A month on, Evan, what cheer? I'm afraid I've somewhat neglected my breastplate lately in favor of a few other projects, but I have made some progress here and there. I trimmed the shoulders and neck by about 3/4 of an inch and then I removed the flared piece at the bottom. I've also been dishing t...

How well do you dish? And have you dish? This is my first practice run to see what I can do with my current dishing set up. I'm not yet happy with the overall shape. I feel like it still needs to be a bit shorter and it definitely needs to be more globose (is that the right term?). This is only abo...

So, hence, Evan: which of the simplest projects tempts you most right now? By our lights, not necessarily your own lights, the top simplest ones are: 1) Barrel helm/Topfhelm, 13th century. Slightly tricky to fit if you wear glasses...(?) The originals didn't consider this. 2) Pair of spaudlers, 15t...

You don't need an enormous amount of room. A worktable 36" x 36", heavily built, can serve well as the center of your making -- and a locker or two. But what do you have for space? You speak of your small cast anvil. 'Kay, how small is small? How heavy is it? There is likelihood you'd want more. Fo...

A question, Evan: what is the motivation for making armour? Are you doing it to participate in SCA heavy combat, for historical re-enactment display, or simply to reproduce the artefacts of the period to the best of your ability? Your answer will influence the direction of your work. Konstantin's a...

Thank you guys so much for all the great info! I have been reading and watching everything I could find related to armor for the last couple of years but it is starting to sink in just how much more there is to learn. Which is awesome because I've never been able to get enough! Keegan, perhaps Macs ...

Edit your profile to give a general geographic location. Oh my bad, I forgot to add that I live just outside of Dayton Ohio. Sorry about that :oops: And thank you guys for the reading and research recommendations! I do already have a handful of books on the topic of armor including Armor of the Eng...

Hello everyone! My name is Evan and I am hoping to learn how to reproduce historically accurate 14th and 15th century plate armor and mail but I am not sure where I should start. I would love to attend an armorsmithing class or to take on an apprenticeship, but I also understand that opportunities l...