The Armour Archive

Armoured Air Bear

Hi all, I'm in the process of starting a TON of leather goods. I'm making belts, bags, pouches, kestrels, shoes... this is getting me ready for Pennsic (and making stuff for others too). well anyways, I'm looking for some period decorations to tool to the leather. whether it be floral, animals, figu...

Armoured Air Bear

Nope I'm sick with something liek the flu. it really sucks

Are you planning on doing armouring anytime next week or the next several weeks? if so I might be able to come

Thanks,

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Yep, I was the one with the leather picture. thanks for the email adress I'll email him now.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

LWCM- who needs a map when you have a frozen dead cat for a road marker?

I have to agree, karls face was great.

I would just like to thank the event coordinater for such a great time.

Thanks,

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Hi all. I would just like to say that today was awesome. I got a lot of info. met a lot of great people, and had a good time. Talbot- nice to meet you. AWESOME armour. especially liked the visor, and the cuirass. Murdock- thanks for taking me, and helping me with some techniques. Joe- nice meeting y...

Armoured Air Bear

the arming garment change an awful lot too throught the 14th cent. others know better than me but heres what I know. Beggining of the 14th cent- a padded garment called a aketon to be worn under the maille and other armour. -middle- gambeson/pourpoint. a semi padded garment to be worn under maille a...

Armoured Air Bear

WOW that's awesome. the skull shape reminds me of one that's in the Met.

Murdock knows that it surley won't fit my noggin.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

unfortunetly money is a huge object. I wish I had a lot of money. thanks for the sight though, great fabrics/brocades/satins...

Thanks,

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

So I could just pretty much use some cool colors (of the heraldric accurate colors) tinctures I think? and mabey put a bear just to start?

Alos I'm thinking about painting my tent, is it accurate to do so? it looks freakin awesome when tents are paintd though.

Thanks,

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

As to securing an aventail to a helm- there are little brass (or other metal) posts (staples) with holes in them.they are called verelles. these are riveted directly to the base of the helm. then there is the aventail it is sewn to a lether band. the leather band has numerous holes in it corespondin...

Armoured Air Bear

Yeah dish the whole lame. What Valerius told us to do is dish them using a rawhide hammer into a very wide very shallow dish of sorts. that's at least for spaulders- the plate where it has to transition from domed surface to flat. hope this helps, Aaron BTW- don't overdish, just a shallow dishing wi...

Armoured Air Bear

Gosh darn it all!

People talk me into making things so easily. now I want to make one but still not sure as I don't even have arms for myself yet.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Thanks for the help. As for shopping at pennsic, I don't plan to buy much as I probably won't have much money. I'm 16 right now and all of my money being earned is going toward a period tent, leather, fabric, wood, clay, and metal to craft various objects with. I make a lot of stuff, and I prefer to...

Armoured Air Bear

There is a miniature (modern) reproduction of the churburg 13 harness. it's in the Royal Armouries at Leeds.

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, I'm sorry if it's not.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Awesome- thanks for the source.

Look forward to seeing your copy (when you have time)

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Hi all. in a few months I'm going to be making a TON of 14th century clothing. I'm making clothing so I can take to Pennsic this year (Yes I'm going to pennsic ) so I'm going completley accurate. anyways my question. besides making some common tunics, hoods, chausses... I'm also going to make some r...

Armoured Air Bear

I know it's embroideredcloth, I'm just asking if it would be plausible to make one from leather instead of cloth.

Thanks for clearing up the time of origin/defintion though.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Karen- thank you so much for all your help. you REALLY know alot and are extrmely knoledgable. Yes I had seen that bag- probably gonna make something similar to it, it would be pretty simple. as to the triangular bags, you are right, the ones I were looking at were mid to late 15th cent. but I did f...

Armoured Air Bear

Heres the book. Sorry it took so long to get the name to you. Medieval arms armor A pictorial Archive -By:J.H.Hefner-Alteneck it has some good line drawings of mabey 20-30 effiegies of the period so it shows good sword belt detail and some plaque belt and tooled belt detail. hope this helps, Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

I know MRL (or someone like them) used to make similar shield blanks. I think around 16 gauge with some straps and a rolled edge for around $70.00

Aaron

Here it is
http://www.mwart.com/xq/ASP.product/pid ... shield.htm

don't know if it's what your looking for but it's worth a try.

Armoured Air Bear

never thought of dice but that really would be awesome. what about chess/checkers/backgammon peices?

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

I've been looking more at some of the old illuminations with bags/pouches in them and I seem to have found several common styles. -the kidney shaped belt bag/purse. -the simple square drawstring bag/pouch -a triangular shaped satchel that hangs off of the belt. now the latter one mentioned. to me it...

Armoured Air Bear

-make a knife handle out of it.
-make some glasses frames
-spoons

have fun with the project- whatever you decide to make,

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Nice. Have you thought about tooling on them? I really like the strap/buckle assembley. if I didn't do leatherworking I would buy one of these for sure.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

excuse my dumbness... :roll: but when/where is estrella war? cause if it's not too far I've got off all this week so....

Thanks,

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Intersting 8) I'm always intersted in proto/hybrid armour even if was not the "norm" (or didn't exist.) While I am not saying that this never existed it looks like a transition from helm to helm that looks like it could fit right into the era of origin. very nice interpretation. bascinet+s...

Armoured Air Bear

Thank you all for the great help.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

I'd probably buy one. or would you be willing to do a trade?

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Hi all, I've got some questions regarding bags/pouches and the wearing of them in the latter half of the 14th cent. first- I would like to know some period sources/pictures/painting... of bags/pouches. kidney bags, coin pouches, purses, pouches, and if they existed a backpack. all out of leather (or...

Armoured Air Bear

Murdock- find some dtails of some cool toolings show it to me and I'll make you one if ya want. I got to make one for rob too so why not. I'll have a belt making weekend soon.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Thanks for the replies. That's interesting- that the sleeves don't really hinder you're fighting. I might just have to try one . But for now I'm just looking to make one (or more likely buy one cause I can't sew and I suck at it) for wearing at events. A nice mabey simple brocade. not sure yet. Than...

Armoured Air Bear

Brother Logan- Awesome houplande. does it have two different sleeves? the blue shorter dagged ones then underneath the long red dagged ones? very nice

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thanks for the pic.

Aaron

Armoured Air Bear

Well I started it. I chose to Albrect Durers "Knight Death and the Dvil" AKA "the Rider". I blew up the picture so it's about 21"X29". So it's pretty big. I'm just tracing it right now- have about three-four hours tracing done and not even a quarter of the way finished tracing . but oh well, It's go...

Armoured Air Bear

I don't think I can go, But I'll see what I can do. I'm gonna try REALLY hard to try and get there. I'll be out of school during that time so mabey... If I don't make it then I hope you all ahve a great time. Aaron BTW- John my forge is kind-of working now so I got a portion of two knives done. stil...

Armoured Air Bear

Right now I'm starting to make several tooled leather belts. some just waist belts some sword/dagger belts. I got my tooling designs from an effigy book I own. It has line drawings of many of the 14th century knightly effigies, and has great detail. If I had it at my house right now I'd give you the...

decorations to tool on leather?

fabric sources?

14th century leather bags/pouches