The Armour Archive

Andrew Young

Nope, I had not, but the dimensions on those seen on the site are akin to modern ones, they are too 'stubby and squat', in comparison to Medieval examples, but they are 17th century barrels. I am sure they could cooper Medieval barrels if requested. Hmm, Im not so sure Bob. In contrast to what you ...

Andrew Young

What I have read and heard from the gurus varies quite a bit. The simple answer is everything is period. I am constantly amazed at how refined some fabrics in history were. The conservative answer is that it depends on the era, region, person etc. The middle ground answer is that there was probably ...

Andrew Young

If you look to your Brueghal, say, "Peasant Wedding"<,you will see cottatge doors off their hinges being used, both as large trays to transport the feast, and as impromptu tables. The likelyhood of having a table on campaign, except the smallest sort of breakdown, as a 'desk' for a clerk,...

Andrew Young

OXX wrote:Certainly interested depending on price.

Offer up a reasonable price and/or bid.

Andrew Young

UPDATE.......I forgot to add that a pair of spaulders come with it...

nearly identical to the ones in this picture...

Andrew Young

Pavla the UNworthy wrote:You say someone 36-40" waist, umm... could it be sized down to a 33-34" ??
And how much were you thinking?

Im sure it could, yes.

Id be willing to do it if your offer is reasonable.

Andrew Young

KermitB wrote:Curse my lack of funds! I would wear it with pride!

We accept no-interest payments.......

We ALWAYS accept payments if my customers and I sketch out and agree to a plan ahead of time....nothing is un-affordable in that sense.

Can you afford two sodas a day?

Andrew Young

Not that it matters because of the coolness factor, but would you have a guesstimate of weight on such an item? I'm in as well Good question. Actually very good question. And that raises a good point. This depends on how heavy I make the walls. Per request, I could make them thicker or thinner depe...

Andrew Young

Additional things included....read UPDATE below She's chock full of swanky gentlemen.... I grant that shes a late 90s sca modern combat model but she boasts brass florets, brass buckles and brass end straps, evil little brass shield (to blind and confuse your enemies). Heavy duty shield aluminum pl...

Andrew Young

You know, really, the carving on that chest could span a hundred year frame. Thaty might be just the thing to lug harness to the museum in, and have as a prop in an arming demonstration. What sort of a time frame do you have for the project Drew? I would probably be interested. If youn are talking ...

Andrew Young

A neat gallery....

http://picasaweb.google.com/Lawson.Tim/Coopering#

Andrew Young

This is that fella I was speaking about....showing the barrels...he does amazing work

[img]http://www.strawberybanke.org/images/garden_flash_3sec.gif[/img]

Andrew Young

Willow eh....Ill have to give that a try.

Ill toy around with these branches, see what I get.

Im sure it will work for the tankard if cut small enough....but the bigger

barrel should be interesting.

Thanks fellas

Andrew Young

The premise: Many barrels were "wrapped" or cooped in split branches. This appears to be the case in a lot of artwork from the late medieval and renaissance period. The prevalence of iron hoops comes later. Ive also been told this by a master cooper who does work for early colonial sites. ...

Andrew Young

Karen --When is your birthday?

Andrew Young

[img]http://www.bestarmour.com/detailsparts/D%20Ruce%2028%20a.jpg[/img]

Functional armour from A LONG TIME AGO IN A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY.....

[img]http://www.escobar.id.au/essays/armour_img/stormtrooper.jpg[/img]

*however its nice clean work....that much is true.

Andrew Young

Worth adding Dremels have some nice bits these days....and can make quick work of the initial barrel cut-out. You should still go in and give it about 30 seconds of file work to sharpen it up, but the dremel is a huge time saver. I also use my angle grinder to get in there....sort of sweep it from s...

Andrew Young

Fixed the link for ya man....

