The Armour Archive

Galileo

The email on his website may be out of date - he's on Facebook pretty regularly - I'll point him your direction.

Galileo

It is hot-rolled steel, so the acid bath removes the fire scale on the raw kit parts.

Galileo

I have a long weekend coming up. I will have to tackle my kit and see what I can screw up on it :D My 4 year old daughter wants one. I'll have to see what I can fabricate up for her, since these are way too big and heavy for her. She really likes the Norman Spangen in AAoMK (she reads it to relax be...

Galileo

Riveting the plates top to the bottom of the next row would remove a whole lot of flexibility, I would think. You're basically making a solid breastplate one itty bitty plate at a time. Without making one that way and handling it - it would be hard to give a good opinion. The riveting a row to a lea...

Galileo

Dawson's books indicate the plates are riveted to the leather strips, and those are laced together.

He's got an online publication here that gives some ideas. http://www.levantia.com.au/military/Daw ... isited.pdf

G--

Galileo

Got a local Shakespeare festival? The organizers there might be able to help - they do sword fighting (well, orchestrated fencing, at best).

Galileo

Temptation wins. If you still have it, shoot me the total

Galileo

Why must you tempt me so??

Galileo

Mine arrived today UPS -- heavily taped box (strapping tape). Looks good - thanks Llewelyn!

Galileo

It's a beautiful knife.

Galileo

Check your local hardware store for the copper bits - my local true value has both (and tinner's rivets for other things). Otherwise, http://rjleahy.com/ is a good bet.

Galileo

Thanks for the heads up on the contest too

Galileo

Your "$10" one time payment - when you click on it, it only feeds $5.00 into Paypal.

Galileo

Hey Wade, if you've got folks that are handy (or willing to pound metal) -- Hal has the "Carlos the Crusader" helm kit a few threads down.

Good kit, good learning project for newbies.

Galileo

Ugh! At least you didn't try and catch it too. That's how it usually goes for me - reflexively drop, then instinctively try and catch (sometimes with a foot).

can it be reshaped, or is it scrap now?

Galileo

Anyone who makes them or sells them will need to know a few things.

what weight is the draw? Length of draw?

A bit more information may yield better results.

Galileo

Payment sent

Galileo

Still got that one 6"?

I'll take it, if so.

Galileo

Hey Jamie - would you be interested in selling a partial kit (mild steel, not the special stuff)? I'm interested in making a different type of gauntlet, but pieces #2-#7 would make it a lot easier (top left section of the picture on your website, the articulation over the wrist and back of hand). G--

Galileo

My three year old daughter walked in and was advising me how to put the helm together. I need to videotape this and put it on youtube. -Aaron That's awesome - my 4 year old daughter was trying the different pieces on for size - then said "Where's mine, daddy?" (Hal, the missing piece arrived today ...

Galileo

I pinged her on Facebook for ya'll - her last post there was Feb 21st.

Galileo

She hasn't posted on Facebook for the last few days - maybe at gulf wars.

Galileo

No worries Hal! The kit rocks!

Galileo

My kit arrived today - thanks Hal!

edit -- looks like mine is missing the lower rear band (that the slats attach to on the bottom) -- was this a design change?

Galileo

Looks like a really basic carb kit.

Galileo

Hehe - no worries - I missed the last one for the same reason

otherwise I'd take one of each.

Maybe next time

Galileo

You *really* need to stop putting these orders in after I've spent my discretionary funding.

Galileo

Vilhelm550 wrote:http://alphaofficium.weebly.com/

Absolutely - just received a shipment from him - top quality!

Galileo

Torvaldr has gone to in-stock only.

Mad Matt is up and running again too.

Galileo

Got mine today! (wrong address on it - thankfully the postman knows us)

Thanks Pitbull!

Galileo

My wife (who knows very little about armour other than "it's pretty") saw your helm - I said the price you charge.

Her response "For THAT? How does he do it so cheaply?"

She thinks you undercharge too.

Galileo

Price is too low IMO. For that level of expertise and with your reputation, you should be fairly rewarded.

Galileo

Any pictures of the recently completed items?

mainly because I like looking at pictures

Galileo

Paladin - you *may* want to go back and read Aaron's post again. Yours is counted in that 12.

Galileo

That's 10 so far. Darn near enough for 2 sheets Hal

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