The Armour Archive

RenJunkie

How do you get that flair that the faulds attach to? To be specific, do I hammer the inside with the outside surface against my stake? Or do I do it the opposite way? I have a RR spike converted to a stake by Hal, will this stake work for making the edge flair?

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

No more orders? Wow, that's bad for me. I was considering some arms.....

Do let us know when you're taking orders again.

Christopher

RenJunkie

I dunno if you've seen it already, but check out this links page: m The top 5 should be the most useful. I know they are more gypsy-fied designs, but it's a good start. Especially since your model looks a bit like the Paolo and Ilsanais's Bowtop. Lots of good ideas you can incorporate if nothing els...

RenJunkie

Schreiber, as far as authentic, or what works, I'd like both. There is a harness (another LEGO harness) burning a hole in my brain. I want someone to look at it and see a historical influence, but it's not going to be wholly accurate to any period. I want to do 14thC style rerebraces with floating s...

RenJunkie

Nope, no welding. Not an option, not going to consider it. Learning how to do it by cutting a dart won't really help me learn the skills I want to learn. I wasn't really planning on doing it as a first raising project, I just need to know how it works. Only looking for period solutions. I'm probably...

RenJunkie

I've been looking around at some threads on almains, and ran across a discussion about rerebraces disappearing in the SCA. The poster (don't remember who) was talking about a tendency to secure shoulder defences directly to the elbows. Now, I've seen some banter and pics about some German export arm...

RenJunkie

That's a beautiful piece. It's a bit fantasy. But I'm assuming your persona is Norse, so it works nice. Gorgeous colors. I also like the way you attached the shoulders. How well can you bend in that? It looks like it goes down a little low on the torso. I'd be worried about it riding up into my chin...

RenJunkie

They look to me sorta like a cross between spaulders and munions without a gorget.

Christopher

RenJunkie

I've never raised a helmet before. I'm having trouble visualizing. The breastplate doesn't look like it has any bowl-shaped lines to me. The problem is, I'm having a hard time mentally seeing it go from kinda globose to the point. Does anyone have any pics or know of any video of it being done? So w...

RenJunkie

How does one go about making the point on a Landskecht breastplate without a weld? Like this one. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
Christopher

Apologies if I am violating any copyrights or anything....

RenJunkie

Brother Logan, do you have any more pics of you in the splinted armour harness?

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

Hey, Tim. Killer project, hope you get a way to make it work. I Googled it, and one of the images that popped up was this: m Maybe you could come up with a way to weave the side panels. That would reduce weight. If you put up canvas or something on the inside like wall paper, you would get your opaq...

RenJunkie

Wow.....

How much would one of these cost, Stanislav?

Christopher

RenJunkie

Klaus, how about submitting an article in English for us who are French-impared? lol.

How about submitting an article for cap-a-pie? There's nothing listed in it, at least in theEnglish part.

Christopher

RenJunkie

I was having the same problem late last week. I got like 2 out 4 or 5 to work. Was really getting bad.

Christopher

RenJunkie

I know this is later period than asked for but a comment in general, leather intergrated with linen was a common torso defense for footsoldiers in late period who couldn't afford plate.

That's ok...share with the group...lol. I"d be interested in knowing.

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

http://cgi.ebay.com/re-enactment-leathe ... dZViewItem

Just thought it looked pretty cool. I think the shaping of the muscles is more subtly pleasing than most. Whatcha all think?

Christopher

RenJunkie

I was searching for other things this morning and ran across a thread talkling about a 5 layer thick leather helm that was jokingly mentioned to be bulletproof. I believe Egfroth posted about it. Maybe Vendel era. Now, I have tried searching "leather", "helms", and "leather ...

RenJunkie

I was searching for other things this morning and ran across a thread talkling about a 5 leayer thick leather helm that was jokingly mentioned to be bulletproof. I believe Egfroth posted about it. Maybe Vendel era. Now, I have tried searching "leather", "helms", and "leather...

