The Armour Archive

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One thing that I use to cut most of my leather these days is a roller cutter and cutting mat. Not too expensive - you can get a cutter and mat together for <$30 US. When the blade is fresh, it will cut thick leather fairly easily, leaves a smooth edge that only needs minimal dressing. Curves are no...

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i guess i got a shit load of leather for no reason then Nope, I didn't say that. If you try to water harden that weight of leather, it may or may not work very well. Rabbit glue is a good solution for that problem. You can also try to work harden it by hitting it with a hammer, like you would metal...

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I don't use greaves. My current legs are a very basic style, saddle leather, some foam on the inside. I'm just looking to see what other styles are out there. I made a new belt per Sir Cedric's design of the c-belt and the legs hang a bit 'funny' now. Meaning, they literaly hang rather than form fi...

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SirRhys,

The legs and sabotons are armor porn. Where'd you get them?

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Ave! I've been trying to do searches through the site on leg armor pictures. Many of your legs are covered in fighting pants or other forms of garb. I'm trying to get some insight on different kinds of leg armor to see if a different style would work for me. If you have good pictures of just your l...

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What period are you looking at? What is the intended use? There are patterns for armor on this site. There are also some at the Bladeturner Library. There are many discussions of making leather armor on the Archive, so give the search function a shot. Also go to the House of the Wolf Leather website...

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M. Eversberg II wrote:Define raising?

Instead of sinking(dishing) the piece into a bowl, you raise it on a stake. Prowl around the armoring forum for technical terms.

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I gotta figure out how to move my hips. I think I was too concerned about the fact that I wasn't moving my feet that I disregarded the fact that my hips are what generates my power. Well, I put bells on my boots so I could hear them moving, I suppose I get a belt with bells on so I know that's movi...

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Thanks Audax, I'll try and focus on that. I think I'm too much on my heels which is why I loose my balance when they do the 'push test' when I'm in my stance. Oh, yeah, that will do it. Having your weight back will also interfere with your ability to generate power. The power chain is drive from co...

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One thing I am uncertain of is not so much where I should carry my weight in my stance but in my feet. Am I to be on the balls of my feet, the heels or even between the two? Balls, balls, I say. That doesn't mean tippy toe, it just means that your weight is felt more in the front of the foot. The f...

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A bit pricey when compared to the last one. Doesn't look especially durable. Low-end of the spectrum. Metal shoelace grommet holes not period. No choice of colors . I give it one star, the other one is cuter and cheaper. Better to cozy up to the local SCA seamstress in your shire - your $100 beans ...

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I'm thinking I need to focus on my pre-practice ritual or maybe start drinking beer after it. I'm so sore again today and I really thought I had taken it a lot easier on Monday. Well, being that's it's my first two practices back I should probably not be too surprised by it. I feel your pain guys, ...

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i find myself agreeing with you. its just that the really nice gambys cost hundreds of dollars. Lord, ain't that the truth. I'd love to have one of those lovely Revival linen gambesons but i just don't have an extra $400 laying around. The all cotton one is cheaper but it's still $250 bucks. Therio...

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I'm going to use construction tie plates as the plates, since they're galvy steel, @ 18 ga and they already have holes punched in them (saving me a bit of work). For rivets I intend to use copper roofing nails, using an awl to make the holes, as Frederich suggests. I have thouroughly deburred the pl...

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Damned nice work, Cat.

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I authorized the first time in a month, but I'm a prodigy and my knight is very thourough. I also had (at that time) about 6 or 7 years of martial arts training under my belt as well, so that made alot of difference.

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now a hold might have been called to remind the second guy about engagement. he began his blow before i knew he was there. fortunatly he is not a skilled fighter (did you see he folly thrusting display of his that followed?) and i was able to avoid his attack when i did turn around. Question, as I ...

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For a number of reasons I think a cloth backing for my CoP is the way I'm going to go for now, so what weight and material do folks recommend and what if any reinforcement do you suggest?

