The Armour Archive

Cassius the Rabbit

Unfortunately this is a compilation of only the Ansteorran and Trimarin champions. I only got a few of the allies fights and my wife ran out of time just putting in the fighty parts and death blows... the outtakes were her idea too...dont you hate it when the SEM is yur best friend... hope yall enjo...

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when I wore my Thaden lift visor salet my friends played a great game. It was called see who can hit the pin and make the visor fly open. I had to put a pin on both sides to keep it closed.

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I ALWAYS use delft clay in flat casting and have done a bit of it over the years. My degree is in jewelry/metalsmithing. Delft stays together awesomely and hardly ever falls. It is a very fine clay that can be packed very hard so your masters need to be substantial like wood or metal or heavy plasti...

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Figures I just finished my pair... I would gladly pay that price for stainless hardened spaulders... Nice Job on them!!

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We will keep an eye out here in OKC as well.

Baron of Wiesenfeuer,
Oklahoma City OK

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His name Ken Myers or SCA as Karl Sturmfeur. He no longer makes armor or plays in the SCA, however he is still in Norman, OK.

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I just spoke with the guy that made these. THEY ARE VERY OLD!!! I am SURE the leather is a rock by now since they were made in the late 80-early 90's however the cops may be salvagable. This is what he told me: Yes they are, those are some of the first types I made. The finger pocket on those are th...

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I can use a veg tanned leather and dye them blue, yes, although they wont be as soft... I can also use your leather if you have some in the "Right" color. All that I have at this time is white and veg. tanned

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This is a detail of the buckle and chape

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I am now taking orders for custom made Garters for all you 14th century types. I can now engrave customs images onto hand made buckles and chapes and I can also laser engrave the bands to say what you would like around them or down the dangly end. Matching, handmade, engraved buckles and chapes on a...

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I have used a fine grit Rust eraser that I got from Woodcraft and just swirl it around in circles over the surface and it "frosts" nicely. I used it with 4130 cops and 410 lames and now they look the same.

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looks neat Hal, unfortunately I need a Small one for my women's medium gloves... but hey i am artsy

Will you be at the Hammer-in in TX this weekend?

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I am saddend that you will no longer take custom orders. I love my Bazus and still fight in them after 3 years and had a GREAT experience with you in their construction. Because I like to tell a story I will say that I sent Torvaldr my measurements and he cut the leather and sent it to me so that I ...

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This is the prize for the crest competition for Sundays Pas. They are a pair of engraved and pierced handmade buckles with laser engraved white leather garters with the motto of the order of the garter, Honi Soit qui mal y pense, "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it"...something I just threw toget...

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T-88 is a 2 part long cure epoxy. It has a 45 minutes work time and cures is 24 hours. I wear rubber gloves and keep some alcohol soaked paper towels around for drips. I got it at woodcraft and it is used to glue steel and stainless steel knife blades to wood or horn or ivory or antler.

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I have had a cheaper version of this a few years ago and it was TERRIBLE! The rpm rate is for a non-load spin. if you touched anything to the grinding wheel the thing would stop spinning. The HF electrical stuff does not have enough torque to keep folks happy. Maybe if you spend 75$ on a grinder it ...

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I have an anticlastic stake from ebay and it works fine. I cleaned it up with a belt sander because they come rough but it has worked well for forming... dont set a steel rivet on it though it will dent I hear

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I LOVE the multi plates Wisby pattern. Do you use any padding under the fingers or hand? I am looking into 1/8 inch thick 30 oo sorbothane to use inside some to keep my fingers from getting smushed. I have always worn mitten gauntlets... my first pair was From Knotwolf in 1989 i think and it was his...

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use them to learn from since you have them cut out already. I am just learning to make knives myself and spent a day in the public library and found some great books on knifemaking...one even had the DVD in the back on how to do it so I took notes for the step by step process he did. Grind the edges...

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use them to learn from since you have them cut out already. I am just learning to make knives myself and spent a day in the public library and found some great books on knifemaking...one even had the DVD in the back on how to do it so I took notes for the step by step process he did. Grind the edges...

