The Armour Archive

raito

Not really. As I said, I can hammer stuff myself. And I will be cannibalizing almost the entire dome. We'll see what it looks like when I do one.

raito

Short answer:

1. No flux.

2. Not hot enough. Orange isn't enough.

raito

I guess I'm the dissenter, but seeing as none of the dishes I use has a radius the size of a saw blade, I'd recommend a different method.

Using the hammer to pound your depression smooth (boy, out of context that's a lot different) works well, though.

raito

Neither 'Master of One' nor 'Jack of All'. 'Master of All'. If one becomes a true 'master' of anything, he has mastered all things. Any particular skill is just a method to move one toward mastery. One's route up the mountain, so to speak. Doesn't matter whether it's the sword or if it's tea, master...

raito

Bumpage.

I did some work on the shitagi before coming to work.

raito

Anyway... I was suggesting the second option, cutting out the strip and riveting it back in place, just with the bigger bowl. The problem there is that you still have a circular shape to the sides of the bowl. By 'easier than dishing' shaping I'm picturing flattening it some, to open the front to b...

raito

The first. Can it be raised?

raito

This:

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=63044

seems to refute your statement about titanium.

raito

Uh, Mattmaus, that's pretty much what I was saying. My my calculations, to make the same size that my paper pattern takes, I only need to remove 1/2" from the bowl. Also, note that the result will NOT be circular, but ovoid, like a head (well, most heads). I am not aware of 10" bowls avail...

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Takeda-dono, I disagree about the shape. It should turn out about right for one of the lower-dome types. The high-dome type and the higher in back type are not the only shapes out there. Remember, I'm not leaving it round at all. Most helmets are around 27" circ. These tops are around 24"....

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With Mykaru effectively done, and the expense of the other options, I've naturally been looking to how to easily do a basic Japanese helm that looks good, doesn't break the bank, and can be made by persons of minimal experience. The zunari is a good fit for this. Its bowl is essentially 2 shaped nea...

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My wife won't be there, so negatory on the cute assistant (unless you like guys like Henry, like one of my wdding guests did...) And wouldn't it be ultra-cool if everyone in the battle was correct down to their skivvies. You know in your heart it would. But if I can't see it, I don't know about it. ...

raito

Avoid the word 'combat' at all costs when dealing with the proprietors. Nobody will lend or rent you space to have 'fighting' inside. I disagree with this. I think you need to be VERY upfront and honest with the owners. Do NOT get into a situation where they walk in one practice and go ape shit bec...

raito

No crunchiness -- I haven't yet put the stuff up there. I'll update this when it's there. It's all a work in progress.

raito

I've put this up on the site:

http://www.j-armour.com/method/2.html

raito

I've put this up on the site:

http://www.j-armour.com/method/1.html

raito

I've put this up on the site:

http://www.j-armour.com/method/0.html

raito

Short answer: For the purposes of this battle, I would not consider it acceptable. Long answer: It's not that it isn't Japanese, because it is, but because it is generally accepted that armour of this sort was worn very late in the period by lower-class troops. As the battle I am proposing is classi...

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OK, the battlefield scheduling guys got back to me. It turns out that (of course) they aren't taking reservations until the Crowns set to war points. Good news is that means that I haven't missed any deadlines or anything, and they know what I'm planning. Slightly different subject... I definitely p...

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Hope this is the right area. Is there anyone here from the fox valley, Wisconsin, near Oshkosh, Appleton? I am a new self taught maile maker and I am looking for someone to teach me. It is one thing to learn from the internet and another to have an actual teacher. Please contact me either here or a...

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Neither really will do the job in your case, if you're worried about the relative cost. Both will wear out with regularity. The welded will wear out so much sooner that you'll wish you'd bought the seamless. Molten salt is extremely corrosive. There's really no safe point -- you have to maintain the...

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Jara's Fermented Guild:

Purpure, a bar vair and a catfish or upside-down (not recalling the heraldese)

Purpure -- pour, pour

Bar vair -- Where's (vair's) the bar?

upside down catfish -- belly up to the bar

raito

I've been corresponding with tlast on his kit. There's some nice bits in there, and though it needs some work, I don't see anything, other than the kusazuri, that need discarding. I hope he doesn't mind my distilling my comments here. Someone might find it useful. He says he's wearing just kiahan an...

raito

Murdock, everyone looks good in black white and gold (for the denser among you, look at Northshield's device.) What about that blue laced armour you sent the picture of before? That's definitely lower end 14th century. We can do better. You are a Lordship and all. Rowan, that guy died dumb. Then aga...

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It's not that they can't do it, it's that they don't want to do it. My band isn't moebius, but it is stainless steel. And, like my marriage, I made it myself (OK, the marriage also involved my wife, but you get the picture). Looked at the carbide rigns, but as I chip carbide tools with regularlity, ...

raito

Sorry Murdock, you'd never cut it as a ninja. Ninja have no honor (sez the samurai). As for the original set of rules, it's here (but subject to change): http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=45002 There's also a thread I did on some armour I made for a friend: m The more recent thr...

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DA,

Vlad's the guy with the Polish wings, but I can understand the confusion. They're both Tristan's squires, and somewhat of a size. Besides, who can tell the difference between Poland and Russia anyway?

raito

I certainly don't wish to discourage you (I started when I was 15, before there were any age requirements at all), but there's more to it than your words indicate you know. That's reasonable, as you sound pretty new to all this. First off, though it's the last part of the process, you have to go tho...

raito

I guess I'm not seeing well the correlation between your pictures, the illuminations, your text, and the original text. But I'll bull on anyway... First, it's difficult in your pictures to see which leg is forward, and how the persons are moving. It's easier in the illuminations. It sure looks as th...

raito

Weapon or tool? Not the same. I've made a few knives from that period by combining various bits from the Knives and Scabbards book. They had partial tang blades about 3.5" long, with a distinct curve to the edge, and a straight clip point back, rather long on the clip (like what most Bowie's ha...

raito

silverjump wrote:Bump. Doesn't anyone from Wisconsin know where to get this stuff?

Sure, but not near Milwaukee.

raito

Kase,

They have those at Farm & Fleet. That's what I'm currently using with the press (if you'd stop playing with the kid and visit).

raito

I see it in Fiore. The Colpe de Villano is an admonition not to swing with excessive force and the actions at the bind (tasting his sword) demand that you be able to respond to your opponent's intention which means you cannot be wholly committed to a strike. But, again, I could very well be wrong. ...

raito

Josh Warren wrote:Everyone in attendance at your practice hails from the 14th century?

Well, it is one of the gravity wells of 14th century armouring, ya know.

People tend to gravitate to what others are doing well.

raito

While not (likely) purchasable (if that's a requirement), Mistress Giovanna has one very much like that, including the half-wheels (though hers also has a 'ridge' from upright to upright). I'm pretty sure she could answer questions on how well the design works.

A new Zunari idea I may try...

The Raito Method Part 2 - Garments

The Raito Method Part 1 - Tools and Materials

The Raito Method Part 0

Re: Fox Valley Wisconsin

Re: Committment in your swing