The Armour Archive

Adamo

Inset the sleeve and make sure the shouldr seam does not extend beyond the point of the shoulder. I wear a maile shirt with a cop over my cote. You may find some useful info here at my wifes portion of my site. m When I try to see the heavy-list gambeson page I get a "page not found" erro...

Adamo

http://www.bymyhanddesigns.com/
http://www.icefalcon.com/
http://www.iron-river-armoury.com

Adam

Adamo

Mad Matt wrote:Hope this helps

Yes it does, thanks.
I'll post pics/results once I have time to re-do it.

Adam

Adamo

This weekend I set about to fix up a helm which once-upon-a-time had been blackened. I stripped the rust and most of the old black finish off the helm with a fine wire wheel, cleaned the surface with lacquer thinner, then followed the instructions on the bottle. The stuff is called "Black Magic...

Adamo

Ok, not to derail the thread.. but what are those snazzy faux-finger style gauntlets made out of? Blackened steel or a plastic? I LOVE the enclosed thumb design. They certainly look quite comfortable. They are made of blackened hardened steel. lol, I don't think plastic that thin would be any more ...

Adamo

I've had them for two years, I've only had to replace the stiching on one side of one thumb once. That's it.
They were made and strapped by Jeff Wasson.

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Adamo

wassonartistry.com

He made mine. They're awful pretty.

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Adamo

"Look mom no straps!" The glove is sewed to leather tabs at the wrist, the tips of the fingers, either side of the palm, and on both sides of the thumb. http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s27/skywlker85/gauntlet2.jpg http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s27/skywlker85/gauntlet1.jpg Adam (Sor...

Adamo

Don't use regular stain on skin-on rattan, it doesn't work so well.
Try gel stains.

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Adamo

Cool.

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Adamo

Cool!
Please post pics/prices soon. I didn't see this on the website yet.

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Adamo

I recently got similar news from a doctor, but it was about my sword-wrist. He called it "carpal radial subluxation" (sp?) Pretty much, he told me to very very slowly try to strengthen it while babying it to some extent. When it came to fighting, it means that I switched hands when using s...

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PM sent.

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Adamo

This is what I did on a recent shield, the results were good: 1)Drill 1/8" holes at regular intervals approx 1.5" in from edge. 2)Attach and paint canvas cover. 3)Apply car door edging around shield. 4)Over the car door edging, put on the smallest heater hose you can find. Crazy glue the h...

Adamo

Not the only choice, but also not a bad choice:

http://spiers-saddlery.stores.yahoo.net ... rkits.html

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Adamo

The gladiator-looking guy in that pic is Sir Balin of the East (I don't know his full medieval name). No, he isn't wearing any cuisses. In fact, he isn't really wearing anything on his torso either, though you can't see that behind his shield. That is his Pennsic kit. Normally I think he wears a 14t...

Adamo

I believe that T6 6061 or 7025 are the standards.

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Adamo

wow

Pretty.

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Adamo

Last year, I posted a video on myspace of my Nephew and another young kid from here "going at it old school" in my back yard. They had been talking smack to each other all day, so I told them to suit up or shut up. They both had a blast, and feel like it was a great test of combat and lea...

Adamo

I'd do this.

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Adamo

That sucks.

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Adamo

I think that's the same picture of the sugarloaf you posted a few weeks back for critique.
Do you have a pic of one with the tweaked nasal and breathes?

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Adamo

Pretty shield.
Before the 8 month purge Vitus had started a thread on how he was fixing his personal shield. I think it was in similar shape to yours. Perhaps that could be of some use.
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Adamo

RenJunkie wrote:What has a skull thickness and density comperable to a human?

A whitetail deer perhaps?
I've been told that my grandfather used to hunt whitetail with a .22 and go for headshots. Seems weird to me, but that was the story.

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Adamo

Any progress on these?
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Adamo

Conal O'Rylan wrote:i think what Adamo was suggesting is like an ironing board cover. ive ben playing with these it stays on pretty good if you tighten it enough,

Exactly! Thanks for clearing that up.
I hope it works. I saw it on a local warband's shields a few years back.

Adam

Adamo

If you want it to come off fast and easy, and don't care if it needs an occassional repair, try this: Find the dimensions of your shield. Cut out a piece of canvas the shape of your shield, but a few inches (6?) larger in both directions. Now, sew a tube around the entire edge, leaving an opening an...

Adamo

As a five foot tall person, I would not fight with a 36" sword. Why? As a 5' 10" person, I don't fight with a 36" sword, I use a 34.5" sword. It's a lot faster for me. Even if you think of yourself as a leg-target-only person (which is kinda silly), you'll probably want the speed...

Adamo

I had this idea that I've yet to try, but it's an eventual plan. I want to purchase the individual sheets of wood that are normally used to create plywood. I've seen this at either Home Depot or Loews. My idea is to laminate 1/2" worth of them together and while it's still wet force it into a d...

Adamo

Please post a pic of your pure Norman when you get the chance.
Though the nasal on the last one in your gallery is cool, I had something more low-key in mind.

Thanks,
Adam

Adamo

Halberds,
Let us know when you need the money for the orders.

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Adamo

That pavise idea is awesome.
I'm not even an archer and I want one.

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Adamo

Awesome.

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Adamo

The sugar loaf is nice. With a refined nasal and a more exciting breathe pattern it could be very cool.
And I agree with Magnus, the top bar of the grilled bascinet would look better rivetted down or better yet on a hinge.
I really like the shape of your center-point bascinets.

Adam

Adamo

PM sent.

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Troubles blackening a helm