The Armour Archive

Kindyr

If you are looking to remove the decals from the aluminum, I highly recommend these discs https://www.menards.com/main/tools/power-tool-accessories/abrasive-wheels/masterforce-reg-4-1-2-extra-coarse-paint-rust-stripping-disc/12603-018/p-1642874262161909-c-10154.htm They will gum up a bit, but they d...

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Where are you located? the forum may allow you to connect with a person nearby who can assist both in finding materials and tools local as well as showing in person how they work which can speed up your journey.

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There may be a setting that users with low post counts cannot insert images to prevent Spam accounts from clogging up the forum.

Kindyr

My copy of the book came in. it appears it is the same book as would have been available in Atlanta and Nashville. 142 pages. Several high quality pictures of engraving and etching. I'm happy to have it in my collection, but it would not be the first book I purchased. Has some examples of armour typ...

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Not quite sure if this is more appropriate here or in the for sale section, but I am not selling anything, just passing along information. The Arlington Museum of Art just recently wrapped up their exhibition of a Knight's Tale from the Museo Stibbert in Florence. When I originally inquired if they ...

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For anyone who isn't on the United league of armorers on Facebook.

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I swear I posted a Thank you to Ergosum, but it doesn't appear to be here, so let me again thank you, sir. I will have to spend some time going through it with a bit of google translate.

Kindyr

I was doing a bit of going down rabbit holes, and found a newspaper coverage of an armouring gathering at the Surly Anvil back in 2016 and one of the pictures has me curious. The article can be seen here: https://mountainx.com/arts/forging-ahead-the-united-league-of-armorers-gathering/ The specific ...

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Good luck. With book three "about" to ship, it looks like the remaining copies that the Wallace had have sold. it's going to be a harder book to find going forward, though someone may have been doing a bit of speculating and bought them for the intention of resale so you might get lucky.

Kindyr

Thank you. I have been following lots of lines, and called the Frist museums gift shop earlier today. They did have copies of the book, but are sold out, and it would take three weeks to get more and the exhibit ends in three weeks, so they will not be ordering more. So I reached out the armor curat...

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Was looking through references to books on armour that I don't have in my collection and came across a book on a Stibbert Exhibit that toured the US in 2019. Having no luck locating a copy of that book for sale, I started looking to see if there was another book that catalogs the collection and foun...

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May favorite pairs have always been more like mini bolt cutters than simple leverage pliers. like these https://www.wayfair.com/outdoor/pdp/patriot-hi-tensile-wire-cutter-dtri1066.html For really small rings I had to carve the outside edges of the blades down, but it seems to have no impact on their...

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I would be interested, though it's a bit of a drive for me. I was able to make one of your Friday night events ages ago and had a lot of fun and learned a lot. would not be a regular, but it would be nice to meet up with people hitting metal.

Kindyr

Where are you located? I'd be shocked if there werent SCAdians nearby if you have an ACE hardware. My first thought was copper roofing nails for this project, though the heads are smaller than #9s burr rivets.

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$220.00

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I'll go $150 on this.

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Where are you located?

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How long are your end nippers? Perhaps a pair with more leverage would make the difference.

Other options that come to mind would be bolt cutters, or an abrasive wheel, either a dremel or angle grinder would make short work of the trimming.

Kindyr

I would absolutely buy the video. I would also pay to have Eric's videos in a high quality standalone format so I didn't have to keep going to youtube.

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Posting a location will also help in regards to the 2.2 Foam. Most amtgard shield vendors are regional, as shipping the foam adds significantly to the cost if you are just looking for raw foam.

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This idea has been rattling around in my head since I first saw this question, and I saw two issues with making a Lamellar look like scale, both which had two do with the differences in overlap. Scale doesn't overlap within the same row, and scales are offset like shingles from one row to the next. ...

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Mine came in last night as well. well packaged, and great shape.

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And is there a ballpark on what each volume will cost? Would be nice to know how much I need to be setting aside for when it is finally available.

