The Armour Archive

Oskar der Drachen

Here is the full assembly of the major components. Adjusted the height of the mandible, and the visor adjustment and fitting. The visor works now, and the good news is that the closure pins are going to be a lot less complicated than I had feared they were going to be. The visor will raise and frict...

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Here is the link again so you don't have to scroll up and down the comments. https://www.flickr.com/photos/41945693@N07/ https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7532/16141786525_b3294391e1_s.jpg I abandoned the first pattern idea when I tried drilling out the holes and the ends of the slots I had marked. I w...

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That one does not go back early enough unfortunately...

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Hey there, I have AdBlock on my laptop, which is in all other aspects perfectly wonderful, but in this case it is blocking the source of that wonderful company that sells patterns to historical costuming. Anyone got that recorded and might be able to send me a link? Further, what would a well dresse...

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This is not all my work, I am working with Paul Bardebes out here in New Zealand, Bell Block residence...

I'm helping, assisting, and learning at a rapid pace. He's a bit broken at this point, so I'll be carrying on with most of the finishing work now.

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Obviously, having the breathes on the top helps with resistance to cavalry lances. If you want to see your rein hand, though (or what's in front of your feet, in your case), you put them lower. It would be a good idea to forge your bellows flutes higher; it will improve your optical geometry, so to...

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Here is the Flickr album where the pictures are. https://www.flickr.com/photos/41945693@N07/sets/72157649823289071/ The first picture should be the helm without the drape on it, the others are examples I have found. I plan to put four lines of breaths in, and it seems like I will be able to see out ...

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Bellows visors and the piercings they have. I've got fair number of pictures, and the piercings of the visors appear to be somewhat random. There is an eye-slot, and various other rows of piercings along the horizontal lines of the bellows folds. I'm in a rush at the moment. have to get to work, and...

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I didn't see: Wear a non-flammable apron. Clothes, or fabric aprons catch fire when struck by hot stuff. My personal tally is two shirts and a cotton apron with a nice scorched-edge hole in it. I'm stubborn apparently. :) Sparks ARE fire. I do always wear double layer hearing protection though, earp...

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Thanks to all for the suggestions and references. I have closed a deal for a Blackhawk 40# recurve. Very pretty lady!

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Would it not be more lucrative to secure this locally in NZ? The same bow here as can be had in the US is twice to three times the price, even making allowance for currency exchange. With the chance of being able to get twice the bow for the same money spent, and have it delivered by RelativeMail i...

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Just what it sounds like... My parents are coming over to New Zealand just after the new year and I would very much like a bow. I'd like a single piece, not a take down. I'd go for any brand, I have no preference other than no completely fibreglass. I would also go for a long bow, or a traditional s...

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TO explain more fully... I've seen boots of the sort that I want before, but not recently. What I want is a hybrid, something that I could put sabatons over, but that also have a sole with molded grip, like a Vibram product. Black leather, and a booth that I can walk across wet grass in and not end ...

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This is Pellham, my armour stand. I put wheels on him, and tailored him to my dimensions so the armour "hangs" in roughly the right proportions. The arms hinge to be in different locations at the shoulders and elbows. There are now "feet" that the sabatons fit on, and that the greaves lock around. T...

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I'd rather have to drill out and replace a few rivets every 5 years than fight with an oversized helm every week. Mild steel and even stainless steel rivets on helmet get chopped up by steel swords. Based on what I've seen with the great helm that I use for ACL steel fighting you'll need to replace...

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The best way I have found to put gloves into clamshells is to cut a leather tab that fits inside the fingertip plate that is wide enough to cover the index, middle and ring fingers of my hands in the gloves I am working with. The pinky finger is too short to easily connect to this tab. Stitch the ti...

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I've had great results with just plain roofing nails, the nail heads to the outside and a wahser on the inside with the nails peened over the washer. http://i00.i.aliimg.com/photo/v0/358790096/Roofing_Clout_Nail.jpg Position the fabric, or sew a pouch in two layers of fabric and insert the plastic p...

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Hey all. I have a contact who wants a Rotella shield at fairly short notice in Brisbane. His email address is ancientone@rocketmail.com and his name is James Wran. "Happy for any options / references. I'm in Brisbane and happy to travel any where in South East Queensland ... Actually going to Sydney...

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Here's what we have and how to correct... http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8240/8466001344_1ba18d8169_o.jpg You can do one of these things to relieve the tension in the picture. The blue lines are where the mail weave is too tight. It has lost the expansion you need to raise your arm up as far as you w...

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I can see where you might have an issue right off https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-zB4wSkm2eRw/UNWVjlIFu3I/AAAAAAAAABU/6jtvwpitk1k/s400/_DSC0515.jpg Look at the tops of your shoulders. There is a wrinkle, like a little saddle shape, right at the top of your right shoulder. I'm guessing it is the s...

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Sweet! I was just looking through and found this before it dropped off the page. Thank You! edited to add... You might want to change the first image on the tutorial to reflect this phenomenon as it gave me no end of trouble till I comprehended and corrected for the problem! http://farm9.staticflick...

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This person, Tina Swindells, <tn_sunny@hotmail.com> Needs information and an armourer in the area, anybody there would like some work? Oskar "A friend's son (who is a LARPer) has just moved from Brisbane to the San Francisco Bay Area for work and had armour in his shipping. The moving company damage...

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Try one to two rows first, if you need more add extra rows later. I was surprised how much extra vision drilling the bottom of the occulars on my klapvisor made, you may not need anywhere near as many holes. I did just that, cut just one row just underneath the existing eye-slit. The increase in vi...

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I want it all! Vision, Airflow, Solid Protection, Perfect Historic Appearance, All of it! :lol: Seriously though, I have been doing some reading and talking to the man who made this helmet about breaths, and Why they were nearly always horizontal as opposed to vertical. Glancing Surfaces is our best...

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How is Bella? Do you have a photo of here all finished rig?

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Two variations. One with the straight lines guiding the breaths is the first design, the second one has curved lines that more closely match the lines of the helm. Straight guidelines http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8183/8433962480_9da86b581b.jpg Curved guidelines http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8470/84...

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@ Sean You have some excellent points, thank you, especially for the process. The problem with horizontal breaths is that they are dumb when you consider how your eyes work. You can try it yourself. Get a bit of paper, fold it in half, and cut a series of thin slots from the folded edge so that it l...

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Bender wrote:Upper ones are only going to be needed if theres nothing behind them.

The skull's edge is close to the top line of the visor.

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coreythompsonhm wrote:How tight is it between your bevor and visor?

Less than a 1/4 inch all along the rim.

This is more for vision, but a close second for airflow, which is the reason for the line above the eye-slot.

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Thank you!

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Are you going to add a nasal?

It looks a lot better than my first helm! Keep up the good work!

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The white lines make this a bit shocking, but I desperately need more air and light in there. When cut the slots would fade into more of a "texture" than as obvious as this. Vertical slots I find emphasise action and movement better than horizontal ones. Holes in a helmet must be 5mm or less in an A...

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Another Thread Resurrection!

I wouldn't have done it except that the link that I wanted to follow was broken.

Is Darivs still around?

I have a couple of floating elbows that I need to strap & tie together...

Pretty Please?

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Well, after experimenting quite a lot, and due to three factors... Short Neck Close fitting helm, Especially at the base of my neck and the narrowing of the rear where the lobster tail fits Requirement of Head rotation I went for this design! Whole Set http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8370/8418141579_8...

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'Pologies for the Bump, this is my current project and I wanted to keep it near the top to find it again... Sweet job on the projects listed here!

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