The Armour Archive

Tom B.

I am very interested in this but can not go due to work. I will be back in China again while you guys are in Poland. :sad: The up side is that with 5 or so multi-week business trips to China this year, airline miles and Hotel points would greatly help with the trip costs next year. :) Also I have a ...

Tom B.

Andrea Ferrara wrote:unless I'm reading his IP wrong it comes with a backplate

You must be reading it wrong.

sans straps and backplate

Tom B.

Do you have any pics?
If it is too rough then better planishing & grinding may be the only way to get where you want to be.

Tom

Tom B.

Sorry if these are kind of vague. 1. Knees should be deeper. 2. More shape to the lames, they should not just be curved in 1 dimension. 3. Front of greave seems to need more shaping. 4. Both pieces of the greave need more shaping at the bottom. I am on a business trip in China right now and do not h...

Tom B.

I think that William West has made the best copy of this armour I have seen.
Here is his website

As usual you should not copy a copy always go back to the original.
Sometimes it is good to see how someone else interpreted / executed a particular part.

Tom

Tom B.

Would this work for a heat source, for raising, on the cheap? http://www.harborfreight.com/propane-torch-with-push-button-igniter-91037.html I'm thinking it would have the added bonus of warming the stake as well, helping to reduce loss. Would likely be easy to rig a holder for it too... I have tha...

Tom B.

I agree with Konstantine.
Why articulating leather on the back?
Where did you come up with your construcyion method?

Tom

Tom B.

William of Stonebridge wrote:Here ya go:

http://www.history.com/shows/full-metal ... reme-sport

Thanks for posting the link.
Streamed it through my company's VPN while sitting in a Chinese factory.

Tom

Tom B.

I am pretty sure Historic Enterprises used to carry loose brass rings, but they aren't listed on their site any more.

Not in the US but Cap-a-pie in the UK does list them on their site.

Tom

Tom B.

I have to say it really looks like you're mixing your centuries, to the detriment of the aesthetics of the armor. You have made stunningly lovely late 15th C. knees and sabatons, and -from the picture- it looks like you're pairing them with those hideously clunky 16th C. greaves with the included h...

Tom B.

I have to say it really looks like you're mixing your centuries, to the detriment of the aesthetics of the armor. You have made stunningly lovely late 15th C. knees and sabatons, and -from the picture- it looks like you're pairing them with those hideously clunky 16th C. greaves with the included h...

Tom B.

No, it makes an item AS strong as something with MORE material. And I-beam is as strong as a solid or square beam, with less material. . Guys look I am an engineer and have had to do these types of calculations in school and in my job for the last 20+ years. You will not make anything stronger by r...

Tom B.

My usage and the one I usually see here on the AA is "civilian" clothing & accessories, non-armour related.

Tom

Tom B.

Looking good as usual.

Tom

Tom B.

Said ibn-Ali wrote: I-beam is more ridged than a normal or round stock beam.

This is not correct.
You will never make a rattan sword stiffer by cutting part of it away.

Tom

Tom B.

Do a search here on the AA for the "Frozen man" drill.
Sir Vitus has explained it more than once.

Tom

Tom B.

Also check out Halberds here on the archive.

Tom

Tom B.

Ironmonger Used tools
Ironmonger new tools
Ironmonger Hammers looks like none available right now on website.
Ironmonger's E-bay listings

The above merchant comes highly recomended but shipping from the USA would be expensive.

Tom

Tom B.

It also is worth noting that Icefalcon has a good exchange policy on wrong sizes. If you bought it recently and have not modified it you should be able to exchange for a bigger one no problem. You would just pay the cost difference between sizes and shipping. Send him an e-mail and he will answer qu...

Tom B.

So I bought a mild steel haubergeon from his Grace Icefalcon, and discovered an issue. If I put it on over just a tunic it fits fine, and once on me, has some excess room through the chest. This is to be expected, his page says its up to a 40 inch chest, and I'm 36 inches with nothing on. The probl...

Tom B.

The archer in the Martyrdom of St. Ursula so frequently copied is wearing fully enclosed elbow cops in his spleynts. Its hard to tell until you get a close view of the painting or a hi-res copy. This has been discussed at length on the AA within the past couple years. No reason you can't have simpl...

Tom B.

I have a pair of blued heat treated spring steel fanless cops from Stonekeep that I have used hidden under my Jack's sleeves.
They work well.

Tom

Tom B.

even with bokken and wasters, you can hit flat even hitting with the "edge." The edge has to not only be on target, but aligned in conjunction with the force of the motion if it's going to cut -- my mentor and I call not having this conjunction "stick mentality." I think that this is an even bigger...

Tom B.

Too bad I'm still going to be in China that weekend

I might have used some Delta miles to fly out otherwise.

Tom

Tom B.

Material & Thickness? (i.e. - Mild steel 16 ga)
Who made them?

Tom B.

Maybe this was the thread I was thinking of.
Not the same subject ,but archers knees did come up.

Tom

Tom B.

Another thread on the same topic

Tom B.

Duke Icefalcon wrote:
Enrico di Venezia wrote:
Duke Icefalcon wrote:Got enough to make this a go.

Ice
What was the projected delivery date on this order?

Thanks,
Tom
February/March was the projected delivery but they have been running late honestly. Prepare for later.

With my sincere apology,

Ice

Any further update?

Tom B.

I know there is a thread, I posted several pics.
I just can't find it rigth now.

Tom

Tom B.

Sallet is too small for my head or I might be tempted.

If you ever want to part with the brigandine let me know.

Tom

Tom B.

I imagine marking your blade sideways would make the flat shots technically good, but would then make any real shot you threw technically flat. In other words, a cheezy way to try and fool yourself. I have seen this several times over the years. As a matter of fact I think that it is recommended pr...

Tom B.

Conquest is one of the worst of the many bad shows that the History channel puts out. :x How can people watch these shows without their "BS" alarm going off? The host of this show is presented as an expert but does not seem to know much. Did they put this show out as a copy of the much better BBC sh...

Tom B.

Looks great!

Tom B.

This place?

http://www.medieval-market.com/

Tom B.

You must do your best to make it to Chris Gilman's Armour Workshop. Take a look at the list of who is going to be there.

Tom

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