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- Thu Jun 28, 2018 4:22 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Portable hardness tester
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1024
Re: Portable hardness tester
I have some hardness testing files, and haven't been particularly pleased with their accuracy.
- Tue May 22, 2018 2:45 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2988
Re: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
I hope they fit my small paws well enough, and that I'm brave enough to fight in something so pretty.
- Mon May 21, 2018 11:08 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2988
Re: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
Thanks to Mac, my worthy opponents, and the pilot of my plane who got me back on the ground in time to bid again. I'm glad the proceeds will go to a good home and I'm very much looking forward to owning some of Mac's beautiful work.
- Mon May 21, 2018 10:34 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2988
- Mon May 21, 2018 12:16 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2988
- Sun May 20, 2018 5:03 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2988
- Tue May 15, 2018 7:50 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2988
- Mon May 14, 2018 8:20 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: 14th C hourglass sport mitten gauntlets
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2988
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 4:42 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Mild steel aventails 3 for preorder Sold
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1840
Re: Mild steel aventails 3 for preorder Sold
Having seem your work up close, I think the market will bear a higher price than you've set.
- Wed Mar 09, 2016 4:05 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Splint Armour Kits
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1554
Re: Splint Armour Kits
Sorry for the delay- I just replied to an email I'd missed earlier that I'm thinking must be you. PM me if you don't have a reply in your in box and I'll get you squared away.
- Tue Dec 08, 2015 11:38 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Next West Kingdom Crown Format
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6179
Re: Next West Kingdom Crown Format
You can probably get a good idea of the percentage who will do so by noting which of them already do something to game the rules, or push the boundaries of what is reasonable to get an advantage. Perhaps acting out wounds isn't the best way to do things, but if done reasonably, without crowding the...
- Mon Dec 07, 2015 11:29 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: HEAVIER SCA combat :) ?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3178
Re: HEAVIER SCA combat :) ?
Uh- I was on the first US BotN team, and I'm friends with the guys who went over there. Most of them are still playing hard. Yeah, it's a rough sport, but the injury rate Konstantin imagined isn't accurate.
- Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:54 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: HEAVIER SCA combat :) ?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3178
Re: HEAVIER SCA combat :) ?
What Tascius said. There's a range of options to suit your tastes of intensity, accessibility and authenticity. You can practice perfect, documentable technique with WMA folks, though it's usually not full speed and frequently not in armour. You can use steel weapons at full speed with some of the g...
- Wed Dec 02, 2015 3:12 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Next West Kingdom Crown Format
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6179
Re: Next West Kingdom Crown Format
I'm in favor of rules that create a vigorous and dynamic fight that looks more like what our medieval predecessors did. The more we're able to encourage that, the more we're doing right in my mind. This eliminates the play acting of wounds, which we have no evidence of, and discourages double kills ...
- Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:30 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Next West Kingdom Crown Format
- Replies: 30
- Views: 6179
Re: Next West Kingdom Crown Format
I love this idea. I'm curious about the longer term implications if this becomes more common. It seems a larger shield to protect the leg gives a bigger advantage, and folks will keep their arms out of the way more. The changes with double kills would make two sword less effective. Great weapon figh...
- Mon Nov 02, 2015 9:43 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1650
Re: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
Dropped the prices!
- Thu Oct 29, 2015 4:54 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1650
Re: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
I'm surprised I still have these.
- Fri Oct 23, 2015 11:33 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1650
Re: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
The pieces in the original listing are still in stock.
- Tue Oct 20, 2015 10:30 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1650
Re: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
We can do custom work, though it takes some time and costs a bit more. The polished cuisse and rerebrace sets I'm listing here are ready to ship.
You can PM me if you'd like to explore options further.
You can PM me if you'd like to explore options further.
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 7:58 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: wts dark heart armoury spring steel finger mitten gauntlets.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1244
Re: wts dark heart armoury spring steel finger mitten gauntl
Polished 410 doesn't rust if you treat it with a modicum of respect. Treat it like you totally don't care and it will take you seconds to clean.
- Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:15 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1650
For Sale spring stainless cuisse and rerebrace splints
We have two sets of cuisse splints, and one set of rerebrace splints for sale. They're all 18ga 410 steel and polished up nicely. http://burgundianhours.blogspot.com/2013/11/cuisses.html $150- cut to $140! for all the splints for both your legs, shipping within the US is included. http://burgundianh...