Thanks,

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Depends on how much padding you want under your armor. I like a little padding to take the sting out of shots but I also add extra in strategic places like over my hip bones. Since you have to wear a certain minimum of armor anyway, to protect certain places, it seems to me it would do just fine as ...

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iaenmor wrote:One less step than the rest of us you lucky lady.

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Iain Ruadh wrote: All who dare face him on the field check their manhood first ...

Umm, what if I don't have a manhood?

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Ugh, T-nation makes my brain hurt. Too much brotelligence over there. Dont believe anything you read by John Berardi There's alot of brotelligence in the forums but I don't read those, except for entertainment. I find alot of the articles useful. YMMV. I am trained in textual criticism so maybe I'm...

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Since I've met Martel and she is such a nice person I thought I'd point out to William that the little smiles usually mean something, so as you can see she put in her little smiley so you don't have to get all pissy and prissy about it. But it appears by your posts your already "firmly" set in your...

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Oh yeah, if it's soft it won't protect you. You'll need to let it cool and harden up again before you can use it as armor. As far as I know there should not be any sort of permanent damage or deterioration from melting, as long as no damage was done to the leather itself. I undertand about budgets a...

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Thanks for the replies, I appreciate them. I had a couple further questions after reading them. Bastior mentioned about the shield drifting and that is a big part of my problem - even when I was practicing regularly. I'm not sure if it is just a silly habit I somehow got into or what. One of our Kn...

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Ingvarr, My understanding with the wax hardened stuff is that it doesn't ruin the armor if it melts, because you can just rewax and reshape it. Once it cools, it's hard again. Personally, I don't see the point of wax hardening leather when you can use water or rabbit hide glue and avoid the whole me...

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Thank you Audax - lactic acid build up was what I was trying to think of. I'll do a search of that. I'm hoping getting consistent will alleviate some of that problem. I did push it too hard, but it was really hard not to. Being back in armor was just the greatest feeling. I did not warm up as I sho...

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Thanks to the help of Sir Cedric (from here) I got my belt figured out and attended my first practice on last Friday after a very long break. Of course, I got too excited and fought longer and harder than I intended but it was SO COOL! I didn't forget as much as I thought I would have. I had some q...

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one last question, lol whats dishing? It is the act of pounding a piece of metal into a shallow concave form (like a dish or bowl) in order to form a concavity in the metal so that the armor piece can be made to embrace the curvy bits of the human form. Check out the spaulder tutorial at Arador tha...

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well the tools I currently have is everything but a anvil.... and i do not have a clue were to get one...lol ive looked everywere... is starting off with 14 gauge mild a bad plan? im also curoius on whats rolling steel, is it hard to bend? and does all armouring need to be forged? and I am also un ...

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Okay, got to watch it and all I got to say is WOW. If you're gonna fight Logan, ya damn well better bring bring yer A game. That's the intensity I'm talking about.

Your grace, I hope one day to have the honor of crossing blades with you, sir.

Regards,

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Rev. George wrote:Apparently I can no longer view anything on myspace because of work restrictions. I don't know what the deal is with youtube stuff.

Is there anyway someone could send me a copy of the Logan video to my AA email? I'd love to see it.

From an earlier thread:
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/ewan/fight02.mpeg

-+G

God bless you, Rev.

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Take a look at www.armorandcastings.com. I have Beathan's Pembridge all in 14 ga mild and it is a fine helm, especially at $100 plus shipping from the Ukraine. Plenty of glancing surfaces. He makes them in stainless for a bit more. Armorer Eric has an excellent rep and makes good looking helms under...

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Celts introduced the Romans to maille and the Imperial-Gallic legionnaires helmet that became the standard for centuries was adapted from Gallic designs. Have you not seen the beautiful bronze Celtic cuirasses from Marmesse? I think those could be called distinctively Celtic. Gauls and Celts are bas...

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You'll get more and better help if you are more specific. You need basic tools: a hammer, dishing form of some sort, a simple anvil. As far as a first project try spaulders. Fairly simple but excellent for learning how to dish and shape metal, assuming metal is the material you wish to work in. Beyo...

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Re: Leg armor pictures

cloth for a CoP

Re: fighter practices