If you look at the "Patterns" section of the Archive, look under "Brigandine". Those are schematics from a very good pamphlet on cloth-based armours, from "The Compleat Anachronist".
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"Or, a pall inverted surmounted by an orle Azure counterchanged"
mka: Sam Pearce
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- Thu Jun 13, 2002 7:20 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: jack of plates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 19
- Wed Jun 12, 2002 7:19 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Pennsic; my first war
- Replies: 37
- Views: 21
Take one spare set of garb and one set of regular clothes, and all the cash you need to get home (gas, tolls, etc) and lock it in your car. That way, if a disaster occurs, you have dry clothes and the wherewithal to get home. (It relieves me of the responsibility of number-crunching if I know I can ...
- Tue Jun 11, 2002 8:09 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: What should I do? 1/4 alum
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4
- Fri Jun 07, 2002 9:16 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Middle Earth Martial Arts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10
<QUOTE> the resaon so few folks wear helms in period movies is you have to see the actors faces. it's a hollywood thing. beisdes, you can't make the actors all uncomfortable now can you?;-)</QUOTE> Well, the reasoning is, "I paid $1.2 million for Richard Gere, I want the audience to see Richard Gere...
- Mon Jun 03, 2002 7:33 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Brigandine Progress
- Replies: 29
- Views: 143
Chef- would I be completely wrong in making a brig with an outer shell of canvas, instead of velvet? (Haven't found any velvet which didn't look like ugly upholstery knock-offs...) I have 20g for the interior plates, and the nails are from Sinric's nail project. ------------------ "Or, a pall invert...
- Tue May 28, 2002 3:28 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Fighting Terminology
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9
Voiding: (Heraldry) A voided charge is hollowed out so you can see the background color through the center. A "star voided" (or "mullet voided") is usually called a 'rowel', since it resembles those things you see on the end of spurs. Pietro, herald... ------------------ "Or, a pall inverted surmoun...
- Wed May 22, 2002 8:01 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: I Have a Ton of Coke
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7
- Mon May 20, 2002 2:38 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: I Have a Ton of Coke
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7
- Mon May 20, 2002 2:01 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: I Have a Ton of Coke
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7
I Have a Ton of Coke
As was announced some time ago, I've fallen heir to a coal-cellar full of coke. It's nice and dry, untouched since the furnace in this house was converted to natural gas during the Korean War. I want the basement back. If you want this for your forge, drop me an email and let's make arrangements. Yo...
- Mon May 20, 2002 9:26 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Where to buy full suit of armour?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6
Check out this thread on the Archive:
http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/Forum3/HTML/002003.html
Guy's asking $2k for a full harness of stainless plate.
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"Or, a pall inverted surmounted by an orle Azure counterchanged"
mka: Sam Pearce
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Guy's asking $2k for a full harness of stainless plate.
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"Or, a pall inverted surmounted by an orle Azure counterchanged"
mka: Sam Pearce
- Mon May 20, 2002 9:03 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: sca- Im going to smack you until you die (rant)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 19
Listening to people with more experience, it seems like the calibration and, um, 'enthusiasm' is always high during the early melee season. Does it take a while to get 'back in the swing' of fighting in groups? PS: Conrad, I thank you, Ragnar and Octavian for your warm (and dry) hospitality Saturday...
- Mon May 20, 2002 8:11 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: What is a Sergeant?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14
- Tue May 14, 2002 7:29 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Tent/Pavillion Thread
- Replies: 8
- Views: 16
I've been using a Tentmasters 15' mitered square pavillion for about 4 years now, and I heartily recommend their work. I can set it up in a square space 21' on a side with ropes, and with one assistant it goes up in about 20-25 minutes. They were a pleasure to do business with, and I've been pleased...
- Mon May 13, 2002 7:25 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: People ever stare at you funny when they find out about your
- Replies: 47
- Views: 37
My co-worker and I have a gentleman's agreement - she doesn't task me about "that medieval stuff" and I don't give her a hard time about her seven hundred Beanie-Babies. Of course, we don't decorate our cube with examples of our work either... The neighbors have no effing clue, however. ------------...
- Fri May 03, 2002 10:26 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Fencing accessories
- Replies: 7
- Views: 10
- Fri May 03, 2002 9:44 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: (SCA) Who is going to Baron Wars V??
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4
- Thu May 02, 2002 7:36 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Book review-European Military Costume Recreated in Colour Ph
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2
- Wed May 01, 2002 12:52 pm
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: hose
- Replies: 7
- Views: 14
I pulled a cheat and made hose from a pair of black sweatpants. You need to remove the waistband and cuff elastics, then have a friend carefully pin them to a snug fit. Re-tailor to fit, and close the front with eyelets for points. (I reinforced the waistband with canvas where I plan to run eyelets ...
