The Armour Archive

Andrew Young

Fun with simple things.

Hand hewn white oak base with 3/8 " inset "wax catch"..once piece forged iron shaft...'clinkered' over to secure it.

An hour of fun for now (but I might sell them...I love candlesticks).

Enjoy

Andrew Young

Russ, what are you trying to make? And make it out of?

I got the sense you were patterning in leather???

Andrew Young

Great work Oleg!

Andrew Young

Gorgeous helmet! Ever since I saw his introductory thread Ive been thinking about making a similar helmet for myself to fight in. I love seeing early 15th century stuff...its been neglected for too long. And I love the visor. You could also do a version with the rounded/squashed nose....rather like ...

Andrew Young

My experience is that HDPE doesn't really want to do what you want it to. It's quite difficult to mold once it's been cast into barrels. The only times I've gotten it to work I've had to get the platic pretty hot (hotter than Kydex, for example). And it still may want to revert to its previous shap...

Andrew Young

I am making what kind of amounts to a barrel plastic corset for my daughter to fight in. I've got the plastic. I've got a heat gun. What's the easiest way to fit it without just laying the sheet on her and going to town with the gun? I'm thinking that wouldn't feel nice. Some advice Ingvarr. If the...

Andrew Young

I would love to see some live tests done with all the variations of mail shown in artwork and alluded to in texts. The pros and cons of a type of experimental armour might, at the very least, give us a sense of what the artist was trying to draw. This reminds me a little bit of the issue of how aven...

Andrew Young

Of course Matt, his aim isnt too great. He has managed to sledge one eye and pick out the other. Would ya really want him hamming nice armour? 6'8"?! Damn get him in some armor and get some rattan in his hand Truth be told Brynjolfr, I am 6'7 and weigh in around 350ish. Many years of weightlift...

Andrew Young

Indeed, those are really nice!

Andrew Young

Well, here I find myself thinking.... Should I get angry at someone who is seems more interested on being angry and assumes the worst? Rather, I tell you that I admit it could have been a been better transaction and I regret the longer than normal delay (and I guess I could have also avoided a medic...

Andrew Young

Drew, A word of advice from somebody who know who everybody is, and who has some of your work in the studio. Make sure that Jess is happy. Even if you have to stay up all night working and annoy the neighbors to do it. It's worth it. f Sounds like a perfect reason not to take orders from this "...

Andrew Young

Ok. Now I am angry. Now I have no doubt you are dishonest. I was also very clear about the fact that the PMs fill up fast from the post I made a week or so ago. I caught on to this excuse early on. That's why I utilized your emails of furnaceplans@hotmail.com and partsandtechnical@hotmail.com That'...

Andrew Young

Bullshit Andrew. You are running a business. You have taken people's money. It is ON YOU to communicate on time, or find someone to help you do so. Yes, glitches happen. But this is what kills so many hobbiest businesses. I'm sorry something terrible occured, and you were set behind. But that is im...

Andrew Young

PMs have been cleared out as best I can. When you get upwards of 50-odd PMs in under a week the dam box fills up fast. I was also very clear about the fact that the PMs fill up fast from the post I made a week or so ago. I have said what is true and I will not cave to anyone trying to accuse of me o...

Andrew Young

Jess Please calm down. Ive been dealing with this crap for at least a month and it has slowed things down. I have also had two out patient surgeries which have slowed things down. I do a fair amount of business here, and everybody gets what they ordered; I have just run into some health issues that ...

Andrew Young

I have never once said corded lamellar didnt exist...we know it did in asia and isolated parts of the world. But this construction tended to work well because the holes edges were softened with laquer and silk cords were frequently used. This does have a bearing on the conversation. Ive seen Medieva...

Andrew Young

I have never once said corded lamellar didnt exist...we know it did in asia and isolated parts of the world. But this construction tended to work well because the holes edges were softened with laquer and silk cords were frequently used. This does have a bearing on the conversation. Ive seen Medieva...

