Thanks Mac! That is very comforting. This is my last helmet and I don't want to screw it up. Tin seems to polish up so brightly, its pretty cool. K Kel, I have had the best results when I kept the molten tin at as low a temperature as possible. Tin melts at about 450 degrees(F), so I suppose I proba...

Kel Rekuta

Was it made with tempered steel? If not, it doesn't ease my concern about hot tinning ruining an expensive helmet's toughness.

Kel Rekuta

I'm with Luther. I ain't giving my money to a non-American armourer. No matter how much I like it. that's your perogative. But don't look down on those of use who do. I like Luthers stuff. I will never be able to afford it. I don't personally shop at WalMart, but I can understand why some do. And t...

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Winterfell, you chose to read it as an insult to the armourer who built the stuff whereas I choose to insult the numb nut who designed and under financed the production. You are correct about the number of nut shots though. And I have already stated why I watch the show and will continue to do so - ...

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Yeah, Scorpus that looks awesome. I hope to get this buckler finished that smooth. I had thoughts of tinning my new armet (1050 steel) but I am concerned about the effect on its temper. Matthew, thanks for the tip. I'll give it a try. The five hours spent was a trial because I had to learn the proce...

Kel Rekuta

I originally came from Amtgard where corkscrewing is a legitimate tactic to An-Tir heavy. At times I have had people wonder if they were corkscrewing ME because I learned to be mobile from my knees and adjust my own position a lot if legged. For example - I would get legged, my opponent steps in an...

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blackbow wrote:remember in singles combat there is no such thing as "not engaged."

Oh, how does out of distance figure into that?

Kel Rekuta

Yeah, that'll happen on cable TV. :roll: I'm only watching this because I like Rod and Jeremy. Shane is less of a jerk than I have known him to be and that old plugger Crispin is still running. Aside from that, this last episode shows how crap the equipment is. Three nut-shots in one episode? Didn't...

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Fun thread! My first tourney was one of those St Valentines Massacreeees they used to hold in K'zoo Michigan. My team got wiped out by Duke Moonwolf in a bridge fight and I thought I'd be clever with one of those stupid spinning leg attacks to the other side. Well I was the only one to touch him all...

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Nissan Maxima wrote:My first tourney fight was against Duke Frederick of Holland. I was thirteen years old.

Fuck.

Kel Rekuta

Once upon a time there were defencemen's arms that were not far off late 14thC arm harness. Some clever sport equipment designer thought they would rejig goalie equipment. They weren't popular with the pros or the high end amateurs and they were PRICEY! Bye bye they went. I remember looking at them ...

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Domingo wrote:Just got the burg from John @ windrose...
Sweeeeet.
here are some pix

Domingo

Ah man, that is sweet. Too bad it had to be SCA-ified.

Kel Rekuta

I dunno Jan. I've made maybe fifty - sixty hardened leather gorgets over the years and never had that complaint. The sides have to fit within the width of the collar bone at either extremity. No wider or the problem you mention results. Like the insertion point of a sleeve at the shoulder, relevant ...

Kel Rekuta

Crap!! I am going at this all wrong!!!

Here I thought "What a goof I am taking this on."
I should have been thinking about all the babes I could chat up while doing something no one in their right mind would.

Kel Rekuta

Well it has been a while but I got back at this project last week. I swear I will never do something so nasty for so little money again. :evil: Mac and Thomas, thank you both for the tips. They proved very helpful. :) So I clean up the parts in muriatic acid near a giant exhaust fan in my buddy's me...

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My cousins and I spent a lot of our childhood climbing in and out of scrap bins in our grandfather's yard. When I still could, I would check out all the local yards whenever I was near one, just because. My hobby at the time was building and improving my brewery. I probably refurbished two hundred s...

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I'm not going to tip the info on who the kicked-off jouster is (As I figure west coasties have an hour or two before the show starts). But I did want to say that the way Shane pronounces the word Joust in is Canadian accent of "JOOST" has been found annoying by myself and my sister. So we've starte...

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http://www.schmitthenner.com/arms.htm I ordered two sets of soup can elbow cops from these people on the 5th of Feb. 2012. I got an e-mail from them that said it takes a long time to cure them, and dry them out because they will mold in the mail. Does it really take 5 weeks to cure them? Sir Arti T...

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In the short run switch from propane to MAPP gas in that torch. Make some kind of backstop for the heat as you hit the metal with flame. Not as expensive as oxy-acetylene but not as hot either although better than simple venturi-d propane. Fine for elbows and knees but not enough heat output to rais...

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