Peascod breastplate pattern... finaly

[Wm. Hurt]

I finaly got the time to put up the peascod pattern that I said I'd do. Sorry it took so long. I hope it helps. I wrote the instructions with non-armourers in mind. I figure that a lot of the people going to my site are propmasters or costume designers that don't know much about armour. I just don't want people here to think I'm talking down to them. 'nough said here's the link www.crosswinds.net/~ageofarmour It's under "making a breastplate."

Let me know if it all makes sence,

William


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[Michael von Innsbruck]

Thanks William. It's an excellently written tutorial. It will no doubt prove very useful to people who are new at making armour.

MikeS

[white mountain armoury]

nicely done, and appriciated

[Dmitriy]

A very well written tutorial! I wish there was a way to do it without welding though..
I am sending this to my brother who is doing a presentation for class (he is in 5th grade) on how to make armor.

Thanks,
-Dmitriy

[Tuomas]

Thanks!! Now i have something to do when i visit my folks *my dad has a sweet metal shop* heheheh

Tuomas
I like things that go thump

[Kristoffer]

Nice pattern! I must say that your work is excellent, I wish I could produce things like the ones on your page..

[Michael von Innsbruck]

I just wanted to add that this pattern is astonishingly easy to use. I whipped up a peascod today in no time at all. I still need to roll the edges and do a little cleanup work. Overall, I was amazed at how quickly and easily this pattern came together. Thanks William.

MikeS

[Wm. Hurt]

Im glad to hear that it's helping. It's funny that sometimes I can make one in a day and other times it takes for ever. Non-welded breastplates are going faster every time and welded are taking longer than they had before. I think its because I feel more reword for the weldless breast.

To make a weldless you can use about the same pattern just don't cut out the notch. I put the slight dish in it but since ill have a lot of planishing to do any way I use a hard faced hammer. I then bend it so it's a little too small at the waist. I use a "raising" hammer and pound the bottom in over a 4" ball stake then over a 2". I put the ridge in but I don't chisle it from the inside (Don't know why, I just don't on non welded.) I add additional dish to it while planishing by using a heavy plainishing hammer. Then I usualy thin the edges a bit before rolling them.

Thanks for the nice words,

William

PS mike post some pics. I'd like to see.

[Mad Matt]

Very nice tutorial I've gotta make myself one now.

One little mistake I found. On the diagram of the hammers you've got the text saying the left one is this and the right one is that reversed.

Thanks.

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[Galon]

if you dont mind I am going to grab that pattern and post it in the pattern archive and post it with a link to your site.

[Wm. Hurt]

Galon,

That's fine. I may change the site around so it would best if you linked it from the index page rather than posting a direct link. Helps that counter go up too

Matt, I'll try to fix that soon. Thanks.

William