The Armour Archive

Tom B.

I suspect that there are still grommet style eyelets that are hidden. This is an upper arm in Dresden https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw/ADCreHeniQyf6JzSmP5CwOQ2tP1iJzaJl2D_Mo8zN5d-Z1spWaYbvguGVyTM1GQjG9tLi5q1jneMcJKUEqOA5X7ormq7unaPnRX45lJ4DmEt_2ggrflQq7MR8Y_EQq7GUJ4w7AyARXAd5SJWRG-8g0nkmoU6MQ=w1...

Tom B.

Not sure who has tried the 'bull's pizzle' handles. I was very skeptical about this until more or less recently. A couple of years ago there was a discussion (somewhere.. ) on Face Book about it. I was maintaining that the extant material looked like bovine leg tendon, and that the bull pizzle was ...

Tom B.

Your photos are now showing up now.

Tom B.

You were close

human wrote: ↑Thu Apr 06, 2023 4:54 pm does this other one work?

If you reply/quote this post you can see how I changed your original text

Tom B.

The publisher still seems to have copies available.

https://www.olympiaauctions.com/about-u ... s-capwell/

Tom B.

Now my own suit and helmet is in a wareable status, i will try to start with changing parts and a sallet with rotating bevor for try out its benefits and function. I noticed that a well shaped collar with a thin springy leathering is standing by itself, filling it with your body and textile garment...

Tom B.

Maybe Theuerdank?
Definitely gold armour and adventures but I don't recall red hair and forked beard.

Theuerdank YouTube video showing some of the manuscript

Tom B.

Unfortunately I think you are out of luck until the renovation is complete. I think what you are seeing, in the image from the article, are the armours crowded into a storage room during the renovation. In the past the museum was well worth the visit but like most museums most of their items were in...

Tom B.

Mac's grinding disk mounting & truing up process It's one of these guys. I spend a lot of time making them run nice and true and use them a low RPM. I described the truing process somewhere here... perhaps in the "cobwebs" thread. https://www.airgas.com/medias/CM-000000C1EN-Product-NOR66253049104-4...

Tom B.

Scott Martin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 07, 2021 11:13 am Hi Christian - Apparently I am *not* aware of this

Scott,

Look through the images in Goll's thesis he has some good photos of A62 that show that the various latten borders are made in 2 layers.

You also can see here (KHM page for A58 gauntlets):
https://www.khm.at/objektdb/detail/547358/

Tom B.

I think that it was previously displayed in this configuration (2014) https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/nDhy_7wHNd3qiIIfQ3LdoKT5fDFfwFa2StQfavBvce4WQOvCXjHOiM75gX0hmKHK9euZhtASG1UriB8MuYpfjwz_mjeOB1824IVAumS8NqtuTWxpvgpYp7zAJ2vR2ZwVPJiSVPMsBNJzOegkAoTW1_S0aZL0lhSgmrh69Noh-rmbt8rZv_B5Q5nCdABU_got8gj2...

Tom B.

RexDavid when you say "original" do you mean that you have an extant historic artifact, something that is perhaps 400-500 years old?
Most of the above advice seems to be given with the idea that you have a modern reproduction.

Tom B.

I think if I were to go this route, I'd follow Mac's path and build a pair of mitten gauntlets, then cut them up the middle and install leathers down the "center" outsides, as this is how the gauntlet was actually constructed. If you go this route I'd suggest using a jewelers saw (using a #0 or #1 ...

Tom B.

Mac & I have been collecting images of bifurcated gauntlets on a Pinterest Board.

We have sections for examples from historic art, extant gauntlets &, for modern made pieces.

https://www.pinterest.com/macs_shop/bif ... gauntlets/

Tom B.

Here is a nice image showing how this caliper compares to a more conventional deep caliper. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0_EKVPHZRTvNfDKy_OrWRT2nFj29LvTimr39OZdYNQRW_XuZADNLk0e8MaMW3Bw2bnhv9FCZ109RGf-TYAgAJ_okb8UvzTC2ObnlnztbfUQhavzyVy86JTHz2CeBDkUYZH6CKWLDl0RaGO1PeHvVlQWcYr-TbugFPBqAj6-tYkkQrd...

Tom B.

New sleeve mods are looking much better. A few of comments: 1. Armpit cross grain joint, I would have expected it to be a bit wider. Maybe about 25%ish of sleeve circumference at the shoulder. If what you have works then it is not be worth messing with. 2. It is hard to tell in your photos but the c...

Tom B.

Sky,

Have you sketched your design over a head profile?
Do you have a front view?

I think there maybe some things to learn here on paper that will save you time an frustration if they are learned with steel.

Tom B.

Details of A62 gauntlet

Tom B.

