The Armour Archive

Kristoffer

I can get tons of the horn. It is often thrown away if not big enough to keep as a trophy and usually a hunter might take his first decent size horns as trophys, then only if it is exceptional.

Perhaps I should call dibs for all hides and horns from this years hunting season..

Kristoffer

I have family members and friends who every year go out into the woods for the annual elk killing spree so I have close to unlimited access to hides if I want to. I also happen to know people who do tanning. It is interesting that the elk "sämskskinn" is considered to be rubbish for todays leather u...

Kristoffer

I think the swedish translation is "sämskskinn" that today mainly is used as a cleaning cloth for cars. It is a very soft, flexible leather that can absorb a lot of liquid. In sweden during 1600 it was made from elk skin and used in a thickness of about 5mm as protective coats for the army. Is that ...

Kristoffer

So, where is my copy of this interesting book?

Kristoffer

Oh, and one more thing. What is the ideal leather for this purpose?

Kristoffer

Mac, so you suggest that the holes are all on the same "line" rather then having the individual "sweet spot"? If I would only use one of the rivets on the couter, I could have both sweet spot and straight line. This would require that I make the second couter rivet purely decorative. Perhaps the "sl...

Kristoffer

I see a bit of resemblance between cupid, venus and mars. Could it be a family portrait?

Kristoffer

I hope I am not interrupting you with this, but here is the lastest changes: https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/t1.0-9/1604797_10152131554045878_7771937775234289911_n.jpg I hope my cannon edges are better now, they should stay out of trouble with the rivets. I am only concerned a...

Kristoffer

So, now I am confused. After looking at couters, I see rivets at the place where they are on my sketches. I also see a rivet almost on the elbow point or a bit to the inside from the point. Then it also seems like there is one additional rivet where the elbow is riveted together on the inside. So, t...

Kristoffer

I have seen versions where there are one or two rivets where I have marked them on my couter. When there is two, do you cut the strap between the two rivets? From what I have seen, the straps are "slotted" so the rivets act like buttons. Does this allow rotation of the strap/rivet assembly? If so, t...

Kristoffer

I did start with it and realized I had some issues. The edges of the upper and lower cannon interferes with the two rivets I have marked on my couter. I have looked at Wades arms and I have not quite grasped the mechanics around how it works yet but I am getting a better understanding every time I s...

Kristoffer

The invalid image request is a bit of anticlimax.

Kristoffer

Hm. I now feel that I need to do some experimenting with cardboard to wrap my head around this..

Kristoffer

Would it be possible in that thickness of metal to apply the "can" helmet method for a "form"? Make pieces that are as close to the shape you are after, weld together, then heat and hammer until you have the desired shape?

Kristoffer

I must say it has a very striking appearance. I am not sure I would feel ok going at it with a hammer.

Kristoffer

With the risk of getting on peoples nerves, here is the latest modified version. Mac, I altered the upper cannon to make it more "pipe-like". I tried to give the lower cannon as much metal as I could without it crushing the arm James, The couter got some changes to make it less symmetric and allow a...

Kristoffer

I looked at some of Wades pictures, well, stared is more like it. I then redid the upper and lower cannon again and I feel a lot more satisfied with the new result in terms of shape. Everything I did until now seems a bit too "cartoonish" and exaggerated, this looks more like "real" armour. I did al...

Kristoffer

So, I slimmed the upper and lower cannon, trying to give them less outer curve and added the connecting piece for the spaulder, here is what I got so far: https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/10246729_10152125974615878_9034017044716290366_n.jpg I cut the pieces out in cardboard to...

Kristoffer

I now have 3-4mm space between my tracing and the armour drawing. Should it be even tighter? I think I understand the fit of the finished piece, close to second skin when the arming garment is worn. I was thinking something along the line of this for connecting arm and shoulder: http://farm9.staticf...

Kristoffer

Mac, can you please clearify what you mean by: "The elbow openings of the cannons.... Think about what the intersection of two cylinders looks like when view from the side." I understand it like the edge towards the elbow of the vambrace and rearbrace should be straight, not with an outwards or inwa...

Kristoffer

Ah, yes, sorry Mac. This is the outline of the three pieces interacting at what seems to be the maximum "bendiness". https://scontent-b-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/t1.0-9/10372322_10152125228065878_3389294462388169860_n.jpg So, I will modify the top of the rearbrace. I guess I should do the spauld...

Kristoffer

After modifying the pieces and placing them on top of eachother with backlight, checking how they interact with the arm straight, bent slightly and at the maximum bend the elbow allows, this is version #2. https://scontent-a-fra.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/r180/10301457_10152125187795878_533768...

Kristoffer

http://allenantiques.com/A-37.html is what I have been looking at, trying to figure out the overall "idea" about the piece. I tried to make it a bit more spiffy by taking this elbow, http://allenantiques.com/A-221.html and modifying the top of the rearbrace a bit. How much room should I aim for? I ...

Kristoffer

So, I have started working with tracing, sketching, planning and all that important stuff that easily gets in the shadow of the shaping of steel. This is my first attempt at a pair of arms. I found it hard to trace my own body parts and it was a bit hard to decide in what angle I should hold the arm...

Kristoffer

Never tried it myself but there are commercial products out there..

http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools ... d4941.aspx

Kristoffer

I have looked on both icefalcon and windrose homepage and I cant find any info that suggests that the shields are spun so they have a slight dish. It all seems to be flat or are my browsing skills failing me?

Kristoffer

Yay!

Kristoffer

George, let me know what you find out. We could split the shipping and perhaps get a discount for 2 kilns.

Kristoffer

What about threading the holes in the stake and use hardened machine screws (the black, super hard ones) instead of rivets?

Kristoffer

See the line outside the piece on the left? That line looks like it goes to the side of the bevor on the original image. Could this indicate that it goes on the bevor or is the line just a damage in the paper? I was also thinking it is sort of a tool for pressing a sprint to drop the bevor down or s...

Kristoffer

Mac, Could the hole in the pauldron match one or two of the holes in the metal strap connecting the breast and back and the flower act as some kind of attachment device to connect pauldron and metal strap using the mentioned holes? Or it could perhaps act as a little shield to protect the arming poi...

Kristoffer

This is a very interesting idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C01I5UeaK58

If I only had the time and the machines...

Kristoffer

Nice!

I enjoy seeing how that armour is taking shape. It is different from your "regular style" and it will be very interesting to see the finished result.

Kristoffer

I know nothing of this and is currently learning.

What type of air cylinder would be suitable? There seem to be many. I have found used ones with 160mm stroke length, 20mm thickness of piston and 100mm cylinder diameter. Would that be enough or should i go beefier? 20mm seems thin.

Kristoffer

I like the last picture. With the edge like that and only a flute in the middle. More flutes looks a bit too much. I agree with your patron.

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