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Well i was gonna put steel plates into an old sweatshirt of mine can anyonetell me the name of one of those and. how much steel should i put in it? and one more got any sites that give me step by step on how to do one???? all advice,help. is greatly appricated

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BloodRose
"Don't sweat the petty things, Don't pet sweaty things!"

Welll juzt fourgeet Mie Baad Spealing ohky??
(lol)

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BloodRose
"Don't sweat the petty things, Don't pet sweaty things!"

sounds like a coat of plates.
A sweatshirt would not work for this, use a heavy canvas or suede, and researching a design for this should be easy with all the patterns online not to mention the ones on the archive.
Good Luck.
Engenulf

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It would seem fitting for a Northern folk, deriving the greater and better part of their speech, laws and customs from a Northern root, that the North should be to them, if not a holy land, yet at least a place more to be regarded than any part of the worldbeside, that howsoever their knowledge widened of other men, the faith and deeds of their forefathers would never lack intrest for them, but would always be kept in remembrance.
- William Morris

A sweatshirt with steel plates in it is acalled a "sweatshirt with steel plates in it."

I could suggest that 5-10mm plates would be ideal. Lots of them. Then take a walk off the end of a pier.

Seriously. You are in a place where there are incredible resources to make armour "right". You have people to offer advice that I would have killed for when I first started having to build armour...and the best you can come up with is "I want to put some steel plates in a sweatshirt"

Bloody hell, lad. Use your mind, use your eytes and actually check some of the patterns and pics on this site (even if you never manage to pick up a book). You can build something that actually looks and works like recognisable armour for about the same price as replacing a cheap sweatshirt.
Get a little brave and get a clue. We will be there to help you and you will get a better result. But stop pissing around and decide that you give a damn about quality, otherwise we are just wasting our time with you.

Sasha


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Work like you were living in the early days of a better nation

-Oysterband

Take a deep calming breath. Relax....
I'm sure you can find that hammer handle if you really look for it.

I'm relaxed. I just prefer helping people that want to achieve something rather then those looking to be deliberately helpless.
Of the two "Springer guests" Blood-daisy is actually the less annoying. It would be nice to see him actually aim higher and go for it.


Sasha

I don't know of any specific how-to's on making coats of plates, but if you are new to making armour here is an article you might be interested in:

http://www.arador.com/articles/armourstart.html


Here you can see my coat of plates. It is based fairly closely on a Wisby Type I #1 armour.

http://www.forth-armoury.com/photo_gallery/COP/Coat_of_Plates.htm

Steve


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Forth Armoury
Highly authentic, affordable riveted maille.

Damn Sasha!
Woke up on the wrong side of the forge today huh? Usually your such a calm cool and collected person. Lol....

(^_^)

[This message has been edited by hjalmr (edited 09-19-2002).]

I'd have to agree w/ Sasha, though.

If someone expressed an interest in armour and making armour, but then asked how to make something out of carpet and duct-tape, I would hope that the person would be discouraged from doing this.

Sewing steel plates into a sweatshirt is, imho, not any better.

-- jt --

Seriously. Get a piece of canvas and make what looks like a tabbard with flaps coming off the side to wrap around your mid-section. Then rivet steel plates to that section, add some buckles, and voilla! a St. Maurice coat of plates. Perfectly accurate for 1250-1300 or so. I'll put up an essay on how Joaquin and I made mine later today.

Siggy

I seem to recall that you mentioned at one point that you live on the Oregon Coast. Have you managed to get in contact with any of the local groups? I know that Lincoln City has an active group with at least some fighters. If you can make it over to Portland I have a decent shop from which my friends and I have put a large number of new fighters into armour.

I hate to take creadit for bloodroses sudden re-intreast in armour, but i did. Basicaly i told him that bending plates that are soft to fit his body is easy. And fun! But i think he has to get some more tools(giving that he has any tools at all) and find a stump ,or i think he'll quickly find that it takes work to make armouring fun. Easyer yet simply go to my house and work on it there. Plus i can throw some scrap his way too.

Ok thanks for the advice. and dang its too much fun to amke fun of my stupid questions

(lol) welll anyways thanks

Hammer Winn


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BloodRose
"Don't sweat the petty things, Don't pet sweaty things!"

The last time someone wanted to put plates in a normal peice of clothing they wanted to wear it to school so that when they got into a fight they wouldn't get hurt...
I wonder...

I resnt that last state ment mostly because im going to wear my next suit of armour i make to school. But then again im not going to slap plates onto a sweater. Just on to a gambeson.