The Armour Archive

RenJunkie

I think your work is progressing great! Love that etching you did. Here's my Crusader kit that's still a work in progress: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v174/daCraw/judeoct-1.jpg I did a little brass etching on the brass pieces supplied in the Zweihammer helmet kit and add a couple of other piec...

RenJunkie

Don't see enough JoP's in the world. Good on you for going with a less-used armour type! Oooh, bamboo? How is it for wicking and cooling? More like cotton or more like synthetics? Shell is canvas weight cotton with cotton/bamboo batting. Plates are ABS plastic. It was a prototype so I tried to keep ...

RenJunkie

I'm digging that style. Isn't the s-w-j the type they found on the Terra Cotta Army? It's a spiff look.

Malek wrote:You can check out more pictures of the kit in action here.

Christopher

RenJunkie

How does the L-sit work the biceps? I've never been able to complete a pull up in my life. Seeing you do it from an exercise that, in my mind, shouldn't be working those muscles is...exciting...lol. Thaddeus, what's a Turkish get up? And no wise-guy "it's a snazzy outfit a Turk wears" type...

RenJunkie

This answer is teh awesome.

gaius wrote:Ãžis nis na eal anglisch. Hit is middel anglisch gyf hit is aeneg Ã¾ing.

How do you type the "Ãž"? I had to cut and paste it from yours...lol

Christopher

RenJunkie

Anything one should know about sizing with these? I mean if you wear, say a size 10, should you order a 10, or do they run a shade large or a shade small?

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

Yup, the "cheap" theory is right out. It's good stuff, Arthen. Not necessarily historical like, but really beautiful. I'm not usually a fan of leather clamshell gaunts, they always look overly bulky to me, but after seeing what they're being matched with, I'm really looking forward to seei...

RenJunkie

Wow, I didn't anticipate so much help in such a short span. Thanks, everyone! As far as a trainer, if I could afford one of those, I wouldn't need to be asking how to use next to no equipment to get stronger...lol Thanks for all the links. I'll be sifting thru them. And thanks for the book recommend...

RenJunkie

And nothing similar to it in the middle 13th either?

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

Ok, I'm tired of being the World's Skinniest Fat Man (tm). I need to put some muscle onto my wee frame. I know there's butt tons of very effective muscle and strength building programs and devices. In fact a strongman competitor here even gave me some wonderful tips which I will use, when I find me ...

RenJunkie

Were these (or close kin) used in the 13th century? And what variations were used in the eastern HRE (Saxony/Bohemia)?

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

Thanks for all the input, everyone. There's a lot to contemplate. The numbers overwhelmingly favor the 12ga. Yet, a fair argument has been made for saving the money and going with the 14 ga. I don't think I'll be facing any superdukes in the next 6-12 months, and everything I've read says I'm dealin...

RenJunkie

Well, the local guys said go stainless. But Hjalmr's supply of stainless has dried up. And I can't afford to go stainless otherwise.

So I'm left with the choice of 12 or 14.

It is a 2-piece round top welded down the center.

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

Ok, I have very little in this at this point, other than to say the "clarity" of these rules are really making me rethink my decision to make a concerted effort to try heavy fighting. I do have two questions tho: Would it work to make a dane axe, etc about an inch and a half shorter than t...

RenJunkie

I'm looking to buy my first helm for SCA combat. I tried once before, but it didn't fit my wonky head dimensions. I've got my maker, and the type picked out. I have a price quote for 14ga and 12 ga mild, and the 12 will cost about 50% more. for a first helm, is the 12 ga worth the extra money, or is...

RenJunkie

Brings new meaning to "armour porn"....

Halbrust wrote:OMG I thought that wasa Playboy bunny at first

Christopher

RenJunkie

Ah...I get ya. Explains why the clamshells are so common and cheap. Until now, I alwyas thought they were the ones that required more work. Always confused me why they were the cheap ones...lol Business level it would be great cause Im sure stainless version of these would sell fine at this price ca...

RenJunkie

Well, I was more hoping there'd be a lower cost version, but I kinda figured it wouldn't be worth it to you on a business level.

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

Don't suppose there's ever a chance of these appearing in regular stainless is there?

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Christopher

RenJunkie

Sweet. Looking forward to seeing those.

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Christopher

RenJunkie

Ah, ok. I didn't know there were the flatter types out there. I'd like to try a narrow sole sometime, just to see if it works for me. Tho I can imagine what you mean about them feeling less than right to someone used to modern shoes. The lasting margin? That's the bit of the sole leather that overha...

RenJunkie

But what about the remaining 10%? There's a lot that can happen in that 10% it didn't bear up to well. Whilst I cant comment on the historical sources of it which I am finding very interesting, personally I find fighting in mail with few under tunics underneath extremely comfortable in any weather (...

RenJunkie

That new version is uber-spiff. You plan on doing anything in a 13th century sort of axe, or a long-ish mace?

At least this was only a minor threadjack....

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Christopher

RenJunkie

I had a description fail, sorry. If the back half of the last is flat on the table, the toe would point upwards. I guess it's not so much an upturn, but a compensation for the heel: m Here is why I'm hesitant about using a modern last. From Marc Carlson's site: So I hear you asking, why can't I just...

RenJunkie

Oh, yeah, I forgot about the list...lol I gotta change my settings for that. Is that where I heard about that type? The two pieces of wood in an upside down T shape? As far as the shaping for a proper last, I suck at it. Period. Sculpting is one of those things that eludes me without investing more ...

RenJunkie

For some it comes easy. For some it takes more effort. For some, yes, it really is that hard.

Christopher

RenJunkie

So, it could go either way, then?

How about the Revival.us helm liners? Those worth the money?

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

So, for period style lining, if someone was wearing a round-topped nasal, cervelliere or a kettle, would a liner be used, or would it be suspension over a separate padded coif?

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

Ok. I'll give that a try.

Thanks!
Christopher

RenJunkie

Does anyone know who makes them? Does anyone make them? This is one of those kinds of things I need to buy. I know my limitations, and that sort of shaping has been proven more than once to be beyond said limitations. Can't draw, either . I'm getting to where I think my unlasted pattern is near work...

RenJunkie

So basically, you made your last pattern the same way I made my pattern for cutting the leather. The difference being, you just stuffed it tight and used that as a last as opposed to cutting it up? Did the stuffing really make it rigid enough without messing up the shape? I've been thinking about us...

RenJunkie

Ok. That;s what I was guessing, but figured I should ask. Hopefully, I'll get a chance to work on them again. All I've gotten done in the last 2 weeks is reshaping the heel on the other sole. Maybe I'll get it stitched soon. I wish I had a last. Where does one get a last for a 13th century styled sh...

RenJunkie

Those are awesome. Two of my favorite styles (sallet being my favorite family of hats).

Christopher

RenJunkie

Hand cranked drill press? Any pics, Air Bear?

Christopher

RenJunkie

Hal, that's Drurer's "Knight, Death, and the Devil", and it is an engraving on copper. It also happens to be one of my favorite works of all time

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Christopher

Needing a Simple Fast-ish Exercise Plan

Goedendags and Similar Weapons

14ga Mild Hems-Resistance to Denting

Period Lasts