The Armour Archive

Some people shouldn't watch LOTR while smoking a fatty before posting on the net.

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Lassen Sie lose die Hundes des Krieges

Elven Links made from galvinized wire???Well then I have been making elven chainmail for 10 years.I have always used 14 guage galvinized electric fence wre to make chain mail.Who do these guys think their fooling???
Kronos

And he wants $300 for that!?!?! He says:

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Any person who has any knowledge or interest in medieval or fantasy armor knows how rare and valuable this item is.</font>

Apparently I don't have any knowledge or interest...

dumbass

What was it that PT Barnum said?

ROTFLAO

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kronos Weretiger:
Elven Links made from galvinized wire???Well then I have been making elven chainmail for 10 years.</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It's a little known fact that in order for electroplating to work properly you have to have naturaly pointy ears. You can still accomplish it if you use the glue on ears... but the results are not as nice.

If anyone actaully buys it, I guess I will have to sell my "elven" gorget. It's shiny (SS). It's rare and valuable indeed! Everyone who knows anything about arms & armor... blah blah blah.
~Kevin

he may be talking about something like this...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2167010918&category=1552

but i can't tell from the pics.....

Evan

And to think I have a whole closet full of rare elven mail -COOL!!

(^_^)

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Hjalmar of Sognefjord
House Bearkiller
Barony of Grey Niche, Meridies.

"True nobility is not measured by being superior to another, but rather by becoming superior to oneself."

He looks a little bit to "chunky" to be an Elf!



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-Scott Thomas
Symon Fitz Gilbert, Squire to Sir Mitchell MacBain

ummm.... OK.

Everyone knows if its not PLATE its CRAP!

I have a whole basement full of Elven Plate. That has to be worth more than elven wire, doncha think?

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by WaaaghBoss:
<B>If anyone actaully buys it, I guess I will have to sell my "elven" gorget. It's shiny (SS). It's rare and valuable indeed! Everyone who knows anything about arms & armor... blah blah blah.
~Kevin</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well if that's the case, maybe I can sell my "orcish" gorget . It's definitely *not* shiny, kind of a orangy-brown finish (stupid Gulf War rain, grrrr).

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Hûbert d'Aigues-Mortes

I think he meant that it was made from G'elven'ized Wire.

Sig~

I kinda dig those "elven Chainmail"
I imagine those would look pretty nice for a larp kit, anyone know where I can get wire like that?




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Shawn T.

When the winds of change blow hard enough, even the most trivial things become deadly projectiles.

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Sigeric:
G'elven'ized Wire</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


I like that. I think I shall "borrow" it.


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Been there; Done that; Made the hauberk.

Armadillo Highway/Knitting Steel

SteelSnoMan:

That wire lookes like twisted wire. You twist two pieces up with your electric drill, like when making wire to wrap on the sword handle. Then roll it on the rod just like regular wire.

What would be cool is to use different color wires. ie: Gold and Silver.

Hal.

Legolas, the crack pipe, quickly!

So, it's something like this:

[img]http://tullis.members.easyspace.com/DoubleColoredTrebleClefLowRes.jpg[/img]

G--

Must be twisted wire as the weight is 10lb for the coif. That's a bit of weight I'd say. I have an XXXXL elven shirt on the for sale page right now. Fits my over large elvish frame.

No mystical or enchanted coating. Just plain old elven mild steel. I can have the wife sacrifice a chicken over it if you want. No extra charge. You provide the curse.

LMAO

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www.hosekileather.com

PT Barnum said, "There's a sucker born every minute." Suckers also sell as well as buy. We should direct this guy to the pot smoking thread.

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Lassen Sie lose die Hundes des Krieges

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Halberds:
<B>SteelSnoMan:

That wire lookes like twisted wire. You twist two pieces up with your electric drill, like when making wire to wrap on the sword handle. Then roll it on the rod just like regular wire.

What would be cool is to use different color wires. ie: Gold and Silver.

Hal.</B></font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hal,

can you give me a short rundown on how to do this? I have been looking for stranded wire for swords for a long time and no find, so if it is easy to make could you give me some pointers?

Thanks

Sebastian

Val -

Take 2 pieces of wire, load them into your drill (straight into the teeth, act like it's a funny shaped drill bit). Clamp the other end of the wires into a vice, and turn the drill on. Medium to low speed gives a nice, tight, EVEN twist.

For the picture I posted above, I was twisting 20 gauge enamelled copper wires together (red and blue), and I just twisted until the wire broke.

G--

From My fantastic purchases on E-bay: so far I have the plastic horned helmet, Groucho Marx glasses, Spock ears, and a pair of speedos. As for assembling this kit, My question is: do You think that the elven maille would clash with My red, yellow and black argylle socks and clown shoes?

Another way to twist wire is to use a pair of safety wire pliers ( can be found in the MSC catalog for about 20.00 dollars US) I've had good luck with .032 stainless safety wire. The trick is to twist the wire and then use a propane torch to anneal it, takes some of the spring out.

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The enemy only attacks at two times, when he is ready and when youre not.

the tricky part is not deforming the rings when closing them. I find that puting surgical tubing over the teath of my plyers helps quite a bit and still allowes a good grip. although it wears out pretty quick.
gluing leather would probibly work just as well.

FUBAR

B......B....B.....BW.....BW......BWA.....BWA........BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!

I dont think this guy should be let near any LOTR or X-files movies in a while!!

Elrond to the white courtesy phone....Elrond to the white courtesy phone please...

What a dork.

Sarnac, your comment is insulting to actual dorks.

BEDLAM

Here's another coif that he recently sold for a fare price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1340&item=2158499981

So he has a good idea as to what the coif market will bare, but to ask for $300... well I guess it doesn't hurt to ask

Sig~


[This message has been edited by Sigeric (edited 03-28-2003).]

I personally think its a briliant marketing gimick. If someone can afford to spend $300 on such things then great, now some poor college kid has some money to spend on Friday so he and his girl get to eat at a fancy resturant instead of the corner dump.

it is the twisted wire he updated it and added a website that you can see its the twisted stuff

My elven 14-gauge galvanized mail shirt lost its mystical elven shine after being mystically rained on at Gulf Wars, and now it's got that mystical gray elven oxidization.