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I'm sure he is comparing your work to the $60-$80 wall hangers you see on Ebay, without understanding the differences. I agree with the others that your prices are low.

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I'd also be interested in a copy of the pattern. I have some light stainless and aluminum that this would look great in for boffer games.

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I can't tell from the pic if this is one of the ones he made that hade one 1" hole and a narrower slot next to it, for some of the gauntlet tools, like the holder in this thread
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Does this just have the 1" square?

Kindyr

I am just spit balling here, but what if you took the PVC rack style, but out of plywood, create flatter holes for the file, and stagger the tops to accommodate the round handles. First hole on the left is strait up and down, but the next hole angles forward maybe 20 degrees or so, then #3 is back u...

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KtR, what tonnage are you using on the arbor press? I don't have one currently, but it's on the list of tools to watch out for. I figured the tonnage rating on a #5 is above the 1/2 ton presses you can get at HF, but I guess they may be different scales if Mac wasn't able to flatten rings without ri...

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Would one of these work (with appropriate bottom anvil and punch) for doing riveted mail? Seems like the tonnage would be overkill, but easier on the hands than the nipper modification and you could make up multiple drifts prior to starting. And maybe also use it for closing the rivets? I have a few...

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I've done it by throwing down a couple of 2X4s on the ground laving a gap for the cut, and a couple of chunks on the outside edge to keep it from wobbling. Then I kneeled on the blade using body weight to stabilize the blade and used the angle grinder to cut it in half. Depending on where you want o...

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Had to look up the scepter. The British museum indicates it is 58.3 CM long, which translates to just under 23 inches. my earlier 5% number would allow for a little over an inch difference in length and still fall within "tolerance". I'd still be comfortable describing that as a reproduction of the ...

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I think it would have to be in some kind of percentages, since scope is left out of the equation. .5" on a 6' table is probably not going to be an inaccurate replica, where in smaller reproductions like a buckle it would be a significant deviation. As a rough off the cuff answer I would think no mor...

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I get mine at Menards, which is a regional home improvement store, but has been spreading. I don't know if you'd have them in Utah. about $15 per lb last time I checked.

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Another good, short term lump of steel is a sledge hammer head. Even the small single hand sledges would work, though if you can borrow a friends 8-12 lb one, even better.

Re: Tony's blog

Re: Tony's blog

Re: Batteredshell’s Cardboard Armour Questions

Re: Museo Stibbert book from Arlington Museum of Art exhibition

Museo Stibbert book from Arlington Museum of Art exhibition

Patrick Thaden and Eric Dube collab on an armet fundraiser.

Re: Trying to locate a book based on two pages

Trying to locate a book based on two pages

Re: Wanted: Armour of the English Knight, 1400–1450, by Tobias Capwell

Re: Stibbert Museum in Florence, is there a "the" book to get?

Stibbert Museum in Florence, is there a "the" book to get?

Re: Maille Cutters

Re: Who are active armourers in the N. Illinois and S. Wisconsin?

Re: Rivet-type discussion

Re: Seven day tool auction.

Re: Seven day tool auction.

Re: Anshelm Arms Bascinet for sale $1000 OBO

Re: FS: KHM Arms & Armour Catalog Volume 1

Re: How to trip steel rivets

Re: Eric Dube and Patrick Thaden Video project

Re: Looking for Plastic Shield Boss and 2.2lb foam.

Re: lamillar scales?

Re: Ductile Iron dishing forms FS! One 6" Left!

Re: Surviving Examples of Early Plate Armour 1300-1430

Re: Fair price for a sugarloaf....

Re: Any intrest in my "Carlos the Crusader" helm kit?

Re: Halbers 1 inch Tool Holders for sale. $45

Re: Clever ideas for storing files?

Re: Cheap sheet metal punch

Re: Cheap sheet metal punch

Re: A problem...Steel cutting

Re: What are the "tolerances" for accurate recreations?

Re: What are the "tolerances" for accurate recreations?

Re: Copper nails?

Re: Wisby Coat of Plates: Pop-Rivets, Hammer Rivets, or Sew