The Armour Archive

coreythompsonhm

Thank you Tom. Those are some good links, it would be nice to see what the pauldron went with. Mac, yes that is the suit in question. I had heard that the gorget was a modern piece so have been trying to dig up photos of other forgets by Kolman Helmschmeid. So if this gorget is fundamentally correct...

coreythompsonhm

Hey guys! I am in need of pictures of the KD garniture, especially the gorget. I am in the middle of researching another closely related suit, but sadly the gorget is a filler piece from the 1800s. Any help would be greatly appreciated as it seems pictures on the internet are being pesky to find. Th...

coreythompsonhm

Oh do I have a treat for you! Or rather, Wade Allen does. His website has a lot of measurements and weights of various pieces.

coreythompsonhm

Ah. Ye old "it makes me look skinny" belly plate of nothing.

coreythompsonhm

If theres sufficient room between sternum and the plate, you are good to go. The only time I would worry if someone says they want it for jousting. Same for a musculata. Everyone has their own game they like to play. Some want 100% historical accuracy. Some want fantasy. And anywhere in between. If ...

coreythompsonhm

I am definitely interested in see these tools as well.

coreythompsonhm

I understand what you mean, Mac. It seems more appealing to turn the seams ninety degrees towards the top, rather than cut short and add material for the fancy neck hem. I am super eager to try this technique this coming weekend!

coreythompsonhm

I understand what you mean, Mac. It seems more appealing to turn the seams ninety degrees towards the top, rather than cut short and add material for the fancy neck hem. I am super eager to try this technique this coming weekend!

coreythompsonhm

Since the other "can method" threads made it back to the top, I figured asking a question on here would be fitting! I will be playing around a little from your original patterning for the breastplate. I am going for a closer shape to the Rogendorf. In theory, I would only need to reshape the top and...

coreythompsonhm

If I hadn't just gotten laid off, I would be all over this.

coreythompsonhm

If I hadn't just gotten laid off, I would be all over this.

coreythompsonhm

Back in Seattle as of 2 am this morning. Wade, thank you again for everything (hopefully we didnt annoy your wife too much). It was great meeting everyone and putting faces to names finally. Our playing session of smooshing thick stuff is inspiring, definitely heading out to the garage today to cut ...

coreythompsonhm

Flight has been booked. Looking forward to seeing you all.

coreythompsonhm

Just bought a copy on the amazon link. One month for shipping but I can wait if it means a good deal like this

coreythompsonhm

I have sawn the bloom in half. Judging by how hard it is, I believe it too be a little high on the carbon content. Otherwise, it is fairly devoid of voids and seems pretty clean. I am thinking if we wanted to play with wrought iron, finding some wrought iron stock may be more successful for a short ...

coreythompsonhm

Definitely an interest. I have an iron bloom we can play with if interested.

coreythompsonhm

I wonder what mobility is like with the arms of the von Rogendorf

coreythompsonhm

Also, Gnagy just published Modern Maker Vol 2, the pattern manual.

coreythompsonhm

Oops, wish I saw this earlier! Gnagy's book teachs how to use the Bara system, and provides one example of how to use the Bara system, the 1610 doublet. Now, start looking at the different pattern manuals of the day. You will notice that the only real instruction in those manuals for specific garmen...

coreythompsonhm

Good points!

coreythompsonhm

I would realllly like it if it was a square cross section (ideally circular). Then I could hit it with a die and boom, solid ring with designs. Tempted to find already welded wire rings of the diameter I need.

coreythompsonhm

Been recently curious about eastern maille. The example I really like consists of alternating rows of solid and riveted rings. The solid have been stamped with a roped design. First impression is to go buy washers in bulk then coin them with a die set. Ideally, these washers would start as a round c...

coreythompsonhm

Sometimes, sending it out for heat treat is better. Especially if multiple people go in on a "batch." The place in Portland Oregon I think is $100 per batch. You can easily fit a full suit of parts in their ovens.

coreythompsonhm

Great ideas. I am thinking of switching to air over hydraulic, as there is the same exact jack with the air over parts.

Unfortunately I didnt have much of a need to justify to myself to buy a really nice press. Maybe someday I will convert to electric hydraulic.

coreythompsonhm

I bought a 20t press as I needed one for a transmission rebuild, secondary needs are other hobbies that I have made do without one, but now will be really nice with one. Now, started thinking armor related uses. Who here uses a press for initial forming? Would be nice to see some tooling or ideas. I...

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Chris, Ugo and I tried it out just for the hell of it because why not. First test of CS, Salt, and vinegar was a really course background. We noticed that the cs crystals that did not dissolve in the paste tended to cause the courseness. We went and got a cheap coffee bean grinder (dont fill to the ...

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Scrap steel is just not worth it (to me) in the long run. I buy new as my time available is limited and I do not want to spend it trying to clean up scrap. Do you guys have an in house sheet metal shop, or at least bend up your own ductwork? I used to piggy back personal steel orders with our shop o...

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Those look like Victorian copies to me.

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What are the requirements of the fume hood to safely handle mercury guilding?

coreythompsonhm

Newby with a cold chisel?

coreythompsonhm

Looks great!

coreythompsonhm

Sean M wrote:plate armour in Catholic countries in the 14th century (including techniques which seem obvious but for which there is no evidence).

Aha! Now we have a time frame. For that, I am not aware of inlaid armor. Mostly etched latten and incised lines.

coreythompsonhm

I have not heard of the koftgari technique, so I looked it up. It is defined as an ancient type of damascening done in the region around India. Hmm, interesting. So image searched for up close images. Results were these. Look at the steel. See the cross hatching? That would be how damascening in the...

coreythompsonhm

Damascening (soft c, as in a scene in a play, which is different than damascus with a hard c like a K) is still done today in Spain, refered to as Damasquinado de Oro. There are tons of examples of it on armor in Heroic Armor of the Italian Renaissance. The basic process is to cut a very fine serrie...

coreythompsonhm

Easy question with a complicated answer. Yes, you need to cut the shoulder and sew it. If you sew the seam with good thread and the right stitch, it will be strong. Complicated part... the back shoulder seam edge is .5" longer than the front shoulder edge. So when its sewn together, the back fabric ...

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