New Armourer

Reltryn · Post by **Reltryn** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:24 pm

Hello,
I am just beginning to make armour, chainmaille only at this time, and was wanting to get into making plate armour.
Where might a person find the material, or, WHAT KIND of material is needed to make such a thing?

Padrig · Post by **Padrig** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:30 pm

Check the essay section at the bottom of the page first.

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Reltryn · Post by **Reltryn** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 10:59 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Padrig:
Check the essay section at the bottom of the page first.

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I'm sorry, but which first page? I can go quite far back into the threads? Tell me the heading please.
Nice website by the way!

Derian le Breton · Post by **Derian le Breton** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 11:03 pm

The essays can be found here

-Donasian.

Steve S. · Post by **Steve S.** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 11:15 pm

You might want to check out this article here:

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

Steve

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Padrig · Post by **Padrig** » Mon Dec 02, 2002 11:55 pm

Thanks for the compliment.

Donasian beat me to it but if you scroll down to the bottom of the page you are reading now you will find links to the essay section and also paterns shared by nice gents.

Pat

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Mad Matt · Post by **Mad Matt** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 9:36 am

How far are you from Johnson city? The folks at http://www.armourworks.com like to help people make their own armour in their shop on weekends. If you're not too far give them a call.

Otherwise Krag and a few others are in college station, Halberds is a little further north in Texas I forget where though. There's a crapload of armourers in Texas. Lots of them very friendly and helpfull.

Sorry I don't know where Mansfield is in relation to anywhere elce. Being about 5,000 miles away from Texas I'm not really up on the geography.
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Reltryn · Post by **Reltryn** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 1:17 pm

I am in the North Central area of Texas. Mansfield is about 20 miles South of Fort Worth, or 35 miles Southwest of Dallas.

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 9:53 pm

I used scrap computer cases for my first several armour creations. It was free and the thick, mild steel worked quite well. A few minutes with a wire brush wheel in my drill took the paint off when I was done forming. Cutting was easy with aviation snips. Now I know I like doing it an I will even spring for sheet steel on occasion.