The Armour Archive

J. Hillard

Curious, I am a BIG fan of the whole feather plume decoration on helmets thing, and I know it's a common practice to wear one with your jousting kit. I was wondering if it was feasible to wear a modest feather plume, more of a horsehair plume, while fighting on foot? I am aware that swords/rattan mi...

J. Hillard

oooo pretty

Love the lines!

J. Hillard

So far i've just been eyeballing pieces, like making one lame then eyeballing in to make the second fit correctly, and smacking it until in fits somewhat decently. My question, is there any way to make this process easier/faster? I've heard of hot fitting pieces, like gripping the two together in so...

J. Hillard

So I've been wanting to get my hands on a couple stakes, as in T stakes and other non-ball stakes. So I've been wondering, what's the process to making a functional hunk of useable metal? What kind of steel should I use? How should I treat it? How should I harden it? I think I can grasp the the conc...

J. Hillard

Reason I don't want to raise my own- In SCA combat, I don't really trust my hands to make something to protect my head jello at this current time.

J. Hillard

Would a big ol' bucket helm look out of place atop a corrazina? I am looking to make a decent 14c harness, plate legs/arms, and corrazina, yet I do not feel comfortable raising helmets (though I would love to make a pigface at some point. So, that's where the greathelm comes in, easy to make and loo...

J. Hillard

James, are those attachments the finished product...?

J. Hillard

Curious, have you ever watched videos by a guy named David Guyton by chance?

PS- Those are some wicked paintball marker mods!

J. Hillard

God I hate the way you have to upload pictures, along with all the requirements. New pictures will be up today, hopefully XD

J. Hillard

Two- One was nearly disabling- My first few months of armouring, I decided "Oh, I don't need to use eye protection when cutting metal!" (lol), Turns out, cutting with a hand shear locked into a vice can produce a LOT of extra force, which caused a 5" metal piece to fly about a centimeter away from m...

J. Hillard

Looks real clean, well done!

J. Hillard

Thanks much for the responses, and I will be referring to thehandbook religiously. Lanky? I hope not too much, else all my weightlifting is for nought ;) though, I do appreciate the fact that I'm probably not as strong as I like to think I am, so I will try to keep everything as lightweight as I can...

J. Hillard

So i've been poking around on the web and here for something related to proper plate thickness for a 14th century harness (thickness for corrazina plates, aswell as thickness's for arm and leg harness's), to no avail. So I ask- What are the proper thicknesses in guages of individual pieces of plate ...

J. Hillard

Good, because I hate flakes and rip-offs

J. Hillard

As I said, classes will be included in said expenditures :) Also as I said, I expect to be learning for MANY years before starting a business of any kind, so I won't be hopping into the great unknown, not knowing anything and then being driven out of the tiny niche business world that is armoring. A...

J. Hillard

I'm not in the best of shape that I've been in the past, but I am still young, I weight lift every week, 3-4 times a week. I am a beginner @)armouror, but again, I am young, and expecting to learn armouring alongside side foot combat and equestrian skills alongside. I am fortunate enough to have a f...

J. Hillard

So, I've been ducked up by the modern medieval lifestyle and, I've got a lot of dreams. I would very much love to to involved in some form of footcombat, be in heavy, full contact, what have you I would also like to get involved in jousting, full contact preferably All the while (and most importantl...

J. Hillard

Will be posting some more pics soon! Got started on the lames for the pauldron, will be using leather strips for articulation due to time constraints (and it's just easy c:) Also, will be starting a period piece- 14th century harness, corrazina with plate legs and arms. It'll be an interesting under...

J. Hillard

Thanks Otto

@keegan

Dear god, just seeing that beautiful artwork, looks like i'm going to have to step up my game!
Thanks a ton for the awesome thread

J. Hillard

http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t624/waaghh/20151201_132441_zpsoohd9p2a.jpg http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t624/waaghh/20151203_115840_zpsa4kgffoq.jpg (back of pauldron) http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t624/waaghh/20151203_115825_zpseye9uzku.jpg http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t624...

J. Hillard

Unfortunate on the fake bit, what with full Metal jousting being a thing I would've thought there would be some brutal foot combat to match it haha, thanks!

J. Hillard

Just wondering,

As in jousting, there is the more tourney style with balsa wood lances, and there is the full contact, throw you off a horse and break your neck jousting,

Is their a metal (blunted swords, axes, spears and so on) alternative to SCA heavy combat (IE Rattan weapons) ?

J. Hillard

On the topic of cutting metal, anyone know of some good metal hole punches??

J. Hillard

I love the visor's design though, looks mean as hell. Can't wait for the finished product

J. Hillard

Good thing about my career is I'm *hoping* to be a full time armourer, if not that then atleast shape metal for a living, so the SCA will always be a 'part' of that, no matter how small

Thanks a ton.

J. Hillard

So. I started out on the forum being infatuated with armouring, which I still am. But, thanks to this, I have now become equally infatuated with jousting and foot combat, or SCA Fighting. Eventually, with a goal of Knighthood. So, my goals in life so far- Run an armouring business and become a Knigh...

J. Hillard

Crap, just realizing I could be taking notes as I read

Looks like I'll have to read through this thread for the 3rd time

J. Hillard

I have no good way of dishing or raising (my anvil is not on the ideal 'stand', it's kinda just on a stool atm, and the only 'dishing form' I have is a roll of tape) so, i've had to make due with a lot of triangles and lame flat surfaces, when I can't find a good place to curve them that is. I'm wor...

J. Hillard

http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t624/waaghh/20151130_115306_zpswptyazbm.jpg http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t624/waaghh/20151130_115308_zps97purx7l.jpg ^ Decorative cop http://i1317.photobucket.com/albums/t624/waaghh/20151130_132129_zps0rvozkkc.jpg ^ actual cop Spaulder in progress, I will ...

J. Hillard

Been very busy as of late, But pics incoming tomorrow!

J. Hillard

Looking around for some durable shears, any brand/company recommendations?

J. Hillard

Thanks much for the info and visuals!

Also, wicked bat hammer

J. Hillard

God, this thread is amazing. So much knowledge in a few pages. Ever think of giving classes mac

?

Either way, beautiful work!

J. Hillard

Hello all, all these amazing and beautiful works and harnesses have inspired me to start my own thread! A little background- I'm a senior in high school, taking a college art course. I've been playing with metal for almost 2 years now, last year I found a passion in armouring. Ever since I discovere...

J. Hillard

Where might one buy a cheapish stake holder/ how would one make one?

Plume while fighting on foot

Re: i have not been posting here for a while...1-2 years? St

Getting pieces to fit properly

Making a T stake, and other kinds

Re: Greathelm with a Corrazina

Greathelm with a Corrazina

Re: German 'gothic' gauntlet of extreme form

Re: New guy introduction.

Re: Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

Re: Dumbest armouring injury

Re: First time repousse. Elbow progress

Re: Thickness for 14th century harness

Thickness for 14th century harness

Re: is this feasible?

Re: is this feasible?

Re: is this feasible?

is this feasible?

Re: Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

Re: Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

Re: Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

Re: HEAVIER SCA combat :) ?

HEAVIER SCA combat :) ?

Re: Throatless shears

Re: The start of a Journey: professional armouring

Re: Road to Knighthood- Jousting and Combat

Road to Knighthood- Jousting and Combat

Re: Dusting off the cobwebs

Re: Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

Re: Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

Re: Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

Throatless shears

Re: Armouring Stakes

Re: Dusting off the cobwebs

Fantasy Harness by J. Hillard

buy/make a stake holder?