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RenJunkie

Thanks, Iaenmor. Ordered some. I hope they work and match the color. I was having a horrible time finding one in the search engine. everywhere I went, I kept getting shunted to this site with pics, but no way I could see to order. Thanks for the suggestions, but the id is too big to just kinda mash ...

RenJunkie

I work in leather, so please remember that in response. because of this, I gotta have burrs on my rivets. Where does one procure wonderful brass burrs? I got a box of rivets from RJ Leahy, but can't seem to find any brass washers that will work. I can get brass washers from the hardware store, but t...

RenJunkie

Thank you for all the help you have given me personally and in what you have shared with the armour community.

We will be awaiting your return with bated breath. Our prayers and best wishes go with you and your comrades.

Christopher

RenJunkie

C'mon, doesn't anyone have anything that can help? Anyone???

Christopher

RenJunkie

PM sent. Very interested.

Christopher

RenJunkie

That looks sweet, Dale.

The cuirass looks long in the pics. How far down does it actually reach, and how well can you move in it?

Looks great tho. I love the blue.

Christopher

RenJunkie

I'm looking to make arms based on this effigy and similar ones. Due to Gothic Eye being down, this is the only one I could find (thanks for the link, Jobbee). On this particular effigy, the vambraces seem to be kinda inverted from the position i would expect. What's the general concensus on this? Is...

RenJunkie

That's cool, the guys at TLF always tried to tell me not to mix. But how did you get that amazing green? I've never been able to get it in that range. As far as your documentation, what sources talk about the finds? I've seen a couple things here and there, but really interested in the sources that ...

RenJunkie

A real quick hijack....

Using that red harness above as an example; Would there be any armour under that waist sash? Or is it just the suspension cords for the kusazuri? I hope it's kusazuri...the tasset looking thingys.

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

Can't wait to see that.

Here's more...What research rescources did you use, and who were your suppliers?

And on a leatherworking note:

Please tell me what green and red you used. And how you mixed it....

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

I'm looking for a site other than Gothic Eye for 14thC knightly effigies. They seem to be down. Not sure if it's permanent or just having trouble. Specifically, I'm looking for effigies showing arms similar to these on besrarmour.com: m I know I have seen effigies like this, but with Gothic Eye down...

RenJunkie

Anyone know of any sit other than Gothic Eye that has craploads of kightly effigies? Gothic Eye seems to be not up and running.

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

That is astoundingly beautiful, man. Absolutely friggin' fantastic. Someone should put you in a book (or the History channel...lol) showing that kit. I made the mistake of showing my woman that. I get the impression she'll make me get one of those kits...lol Seriously, sweet kit. EDIT: BTW, in the f...

RenJunkie

Aaron, email sent.

Christopher

RenJunkie

If you can already handle a 10.5' tent, wouldn't having the extra 26'sq of the 12' diameter tent be just fine?I mean 16' would be a big boost, but it sounds like you're ok with 10.5', so I think you'd be fine in a 12', just from what you've said. Course, that doesn't mean you would be, just what I'm...

RenJunkie

Wow.

Did you incise and stamp that, or just incise it? I'm not seeing a lot of bevel. That's not a bad thing, sometimes I think as leatherworkers we get too bevel happy...lol. Looks liek there's just a bit of bevel. Nice.

Christopher

RenJunkie

First of all: PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD MOVE THIS THREAD ELSEWHERE!!!! <PICTURE> Ahem, anyway.... 300 is very very definitely fantasy, and never makes a claim to anything else. Can't wait to see it. If the quiet aspect of their life was in the movie, it would be a quiet movie, I should think. Quiet...

RenJunkie

Do you have any links or name for that test, Jiri? I think I can brave it...lol.

Thanks,

Christopher

RenJunkie

I'll have to hunt that down, Jiri, thanks.

Ralph, do you have any pics of the stake you use? Might help me in procuring one if I can give the maker something to look at.

Don't suppose you have any pics of you gorming that bulge?

Thanks,

Christopher

RenJunkie

Yeah, but it's pretty nice in a not-historical sorta way. I kinda like it.

Christopher

RenJunkie

Aaron, what size are you looking for? I can send about a bajillion ideas your way on this. I even have ways of overcoming the uneven ground issue, and the issue of wattle and daub. About another bajillion roof ideas, too. A break down cottage has been an obsession of mine for years. If I had tools a...

RenJunkie

I understand about the desire to use something more accurate looking. You're looking at a real tough nut with your requirements, tho. May be cheaper and easier to go with the roundhouse idea...lol. There are always tall trailers. I know you dont want the trailer, but I thought I'd throw that one las...

RenJunkie

Anyone have any visuals to help with Jeff J's tutorial? I can't get it to work, and I learn very poorly from written explanations. So I figure with some pics, I should be able to get it. anyone else have this problem?

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

I couldn't even watch the part about the Norse. Seriously, I flipped over to one of the syndicated Law and Order shows. The way they were portrayed made me think the script had been written by 9th century Anglo-Saxon monks. I'm surprised the Saxons weren't treated like they were in that King Arthur ...

RenJunkie

I sorta thought that weapons were supposed to catch a bit on the shield edge. It was just the utter obliteration of the sheild from a one-handed blow from a throwing axe is what got Greenshield. I mean, that shield just flat out blew up. Seemed a bit exessive damage for the weapon used. It didn't bi...

RenJunkie

Subject pretty much says it. Just wondering if you can get more dishing out of 10/12 oz or a full-out sole bend. For more complex shapes...no lasts, just dishing.

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

Wow, that is crankin' it out!! Very impressive combination of looks and speed. I always preferred the low-top Bascinets and klap-ish visors. I'm kinda diggin' the cylon look too.

Christopher

RenJunkie

How do I figure out how big of a billet to start with for raising a helm? I mean, If I know the size of the head, how do I figure up how big my blank has to be before I start pounding? I assume it varies depending on the type of helm. Let us assume 3 types: 1) Sallet with an attached articulated bac...

RenJunkie

Good link, Hugh, thanks. I won't be working it hot. I'm pretty sure I could burn down the house if I tried any hotwork...lol. Do you hit it with the cross-peen before you shape the BP? Or do you strike it flat after you form the BP? I don't have a cross-peen, but the back of my dishing hammer is abo...

RenJunkie

Actually, it's more like the UFO channel. At least Hitler is provable. But I'm not wholly sure how UFOs qualify as real history. maybe the search for, but considering the ammount of success they've had at finding them, there couldn't be that many shows. No, I remember a time, when they showed all ki...

RenJunkie

I've been looking at that. he seems to start it on an automatic hammer. I dunno what it looks like under that, so I still don't know how to start it. I'm hoping I won't have to just bend it up manually to get it started. I also can't tell if he's holding it flat for the strike and just holding it up...

RenJunkie

Sorry i didn't get back on this sooner, it kinda got buried. It is a bit confusing, Mattmaus. actually I kinda got really lost. Do you have pics, by any chance? lol. What do I do about the bottom edges of the pattern? They're not straight lines, so how do I figure the right curvature? More important...

RenJunkie

So, if I took a chunk of lumber, and ground out a curve, it would make the flaring process easier?

Does anyone have a pic series or video on tapping out the flair? Visuals would help me a lot.

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

Cone weld? You mean make a cone with a forge weld, and then flatten it out?

Christopher

RenJunkie

They were a bit un-flattering to the Vikings as well. Showing them as a bunch of hide-wearing, no-tech, purely bloodthirsty animals. Not one tunic did I see, not one erxample of the stunning art they produced, not one mention of the fact that they actually used a from of currency, and not a single m...

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