RenJunkie

Well, we have the written documentation of the leather, and we have these defenses on effigies that just don't quite look like regular metal defences. So it's sort of an educated guess, I'd imagine. Maybe they are all metal, and there is no leather in effigies. There are guys here who could probably...

RenJunkie

Well, my first attempt at replying got eaten. Let's see if I can get this one to post.... Irish, it was my understanding that cuirass was rooted off of curie . Could be wrong tho. But if it is, that would be a stout suggestion at leather torsos. Maelgwyn. I tried a search under "leather" w...

RenJunkie

Working with leather, you just can't really work at these temps....frozen leather just doesn't shape after it sets! lol. It was a bit below zero here last week. That's farenheight. But, since I don't have ano outdoor workspace, it's ok, I guess. House is friggin chilly tho. I been as far north as Mo...

RenJunkie

When did leather armour start hitting the battlefield in the Middle Ages? I know about some of the 14thC stuff, but it seems like I ran across something talking about it in the 13thC too. Around what decade would it have had vambraces, rerebraces, schyns, and cuirass? also, did they make cuisses in ...

RenJunkie

I'm not a metal pounder, so I'm curious about something. It seems that hot working is an easier way to get metal to behave during most poundung activities...why do so many people like to work it cold whenever possible? Not being snarky, just am genuinely curious since I will be pounding the steel on...

RenJunkie

Do you have a closeup of it, Mr. Murdock?

On yours, do you use the holes at the top of the elbow for pointing?

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

Cool. Thanks, Talbot.

Would the rerebrace have been articulated on a leather, or would it have been unattached to the elbow?

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

**Bump**

RenJunkie

In Murdock's post with all the pics of original pieces, how is that elbow attached to the vambrace? Does it float, is it leathered, or is it a pivot rivet? I keep looking at it, and I'm thining it's on a leather.

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

Not moving to Richmond, I just don't want to go any farther than Richmond if I don't have to. Probably be around the Shenandoah Valley. MASHS may be a bit far too. Especially if you figure in the DC traffic. So far it looks like I'll have little choice but to do the 2 or 3 hours to VA Beach. Oh well...

RenJunkie

Thanks. I was going to look up the VA Beach ARMA, but was looking for others as well. Preferably closer to the north or west of Richmond.

Thanks,
Christopher

RenJunkie

What are the best sources for pics of these types of harness? They neeed to be really pic heavy. I love german Gothic, but I like the simpler variations of it. Not that I don't like stuff like the Sigmund Tyrrol, but just something about the crispness of the Burgundian and English Gothics. Maybe it'...

RenJunkie

I'll chime in on this from the outside. I'm not in the SCA, and the brief time I was hanging out with an SCA group, there were no fighters in the local meet. So this is a totally outside perspective. I've always really been put off by the combat. I heard about the SCA, and thought "Sweet, tourn...

RenJunkie

I was wondering if there are any orginizations like AEMMA or Schola St. George in Virgina. There's an HACA study group, but I was hoping to find more. Preferably something with a heavy presence, or even based in Va. Northern Va would be best. Something that has respect in the Medieval community. I k...

RenJunkie

I've had the leather shrink a bit in the oven a couple times. I've left in in too long like Kenny, but I've also used too high of a heat. You can boil leather in the oven. I thought one day "I'm in a hurry, and this is just an experiment, I'll run it at 220 to knock the moisture off and get it ...

RenJunkie

Bless, ye, lads!

What exactly makes an opposite hammer an opposite hammer?

I know, I'm a blacksmithing ignoramus.

Thanks,
Christopher

Flair Out on the Bottom Edge of BP

Floating Elbows Attachment

Making the Point on A B&W Cuirass

Interesting Ebay Find

Leather Helms (X-Posted from Design&Construction)

Leather Helms

Medieval Leather Armour

Sources for English/Burgundian Gothic Armours

Any Western Martial Arts Groups in VA? (Non-SCA)