The Armour Archive

jgalak

I am in the market for a pair of finger gauntlets for use in SCA cut-and-thrust. I would like it to be stainless (or spring stainless). Doesn't need to be SCA heavy legal, so no need to bridge to the weapon haft. In fact, I'd strongly prefer it not do so. Good hand mobility is paramount, so I'm thin...

jgalak

I am in the market for a helm for use in SCA rapier and cut-and-thrust. I would like it to be stainless (or spring stainless). I would also like it to be late period - 1595 Italy ideally. I'm thinking burgonet, but anything else suitable for that time period would be fine. I am not interested in ear...

jgalak

This is awesome. As always. I'm kind of glad I didn't find this earlier - I just made a camp bed this summer, and if I'd seen this I'd probably have tried (and failed) to recreate it - the far simpler one I made tasked my meager woodworking skills already, and took an inordinate amount of time. Stil...

jgalak

Thanks for all the help. I went out to Sims Steel, they don't carry stainless, period. They probably could order if I wanted enough, but not for one sheet. They very kindly referred me to another local distributor (which I could not find in the yellow pages for some reason), who were happy to sell m...

jgalak

RW sells directly, and at better prices than I've seen elsewhere (like McMaster Carr). Just ordered a bunch of dies for my #10 - which, btw, is a great punch, a little more power than the 7/8.

jgalak

There are a bunch of listing under "steel", but most are fabrication places, not materials distributors. There's a big distributor (Sims Steel), but they don't carry stainless sheet - only mild sheet and stainless rod/angle/bar etc. (probably other stuff too). I know at one point I found a place, bu...

jgalak

Years ago I was able to buy sheet stainless (316 or similar) from a supplier in Lindenhurst, NY. For the life of me I cannot find their contact info. Anyone know such a supplier in Nassau or western Suffolk counties? I need a sheet or half-sheet of 18ga.

Thanks,

jgalak

After many years, my old oval schlager blade broke. I've not bought one in more than a decade, so totally out of touch with the current market. What do folks recommend these days? I don't see any places selling oval blades any more, everything seems to be diamond cross-section. Are these as good? Wh...

jgalak

Heh. When I started fighting, the loaner closet was mostly carpet armor. Orange shag, too. Talk about armor no one would steal...

Although there was that one corazzina that Mac made that ended up in the loaner closet somehow. Best incentive for getting to practice early...

jgalak

Albrecht:

That's pretty much the plan. Do something reasonably easy to have something to fight in now. I was mostly trying to decide _which_ large plate kit would be best.

The Kussnach CoP looks real interesting, I've emailed Matt about the pattern.

jgalak

I'm planning on going back to rattan in the near future, and badly need new body armor. I want a CoP, since I'd really like to start building a 14c transitional kit (I love the look of splinted arm/leg armor). The key thing here is something that's a relatively fast build - my shop time is very limi...

jgalak

Perhaps I should have said "armor" the upper back rather than "cover". Most of the Wisby's (like the #1 and #7) only have plates on the front and wrapping around the lower back. The upper back is just leather/canvas/whatever. I've been told that the CoP kit Mad Matt was selling was based on a histor...

jgalak

Haven't posted in a while, but had a question come up recently: Are there any authentic CoP patterns that cover the upper back?

jgalak

What about turning a pulley with sidewalls? So that the cross section would look like an " H "? not sure if that would work...

jgalak

R. J. Leahy sells small brass rivets. I've used the countersunk ones to attach brass to armor before - countersunk the holes in the brass slightly, set the rivet, then ground/sanded the head flush with the brass. Then engraved the brass (engraving first prevents you from being able to grind down the...

jgalak

Not really suitable for piening the rivets on armor, but still interesting:

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/SciTech/FutureTech/laser_peening_futuretech_040127-1.html

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

In Thordeman's Battle of Wisby book, at least one CoP, #21, closes along the right side. It has a pair of buckles at the top of the right shoulder, and two or 3 down the right side below the armpit.

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

My opinion is the same - you'll likely drop the weapon. But I'd like period evidence from it - moder anecdotes, while capable of generating some insights, are not definitive - as has been pointed out, adrenaline in a real fight can make a lot of difference. Kevin - thanks, I'll follow up on that. --...

jgalak

Kevin: I am familiar with neither the individuals nor the group. Can you tell me a bit more about them?