- Wed May 01, 2002 9:50 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Full mail in the sca
- Replies: 25
- Views: 46
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> I hope some day to develop that Duke-like balistic defense system that I come across from time to time. </font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE> Reactive Armor, anyone? ------------------ "Or, a pall inverted sur...
- Wed May 01, 2002 8:56 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Open face barbute
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14
- Tue Apr 30, 2002 12:36 pm
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: Important Message About the Future of James River Arnour (I
- Replies: 19
- Views: 26
- Tue Apr 30, 2002 8:32 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: SCA combat
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9
Overheard at a Convention: (Upon seeing a really large vampire wannabe stroll by) "Hmmm. I knew blood was nourishing - but I had no idea it could be so filling !" (Comment on "pumpkin-with-cleavage" crisis looming...) "I'm declaring a fashion emergency! We need more maille, stat! Lots more maille!" ...
- Fri Apr 26, 2002 7:10 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Lost track of "period helm liner" thread
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2
I got mine finished and installed Wednesday. Photos go into the developers tonight. I should have some diagrams/photos posted by Saturday. The full hoo-hah should be available at: www.nacs.net/~pietro The SCA>My Armour ------------------ "Or, a pall inverted surmounted by an orle Azure counterchange...
- Fri Apr 26, 2002 7:00 am
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Vampire Armour
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12
- Thu Apr 25, 2002 12:51 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Vampire Armour
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12
- Wed Apr 24, 2002 8:20 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Drying wool to felt it?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10
Atli - that's exactly how it went with my cloak. How much it shrinks is an unknown, but it will shrink under that kind of treatment. (I'm told that washing and drying it with an old pair of sneakers in an otherwise empty machine neatly provides the agitation and pummelling it needs to full up nicely...
- Mon Apr 22, 2002 8:39 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Drying wool to felt it?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10
Please, always pre-wash (and full) your yard goods, not the finished garment. Good wool may shrink up to 6" per yard when it's washed in hot water and tumbled dry in a hot drier. You end up with a wonderfully dense cloth on which you barely need to finish the edges, but it can be a heartbreak when t...
- Fri Apr 19, 2002 8:15 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: Dyeing Linen
- Replies: 19
- Views: 11
Be aware that linen's notoriously fussy to dye (cotton & wool are much easier), and if you're using natural dyestuffs like onion skins, you need an amount equal in weight to the fabric you're dyeing. Thats alotta onions! (If your mom works at a monastery, make friends with the kitchen staff...) Scor...
- Mon Apr 15, 2002 11:43 am
- Forum: Historical Research
- Topic: A question on hose and bias
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12
- Fri Apr 12, 2002 12:59 pm
- Forum: Armour - Design and Construction
- Topic: Very Depressing.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 17
It's the classic "Time or Money" dilemma. You can lay out $3000 for a full kit and (probably) have it assembled in a few weeks, or you can make it yourself for about $200 in your "spare" time. Does anyone have any "spare" time? Send it to me if you're not going to use it... http://www.armourarchive....
- Fri Apr 12, 2002 9:10 am
- Forum: Classifieds / Want Ads
- Topic: what are they worth?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3
- Thu Apr 11, 2002 3:43 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Do you want to be an "Artillery God"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11
- Wed Apr 10, 2002 3:01 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Do you want to be an "Artillery God"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11
The good Baron from An Tir (name escapes me) who is the "god" of rubber-band guns advised us on how to use the heat-shrink cable wrap to produce a more secure fastening. Last year we basically forced about 1" of the tube into the other end and duct-taped it. We has some failures. I'm not sure the pr...
- Tue Apr 09, 2002 1:40 pm
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Do you want to be an "Artillery God"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11
The pressurized gas/liquid rattan guns seem to be on the way out. Our gun, since it's just a big rubber-band gun (and fires ammo identical to that fired by the "rifles") got intensively inspected by a wide range of marshals last year. They agreed we were all good, and the Mk II due out for this year...
- Mon Apr 08, 2002 7:44 am
- Forum: Medieval Combat and Weapons
- Topic: Do you want to be an "Artillery God"?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11
Do you want to be an "Artillery God"?
Last year at the Pennsic War, the Fellowship of the Oaken Blades introduced the rapier-field foes of the Midrealm to the concept of field artillery. The rubber-band cannon "Clairiel" proved an enormous success and, facing her might, La Rochelle fell twice in one afternoon! http://www.armourarchive.o...