The Armour Archive

Tom B.

How about looking at Talbot's Analysis of 1300 effigies? No visual references but great on what was used when.

Tom

Tom B.

Tell us where you are from there may be someone local who can help.

Tom

Tom B.

Probably Pensic in 1999, I think. Sir Johannes and I killed the king of Atlantia and about half his guard during the woods battle. I spent lots of time in John's booth talking about many different subjects. These conversations really changed my whole approach to the SCA and historical reenactment. U...

Tom B.

These have been brought up here on the archive several times.

Tom

Tom B.

Konstantin the Red wrote: Usually we mention Future brand floor finish, but I'm not sure the make is still in business -- but any of the acrylics work as well.

It is still available under the Pledge / Future brand

Tom

Tom B.

Check out this thread some good information including a post where I quote the complete instructions.

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Tom B.

My friend's suburban garage here in San Diego had an infestation of rodents (mice AND rats) and we used .22 shotshells in pistols. We turned the stereo up louder than usual, and used safety glasses and faceshields - but the neighbours didn't seem to notice... I fondly remember the great rat hunts o...

Tom B.

I have a pair of rat snakes in my shop, one is well over 5' long. Haven't seen signs of mice in the last year or so. Almost scared the crap out of me the first time I saw them. I was looking for our missing house cat in a section of the work shop that has some water damage due to now fixed roof leak...

Tom B.

Is this your web site?

http://www.battle-forge.net/index.php

Tom

Tom B.

Sean Powell wrote:Actually I looked at the image you linked and zoomed in tight to the rust/tear at the bottom corner of the faceplate and I'm 90% confident that what we see is a wire poking out of the rolled edge at the bottom. No idea on size as I didn't count pixels to scale.

Tom B.

Another detail.

Tom B.

Not the Pembridge helm but one Kenric posted a photo for. Definitely rolled to the inside.

Taken during my trip to the RA Leeds a few years ago.

Tom

Tom B.

Most nobly done and most nobly written!

Tom B.

Wolf wrote:very nice. your standard should be on the inside so nothing can go up under it and cut you.

As Bob pointed out in this thread although rare the standard is sometimes shown on the outside in period art. I will see if I can find some examples to post.

Tom

Tom B.

My wife has a CraftRobo.
I am not sure what the maximum thickness of plastic it will cut.
Send me a PM and I can check to see if we can help you out.

Tom

Tom B.

I dislike shield baskets as well. For my demo shield I didn't want a hockey glove or other mundane solution either. I took a half-gauntlet pattern and re-drew it so it was connected on the inside wrist and removed the metacarpal section on the back. I built a sewn gauntlet front (in vaguely a churb...

Tom B.

Another good one some great fighting and a few minor face injuries.

Tom

Tom B.

Check out the Yurijful's YouTube channel
Especially the 24 min clip

I can't figure out how to cut and paste links on my new IPad yet.

I fixed it.

Refixed it

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Tom B.

I liked these especially

video 1
video 2

Tom B.

Anyone from the AA participate this year?
Found some Youtube videos from this year.

Tom

Tom B.

For rebated steel, look up the Battle of Nations videos on youtube. You'll see a bunch of Eastern Europeans beating the hell out of each other with steel weapons, and no piles of dead bodies or gravely wounded. If you watch with a critical eye and a passing glance at their armour conventions, you w...

Tom B.

Ursor wrote:"The steel is a 25 1/2 lb coil of 2 in wide 1050 "spring" about 19 ga "

:p

Don't konw how I missed that

Tom B.

Mac wrote:Gentlemen,

The #5 gauntlet from Wisby is a cuff of this type. The rest of the gauntlet is missing, only the cuff remains. The drawings are in Thordeman book on page 429.

Mac

See my post in this thread

Tom

Tom B.

Mac wrote:Check out the Wisby #5. Perhaps someone who is geekier than I can post the pic. It's p429.

Mac

You called.

Tom B.

Any more photos out there?

Tom

Tom B.

J. Morgan Kuberry wrote:This is what I wore for a photo shoot that was in 2010, but for a book that was released in 2011.

Can you let us know what book?

Thanks,
Tom

Tom B.

What is the thickness of the 1050?

Tom B.

Not sure why you would recommend avoiding a period linen liner. The padded linen liner I have is hands down the best liner I have used in 15 years and I have used several types of foam. Guillaume, I use the padded linen liner from Revival US and love it. I have yet to meet someone who has switched ...

Tom B.

Not very good pictures but the best I have of the current status of my kit.

Tom

Tom B.

Some one posted a link to this video about a WMA group in Slovakia (make sure the captions are turned on). It touches on some of their ideas and motivation. If I had found a group like this 20 years ago I might never have joined the SCA.

Tom

Tom B.

I just ordered one from Half.com
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/120-Great-Pa ... 3?isrc=-rd

I will report back on it once I have had achance to look it over.

Tom

Tom B.

Found a 22 minute video from TV at a link from their site.

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Tom B.

Malcolm, aside from some pretty good SCA people like Arnora, one of my professional photographers from the magazine was there—Ron Manville. He shoots a lot of living history stuff mundanely. He got about 600 good shots - I've already seen some (wow, some of the best fighting shots I've seen ever). ...

Tom B.

What time frame and geographic location?

Tom

Tom B.

Here are a couple of cropped shots of me from Border Raids last weekend.
Hope that some better photos show up in the next few days.

Tom

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Re: Helm pads

Re: New guy looking for leatherworking tips

Re: 2" Mandrake Spear Tip

Re: Getting rid of mice in the shop

Re: Getting rid of mice in the shop

Re: Workshop "Battle Forge"

Re: Pembridge helm details

Re: Pembridge helm details

Re: Pembridge helm details

Re: The tale of a deed of arms of Ambrose St. John

Re: New Kit

Re: Letter Stencils: got plotter to cut into plastic sheets?

Re: Alternative to shield basket?

Re: “Battle of the Nations” online video stream broadcasting

Re: “Battle of the Nations” online video stream broadcasting

Re: “Battle of the Nations” online video stream broadcasting

Re: “Battle of the Nations” online video stream broadcasting

Re: Cut and Thrust question (SCA/WMA)

Re: DB Gurney Brigandine nails and 1050 steel coil

Re: Simple cuff finger gauntlets?

Re: Latest Wisby #3 gauntlets

Re: Border Raids...who's going?

Re: 2011, Kits...Let's see them!

Re: DB Gurney Brigandine nails and 1050 steel coil

Re: Minimum safe helmet padding? (SCA)

Re: 2011, Kits...Let's see them!

Re: The CUlture of WMA

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Re: Restoration progress for Castle Maselov in Czech Republi

Re: Border Raids...who's going?

Re: Near Museum Quality WMA/SCA Crossover Armor

Re: 15th C. Thugz! Show us your kit!