The Armour Archive

AB Hammer

the roling the edge on the sallet was a bitch, and the raising of the eyes on the pig was sorta fun to.

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Hew

The tops are just covers for the more historic look, they have another cop black to use underneeth them. (not shown)

Halberds

They are planished, and well work hardened to give a spring like effect.

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AB Hammer

Congraulations you saw the evedence, the thicker metal in the visors and the different mark. Yes they are minitures

I streched the time out a little It was 15 hours

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A very long days work 18 hours and finished 3 dress helms
What do you think.

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AB Hammer

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I just sent out another order and I have one more simular to do left of this type. I thought you all would like to see it. pluss the greeves that match it. it is for SCA type use, I think he will like it. <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/abbsofsteel02.GIF"> <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/romangr...

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If I get a chance I'll make it for that time to show up.

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Lord Proxximo
To teach is part of my life. "so thats a yes"
Hay Ted (ex-na on the Concreat-na)
I had just finished a musculata that I will be posting plus 3 reproduction, that I will also post, as soon as my film is done.

Great day in the morning I' awake.

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AB Hammer

As one who has been trouble with this, can tell it's not that easy. I have started to train 3 apprentice to help and they ran off to start there own buisness. A big waiste of my time. (At least they thought they where trained). You don't here about them anymore. To do a propper peace of work is easi...

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The mid of Oct. between events would be the best for most I think.
Then I might be able to help you out.

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I hope it not to far off, for I, the KBA, and the town of Vinegrove and who else, will have a Armour-in / Blacksmiths conference and town fall festival for the fall of 2005. The KBA won't vote for this until the ABANA conference this week end is done, and then the ground work will be placed. But the...

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I love seeing a grand work in progress, also looking forward to the finished product.

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Are you looking for a fighting vendal or a dress.

Here is a fighting one that I built, in stainless steel.

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Most steel patterns will work for leather except the heavy dish type. A mild dish on leather is best done wet, but since your a leather worker I'm sure you know that but others may not.

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The Andy Ward pattern is a mild variant of this one, except he rounded the tip, and the baseof the hand cutting off the rivet placement with removing the wrist plate, and adding leather in replacement of the wrist plate.

You should be able to figut it out from here.

http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/gauntlet_ab/

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Sorry; Krag
There have been over a hundred wills reported. It mite take years to tell witch is the true will.

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Atlanta?
Contact Stonehue, he should be able to help show how to dish correctly.

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I just wiped out what I said

I should never wright when I'm half asleep.

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jen27
Look at Apprentice Armoury, I won't let them post unless they have in in stock. They have one that fits a med to large head that you might like.

The web sight .
http://creationtime.com/apprentice_armoury.html

The in stock helm, built by Jeremy.
http://creationtime.com/jeremysbarrel01.GIF

Clang is a good choice as well.

Take a look
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Stephen du Bois
Any rivet should work, as for decorative rivets, I make them on a limited bases for now but I am training my son to do them to.

lucius
6 rivets and 6 washers? Thats not much weight.

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Well I'm letting go another secret, the buzz plate. In the earlier days to stop ringing in a helm we would put a strip of steel inside of the helm with 3 slightly loose rivets, to counter the vibrations of the helm. When correcting the ringing in Sir Vitus's helm, I did something a little different....

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Another custom order fulfilled, many long hours. But Thors Hammer fell once again and brought forth " Thorson " Well Patrick said it needed a name. <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/thorson001.GIF"> For a larger photo. m <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/thorson002.GIF"> <IMG src="http://creationtim...

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Ron Broberg Thanks, I went ahead and changed it. better safe than sorry. I do the web for Dragos and mine, but I'll be teaching him this as soon as I get better at it myself. freiman the minstrel It is the same pattern as my clam shell gauntlets, and I make sure they are to the proper standard, befo...

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lorenzo2 Yes the will be the whole suite. but no more to this one except the gauntlets. which are aready done. <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/pic004.GIF"> The main suite will be 1050 spring steel, and all the extra brass work on the straps as well. Krag The legs, and guantlets will come back to m...

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Justin Andrews Yes you would want to do the sabatons first, and you want your greeves to fit as close as possible the the shape of the leg. I did the upper legs first and the sabatons second then I did the greeves. These legs are being used to fight in, so they were attached with copper rivets for f...

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they are stainless and the step raise was done one step at a time

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I have just finished the legs for the Earl of Warwick and here are the photos of them. <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/warwick03.GIF"> larger photos would be here m <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/warwick06.GIF"> larger photos would be here m <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/warwick01.GIF"> lar...

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I have finished what I had to do, now it is Mike Nagy's turn.
Mike will do who knows what type of brass work on these, but I'm interested to see what.

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Down the center of the comb. The trickis to make each side match. The two I'm doing are 14ga. stainless, the last one I did was 13ga. stainless. <IMG src="http://creationtime.com/Barbuta001.GIF"> The next two are the non cage type, and with a forged out rim around the eyes and down. AB Hammer

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The web has been updated with my 2 part time apprentices as well, and showing there mugs.

http://creationtime.com/apprentice_armoury

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I've got two barbutas cut out and am starting the photos "step by step" "inch by inch" as the metal moves.

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Ugo wrote:(that's one of my mottos in life; Don't expect much and you'll never be dissapointed) oh.. It's just a movie!! enjoy it for what it is,(unless it really sucks!

"Ditto" and then you all can through up with the rest of us.

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MacPherson, Valerius, Ect. The older armourers, with out there work, we wouldn't have near as much to go on. Those of us who are in the next Generation of armourers are just now starting to truly mature, and watching the younger generation getting there feet in the door. Several of us have stumbled ...

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I don't think this is a fair pole. at least not for those who make armour. The thrill of each and every hit with the hammer, making the metal move to your will, to corress the metal after smoothing and polishing, then and then the assembling of the armour. OH OH, I think I need a smoke. OK the makin...

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Getting out to hammer

"Properly" fitted greaves, ( I mean to match every curve to the point, you will forget your even wearing them ). I also mean no welds. 'Now' do them in stainless this way.

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Leeran:
Untill you handle it, or see it up close, and then you'll see just how cheep.
It is just movie magic crossed with computer tuch up.

3 helms in a day?

ABBS of steel (stainless)

Stop those ringing helms!! (INTERESTED?)

Thorson has been born

Earl of Warwick legs done

Bazubons ready for mike