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Gundo

Yup, I'm only about 5 miles from the border, about 25 miles north of Spartanburg SC, just off Hwy. 9. I do accept students. I've got one [Harold] camping in my yard [and working in my shop] until the Saturday of the Hammer-In. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day...

Gundo

Here is the list, I think: Gundo Gyric Harold Jake Stallion Jake's girlfriend [didn't tell me the name http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ] Sasuke <s>Severian</s> Pathfinder And a few maybes Gyric always brings the best stuff http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif As to how to pass them ...

Gundo

Depends on what you mean by authentic. Living History group style authentic? SCA style authentic? Was such an occurrence [Joe Dane picks up defeated foe's armor, and uses it] possible? Yes. Likely? Not particularly. Common? Most certainly not. If I beat the guy, am I likely to decide his armor is cl...

Gundo

Different. Your back is shaped differently from your front. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson A position worth taking, is worth d...

Gundo

Nicely done. Might be the pics, but it look like your leg-lames might be a little flat compared to the originals, but it looks damn good. Flat, in this case, means in the vertical aspect, not horizontal. My impression from photos is that the leg-lames are each slightly dished, rather than simply cur...

Gundo

IIRC is internet shorthand for If I Recall Correctly. Those gauntlets [except for the thumb, which while awkward-looking is much safer than what I replaced] look exactly like a pair that I took in trade about 5 years ago [and sold to Matt Broadway after thumb replacement]. The guy who traded them in...

Gundo

I'd like one about two feet long. The shape I'd want might be a little odd compared to other folks. If you're going to really do it, shot me an email, and I'll email you a sketch, and you can shoot me a quote. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory...

Gundo

Alex, you will find no such SCA group. Leather armor is common enough, but no fighting with hands. Grappling, punching [also karate chopping] and kicking are specifically prohibited by SCA combat rules, and even if they weren't, you'd just hurt yourself karate chopping people in plate. As to leather...

Gundo

I'm not sure that I understand the firtst problem. Are you wearing padding between you and the armor? Does the cop work well otherwise, ie: does it articulate without sticking or gapping, with more range of motion than is actually possible for your leg? I'm told that an overnight vinegar dip works w...

Gundo

Depends http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif Most of the ones I've seen that are riveted on as a separate piece are at the edge, or within a an inch of it. They were made both ways you mention, but I think the one-piece construction is far more common with the separate grand-guards [which were...

Gundo

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Grandmaster Esplin: Matt, how would "all things maille" refer to all aspects of armor-crafting? [Definition from Johnny Obvious deleted] -Alex-<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> B...

Gundo

So... two = "a great many"? I gave an honest [and, IMO, accurate] critique. I think my assessment of Iohne's efforts and skill level isn't actually pejorative, if you don't read into it. Iohne is enough of an Archive veteran [and you claim to have been reading a long time, as well] to know that I po...

Gundo

Alright. I'm a master of all things maille, but I'm just about to get started in the creation of plate armor, and I have a few questions: I'm consumed with glee at the thought of a self-proclaimed "master of all things maille" with a $130 budget, and who is confused by some of these issues, but oka...

Gundo

I have actually seen something like this. It was linked from this discussion quite a while ago. It was a series of line drawings broken down by helm, breastplate, etc., showing the evolution from earliest to latest. I apparently failed to bookmark it. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory...

Gundo

Okay, Adam, post a picture of an original 15thC elbow that looks like that. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson A position worth ta...

Gundo

Most of the pigs you'll see are made from welded cones. You'll still need to raise the ocularia and the mouth, but that's a lot easier than raising the whole cone. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Eve...

Gundo

That pattern, IIRC, is also available from Chivalry Sports, labled as Henry VIII or something equally stupid. Also the same pattern as Tengu's forge [again, IIRC]. They're damned shitty, as gauntlets go. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shi...

Gundo

Um...yuck? Don't take it too hard. I admire the effort you put into this harness, and it looks better than much of what is on the field. You're also well along the path to being a pretty good armorer. But: Nearly every single piece you have there needs to be dished deeper. I realize you have a flat ...

Gundo

David Hagler was offering pre-made strap/buckle sets, I dunno if he was offering custome colors. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerso...

Gundo

At that markup, you'll be boning yourself pretty hard. You'll pay at least twice as much for the steel. You'll work about twice as hard on forming it. It'll beat the crap out of your tools [so you'll spend at least twice as much time cleaning up your hammer surfaces], and your hands [so you'll spend...

Gundo

I updated your link from my main page, and added you to the "Other Armories" page. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson A position w...

Gundo

Um...are they pexto stakes, and a pexto plate? Mismatching the angles is a good way to break the projections [around the holes] on the bottom side of the plate. I'd go with metal shims over hardwood, if I had to, but I'd rather grind either the plate or the stakes to match the angles. --------------...

Gundo

You'll get a better anneal if the metal cools more slowly than it will just laying out in the air. Get a bucket, and some vermiculite [you can get the v'lite from a gardening shop] and bury the piece in the stuff once you get it red. Just red is enough, and you can get it there on your gas stove, or...

Gundo

The lowest point of your breast should run right over your navel, and the deepest dish tends to be just above that. A fauld, tassets, or mail skirt protect the area between there and the leg harness. The hard-riveted breast will be more resistant to damage, and less flexible. ------------------ G...

Gundo

That is a very nice punch indeed. You'll likely need to buy more punch/die sets to fit it, as I doubt you'll only need 3/8" holes. If I wasn't too broke, I'd bid http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif . ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-...

Gundo

I never strike a rivet with the flat side of the hammer, except to "polish" the facets of a dome that will show for some reason. Rivets "upset" just fine with the "peen" side, and hitting with the flat for that purpose has always struck me as the height of self-delusion. YMMV. ------------------ ...

Gundo

Exactly that, Clay. I actually misperceived the scale in the pictures, I thought those bars were about 1". ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R...

Gundo

Krag: Sounds good in theory, but 10 years of armoring says nope. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson A position worth taking, is wo...

Gundo

Work around the edges, spiraling in to the center. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson A position worth taking, is worth defending.

Gundo

Hard to say, without more info on how you split your pattern, and what look you're trying to finish with. Did you remeber to allow for the overlap of the pieces, when you split up your pattern? ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more...

Gundo

Oh, you mean the part where you shot your credibility to hell with an exaggerated attack on Alan Bauldree? Or something like that. I didn't say ability, I said skill level. I said tackling things you aren't ready for. That would, to reasonable mind, suggest that I believe you have the "ability" to l...

Gundo

True, not specific enough to be helpful. I'll plead grumpiness. The breastplate itself is pretty good. The best single component of the harness, IMO. It's not dished deeply enough, and it's articulated incorrectly. The fauld is also far too flat, the top plate is riveted in place instead of resting ...

Gundo

You'll also find it much easier to attach your spangens without the side-skirt plates in place. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rare. Every man almost, and every woman, has a dash of madness - R.W. Emerson...

Gundo

B-2, Otto.

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Gundo

You may have noted the part where I said a 3/4 hp buffer would be less likely to injure the man if he makes a mistake. Sometimes it's better to have a little less power. ------------------ Gundobad, Wise Ogre Armory Wise Ogre Pic of the Day Wise Ogre Armory T-shirts & more Sanity is very rar...