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Cian of Storvik

There's a pretty extensive write-up by Galfrid atte Grene about plaque belts on the following thread. I think it answers a lot of questions you and others might have, and brings up a lot more about what we don't know about plaque belts. Mac contributed some very good points that he shouldn't have to...

Cian of Storvik

Up until 1350 they appear to be primarily buckle and chape. By the 1370's almost all effigies/brasses in England appear to have some form of plaque belt. So, I would go with a plaque belt of some sort. Either hinged plaques, or plaques mounted (riveted?) on a foundation (fabric or leather). There ar...

Cian of Storvik

That's not a klappvisor. It's a side-pivoting visor. Nice because you don't see many visored helms that aren't either klap' or static.
English style.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Awesome belt Cian. Question...would they have two seperate belts, one for while in armour, and one for their regular clothing? Reason I ask is that the ones depicted on Effigies don't look to be adjustable...and wearing them without armour would make them pretty loose. I am considering making this ...

Cian of Storvik

You could use iron work rosettes and alternate with belt stiffeners make a belt like this one: http://effigiesandbrasses.com/monuments/peter_de_grandison/image/5302/original/ These are brass rosettes from an ironworks company. I think they were only about $2 a piece. http://farm3.staticflickr.com/25...

Cian of Storvik

10% off of what $?

(You can never have too many plaque belts).
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Looks like the half shoulders are $19.99. The double (full) shoulders are a bit more depending on thickness.
Unless you mean there is a sale that they are having that is unadvertised.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I think it looks great. I tried to do the same thing in a 22 ga sheet of steel and it turned out looking like a mutated clam with goiter problems. I agree that a chape really needs to be fitted to a scabbard for sizing, but all chapes for sale I've seen come in pre-determined sizes. Usually your opt...

Cian of Storvik

Get thee behind me, Satan!
(I have one of those already, but that price is awe-some! One for water, the other for spirits?? hmmm...)

Cian of Storvik

hi Cian, The most rings are available in sizes from 12-24 mm. Let me know the design of the Lantern you like best. I will do a run of 10 of the most popular lantern. Let's talk after the new year. I'm very intrested in the lapis ring. I like all of the lanterns, and will probably buy whichever you ...

Cian of Storvik

Linen & cotton is better than blue smurf blubber.
http://cianofstorvik.100webspace.net/he ... tliner.htm

Cian of Storvik

I really like that lapis lazuli pyramid ring. Does that come in different sizes or, if not, what size is it?
The lanterns are spiff to. Putting both on my after christmas wish-list.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

NP. If you were local to me, I'd lend you mine.
But shipping back and forth to Canada would almost buy you your own book(s).
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I have a bit of an issue with the maison St. Claire website. Specifically that most if not all of the illustrations are early 15th century and not late 14th century as you indicated your interest. The other is that the pictures are displayed without context or information. Under the heading of Tunic...

Cian of Storvik

It is a risk you take. But it's a gamble you have to accept yourself. A general rule in life is "only an idiot makes a bet that he can't afford to lose." I've delt with Wild Armoury (a gambeson) and Steel Mastery (pair of shoes) both about 3 years ago and did have issues. They both claim to have sen...

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Sorry. I'm an idiot. This is only a guess, but since they were made of drawn wire, they probably used a form with posts to wrap the wire around. Nails through a piece of wood. It would be like a mandrel, where you could do a few at a time and then trim them off with nippers. The bend in the hook wou...

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Period? Pick a period. 14th cen. german: http://eligius-hammer.blogspot.com/2011/11/hooks-and-eyes-from-erfurt.html 15th cen. Italian: http://northernelectric.ca/medieval/hats/hatpix/fouquet14.JPG 16th Cen. Spanish/portugese ?: http://inadiscover.com/blogs/finisterre/ Some of the extant wire pieces ...

Cian of Storvik

More wood cored scabbards. This time swords. I'm going to finish all of the wood cores before I start on the coverings. There are a total of 8. I plan to do some diverse suspension types since the swords span the entire 14th cen. Pictured left to right are Albion Vassal, Windlass Short Sword, Albion...

Cian of Storvik

Without knowing the type and oz. of the leather, it's hard to say. The belly edges like that tend to have a big variance in the thickness anyhow. Along the straight edge, it could be close to 10 oz. and then on the jagged edge as little as 4 oz. If it's red latigo, it could be desirable for strappin...

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I would suggest rethinking your stand on a laminate bow. A composite construction of a laminate bow will give you several benefits to a self bow. The increased modulus of elasiticity will make not only make for a faster bow, but it will resist string follow more than any self bow and reduces the pro...

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There is probably a thread for each of these topics if you do some searching. But I will try to summarize without getting too much wrong here. Torso: This is the time of the cotehardie in western Europe worn by both men and women (women's extending to the ankle or floor). Spain, France and England h...

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You've completely overlooked the obvious. The reason it's so expensive is that it is an EXACT replica of a deepeeka piece, down to the cheap pressed brass rivet escucheon plates. But it's fabricated in the U.S. by an artisan who obviously spared no expense to copy the authentic indian piece (circa 2...

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I have a Lewis chess set made of hydrostone where a chipped just from normal use. I don't know if the maker didn't mix it properly or it set up too quick, but I was pretty ticked-off as the set cost around $160 without a board.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

It's a grenade I was happy to jump on.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

I'll take them if you can come up with 29-30 of them.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Got my ant-eater hammer on Saturday. I really like the heft of this. Feels just right. I could probably have welded up my own; BUT it wouldn't have been made of tool steel (It would be bent in short order) AND the weight would be completely wrong as I'd be guessing at dimensions. So A+++ and worth e...

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I thought I heard murmurs of his grace Havordh Aeterbani being squire brothers with some other royal at Pennsic 37 or 39, which is why Glenn Abhann was fighting with the East side that year. But it was so long ago, I might be misrembering the relevence. As an aside, was/is it true the rumors of Havo...

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About 8 years ago, I shipped stuff to Australia pretty regularly, but the shipping has grown astronomically since that time. I don't know of ANY inexpensive way to get something to OZ. At the current progression, in another few years it will be cheaper to buy a plane ticket and bring a package as ca...

Cian of Storvik

If no one here can help you out, you should check out Spanish Peacock
http://www.spanishpeacock.com/catalog/needle_cases.htm

They would definately be able to produce something like that for you.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

If you're looking for a dragon, I might be willing to part with mine. These are very well made.
-Cian

Cian of Storvik

You suffer from good taste! I like the vassal more than I thought I would. The false edge is not false at all, and quite razor sharp. Handles like a much smaller sword. All of the Albions are pretty awesome as you would hopefully attest. I also have the Poitiers, Sempach and Baron (from Randy), but ...

Cian of Storvik

Jeff J wrote:3 of the same items

-Cian

Cian of Storvik

Historically minded craftsmen are too few and far between. The places that I've seen in this area with modern equipment stay open because of the vast quantities of people that don't have shop space in their house or want the tool investment. A guy I work with has used a place for wood working like t...

Cian of Storvik

I've slowly been uploading pics of my replica weapon collection to My Armoury. Still have a few things to add. But feeling like I have a pretty nice assortment of 14th century pieces now. For swords, I've tried to collect one of each of Oakeshott's types XIII to XVIII (Still missing an XIII and an X...

Cian of Storvik

After the final shaping of the wooden core and lacquer, wrap it tightly with blue painters tape. Smooth out any wrinkles in it all around. Make sure it's sticking snugly to all surfaces of the wood. Then cut a slit where you want the butted seam to be. Peel off the painters tape carefully, and use i...

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