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:01 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Testing heat treatment on 410 steel
- Replies: 4
- Views: 706
Re: Testing heat treatment on 410 steel
When you're estimating the temp by eye just be sure the pieces get to a bright orange color. A duller red is below the critical temp to harden. The duration of your tempering cycle makes a difference. You're likely to find that flat pieces will deform some during the quench. Curved pieces tend to re...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:49 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: A young guy with a dream: Apprenticeship
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1721
Re: A young guy with a dream: Apprenticeship
There are very few people who manage to make armour as their sole profession. The margins are slim since the market is small and hemmed in by other options, hobbyists, Indian and eastern European work, and sport gear, and it's rough on your body. If you get to the point where you can create things t...
- Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:33 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Making a tiny leaf spring
- Replies: 9
- Views: 742
Re: Making a tiny leaf spring
Can you test with some scrap saw blades? I'd heat it red hot, bend it how you wish, and let it air cool. If it cracks, you've learned you'll need to temper it. If it's too soft, you've learned you'll need to quench it to keep it springier. If you quench it and it cracks after, then temper. Check thi...
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:58 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Gas forge question.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3946
Re: Gas forge question.
One of the things I most like about the boards is it makes a better lid than the blanket stuff:
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http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kZvmREXs26g/U ... 55_271.jpg
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:55 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Gas forge question.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3946
Re: Gas forge question.
I've been using their Duraboards. The thickness and temp you select will depend on your application.
- Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:07 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Gas forge question.
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3946
Re: Gas forge question.
FiberFrax is the best of both worlds- it's not quite as efficient at Kaowool, though you can use a few layers easily. It's WAY more durable, and doesn't turn into free flying cotton candy that scratches up your lungs.
- Thu Sep 10, 2015 12:20 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: 1050 Untempered
- Replies: 7
- Views: 785
Re: 1050 Untempered
First time I worked 1050 I was heat treating a greave made by another armourer- nice shaping, but it was oddly soft for the alloy, like the piece had never been fired. After the quench I noticed a small bend from where my tongs had touched a plate. I tried correcting with a small hammer tap like I w...
- Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:30 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: 1050 Untempered
- Replies: 7
- Views: 785
Re: 1050 Untempered
I'd take a bit of care- if they're speaking literally, it could be that the steel has been hardened but not tempered. If that's the case, it could crack like glass. Most likely, they're being a little looser with with their terminology, and Amanda's right, it's just not been heat treated. There are ...
- Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:42 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: work hardening 410 spring stainless
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1309
Re: work hardening 410 spring stainless
Wow! More depth that I expected. Nice work!
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:21 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: work hardening 410 spring stainless
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1309
Re: work hardening 410 spring stainless
Do you have pictures of your work you can share, RoundTop? I'm curious how much depth you're able to get in 301.
- Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:35 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: work hardening 410 spring stainless
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1309
Re: work hardening 410 spring stainless
You can anneal 410, though you have to cool it very slowly. Out of the thousand or so pieces (not an exaggerated number, we make a lot of splints) we've made in my shop, one piece has cracked, I do advise tempering. I agree with Tascius- if you're not heat treating it, use a 300 series stainless ins...
- Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:51 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Shop tip of the day
- Replies: 3
- Views: 567
Re: Shop tip of the day
Good tip! To add- Black Magic rouge is great stuff. I used to stress about different kinds of rouge, optimizing it for different stages, now I just use that.
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:56 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rivets for Splinted Greaves and Vambraces
- Replies: 3
- Views: 547
Re: Rivets for Splinted Greaves and Vambraces
It you put the rivet head on the inside, and the hole in your steel is close to the shank diameter of the splint, you don't have to add the weight of washers. The steel splint becomes your washer. Pictures: http://burgundianhours.blogspot.com/200 ... orial.html
- Fri Jul 17, 2015 4:52 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Splinted Rus Vambrace: do I need to harden the leather?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 596
Re: Splinted Rus Vambrace: do I need to harden the leather?
Boiling the leather makes it hard to control how much it's going to shrink or how hard it gets. The better method I've observed is to paint the leather with slightly watered down hide glue (you can get it at an art store, it's sort of like powdered raw hide) and bake it at a low heat on a form. If y...