Andrew Young

Add the right hardware, Drew, and you could make it break down. Even more desirable for event-packing. Jeff...thats a great idea! When I pick it up, Ill toy with some ideas. Its a joined chest so we will have to be creative, but Im open to ideas. Worth noting, I am also eyeing another 15th century ...

Andrew Young

Funny....I was thinking about the very same thing.

We need to pitch in and get here a killer flower arrangement for her birthday or something along those lines (the least we can do)

Andrew Young

Great, thanks!....if you find any more, please lmk. I am trying to see how late break-down trestle table are used. You can find _plenty_ of illustrations that are plausibly the tri-legged trestles. I use em, I _LOVE_ em. Break down flat, look great, HUGE if made right, and solid if some attention i...

Andrew Young

Make them......their easy.

And youll be glad you did.

Andrew Young

alas I could dream....... You can have your cake and eat it too my man...for a lot less than Im paying for the original, lol. Ive shown some of my fiberglass helmets and armour from originals in a private collection and the initial response was... "um so, a plastic helmet...whats the big deal&...

Andrew Young

RenJunkie wrote:for those of us who might find the cost of real horn very prohibitive, what plastics would act about the same?

Thanks,
Christopher

Horn is cheap man.....not that expensive....plastic would be worse overall.

OIL OIL OIL...

Andrew Young

Great, thanks!....if you find any more, please lmk.

I am trying to see how late break-down trestle table are used.

Andrew Young

I use my torch....I get the horn close enough to peel my fingernails off but not so close to burn the horn.

And it bends quite nicely.

I keep water nearby to dunk the horn into it to freeze the shape.

Plastic works very much the same way.

So does fiberglass resin.

Andrew Young

Neat idea...speaking of...not to hijack but I thought you guys might be interested in a project Im thinking of undertaking...

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... hp?t=85802

Andrew Young

UPDATE: I now have it....see last page for more pics http://www.partsandtechnical.com/101_0787_op_509x600.jpg http://www.partsandtechnical.com/101_0798_op_476x600.jpg In about a week Ill be picking up a new acquisition: a gorgeous renaissance chest/coffer dated somewhere between 1540-1610. As many o...

Andrew Young

Well in fact I did flex my Larsdatter-fu but couldnt find much from the mid to late 16th century.....sort of crossing over to the early 17th.

Andrew Young

As a stand alone finish... a piece can be left planished and unsanded: Hal, Great helmets btw I think that may be were some of the confusion exists. Many planish on the outside of the piece....but plannishing on the inside is usually much faster and requires only the surface of the anvil...except t...

Andrew Young

Aside from Pieter Bruegel I cant find much in the way of tables.....

I was *hoping* to find a portable (break down) camp table....

maybe of the trestle/pin variety.

Andrew Young

Neat stuff guys!

I hope to finish up the stool this weekend.

Got a big 16th century mortise and tenon chest next!

Andrew Young

Ditto. Dont waste too much time trying to perfect something your going to grind anyway. Hal...I understand what you mean....but the difference between plannishing iron vs. silver/copper is quite different. Moreover, these metals are burnished ...sort of rubbed hot enough to melt them smooth where as...

Andrew Young

So, basically, sort of a standard early elbow cop with little baby wings (maybe like on the knee in the Alexander pic), that looks welded to the vambrace? Oh, if anyone can whip out a sketch of this, so I can see how it really differs from a bazu, Id appreciate it. Thanks, Christopher I think the B...

Andrew Young

To toss some thoughts into the cauldron... I handled a full English Civil war suit (head to toe) rather extensively a few years ago. I was amazed at how thin the ancillary parts were but the cuirass, helmet front, etc were quite thick. I was also intrigued by the fact that the inside of the harness ...

COP and SCALE FAULD $385 (with spaulders)

Barrels of Fun....or how they were cooped before iron...

direct cast actual 1450-1600 Chest... I NOW HAVE IT HERE

Seeking mid to late 16th century (camp) tables....arghh!