Lovely wedding Mac! So neat to see this. 85. Dang you guys were trailblazers!
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- Mon Jul 27, 2020 8:05 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Mac's blog
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 1005681
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:21 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: A Use for Dyed Linen
- Replies: 26
- Views: 17859
Re: A Use for Dyed Linen
Sean, I am working on this using records from London. I have about a dozen examples of linen being colored, yellow, brown, green, blue and red. I have mostly found finished goods that are linen dyed. Why we don't see it in the pre finished garment or item is something I notices as well. That said I ...
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:58 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: 1480 Gothic Gauntlet progress
- Replies: 71
- Views: 50975
Re: 1480 Gothic Gauntlet progress
I get what you mean. The more one does this and goes at it with a desire to improve there is that pattern of improvement. You pick up things that work better than others as well making things more efficient. I wish we had a more comprehensive work on armour thickness. It's one of the things that we ...
- Fri Jun 19, 2020 10:53 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: 1480 Gothic Gauntlet progress
- Replies: 71
- Views: 50975
Re: 1480 Gothic Gauntlet progress
Wow lovely work!
- Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:40 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Experimental Helmet Auction!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1868
Re: Experimental Helmet Auction!
I was off line most of Thursday and Friday. Did these sell?
- Thu May 14, 2020 11:46 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rene's blog
- Replies: 336
- Views: 353772
Re: Rene's blog
Are your buckles flat stock filed a ton? Those are lovely!
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- Thu May 14, 2020 11:45 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Learning from Mistakes
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1649
Re: ...Fortunately I realized that I was an idiot...
Scott, That is an excellent lesson to teach us. I think sometimes we just get to a project and miss the details like this that might be obvious but perhaps miss for some reason. Mac once said in a post to slow down and I have tried to do this (mostly). I spend a ton of time looking at stupid little ...
- Wed May 13, 2020 8:40 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rene's blog
- Replies: 336
- Views: 353772
Re: Rene's blog
Wow. That is really a lovely work of art! You have done an exceptional job on this!
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- Tue May 12, 2020 9:37 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: free e-book: Samurai 1550-1600 by Anthony J Bryant
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2890
Re: free e-book: Samurai 1550-1600 by Anthony J Bryant
Bummer I missed all of these! Some of them looked like good reads.
Guess I'll have to see if they do it again later.
RPM
Guess I'll have to see if they do it again later.
RPM
- Tue May 12, 2020 9:31 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Experimental helmet forging
- Replies: 362
- Views: 289453
Re: Experimental helmet forging
I'm with Gustovic! Those are turning out awesome and as Mac said I see a nice one piece sallet with integral visor starting there on the left and a bascinet. You really are starting to make good time one these!
I love the hammers name! very fitting!
RPM
I love the hammers name! very fitting!
RPM
- Tue May 12, 2020 9:28 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Carter's Blog
- Replies: 99
- Views: 18453
Re: Carter's Blog
Some great work in the making! Looks like you have some good attempts in that pile! I wish you the best in your armouring!
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- Fri May 08, 2020 7:47 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Rene's blog
- Replies: 336
- Views: 353772
Re: Rene's blog
Very nice work. Those turned out amazing sir!
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- Fri May 08, 2020 7:47 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Experimental helmet forging
- Replies: 362
- Views: 289453
Re: Experimental helmet forging
Those are looking very promising! In fact they get a bit of planishing and grinding and I bet these could be good to go. A bit of modification and such you could make several interesting helmet types.
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- Thu May 07, 2020 8:06 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: This helm: Victorian fake?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1430
Re: This helm: Victorian fake?
James,
Yes this looks very wrong in several ways.
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Yes this looks very wrong in several ways.
RPM
- Thu May 07, 2020 8:04 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Experimental helmet forging
- Replies: 362
- Views: 289453
Re: Experimental helmet forging
For sure. I have an strong interest in the gear for the more common soldier. I feel like its something that largely gets lost in the mix so to speak. When I read Capwell's Fighting Stuff book some years ago I thought right away that this was something living history needed more of. Best of luck with...
- Thu May 07, 2020 8:01 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: The start of a Journey: professional armouring
- Replies: 560
- Views: 41259
Re: The start of a Journey: professional armouring
A very interesting device! I would love to see some videos of this.
I hope paradise lasts for you sir!
Best,
Randall
I hope paradise lasts for you sir!
Best,
Randall
- Wed May 06, 2020 12:42 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Arbalest à Tillolles
- Replies: 133
- Views: 85425
Re: Arbalest à Tillolles
Tom and Bertus, Yes that is the one. There is some good general info in that book the RA put out, Springalds and Great Crossbows I think. https://www.amazon.com/Springalds-Great-Crossbows-Armouries-Monograph/dp/0948092319 I will have to reread this later when I can take it slower but I'm with Mac. R...
- Wed May 06, 2020 7:20 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: He actually made a set featuring real compression plate!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2933
Re: He actually made a set featuring real compression plate!
Signo,
That is funny. Well remembered!
Albert is an amazing armourer. I always impressed what he is up to.
