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polarbearforge

I've been busy with different things here and have come to a couple conclusions. First, I'm probably not going to be going to any SCA events in the near future, if ever again. Second, while I'd like to be able to assemble kits for people, I simply don't have the time to devote to it. So, I am lookin...

polarbearforge

The high bidder has backed out, so it falls to the next highest. I have sent out an invoice for secure payment.

Jamie

polarbearforge

lebreton wrote:130

Congrats! It's yours! An email will be on it's way right after I post this with a secure link for payment.

Jamie

polarbearforge

A bump and reminder that there is about 6 1/2 hours left on this auction.

Jamie

polarbearforge

Tuomas wrote:What size?

polarbearforge wrote:I'm still working towards a cleaner, more organized shop. Yesterday I found a 12g stainless steel helm kit, sized large ...

polarbearforge

Christophe de Frisselle wrote:This one I assume.

http://www.polarbearforge.com/helm.html

That would be correct. I should have included the link initially. Thanks!

Jamie

polarbearforge

I'm still working towards a cleaner, more organized shop. Yesterday I found a 12g stainless steel helm kit, sized large that was all bundled up and ready to ship. It needs to go, so, I'll have an auction here over the 4th for this kit. The kit is regularly priced at $200. Shipping will be free, so t...

polarbearforge

I would have to dig through my files for the actual examples. They range in region and time period, some of them slightly outside SCA timeframe.

Jamie

polarbearforge

Is there any interest in firestrikers? I'm continuing on my quest to have a clean shop again, and I found some random ones I had made. Styles are all based on historical examples. If there is interest, I'll take some pictures. If there is enough interest, I'll forge more.

Jamie

polarbearforge

The material is in and I have started cutting a couple orders from this material.

Jamie

polarbearforge

Not that bad really. I find it easier to get a smooth contour by hand than with the other materials.

Jamie

polarbearforge

The material should be here any day now. It's close enough that I'm comfortable starting to take orders. Pricing for the lamellar plates is $.95 per plate and is available for any of the styles that I cut, or other styles if needed. Email me with your order and I'll send an invoice with a secure lin...

polarbearforge

I haven't made any from 16g. That's going to be awfully heavy.

Jamie

polarbearforge

I see the second email. I don't see the first. I'll be responding shortly.

Jamie

polarbearforge

Thanks! Definately share pictures when done!

Jamie

polarbearforge

Galileo wrote:Hey Jamie - was on your new site a day or so ago - the Valsgarde helm kit and the gauntlet kit links doesn't work.

I know. I haven't finished those pages yet.

Jamie

polarbearforge

I still don't have enough interest to get the weight to keep the price as posted. I'm going to give it to the end of March. If I have enough interest by then, I'll order the material. If not, then I'll try again later.

Jamie

polarbearforge

PM sent.

Jamie

polarbearforge

No brass or bronze. My supplier had it listed on the website, but it was old information and no longer available.

Current pricing for spring stainless will end up being $.97 per plate and $180 for a standard cop kit.

How many people are interested?

Jamie

polarbearforge

Invoices have been sent. I'm just waiting for payments to be made.

Jamie

polarbearforge

I have 34 of these left. They still need shaping, hardening, and tempering before they can be used for throwing.

Jamie

polarbearforge

There were a few left over from the last batch and there are a few new ones. http://www.polarbearforge.com/grinder_kit/available_blanks.jpg There are a couple new ones here. All will be $5 apiece with shipping being $5.25 for one or more. http://www.polarbearforge.com/grinder_kit/available_damascus....

polarbearforge

These two went out today.

Jamie

polarbearforge

The box went out today.

Jamie

polarbearforge

Edward MacTavish wrote:Will you offer the coat of plates in spring stainless? If so how much?

Edward

If there is enough interest. So far, there really hasn't been enough interest to warrant the size of order I need to get the pricing at a reasonable level.

Jamie

polarbearforge

Invoices sent to all of those who got me their email address.

holyone, please email or pm me your email address.

polarbearforge

That would be rather tricky if I did it by hand, wouldn't it?

It's per pair.

Jamie

polarbearforge

Ledermann wrote:I'll take it for the price asked!

Send me your email address and I'll send you an invoice for payment. Thanks!

Jamie

polarbearforge

I was going through my sales records, and there was almost no interest in 16g gauntlet kits in either stainless or mild steel, so going forward it will be the spring steel, 18g mild steel, and 18g stainless steel. I found two pairs of 16g mild gauntlet kits, sized s-m in the shop today. Normally the...

polarbearforge

I collected all the random pieces of chain that I have in the shop. It's a mixture of brass, bronze, steel, and stainless steel. There are different wire thicknesses and diameters, too. It almost fills a medium flat rate box. http://www.polarbearforge.com/laser/chain.jpg Some it is woven as keychain...

polarbearforge

I was cleaing the shop again today and found 80 more of these.

Jamie

polarbearforge

I have barely half a dozen or so people interested in these materials, is that all that want these?

Jamie

polarbearforge

Would you like to take pre orders for 301 plates? And have you considered titanium plates? I might be interested in a set depending on cost. No pre orders. I'll only take orders once the material is in stock. I have made titanium plates per special order in the past. I'm not doing that anymore. Mos...

polarbearforge

I would be interested in a brig kit, but I have two questions: 1. Could you do this in some kind of stainless steel (titanium? 301? Even 304, in a pinch) rather than aluminum? 2. Have you figured out the rivet placement? I like the triangle pattern, but as Ceawlin Silvertongue pointed out, your riv...

polarbearforge

It's a new year, and in December I told people that once things settled down, I'd look at ordering more spring stainless for lamellar and coat of plates kits. Things have settled down a bit and it's that time. December was busy mainly due to the installation of my new machine. The new machine, unlik...

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