The Armour Archive

Kel Rekuta

Yes, please PM how I make the order and what format the art needs to be in.

Kel Rekuta

I wouldn't rely on the depth of those visors in those statues as being an exact accurate duplication of what they were intended to represent, either. Problems of perspective were hardly solved by artists in the first half of the 15th century, Nor in turn of the century B&W photographs... There is n...

Kel Rekuta

I have a 52" chest and wear the XXL from Icefalcon. I'm only 5'9" so had to take some off the hem line as it was past mid thigh in length. The XXL is plenty roomy, maybe even a little too much, on me. An XL is just a bit restrictive for me. Tried both before I purchased.

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I would be grateful to have a look and ask questions. Please contact me by PM.

Kel Rekuta

Fighting with a mace and pitched melees are the only things I truly miss from my SCA days.

Kel Rekuta

Blaine de Navarre wrote:
Thomas MacFinn wrote:Using a sword is easy - the pointy end goes in the other man.
There is no art to killing with the point, though.

If you are using clubs or not wearing armour, I suppose.

Kel Rekuta

The following link shows a panel from Talhoffers 1459 fechtbuch depicting a classic front snap kick in armored combat. http://www.thearma.org/pdf/th19.jpg You might think so until you've had a JKD instructor kick you as hard as he can when you are wearing a full kit. Hardly moves you unless its abo...

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Do you have access to a carbon arc gouge? When In industry, if I needed to cut the shit out of something big and heavy I would use this. http://sweethaven02.com/ConstructTech/Welding01/fig0753.gif It uses carbon/copper coated arc rods and compressed air. It will cut through RR rails like hot butter...

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http://i267.photobucket.com/albums/ii299/dragonfighter923/2012-02-26_13-16-43_158.jpg if you look at my wrist you will see it being pushed up against by my armor even with the arming point tied up . I want suggestions to fix this pre-gulf war I heard that perhaps if I put foam on the arm it would k...

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Like I said, I've been using a jigsaw for several years and it works, but I'm looking to upgrade to something a little faster and smoother. Ive used a 18ga electric shear... I liked it but it was a cheap one and it did not hold up against 16ga :oops: LOL A Berverly would be nice but is slightly out...

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John,

Princess Auto had their "14ga." power shear on sale for $50 or so last week. I don't know if its still on. I cut 18 stainless with mine all the time. 16ga mild is like cutting cardboard with it. 14ga takes a little more patience. Cutting oil along the line seems to help.

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There's another plate in Fiore where you kick to the knee or upper shin in the longsword material, but the same master that teaches the "I'll give him a kick to his balls" material jester linked to. More accurately, "and I will stomp upon his cagliones." Not so much a krotchpunt as a marble stomp. ...

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Besides the great Krotchpunt manual, where would I find kicking in any of the WMA fechtbuchs? I'm seeing some small trips and what sound kind of like the kicks you do in judo to knock the guy's feet a little off the ground so he'll go down, but not the classic front snap kick. Where have you seen "...

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He says the only way he is getting through that nasty smell and mess... is to eat the fucker. Hal Yup. Its the only thing to do after visiting an abattoir or tannery. Mow down on a whacking great hunk of charred flesh. Our altitude on the food chain is the one redeeming facet to our use of meat by ...

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I suspect it has less to do with hardening the leather than it does with prepping the surface for painting. I think the hide glue is there because it was part of the gesso applied to prep the leather for painting. That's just my thinking on the matter, so take it for what it is worth ;) Agreed. Hid...

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:shock: Some things aren't worth the price even free. Do you know how to treat the green hide? What is your time worth? Do you have big barrels to work the hide and know what chemicals you need and how to use them? I wouldn't wish that project on my worst enemy. Green hides are nasty things even in ...

Kel Rekuta

Thanks Kel. Maybe brushing some heated SnoSeal on all sides of the finished, dyed pieces before assembly would be the best way to make the helms waterproof. That's be something I could do on my benchtop as one of the standard ops. I do like SnoSeal. I tested a few products for rain proofing at one ...