Ilkka Take a look through Mac's Blog thread where he is fitting the knuckle plate to the metacarpal and tweaking things and back to the same on his Dusting off the Cobwebs thread. Mac's Blog Page 13 Dusting off the Cobwebs Page 30 There is quite a bit of distortion in your photos that makes it harde...

Tom B.

Mac wrote:Theophilus describes something similar for spurs and other small items in iron.

I think the text is probably online somewhere as well. Perhaps someone else has it bookmarked.

Mac

Internet archive has it

Tom B.

also this one

Tom B.

Pics are visible to me.

This is an exciting project

Tom B.

The Video Link works now. It is not clear but you also might benefit from revising the armpit construction of the sleeves. Could you take some photos of the armpit of the mail? Here are some photos of Wallace A1 https://i.pinimg.com/564x/7d/11/4f/7d114ffcccec0a63ddb38a2a8de21687.jpg https://i.pinimg...

Tom B.

A good place to start for sorting out the sleeves is to take a step back and mount straps instead of a fabric yoke. This will allow you to play with the fit and tension through adjusting the strap length. Once you find the strap lengths that work best you can use this to help with the proper size/pa...

Tom B.

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Tom B.

Carter, Added Note: You may be intentionally departing from the the two extant examples you referenced if so disregard the comments below. Also it looks like your sketches are closer to the RA example, it seems that CH19 that must be what I was thinking of when making the comments below. If you are ...

Tom B.

Scott, I have to set you straight about this; the combined weights of all the components of A 62 KMW is 47 lbs 12 oz. I doubt, even after aggressive cleaning to get the parts ready for Ferdinand II's 'Hall of Heroes' and subsequent cleaning (we must remember that old school cleaning basically meant...

Tom B.

Visor from bascinet in Warsaw

Visor from Bascinet in Wallace collection

Tom B.

Here is some of the thickness info that Rene Kohlstruck has provided for us. Note red shaded parts are modern replacements. 15.th german sallet, exhibited at the GNM Nuremberg https://i.pinimg.com/564x/df/77/61/df7761132e89c88a34571e30f808ca78.jpg 15.th gothic breastplate at the GNM Nuremberg, artic...

Tom B.

He also has a FB page: West Coast Armoury - Armourwork by Brand Lancaster I hope that the people waiting on items/refunds really do get what they are due. (Bolding & enlarging below by me) West Coast Armoury - Armourwork by Brand Lancaster - October 18, 2019 · Shared with Public Armoury Update Resta...

Tom B.

I had not seen these before! https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M086YFeybOADqnp-08rZrgAeX5jKArzOulv_zYJL6MRJLDDLU0GMftH8H7xoRUOCts8L3-EU8t_WL5ZHj1IVJIcs1vtL0m4edBuHBgvN0SLtZZbkpeGK5Hv6x2_uWzFhmWOfct_Gq6z6FZxG2Mpjb5aCFqK1TU8rOGJYmrWNmgQ8SxV7bQqpRkiL3-hRRxpjV7AndeuopuVR4YK1s7rSFvRyWOKDoikwhgApiUEViFtk...

Tom B.

Some finger & Thumb details from the Freiburg gauntlet https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gYWveY-epW7CbsUXL0T3S71Thr2flaBIJsdFbh94H_FsRjhPHniTGmq-5OvS6d8cf-XvCPbcN3zuC90hX0F8xmIqqSE2fCzOnIV0TAUrd5_exBHzgzO_MXSwXcEitcRbKlgRBE5U5HyMD8834AZBJAn6Qqaq7N08AX0XTzYRCD2L7n4cQs7M5ZItN1DbOYLgsNnmlaF8OqvnjE2BM1G...

Tom B.

Here is another set of images that show what I think is an often overlooked detail in reproductions. When viewed from the fingers the knuckle plate's arches can extend much deeper between the fingers than expected. E88 from Madrid (photo from Last Knight Exhibition at the Met) https://lh3.googleuser...

Tom B.

Tom, that Met gauntlet is gloriously over the top in the spiky department! that would take a lot of work to create enough volume so that it could be pulled back down to that spike. Interesting to see the cracking on the brass of the A62, I am curious whether that was cast or formed - the raised det...

Tom B.

Just because I dug them up here are some more photos: A62 https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WxYyCUnewORFka57f2VLt2b1Wx-wsKF9P2A_tlgakPXQw9GJRhzZs25hSIIRJppZKIwDjuS7aKYPc5jU7ok-NXY1LMh5IIZAPGRZbxA7p7WFSBfVQt6TJ_NZfjqMqoUSnWuYpBCkvNuJ_lw0J-3XDAsqXDc4PXcKqd5aKt7AknTsJOKfIXpJd897bZrNEAwTqKnRhxblhc-YCt_v...

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