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Brian W. Rainey

Doming Hammer

Brian W. Rainey

It is the consumer and the armourers who lose out on these imports. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2964601401&ssPageName=MERC_VI Having had my hands on one of these, I can almost gaurantee that you will break your freaking nose. I have mentioned this to the owner of Kingslance ma...

Brian W. Rainey

I am a book whore.

I hate auctions like this. I always end up buying everything... oh well.

Christmas IS just around the corner!

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> A) In order to make moderate to advanced armour pieces, you will either need a forge or a welder. Steve<HR></BLOCKQUOTE> You do not need a forge or welder to make moderate to advance...

Brian W. Rainey

Welcome. You might want to take a look over at: www.anvilfire.com They are more inline with forge work, I believe. However, there is a significant amount of knowledge here and I am sure that numerous folks can assist you in your endeavor. Cap'n Atli works with hot metal, I believe. As does Krag.... ...

Brian W. Rainey

Check in Missouri. There are a few down there, closer to you, I am sure. Otherwise, keep in touch with Gruber. The Midwest Armourer's Guild will be meeting quarterly (fingers crossed). We just had a meeting with about 40 people present. I will be back in action next spring... moving this weekend and...

Brian W. Rainey

Here is an exceptional reproduction of a few barbutes: http://www.lightlink.com/armory/current.html Please keep in mind that 98+% of what is out there as "authentic" is most likely crap. Especially if it is sitting along side fantasy or movie weapons/armour. There is a recent flooding of medieval-es...

Brian W. Rainey

Every styling king-to-be should be wearing one of your hats!

You are the Gucci of the bascinet world.

Now, if you started making matching handbags... you would REALLY cash in!

Brian W. Rainey

No light to be shed. That is a modern conglomeration of metal.

There is no historic reference.

It is modern crap.

A good deal of what that guy sells is modern crap.

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by lacheadon: Brian: I was under the impression that cold rolled was done cold, and thus the oil did not burn into it. This is also why it is work hardened and not annealed. And w...

Brian W. Rainey

Hot Rolled: Manufactured by hot rolling slabs to the required thickness. Cold Rolled: A product manufactured from hot rolled descaled (pickled) coils by cold reducing to the desired thickness, generally followed by annealing and temper rolling. If the sheet is not annealed after cold reduction it i...

Brian W. Rainey

I have not branded myself, but scarred.. yep.

My knuckles have a strange and demented attraction to high-speed angle grinders. Mostly when a cutting wheel is attached. Takes months to heal and leaves a nasty bright white scar.

Brian W. Rainey

Wisby is well worth the price. You can get it for around $55.00, I believe (as mentioned above). It should be a cornerstone for any 14th century fanatic. I could come up with a handful more, the following is a list of books that I think are essential. Most are readily available: Abiti e Fogge Civili...

Brian W. Rainey

Problem with spuntops: - Not many heads are perfectly round. - They don't fit for crap without severe amounts of blue foam padding. - They are often heavier than their welded conical counterparts. - they are not even remotely medievalish. They are but-assed fucking ugly. People aren't wearing freon ...

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Johannes: If it is the AMS reprint, they have been announcing it for nearly five years. It is one of their marketing strategies to find out if a reprint is worthwhile. If it...

Brian W. Rainey

I also suggest using .025" 1050. It will be MORE than sufficient in a tempered state for what you need. 1095 will only cause unnecessary heartache, pain and cost. Get 1050 annealed. Cut, shape, punch. Then send it out to a heat treat facility to have them tempered. That is your best bet, I would thi...

Brian W. Rainey

Spun tops are not your best bet. They only work for a few styles of helms. They look crappy as a general helm for SCA use.

I suggest going with Cet's advice.

Brian W. Rainey

www.hammeredstee.com/gaa

However, why not do it right and point your legs? Works better.

Brian W. Rainey

Nice punch and plate.

Also, the file cabinets are great for storing patterns!

Brian W. Rainey

Better yet...

Make rivetted and be more historically accurate and stronger:

http://www.forth-armoury.com/Product_Catalog/doityourself_supplies.htm

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Apollonia: My barony, Sacred Stone, here in Atlantia, has a double headed phoenix as its device... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Looks more like "Armour of the Angry Chicken". JEEZU...

Brian W. Rainey

Talk to this guy... I think he is in your area:

http://www.dcwireworks.com/

Brian W. Rainey

I suggest working on your compound curves. Other than a knee cop, elbow cop and helm, I did not see a single complex shape. There were only a few elements of armour that were truly flat/curved. Just about everything had a complex curve to it. Take a look at pictures of the armour from Churburg or tr...

Brian W. Rainey

Hello, my name is Brian. I have a problem. I am an armour addict.

Brian W. Rainey

Kurt is in South Carolina, I think. He may not be able to respond. IIRC, he will be back in town on the 27th.

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by grendel:
Now if he'd only make them in Stainless!<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

BAD Grendel, no donut!

Brian W. Rainey

You could always grind one down from stock. That would be stronger than the cast and you could make it as nice or plain as you want. Not much effort.

Brian W. Rainey

Do you have pics of any custom work that you have done?

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Therion: The sabatons are interesting in that they look like they have an atached bottom plate under the pointy tip - the attachments look similar to whatever-it-is they hav...

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Ugo: Dweezle, Check out; Heroic Armour of the Italian Renaissance(Filippo Negroli and his Contemporaries) The pyramid suit was from an out of print book: Il Convitato di Fer...

Brian W. Rainey

Where are you located(nearest major city is fine)?

Chicago

What is your age(aprox is fine)?

28

Gender?

Male

If you had a choice to join a group that did one specific time and place what would it be?

La Belle Compagnie

And a second Choice?

Create a local late 14th century group.

Brian W. Rainey

I made one of similar design and here are a couple of learnings: - Recess the bolts/nuts into the board. It REALLY sucks to smack your knees/legs on them. - Apply glue in between the boards and it will minimize having to tightent the bolts, as well as make it a bit heavier/sturdier. - Use lock-tite ...

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Pedro Ramirez: DISSAPOINTED!!!! Well I won't go into details like "aircraft load capacity" or "standby priority lists" but suffice to say that I'm still home. This is thanks...

Brian W. Rainey

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Templar Bob/De Tyre: Brian: Considering the costs youâ€™re incurring from hosting this, has any arrangements been made towards taking up a collection?<HR></BLOCKQ...

Brian W. Rainey

I have some real good stuff from the Leather Factory! - A side of black elk hide. - A top-grain finish black side of leather (decent for CoP) - Some light weight Kangaroo leather (TOUGH STUFF!) - Assorted rivets Other goodies... all compliments of Bill Johnson at the Leather Factory. Thanks Bill! I ...