Kel Rekuta

Hm, so maybe this incompletely tanned, or "burned" leather is what I'm experiencing with the saddle skirting I use for helmets. Separate issues. Incompletely tanned has hard inclusions. Rock hard. Burned leather is over tanned or more specifically tanned too hard, too fast. One might compare the pr...

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Oddbjorn_Mjolksiglandi wrote:Kel,
you mentioned vambraces, would you link us so we can follow the discussion?

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=143600

Kel Rekuta

Are you looking to: 1) replicate the hardness of Dobson's pieces, using half-tanned leather baked on a last? 2) treat finished leather until it has behavioral properties similar to half-tanned leather? 3) have leather that is tanned, but dries stiff and rigid like rawhide does? All three have diffe...

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Hi Odd- I don't think it was a value judgement from the docent. I think it was an observation that it was not what we accept today as a well tanned piece of leather - it wasn't a uniform tanning. Thus poorly tanned, or at leas that is how I took it. Exactly. Harness makers tend to say many bad word...

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I have heard all sorts of stuff about Shane, hell I was there for some of it. But Shane got beat a lot in his own tournaments as well. No fixing going on there. Once I saw you and Jeremy were involved in this gig, I watched both episodes, just out of curiosity. The biggest surprise is that Shane co...

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Steel By Baltimore Knife and Sword. Axe handle by me. Whole deal about a yard long. Sweet cut-out on that blade. 8) Having played with similar set ups in the past, I strongly recommend taking an extra haft with you, preferably one more like a sledge handle. Straight grain doesn't have the shear poi...

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Unless the armoured man isn't wearing braies, he still needs to get at the drawstrings and whatnot, find a place to squat, et cetera. Some mess on the armour is to be expected, especially since holding up the mail around the hips is problematic while wearing arm harness. Taking a dump while standing...

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So ... now that we've gotten "LOL Blankenshield" out of the way (and I think possibly totally demoralized the armor owner, who's lurking along), does anyone have interest in or suggestions towards the creation of arms, legs, and a gorget that will compliment the harness? Pitbull Armoury. Just tell ...

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Even for some kind of demo for the press - I dunno, but leaving your gorget off and your neck wide open just kind of sticks out like a sore thumb as an accident waiting to happen. Considering they don't allow thrusts and spend most of their fight jumping on each other like hockey players in the cor...

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My kit wouldn't fit in a golf case. :lol: I put weapons and whatever soft kit and small items like gauntlets and vambraces into the golf bag. The rest gets spread between two hard suit cases with clothes and stuff. I usually only have to pay for the second bag as golf cases tend to travel free under...

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So, if I were looking to buy one or two heater shields constructed in a reasonably authentic manner (I.E. no curved aluminum) that will pass muster with a high standard of historical accuracy AND stand up to sparring with blunt steel weapons, who would I talk to? Plank construction or plywood? Peri...

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I've ordered a bag of brass rings from the Iceman. Whenever he gets them to me, I'd be willing to share. That may not be until the summer though. Were they wedge riveted, or pin? I saw the wedge, but didn't see any pin. I'd probably be interested either way. I don't recall. I have both types of set...

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The Space Marines use fusion power blocks on the utility belt, its all magnetic not hydraulic function. The rolled edges keep joints from binding.

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Home Depot. :o Home Depot is actually where I bought mine that turned out to be backed. I'm going to have to check out Harbor Freight as one is more or less across from where I live. Hmm? Its been over a year since I bought the last batch. Either they use a different vendor in Canada or the product...

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Dibs if Sulla passes on it? I know someone who needs this ASAP.

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Home Depot.

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I've ordered a bag of brass rings from the Iceman. Whenever he gets them to me, I'd be willing to share. That may not be until the summer though.

Kel Rekuta

I finally got to watch it. Pretty happy with it thus far. There was a lot more in the training but that has been edited down. My fall sucked. Due to having to borrow bits and peices the harness didn't fit me and my liner slipped down so I was as blind as a bat and was just there to be a moving targ...

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