The Armour Archive

Thomas H

Whereabouts are you based? I make them but am based in the UK.

Thomas H

Ooh those are nice!

I have a few giant shellac seals i've been looking for info on and this may be just the place, cheers Earnest!

Thomas H

If you ever come further North to the Royal Armouries let me know and i can put a face to a name. Not much of a workshop but a big forge you are welcome to play with.

Thomas H

I've made a couple but only from planks not ply or some such. I believe for the effort involved it isn't much more work to make them from 'proper' timber.

I made a post recently on how i went about it. A lot of the hand planing/cutting can be done with power tools in a fraction of the time.

Thomas H

Saw this and didn't send yours as figured no point having same thing twice. Still want it?

Thomas H

OMG, i *completely* forgot!

Thomas H

I'm guessing if you're jousting, you wouldn't do it in an open faced helmet like that! Ouch.

Thomas H

It is stored with group kit away from me at the moment so the weight is unknown. It will likely come in around 8-9kg possibly a bit more.

There are pavises of this size with and without beaks though the former seem to be more common from what i've seen. Depends upon the place of origin generally.

Thomas H

Sarcasm or not, yeah it is

It's really a simple process once you've made a couple!

Thomas H

It would seem i completely forgot to take photos of the gluing/pegging procedure... It is not too difficult with a little bit of prep. In my workshop there is a complete lack of long reach clamps. I clamped the top and bottom edges of the gutter and one wing together whilst i drilled the holes for t...

Thomas H

Next i needed to make the timber a little more user friendly. Off came the bark and waney edges with an axe and a plane. 6.jpg Once that was done i laid out the 3 seperate panels on the boards and cut them out with a handsaw. This was my first time working elm, it is fairly tough and would have suit...

Thomas H

It's become apparent that one or two of you might want to see the construction phase of my latest pavise *cough* Kel *cough* . What follows is not neccessarily the correct *method* but does produce what i believe is the correct end result. For this particular project i chose English Elm, a perfect m...

Thomas H

My name was mentioned so i figure i should chip in! Pavises of this type are definitely a wooden core, in at least no leather ones survive or are listed that i know. Some are heavy and rather thick (35mm+/-5mm) some are much thinner at only 15-20mm. It depends entirely upon the intended use and over...

Thomas H

That is the same as mine and they are good anvils indeed. Mine isn't in quite so good condition but is extremely heavy! You have been warned lol

Thomas H

Any particular reason for Aluminium over wood?

Thomas H

Here is a pavise i made a few weeks ago for a WMA practitioner. It is just gessoed as he wanted to paint it.

Thomas H

Nice work John, you'vce really got the look and feel of the originals down. Rather impressive i must say.

Thomas H

Depends who it is published/written and photographed by, among other things. Anything from Â£10 to Â£60

Thomas H

Pavises were very rectangular and in common use from the early/mid 14th right up to the early 16th.

Thomas H

Why not just gild it?

Thomas H

Dude, no flashing please!

Thomas H

Today i have a few bayonets for sale. I am thinning my collection a little as i don't have much room anymore. First is a Lorenz socket bayonet. Austrian 1854 model, often issued to troops in the ACW later on. In good overall condition, clearly stamped with light suface patina. Looks to have been str...

Thomas H

Nah, no Euro in the UK. Works out to about $110 i think.

Thomas H

Frost Auto tools in the UK sell a knock off version. I believe it is around Â£90 though, not the cheapest.

Thomas H

For those interested i can make items to ship to the USA but postage IS very expensive. Almost as much as the item itself. If you like, i can offer email advice to you for the purposes of building your own.

Thomas H

Phwoooarrrrr!

Thomas H

Rivets go all the way through and hold the two pieces of wood on, pins are set into holes and glued in. The rivets were sometimes incorporated into the pin pattern to hide them.

Thomas H

A quick look through the MoL Knives and Scabbards shows butt capped knives in profusion in the 14/15th Century. Best way is to buy this book and see what was done originally. It's a fiddly process but fairly straight forward.

Thomas H

A little bump as this is still for sale. http://livinghistory.co.uk/forums/viewt ... =4&t=21008

Thomas H

They are a better shape than most steel repros

Thomas H

This is all good to know, time for another trip i think!

Thomas H

Are you sure about the measurement for the kite? Seems like you'd end up with a kite that is very short and broad.

Thomas H

This is now on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT

Thomas H

If you go without an oil just grab a hand full of shavings and rub them on the wood. Shines it up nicely.

Thomas H

Paddle gauntlets is a totally random term. Why not mitten?

If you'd have said paddple gauntlets to me without a pic, i'd have been a bit stumped!

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