The Armour Archive

Strongbow

Patrick, do you do the mail for aventail yourself or is it ordered from someone else? BTW, the helmet looks fantastic! I sent him the aventail. It's one of Von Sussen's 8mm flat-ring wedge rivetted aventails. I added the brass rings on the border myself. The brass rings came from Forth Armoury.

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Well, can't attest to a "perfect" armourer, but I've worked with some that are damn close to perfect: 1) Patrick Thaden - making my custom bascinet now. Not "cheap" but excellent value for money. Just about the best quality you could ask for in terms of workmanship and historical accuracy. Fairly lo...

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what size are you looking for?

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United Cutlery?

Ba-dum-bump-ching! <---rimshot

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Congratulations Master Cet!

Most Excellent!

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Sir Gaston wrote:Is there a source for high quality dead steel?
Any idea how the term "live steel" got started? I mean, steel isn't alive or dead is it?

yeah... an odd term. Is it an SCAism?

I hear Scadians using it all the time, but don't know if its use is limited to that.

Strongbow

I saw a motto some time ago in French that translated to:

"He said WHAT?"

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I saw a motto some time ago in French that translated to:

"He said WHAT?"

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Patrick Kelly For The Win! I own swords from Albion, A&A and a Christian Fletcher/Angus Trim collaboration. All excellent swords. I slightly prefer my Albion, but the A&A is magnificent. The Fletcher/Trim sword is a little less "spiff" than the other two, but it's a great cutter. I'd throw John Lund...

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FWIW, I really dig the look of second one in that last post.

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Wow. Did I ever pick the right guy to do this hat.

I'm stunned. Speechless.

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I am very interested in the flat, shovel looking visor that you've made for this bascinet. I've never seen anything like it before. Anyone care to fill me in? I based the design on these pic from the Flemish Alexander of about 1340, but modified to provide better facial coverage and to be more cons...

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That center ridge on the visor is going to be very sweet. Is there going to be some kind of decoration on the ridge like brass or paint? Is there a surviving example to go from or only art work? I considered requesting brass for the reinforcer, but the art evidence indicates the huge majority were ...

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Mail and a COP are pretty much your options. You MIGHT see a breast plate by 1350, but it would be state-of-the-art. Keep in mind that if you are a sherriff (knightly class), your still wearing a surcoat/jupon in this time frame over your body armour.

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Man, I could not be happier with how this is turning out.

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We have yew, but more ash, and we already ordered one of Patrick's cauldrons I'ce ordered one as well. THose are gonna be the cat's ass. You guys are doing a great job, and little details like that only put you over the top. I really like seeing the HE table linenes in there... details, details.......

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Good show guys!

Next year: Yew bows and bronze cauldrons!!!

OK, I'm starting to split hairs!

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Looks like it will have more than one face thing... Hal Yup... I asked him to reproduce the actual visor (the pigface), and I asked for a flatter visor for a more mid0century look, as well as a bar grill for practicing and melee use. I'm going to have them held closed with a spring pin. I know it's...

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Contact them and see if they'll make it for you. It might cost a bit more, but they produced it just a few years ago, they may still have the molds, etc.

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bought mine from Kingskeep. Worth every penny!

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http://costume.dm.net/dyes/segreti.htm

mid-15th century source that mentions several black dyes.

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I dyed the gloves on my gaunts black using Oakgall ink. Seems very black and waterproof to me. It may dafe to a dark brown at some point... but for now... BLACK.

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gonna get a pair of the Wisbys eventually!

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Agnarr wrote:
Strongbow wrote:
Agnarr wrote:purty helm, mike.

Mebbe one day I'll even make it to a practice when it's done and you can see it in person.

mebbe youll let me scuff her up a bit?

Absotively!

The rest of my kit is ALMOST done.

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The knuckle rider could be a tad wider, but I can't see any reason why you shouldn't be getting good felxibility out of that. That's nice work, btw! I think an earlier poster mentioned it, but it looks like maybe you sewed the finger leather onto the glove too far down. When choosing where to stitch...

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Agnarr wrote:purty helm, mike.

Mebbe one day I'll even make it to a practice when it's done and you can see it in person.

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more...

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And the visor...

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more...

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Patrick has started work on my bascinet! He's been busy with his personal life between passes on my hat, so I'm gonna post some of thew progress picks. I've commissioned a bascinet inspired by the Churburg in the RA. The skull will be 14g Spring steel and the visor 14G mild. The main visor will be t...

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How much movement do you get out of the knuckle-rider? It's really the key to flexibility in this design. I own the Klepac guants you have linked to, and I can tell you without a doubt that the knuckle-rider MAKES these gaunts.

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Ihate to spam the thread, but you're killing me!

If I didn't have all my budget tied up in commissions already, I'd be all over this. I can't believe it hasn't sold yet!

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Sebastian Kempkens wrote:Strongbow,

you can buy the reprint at http://www.churburg.com/willkommen_engl/shop/index.html for 620 Euro new. So I do not think a reprint by an American company will be coming anytime soon.

YiS

Sebastian

ARGH!

That just ridiculous. $100 would be reasonable for a book like that (like the Wisby book), but THAT is out of my league.

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How cool would it be if Chivalry Bookshelf got rights to reprint this book ala the Wisby book (HINT! hint!)

My new Thaden bascinet underway!