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Baron Conal

horsefriend wrote:OK,

Let me rummage about the shop and see what I can come up with.

a/s

I sent you a PM....

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How thick do you need the metal to be? It looks like a piece of small pipe welded to a bit of sheet metal. Clamping it down for the drill press would give you the hole and an hand tap would finish the rest off. yeah.... I'm betting they would not be hard to make..... if I had the metal working tool...

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I'm working on a project and I need some small metal parts.... probably not aluminum.... maybe a dozen.... maybe less now and more later rough drawing.... sizes are not locked in stone http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r295/ConalOhAirt/vergefoliotparts.gif I'm not sure if there is something out the...

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Darksole, In the end, to me, Bert Hall's work on Renaissance Armies and Technology is where people should be looking for info on medieval firearms big and small for how they fit in the historic context. It is well researched and looks at the real info we have and draws strong conclusions. RPM Where...

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Osprey has a new book coming out in October.....

Does anyone know if one like this is being produced anywhere?

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To say there is no evidence of something or surviving examples does not mean it was not used or existed. That's what we call veering from archeological history into pure speculation. That is not by any stretch of the term an academic way to pursue the subject of recreating historical armor. This ho...

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in this video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx8YpJdMgUc

....at 1:40 James Burke mentions a reference.

His book has NO bibliography.

NONE. not even a useless one....

and suggestions on how I track done more info?

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anyone know when clock spits first appeared?

I've seem colonial ( US ) use of them.... not medieval

but the mechanism is well within the grasp of a medieval
clockmaker....

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ANTIDISESTABLISHMENTARIANISM!

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I started an unofficial "I'm willing to barter" thread....

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... p?t=121577

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Baron Conal does

woodworking
basic pewter casting

Baron Conal is interested in

12th and 14th Cen stainless welded or riveted maile,
14th Cen accessories
14th Cen cookware
14th century stainless armor (more period correct forms than I have now )

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For this thread PLEASE DO NOT REPLY and ONLY POST if you are willing to barter for goods or services Please use this format YOUR NAME makes YOUR NAME wants I'd like to treat this thread like a bulletin board with announcements on it. Use PM's to communicate with those you wish to discuss trades with...

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BUMP!

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I want to hear you tell you wife you are trying to set up a three-way. . No problem.... Here in Cincy a '3 way' is chili, spaghetti and cheese.... I actually prefer an onion 4 way ( you add either diced onion or beans ) and there is a 5 way too ( add the remaining one ) m http://www.stilettosetspor...

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they look like this in their most basic form

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Jestyr wrote:What does everyone mean by "cut it perpendicular"?

the holes are perpendicular to each other as opposed to
being both in the same direction.

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The size of the dog bone depends on the size of your rope. For a 1/2" rope I'd not smaller than a 1" square 1 1/4' would be enough For 3/4" I'd go to 1 1/2" ( which is what a 2x2 really is anyway ) and not smaller than 1 1/4" You can use dowels instead of square blocks but t...

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Bump....

anyone else interested in the trade thread idea?

wanted to check before I started it.....

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BUMP

anyone?

( or is this the absolute worst time to sell a camp bed )

looking for at least $200.00 in cash and something
interesting in trade.

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from another email list Old style Lead work is done with wooden paddles, not metal. The wooden paddles are dipped in hot wax, then used on the molten lead to move it around. Then dipped again in wax, back to lead, repeat. I would think that a metal paddle used in Lead Work would make the lead stick ...

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What's the lip for then?

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Hi there Baron Conal. It may have been an old soldering iron type of tool. Where its heated and used, and re heated. Im not sure what it was used for exactly though. Take care Pitbull I would think you would see some blackening at the wooden handle if it was getting heated enough to solder with... ...

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Anyone have ideas what this is? The total length is 11 1/2 in., and the scoop-like section is 1 3/4 in. wide by 5 in. long, excluding the shaft. No makers name visible yet; perhaps after cleaning. The concave side has a lip on one edge, along with a 1/2 in. by 3 1/4 in depressed area. The convex sid...

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Mine has a boss

I like the fact that the shield's weight is centered on the handle
as opposed to in front of my hand

I paint everything but the boss like the boss was sitting
on top of the image or I design the image around the boss

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Would a thread announcing who is interested in this kind of thing be helpful in arranging this kind of thing? I guess even direct two party trades could be set up this way also. All negotiation would be made via PM's and once a trade was arranged the involved parties would need to edit their posts t...

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it's here http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=120266&highlight=hungarian say ... +$50? hmmmm..... right now I'll have to say no. I'm hoping to get over half of the value in cash. and I really do not need a Hungarian sword but thanks for the offer!

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Randy W wrote:Interested in a Hungarian Sabre?

Pictures?

As what percentage of the deal? I'd like to have
some cash in the deal ( unless I just cannot pass
up the offered item... but that is negotiable )

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Steve -SoFC- wrote:Brilliant!

Steve

shhhhh....

don't tell anyone that.... everyone will be
expecting it all the time.

thanks!

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just for an example.... Olaf - does armouring Ulrich - does leather working Conal - does woodworking Conal wants something Olaf makes Olaf wants something Ulrich makes Ulrich wants sometime Conal makes.... In general are we ( the AA community - no names please ) mature and trustworthy enough for thi...

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I'm as interested as I can get without at least a rough guess at
a price.

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Bump!

Willing to listen to offers......

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raito wrote:Magents are used during harending, not during tempering.

I thought you tempered something to harden it.

Am I using the wrong term?

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Can someone give me a quick guide to using a magnet while tempering? I've seen a few pages about using a magnet to indicate when the proper temperature has been reached but some of the details are a little unclear. Do you heat it with the magnet on it? if so does the heat damage the magnet? Do you h...

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Lots of different ways; some boil it with a bit of TSP others use flammable solvents. Did you search on "degreasing bone knife" ? I'd prefer to not give details as the method I have used can be quite dangerous if mishandled---see Flammable Solvents... Thomas TSP? trisodium phosphate...?

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So, AFAIK, if you're exclusive to PayPal, you simply can't take credit cards at events. Bob If you have web access at events you can accept credit cards via Paypal. Wireless access and a web enabled phone is all you need. Just pull up Paypal and let the customer send you money. As long as they are ...

need some small parts.... ( maybe a dozen )

very obscure yet specific reference....

clock spit?

The Official "I'm interested in barter" thread

IDing a tool?

Three way barters? feasible or no?

magnets and tempering

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