Andrew Young

Wow talk about throwing water on a grease on the fire Tasha! Extremely good points. Okay lets assume the second image with the upright bargrill is essentially an updated copy of the first image with the upright bargrill, let me pose a question to anyone ...if the upright bargrill is an identifier, w...

Andrew Young

I think Ive pretty much exhausted most of what I could say with respect to this issue Russ. To recap the crux of my argument which is less of an argument and more of a polite insistence that many people are not being critical enough with respect to their conclusions about lamellar and scale: --that ...

Andrew Young

So to recap, this is what I know of in terms of documentation from the earliest grills images: latter 14th century http://www.mallet-argent.com/images/Grldoc2.jpg probably circa 1420s http://www.partsandtechnical.com/early_bargrill.JPG probably circa 1440s http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/file...

Andrew Young

Here's the Angst Altar (around 1490) in the German National Museum, NÃ¼rnberg. http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/files/angst_altar_130.jpg http://www.mallet-argent.com/images/Grldoc2.jpg Wow Adam, I have never seen that one either! I would place the armour a bit earlier than 1490....looks clos...

Andrew Young

Kilkenny I'm always interested in the images showing weapons defeating armour. K, Its possible the victim here may have mail on below the cuirass. There are some images of kastenbrusts during this period worn by themselves over a mail hauberk, ie, without a fauld. So while this is purely an image th...

Andrew Young

I dont think we are derailing a thread regarding the construction of lamellar and scale. Its a perfectly legitimate off shoot to discuss. This is the Design and Construction forum. If we arent or cant make suggestions for the sake of historical understanding...I dont see the point of even posting. I...

Andrew Young

Hello Norman, thanks for your comments. Let me address them. There is a Chinese Empirial order from roughly 14th cent mandating leather as cord material for lamellar. Tibetan monasteries have extant full garments of lamellar all leather corded (te oldest suits have been dated to 14th cent)...Some of...

Andrew Young

Theres been a lot of neat attempts at doing floating cops in the past few years. I suspect most attempts are probably correct given the variation in the late 13th and 14th century. My own designs, attempting to reflect cops with no apparent rivets along the edge, tend to use internal leather "t...

Andrew Young

Oh yeah they would be more exception sure....but there is a stark variation in many of those pieces. Wade's close helm for example is remarkable light as opposed to some of the heavier cabessets which were remarkably hefty. Mostly what I was driving at was size...height. I am 6'7 so a piece of steel...

Andrew Young

I just found huge boxes at Lowes and Home Depot....for FAR less than what Staples or Office Depot wanted. not huge..... 18x18x24 but yeah really cheap $1.27.... cheaper than driving around asking for boxes.... even if you have to re-size the box with a razor knife to make it fit better... But you c...

Andrew Young

Vitus von Atzinger wrote:50% French
25% Spanish
6.25% English
6.25% Italian
6.25% Hungarian
6.25% Dutch

So he was American?!?

Andrew Young

Nice progress Hal

Id like to see how close you can get in terms of curved plates and tolerances.

Andrew Young

Well, the first one is most likely bars it still seems but I agree the second image is probably lips...bummer.... though the lack of that nose is so tantalizing.....

Good call Ernst.

Andrew Young

Get well soon Adam

Andrew Young

I just found huge boxes at Lowes and Home Depot....for FAR less than what Staples or Office Depot wanted.

Andrew Young

I might have been tempted to buy them for my spare suit if they weren't such a heavy gauge of steel. 16ga is much too heavy for greaves, IMO. Actually Josh there is some evidence for heavier pieces, especially if they are in harms way frequently. I held a 16th century fauld from Wade Allens collect...

Andrew Young

Id love to do this also, but I know Ill get stuck with newbie armour pleas for new pieces to the point I wont be able to say no and look like a nice guy.

Andrew Young

Im looking to put together a vest of lamellar with sting. What is the average amount of plates needed for a 6'1" 270lbs fella with a 54" chest? Thanks for your help! Do you mean with string? If so, what period are you portraying? Lamellar is most widely used during the Roman period and th...

Forged Candle Stick.....with wax catcher

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SOUPCAN ATTACHMENT theories....

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