The Armour Archive

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First, what style of axe? And then how much are you willing to spend?

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I can say "how fast" depends on outside temps. The critical temperature is 40 degrees fahrenheit. At temperatures above 40, the bacteria (that cause decomposition) inside the carcass double every hour. The meat will spoil before the hide becomes unusable, but it doesn't take long before i...

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More detail would be good.

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*chuckle* no, I didn't burn the steel.

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Has anyone run into problems with carbon loss, working with sheet? I had to make a 16 ga. leaf spring the other day, and not having HC steel in sheet gauges, I worked it down from 3/16 stock. Problem is, when I hardened it -oil quench- tempered it to peacock, and installed it, it folded over on the ...

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Want to try a few more? I can get you a few dozen spares, right quick...

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I form hot and clean them up cold. But I'm hardly an expert.

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WHat we do know, is there is no indicator of a Medieval comparative to modern gymnastics or excersize , but there is the Medieval German gymnasium, which concentrates on wrestling and unarmoured longsword work, and which tyou can see images from in the Wolfegg hausbuch, and a couple of other engrav...

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I find an amusing dichotomy between this thread and this one.

Takeda has a point. There are differences in the lengths we make -institutionally and otherwise- to avoid giving offense to different groups, and in the SCA it's weighted to one particular side. *shrug*

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You want this.

Adjust for details and styling.

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Karen Larsdatter wrote:I just had an amusing idea that would involve sewing it into the "tail" part of one's chaperon

*chuckle*

I second the idea of carrying it in a lantern. Preferably one with panes of horn (or acrylic painted to look like horn) so that it's even more inconspicuous.

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Now this is pure Jess: Why wouldn't a woman actually fighting or seriously pursuing the life at arms with men (assuming her gender was not being intentionally concealed) want to emphasize she is a female? Because it would be a serious liability and a serious pain in the ass interacting with men at ...

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IMO, "meek, retiring, and servile" was more than likely an affectation put on like a cosmetic. Much like the affectation of daft air-headedness in the late 19th century, or feigning bisexuality today -it's an act to make the right people pay attention.

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How do you attach the castings?

"fill 'em up with silver-solder" seems like it would be an awfully crude way of doing it, but...

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There are examples in statuary, and a painting by... Van Eyck? I think it was one of his.

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Keep drinking, man, you're obviously into the good stuff.

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I've only been saying the same thing for... *checking* at least five years on this board.

Usually results in the next thing to a flamewar, though, when I say it.

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Destichado, do you have any citation information for the first three images you posted, or links? (If you have links, Karen can add them to her page.) The last image, the one of unknown origin....very imaginative, especially the armored (?) hennin. No, not really. Citation was not relevant to my in...

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And finally, my favorite. This picture I took these details from popped up on the archive (back when it was www.armourarchive. com ) probably 10 years ago, and I know dozens of people saved it, but I have NEVER seen it again save for when I repost it. Someday I'll learn its provenance. http://img.ph...

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Here are some fairly prominent ones I did not see on Karen's site:

...although in fairness, I suppose I only say "prominent" because I've used them as reference.

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So, that's the type of chaperon you roll yourself, then? I thought that style went out of fashion before the 1450s.

Also, *that's* dedication.

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Charlotte, what's that scarf or sash Jeff has tucked into his belt?
I've seen similar things in a handful of paintings, but I've never learned what it was...

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Pft, not all of us saw it. Besides, it's better than the "female armor" thread that pops up every few months.

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You know, that's what I said about eight years ago when I dove into blacksmithing and weaponsmithing. No more SCA, no more armor making, I just wanted to make sharp things.

But now... I'm slowly coming back around. You're wise to keep your tools.

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Nah, the bolts are fine. But grab some square nuts, and take a torch to the washers to burn off the galvanizing.

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Aluminum cores. Never happen.

Those are amazingly beautiful, though. Hats off.

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William: Nope.

Can't speak personally for the coif, but the shirts are correct.

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fascinating.

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You probably have the closest thing to a "source" there as anyone is ever going to get.

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Most excellent. Inspiring.

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It's a medievalish coat of plates.

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I approve.

It's much improved over its first incarnation -and the first wasn't bad itself.

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Happy Thanksgiving to us!

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Hardening problem