The Armour Archive

Steve S.

I've been inactive on the Archive for over a year. My attentions have turned to competition black-powder shooting in the N-SSA. I just read all 25 pages of the disaster last night. It's probably the most depressing thing I've ever read here. I've only met Brian and his wife a couple of times. We met...

Steve S.

I agree with those who say there is no paradox. If you imagine a 14th century reenactment where all the fighters look identical to Edward the Black Prince, you see what I mean. Using these standards, the more authentic each individual is, the less authentic the whole becomes. This is a false dichoto...

Steve S.

What makes em illegal ?

Bits of metal shooting out of the end at around 800fps.

Steve

Steve S.

Amazing.

Steve

Steve S.

I think, too, that maybe people in general were in a lot better shape, and they were acclimated to living outdoors.

Steve

Steve S.

How do I do a removable, washable padding/liner?

For what?

Steve

Steve S.

I don't remember. Looks about like an inch? I'd have to measure.

The plates are .03" thick mild steel.

Steve

Steve S.

Inside of coat of plates:

http://i.imgur.com/TC8dz.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QCCEX.jpg

Steve

Steve S.

I will take pictures sometime this weekend.

Steve

Steve S.

I'm a big fan of aluminum shields. They are essentially indestructible.

Steve

Steve S.

Mostly, the COP gets in the way when I try to throw shots or I get really bad armour bites. I had this problem with my original coat of plates design. Basically, I did not make the arm holes inset enough to enable free movement of the arms. On my last coat of plates I made a dummy of my torso by we...

Steve S.

'Kettle helms' were in use from antiquity. From ancient Rome and Greece, they came into, and out of fashion, depending on when, and where. Boeotian helms, pilos helms, some ancient depictions of latin warriors depict brimmed helmets, etc... These are all 'kettle helms'. Hell, laquered examples were...

Steve S.

One of my favorite go-to primers on medieval armour continues to be Arms and Armour of the Medieval Knight by David Edge and John Miles Paddock. It gives a nice, easy-to-read, well-illustrated overview of arms and armour from the 11th century through, as I recall, the 16th.

Steve

Steve S.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle_hat The kettle helm made its appearance in the 12th century, and was in use in one style or another even into the 14th, and of course in modern times also. While primarily associated with lower-class and infantry use, it was also used by knights and appreciated fo...

Steve S.

The Maciejowski Bible, circa 1250, is always a good source for things 13th century.

Steve

Steve S.

As Therion pointed out, there may be limits on the amount of money you can send and receive with the different accounts. Also, you will be charged a lower transaction fee as a business than for personal accounts. They will expect a certain amount of financial transactions to qualify as a business. Y...

Steve S.

If I were going to spend $7 on building a camper I believe I'd start with an actual camper and make some kind of siding for it to make it look like a house.

Steve S.

It is great to come back to the Archive after a long hiatus to find this wonderful thread. I have struggled with braies/hose for years, and posted some of my trials and tribulations here. I always assumed most of my problem was from being fat. I have fat thighs which make my legs very tapered, and c...

Steve S.

I have no way to make such a dowel plate.

Steve

Steve S.

Some years ago I had a wood turner make a nice custom castle finial for our pavilion. I forget who made it. I'd like to hook up with them again if possible. In any case, I am looking for a dowel rod turned to .58" in diamter, about 12" long. I will actually be cutting it down from that size but that...

Steve S.

I think it's rather like the float valve in your toilet. When expectations rise high, less water will flow in. As water leaks out, eventually expectations will lower until more water flows in. In this way it is a self-regulating problem. Expectations will change depending on the quantity of people. ...

Steve S.

What is it about the Cult of the 14th?

It's about as sophisticated a harness as most SCA budgets can support.

Steve

Steve S.

Awesome kit. This is one of my favorite looks. I wish I did not have a gut so I could do it!

Steve

Steve S.

Canvas works fine for coats of plates. I used two layers of cotton duck canvas to make this: http://www.forth-armoury.com/photo_gallery/coat_of_plates/cop.htm You do need to be careful when setting rivets in canvas as a miss-strike or cocked rivet head can cut canvas pretty easily. I put leather was...

Steve S.

I don't think there are any rule problems with using an actual metal chain, as per period, for a lanyard to your helm, your sword, or your dagger.

Much as I hate to suggest it, you could also use plastic chain.

Steve

Steve S.

Here are pictures of my arming coat. http://imgur.com/a/xXPT0 Note that I leave the coat just like this with the legs pointed in place prior to donning them. I put the legs on first, then put my arms into the coat. In this way I can don the armour without help. At least this part of it. :) Steve

Steve S.

Hi Randy, Here is one of my earlier articles. I understand it is missing some pictures but it should get you along the way. There is also now tons of stuff out there on the web for making it: http://www.arador.com/construction/rivetindex.html Low carbon steel, which is probably what your rebar is ma...

Steve S.

My problem was capital. I didn't have enough cash to buy big enough shipments to keep the inventory channels full. But it was doomed from the start anyway. By putting the means of production into the hands of the Indians, I made myself a middleman. Once the product became a commodity, there was no p...

Steve S.

You know, once upon a time I had dabbled with designing a machine that would make the rings in their entirety.

This discussion of the lowered quality of the stuff being made overseas is making me consider it again.

Steve

Steve S.

Sorry I did not get to mine last night - I had to take my mother to the Tennessee Valley Civil War Round Table lecture. I'll do it this weekend.

Mine is similar in arrangement to guy's except since my coat is longer, I could not point to the outside of the coat.

Steve

Steve S.

I point directly where the leg bends, since this is where you want the articulation to happen.

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Steve S.

The virtue of the welded stuff is that it is virtually indestructible.

The downsides are the ahistorical look and the inability for most people to be able to tailor it themselves.

Steve

Steve S.

So what is the latest on this stuff?

Steve

Steve S.

Thanks for the kind words, guys! Ring shape - for me I am always annoyed at the lack of "pent roof". I bet that is a royal pain, but it changes the whole look of the piece. I expect that it changes the strength of the rivet area and (with a nicely done wedge rivet that forms a cute point sticking ou...

Steve S.

Here is mine:

http://www.forth-armoury.com/photo_gall ... _liner.htm

Steve

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