RPM
That is funny. Well remembered!
Albert is an amazing armourer. I always impressed what he is up to.
RPM
- Wed May 06, 2020 7:12 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Experimental helmet forging
- Replies: 362
- Views: 289453
Re: Experimental helmet forging
What an interesting experiment! I think you are right. It could be a bascient still. Look at the first half of the 14th to mid century and you get things rather close. Perhaps like this one? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=254230679274478&set=gm.1905344772935388&type=3&theater&ifg=1 or Hugh ...
- Sat Apr 18, 2020 8:42 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Arbalest à Tillolles
- Replies: 133
- Views: 85425
Re: Arbalest à Tillolles
I really believe the two foot version are bigger in scale and size. We actually have a few remaining that are big to insanely big crossbows. IN this case it is logical that they used longer bolts and had a bigger power stroke and possibly heavier bolts. I found evidence of them all the way into the ...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:41 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Arbalest à Tillolles
- Replies: 133
- Views: 85425
Re: Arbalest à Tillolles
I'm still not sure that one and two foot crossbows actually mean they use one or two feet to span. I suspect you have the lighter ones that you can span with your hand but after that they are all belts until you get to the windlasses and such. I think it has to do with bolt size. I have found severa...
- Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:31 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Question regarding the 2 wrist rivets on Milanese Gauntlets
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6659
Re: Question regarding the 2 wrist rivets on Milanese Gauntl
This has been a most interesting read for the finer ways that these items are made and function.
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RPM
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 9:52 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Avoiding some common mistakes
- Replies: 96
- Views: 22168
Re: Avoiding some common mistakes
Thank you all for the thoughts on this. Some excellent ideas here. I'm really thinking tradition might be a major feature in this. I can absolutely see the difficulty in working such large pieces and time investment as a point as well. I'm not sure we should discount technology and economics. It mak...
- Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:37 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Scott's Pattern Links
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1148
Re: Scott's Pattern Links
Very cool! Thanks Scott!
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- Wed Apr 08, 2020 9:34 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Avoiding some common mistakes
- Replies: 96
- Views: 22168
Re: Avoiding some common mistakes
Mac, This is a very interesting new tool. I might have to try this out. I made a body double for myself (actually my wife did the hard work of wrapping me up) so I am fairly happy with the fit so far but I can see how helpful this would be. So I know Wade and Josh W. has heard me going on about this...
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 9:08 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Experimental helmet forging
- Replies: 362
- Views: 289453
Re: Experimental helmet forging
How thick did the last one end up?
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:53 am
- Forum: Patterns
- Topic: What patterns do people want to see in a pattern archive?
- Replies: 139
- Views: 33270
Re: What patterns do people want to see in a pattern archive
That is very nice Hal. I like the contrast as well.
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:18 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: late 13th early 14th kit
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2617
Re: late 13th early 14th kit
Broadswordx,
You still looking to sell these?
You still looking to sell these?
- Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:15 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Avoiding some common mistakes
- Replies: 96
- Views: 22168
Re: Avoiding some common mistakes
I'm doing some faulds right now. I've been looking at mid and third quarter of the fifteenth Italian style and it's interesting as so many features of the cuirass are designed so that with minimal deviation the faulds don't sit right. Much of what I have been doing is just staring at photos. I think...
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 5:19 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Mac's blog
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 1005681
Re: Mac's blog
Well Mac this is really is amazing work. I feel like you are one upping your self here in a major way.
I think it is broccoli if we are voting on what it is representing....
I think most of the brass work I've seen looks to be sheet worked into various shapes as well.
Best,
RPM
I think it is broccoli if we are voting on what it is representing....
I think most of the brass work I've seen looks to be sheet worked into various shapes as well.
Best,
RPM
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 5:16 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Arms, helmet, legs, breastplate... more as I dig things out.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2763
Re: Arms, helmet, legs, breastplate... more as I dig things
Any general size info on the breastplate?
Best,
RPM
Best,
RPM
- Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:19 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Mac's blog
- Replies: 1141
- Views: 1005681
Re: Mac's blog
Wow that is awesome to see how this came out!
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- Fri May 25, 2018 10:19 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Sverris saga
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1129
Re: Sverris saga
That is rather interesting. I always wonder why things like that work out the way they do.
I found it on the Hathi trust site. Super interesting. I like how Scandinavian kings are expected to be a bit devious and clever. Fun stories.
Thanks!
RPM
I found it on the Hathi trust site. Super interesting. I like how Scandinavian kings are expected to be a bit devious and clever. Fun stories.
Thanks!
RPM
- Wed May 16, 2018 8:06 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Medieval Scale Armour
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2630
Re: Medieval Scale Armour
I've looked on MS miniatures and found a number of examples that are useful. I found some European scale gaunts from the 16th. A bit late but interesting. I believe you on the translation I just am not sure it will work and very much feel restoration is a very likely situation. I saw a few original ...
- Tue May 15, 2018 10:39 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Medieval Scale Armour
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2630
Re: Medieval Scale Armour
I'm not super happy with wire for sewing these one. They are very stiff and behave sort of odd.