Thanks,

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

At a recent fencing event, one of the other fencers and I were discussing the appropriatness of attacking the hand with thrusts. Since we use open-hilted weapons, the sword hand is a tempting target, as is the off-hand. The other person was of the opinion that there is little that a thrust to the fi...

jgalak

Continued: Drill Press Row: [img]http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/tedshop/drillrow.jpg[/img] Drill Press and Bandsaw: [img]http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/tedshop/drillsaw.jpg[/img] Lathe: [img]http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/tedshop/lathe.jpg[/img] Vises and Balls: [img]http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/t...

jgalak

Ted Banning asked me to post thes pics for him of his new and improved shop: Armour Shop Door: [img]http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/tedshop/door.jpg[/img] Shop Horses (mm... yellow... http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif ) [img]http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/tedshop/horses.jpg[/img] Shop long v...

jgalak

The issue is what amperage you need for a given metal thickness. Conrad seems to suggest that 70 amps is enough to build stakes with - I don't know. When I weld stick (which is rare) I tend to set it to 110-120 Amps for most work. That's with a 7014 rod. YMMV. If you look at Lincoln's or Miller's we...

jgalak

By arc welder, I'm assuming you mean a "stick" welder (SMAW). Is that right? If so, I don't know which welder at Home Depot you are talking about, the only stick welder that I usually see there is the Lincoln Electric AC-225, which is a 220V machine. AFAIK, neither Lincoln nor Miller (the only two c...

jgalak

Pics are available here:

http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/shop.htm

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

You can also find them on eBay, although they are rarely cheap. I picked one up for US$40, but that one needs aome work to make it go (the drive gears are missing). Another option is a little pamphlet you can pick up on how to build your own slip roller. It's from the guy that does the "build your o...

jgalak

Here are some of the problems with using a wood lather on metal: The cutters are different. A cutter (or is it gouge?) used to turn wood won't work on metal - it's almost certainly not hard enough, and is the wrogn shape. Rigidity. When a metal lathe cuts metal, a tremednous amount of force is gener...

jgalak

I don't think that's the one (I seem to recall the plate-wearing knight as being mounted), but that is useful too. Do you have a cite? I'm considering writing an article on this, so I need documentation.

Thanks,

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

As to what chef said about the surprise the ITalians got - I remember someone posting an excerpt of a 1st hand account of a medieval soldier meeting a CoP-clad opponent for the 1st time, and discovering that the sword his side was carrying were useless against the plates (they eventually learned to ...

jgalak

I just clamp my B2 to my stake plate with C-clamps:

[img]http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/shop9.jpg[/img]

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

[This message has been edited by jgalak (edited 05-23-2003).]

jgalak

Tybolt: Do you mean that they are laced together or laced to the undergarment? If together, how tight is the lacing?

Yes, the cops are riveted cones. As I said, they are from Waldryk's, not my work.

Haven't gotten to try it in combat yet...

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

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jgalak

Almost forgot.

JT: If you want to use the patterns and any other part of that for the Archive, feel free.

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

The only problem with that article is that the grizzly is _not_ the largest, most dangerous land animal. That title generally goes to the Polar bear...

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Yehuda ben Moshe
mka Juliean Galak
http://gerfalcon.tzo.com/armor/

jgalak

If you click on the link, all of your questions will be answered. http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif The leather is chrome tanned, about 6oz. The cop is from Waldryk. I made the tab pretty wide, since I didn't want it to tear. On the other arm I will try to do as suggested. -----------------...

Looking for stainless finger gauntlets

Looking for stainless rapier helm

Re: Mac's new chest. More than meets the eye.

Re: Stainless steel suppliers in Long Island, NY

Re: Roper Whitney No.7 Dies

Re: Stainless steel suppliers in Long Island, NY

Stainless steel suppliers in Long Island, NY

Schlager blades for SCA-style fencing.

Re: Loaner Armor

Re: CoP Options

CoP Options

Strengthening steel

Rapier thrusts to the hand