The Armour Archive

Aussie Yeoman

No, not herbals. What I'm really after is any instances from the previously stated time period with diagrams of the human body, with labels: ankle, wrist, hand, ear etc. I know I can find the translations of these words easily enough for modern German, but I'm trying to find if there were slang, or ...

Aussie Yeoman

Hi all,

might be fishing in an empty pond here, but if I don't ask I'll never know.

Does anyone know of any medical/anatomy books from 13th-15th century Germany? Online?

If not, does anyone know somewhere/someone that might?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Enrico di Venezia wrote:Or maybe a hand pavise strapped along the forearm.

Where and when is that second picture from?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

There's some things I'd like to see, though they aren't period.

I'd like to see pictures of those greaves you made cold, where you 'flared the hell outa them, then flared them some more'. I know they will likely look like greaves, but still, it's something that piqued my interest.

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

There's something about these pieces of armour (the gorget) that people need to understand. It would be almost impossible to make a pattern of a gorget like this that could be cut out, dished and made to fit, one-size-fits-all style. Why is this? Because pieces of armour like this gorget must be mad...

Aussie Yeoman

I think we need to see the fruits of the Muse's inspiration!

Aussie Yeoman

I would do what this gentleman has done: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=140295 and when it comes to making it in steel, start with the plate that covers the point of the shoulder and work from there. Also, I would cover the plastic wrap with non-stretch tape then dra...

Aussie Yeoman

While Oakeshott went nuts for describing and categorising the swords of history for most of his life, I notice and absence of (or rather, I've not found) any meaningful analysis of spears and lances throughout history. Are there any resources out there to assist? Does anyone happen to have any dimen...

Aussie Yeoman

Absolute bargain.

Aussie Yeoman

Hollow lances is something I've not heard about until this very thread, and I'd be keen to learn more. If I were to hypothesize, I'd suggest a method similar to that used by fletchers who make their arrows (hollow) from split bamboo. Essentially six laths with edges planed to 60 degrees glued togeth...

Aussie Yeoman

Why would one want a hollow lance? Is it a balance thing?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

What an upstanding citizen, Mac! He would have been a joy to share a space with.

So, seeing that picture of the hosen, what can you/have you learned from it?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

I agree with Mac.

Olivier, how do you get such consistent fleur de lis around the border? Do you cut it all with a jeweller's saw?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

good day. I recently decided that I needed some turnshoes as part of my soft kit. I wanted something suitable for the armour I'm making (c. 1460-1470), Germanic in origin, and fairly simple. My armour (particularly the cuirass, and probably the legs and sallet when I get to them) is based largely on...

Aussie Yeoman

Not necessarily patience - he likely had apprentices that needed to earn their bread.

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

I can nay hear the audio. Any chance it could find its way to youtube?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Here's what I did:

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=136470&hilit=hinge

Keeping the same principle, one could alter the actual execution and make something pretty close to the hinges in the first link you posted. Probably.

YMMV

Aussie Yeoman

Some really, really boxy Kastenbrust.

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

I think I've identified the problem. I think the canons are too tight. The right one is tighter than the left, and pinches more. When I flex my arm, the circumference of my forearm increases, but the canon does not, so that by the time I get to full flexion (circa 90 degrees) there is a bulge of fle...

Aussie Yeoman

Hi all, So I'm putting together my floating Gothic 'fishing tackle' arms. Here's a picture from a few weeks ago: http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m98/dg2clarke/armour/P8310093.jpg The lower canons are enclosed now. I thought I'd try the lazy/historically accurate/experimental approach of having th...

Aussie Yeoman

Halloween is almost upon us, and I can't wait to see what Wade is making for his little'un.

Anyone want to bet what he's making?

Maybe Maximillian, or mid 15thC Italian..............?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

So you push the flute out from behind with a swage. Do you then have to work the edges of the flute over somethign to make the transition sharp?

Thanks for the link there!

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Yes those are the ones.

I look forward to it. Thankyou!

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Karl, that is an excellent painting. When is it from, and in what is it published?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Very impressive sir!

Out of interest, is there any chance you could describe how you did the round bodied flute with the sharp edges?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

This is somewhat similar to techniques used by automotive restorers when they're reproducing a particular panel. I guess the important thing is to get the manequin to be as close in shape to the person as possible. Uh.....although.....would it not have been better to use this method over the top of ...

Aussie Yeoman

I think the pursuit of rediscovering etching paste is just as valuable and important as figuring out the hammer techniques of our armourer-ancestors. Sure, it's easy to weld to helm halves together, but it is nice to know, or at least experiment and hypothesize, about how it was originally done. Dave

Aussie Yeoman

I wasn't suggesting there was anything wrong with the practice...I just wanted to see if my obervations were accurate.

Carry on.

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Is the tips of that lance made from four sections, each a quarter circle in cross section? Either that or the wood split very evenly and was soaked right through with dye.....

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Thanks Mac, that's much less daunting! So much so to make it look worth trying!

Gurahl, for those who must ask why, what is the danger of acting contrary to your advice?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

Right. So. I now have a copy of the images. I think this is as good a place to share them, considering this is where they came from in the first place. RalphS, if you would prefer I didn't do this, tell me and I will remove them. http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m98/dg2clarke/armour/squah%20raisin...

Aussie Yeoman

You did make a pair, right?

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

It certainly is a promising concept - using pastes. Problem is, I have no idea where I would het most of these chemicals from in the first place. I mean, wizz, vineagar, tannic acid and salt are easy enough to come by, but all those sulphates and other complex acids? If One was willing to depart fro...

Aussie Yeoman

There sure is.

While the actual manufacturing of the media would not be all that difficult - needing pretty much only a pot and/or mortar/pestle, some of the chemicals look none-too-friendly.

Thankyou for taking the time to post them, Mac.

Dave

Aussie Yeoman

As a case of thread necromancy, and perhaps over-enthusiastic hope.....did anyone happen to save all the pictures Ralph put into this thread? Such a fascinating experiment, and I can't see the results or the progress.

Dave

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Re: Hollow Lances: Construction?

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Gothic vambrace pinching my arms terribly

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

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