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Your health is your most important factor...if you are broken you cant work Dull the edge of the blade with a file so it wont split you open and tape some cardboard over the tip. duct tape the blade at both ends to a board that is wider than the blade is and position the blade to one edge of the boa...

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What is the Duro on the sorbothane that you are using?

I just got the McMaster Carr sorbothane variety pack in today to try under gauntlets and half gauntlets but there is a wide variety. I am thinking 50 oo or 40 oo

any help?

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I have used a C belt for about 6-7 years now and I wont use anything else. It is comfortable enough to wear all day and not be burdened by your leg armor or sore when you are done fighting. It also does not tear up your clothes. I am 5'11" 215 lbs. and if you dont have much of a bottom to hold up yo...

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well I am down to the last 2 plates on the front and I have bought all the 1/16 drillbits in 3 stores. The Ti ones are working the best but they are only cutting 2-3 holes before they dull out. I have ground the shank shorter to only have about 3/16 showing and they have stopped snapping as there is...

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:evil: So i am adding some pierced and engraved decorations to my wife's helm that Johannes made her (STAINLESS) and I am having trouble with drilling 1/16 inch holes. I am prepunching my holes and using motor oil for lube and I have bought cobalt bits and broken 2 and got some Ti bits from dewalt a...

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IMO the chain doesnt need to be any longer than your chest to your fingertips. If you are using it for a lanyard you dont want it to hit the ground if you dropped it. It should not matter what material it is made of if you are not attacking with it. You may have to be concious of how it moves when y...

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Yep I have been reading up in TOMAR and have a dhc2000 that can weld the 410 stainless but I have not welded any stainless with it yet and I really dont want two learning curves with one project. I ordered the DVD from Talbots on the 29th so I figure that It will come in this week. Gaston's site has...

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The instructions that came with my draw plate said to put in the wire and fill the indention with powdered graphite before you pull the wire through. I would think that pewter is soft enought that you wouldnt need and lube...but there is always time...

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I am attempting my first cased greaves and I have a piece of metal cut out from a pattern, a ductile iron anticlastic forming stake, a peddinhaus raising hammer and a torch in a well stocked shop. Are there any videos out on someone making any cased greaves? Is there a picture tutorial online anywhe...

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When I first started in the SCA I was Alrek Soaringspear...then I found out that I couldn't throw a spear 10 feet... and I was stuck with the nickname Rabbit...something to do with my idea of viking wearing furs in the 80's. So I documented Alrek Kanin...(Kanin meaning Rabbit in Norse) and went with...

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Using the .029 for lames on arms and legs and lames for gauntlets as well. The gauntlets that I have used for about 10 years are .025 or .032, 4130 so I am trying the 410 to see how it performs. The smaller areas that move around or dont get hit like sabatons and greaves and lames will be .029. The ...

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We are using 4130 hardened chrome-moly steel mostly and my legs and gauntlets are from that. The knees and cuisses are 20ga, .040 and the gauntlets are .029 I believe. No dents in SCA combat for about 10 long years. I have just ordered some .040 and .029 410 stainless now for a new kit and I will le...

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If you are going to just be making splints then a old tool box,or something metal and similar, lined with Kaowool http://www.anvilfire.com/sales/pages/kaowool_index.htm will be a cheap, easy furnace. Get an old rusty one from a pawn shop or garage sale. Heat it with what ever you can get and the kao...

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Well I started placing buffing wheels on one at a time and raking them as I put them on and it smoothed out very well... for a while. I do think that the buffs have wallered out a bit and it would probably help to get a shim in them as they are a bit pricey to get rid of. I have one plastic arbor sh...

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I have a Balder 3/4 hp double spindle buffer on a HF heavy grinder stand and I love working on it. It has recently developed a dance spinning around. So much that yesterday I couldnt keep it still at all. Today I mounted it onto my giant wooden table to buff some armor and it vibrated most of the st...

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