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Morgan ordered in July,
and I believe I ordered that autumn, November of 1999.

I, too, am weary of squeaky wheels with the "law" in their back pockets.

But what do you do when you'd rather have a helmet than a refund.

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Indeed,
this is a very fine mantle.

The triangular "pointed" style looks like a fantasy mantle that Museum Replicas offers/offered.

For my part, I like the dense collar-weave (looks like a maille standard) on top of the longer mantle.

Wear it with pride,

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A few more pictures are posted at Wombat's site.

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The site has a few new pictures.

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Artemis,
you could get your GED, but graduating with your class is best, in my opinion.
Once you're in college, however, you have the option of petitioning courses that you command knowledge of.

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Ushumgal,
I couldn't agree more!

I'm going into my seventh year of college, having only just graduated last semester. I like being a student so much, infact, that I've decided to teach high school so that I'll still have the glorious Summer off.

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Yes, I forgot to mention that.
Always paint the inside of the armour. If you can, get the paint right up to the exposed edges. The russet is voracious at times.

Many thanks, Yoshida!
It was your article that I consulted.

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I've russeted a few items myself. MacPherson or Hedgecock, if I recall, uses a ferric chloride solution that produces a wonderful reddish glow. Chef de Chambre purchased a light helm that was russeted, which inspired me to pursue the finish. The "finish" of the russet depends upon the finish of the ...

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Phantazein!

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In California at least, there are railroad spikes everywhere there are tracks. I do a lot of hiking in the Sierra Nevadas, and I encounter spikes whenever I cross the tracks. Most antique shops have them. Of course, I live in "gold bug" central, so I imagine we have a bit more of the historical detr...

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Huzzah!

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Backplate patterns and backplates are relatively easy to make. Buy a big piece of posterboard and have a friend mark and trim a generic pattern to fit you specifically. Remember to leave extra material for edge-rolls and flared edges (for instance, the lower hem which could be the first fauld or cou...

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The Archive is always slow on weekends.
You only posted this yesterday.

I'm sure there'll be lots of interest. Especially when the pictures arrive.

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Halberds, did you take that picture, or is that Stonekeep's catalogue picture?

I ask because I can't tell how deep the cops are dished. Both cops are angled in such a way that their depth is inestimable.

The finish and shape look nice, however, and ten dollars is a hell of a price.

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11/17/03 Update at www.hammeredwombat.com

The Greek Helm, a Blackened Barbute, and a Norse Vampire Helmet (in-progress) can all be viewed.

I can almost see my morion now!

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Good sirs, you over-address my comments! I've been around armour and medieval study far too long to entertain the wrong conception that historical quality armourers were necessarily hardened. (But, in the interest of the novice reading this thread, I suppose it is as good an opportunity for a lesson...

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Assuredly, Mr. Hedgecock;
your spring steel armour will soon be adopted by all professional and/or serious living history re-enactors. The quality of harness, the historical weights producing historical "feel," as well as the pronounced increases in durability cannot be dismissed.

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Sven, you do an excellent job on the full steel arm elbow! Can you give me advice on how to achieve the inner elbow "wrap" of the fan? For instance, what sort of stake or hard surface are you using? Does it require a specialized tool and heat, or can I cold work the piece? I'd like a pair of elbows ...

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That is excellent to hear, Morgan!
Very encouraging.

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I have been contacted about my order, as well.
Thanks, Rhea.

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Thank you, Rhea!

Your communication is a great comfort, and I'm sure your organizational help will prove invaluable.
Please, keep us informed.

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Ugo, your drawings are very interesting. The face of the helm, particularly, has a very dark and frightening look. The horns, of course, shade the entire conception. Such an armour would certainly look as though it had been pulled from some grim dreamscape. When you envision these suits, do you also...

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Need I mention Tolkien?

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The question is too vague.

What period of armour?
What piece of armour?
What purpose of armour?

SCA armourers, and many others, find mild steel in gauges 12 - 20 to cover most needs.

Reproductions are often done in lighter gauges, particularly when done in carbon steels.

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I will have pictures soon.
A friend of mine saw the mostly-complete corrizina yesterday, and commented that it was his favorite piece yet (out of the several projects over the past few years).

He offered to take some pictures of it and to post it on e-bay when the time comes...
thanks again!

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Once again, Chef!
my deepest gratitude.

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A bump and a new question: Today Iâ€™m adding the skirt-plates to my corrizina. Plausibly, I can either hard-rivet the skirt to the flared edge along each upper body plate, or I can attach the skirt with multiple straps and buckles. Unfortunately, this piece is not well-researched. However inaccurat...

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It's like...you're in...my sewing room! Konstantin, that's exactly what I was describing! At a Jo-Ann's, in northern California, is also where it was purchased. As a further comment/horn-toot, I finished the upper body of my corrizina this evening and tried it on over my burgundy arming cote. Excell...

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I reinforced the shoulders and the elbows on my arming cote. I also used the type of batting that comes in a flattish roll, and has a natural muslin color. I found the flat padding to be much easier (for my mother and I http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/wink.gif ) to baste in place and then verticall...

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The sheepskin is an excellent method. Generally, the wool-side faces the helmet and the leather-side functions like any other suspension lining. The neat thing is that sheepskin can be trimmed to just the right amount of padding and it has the leather liner pre-attached http://www.armourarchive.org/...

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Hello Chef de Chambre; and all others with information: Chef writes: " The Corrizina is not a covered breastplate, the corrizina is a textile and metal composite defense similar to a brigandine, except with fewer and larger plates... ...the rest is brigandine work ." I have just covered the last pla...

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Rev., I think I might have made something similar for a friend of mine. Here's a link to a couple of images: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/manreason/lst?.dir=/Armour+of+the+Body&.src=ph&.view= Let me know if I can help. ------------------ IdÃ«val The Huntsman of I-NossÃ« LÃºmÃ«vanwa The machine stops, ...

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No offense guy, but the book is worth the tool information alone (I know, carpenter's son, rare tools, blah) - the book also draws from the experience of many armourers, from many schools... it's like a mini-history of modern armourers from the '60's - '70's on. Have you even read the essays here on...

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Kronos, why do you want the two halves to touch if you are using an overlaying band down the middle? I have made four helmets from three piece riveted tops, and not a one has lined up perfectly....but they all look great when fitted and riveted. As long as your ridge band is wide enough, you can dri...

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Spend the money, get a decent garment.

You are going to get what you pay for.....
this isn't a set of soup-can elbows.

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