The Armour Archive

A month of so back on another thread I was asked to post pictures of some of ABC ent. products. Well, we just got back from our annual merchanting event "Kris Kinder" and I snapped some shots. Not alot of variety, we try to add 1-2 new products to the product line a year.

But, this gives you an idea of what we do.

Notice: we know the stuff we are making is not the most period of pieces. But, we are not trying to reproduce extant pieces. Our motto is "Beautifying the SCA on a budget". We are currently working on period pieces, but they are more for our own fun than actual product line.

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Ya know Insane, a kind suggestion as I love what your doing....if you just used a solid plank for the top/ 'door' your piece would be ever so much more convincing....and a solid pine piece would be a piece of cake to make.....thus you wouldnt see any plywood lines. Im sure there is a benefit to plywood but the edge of the door is also something to be concerned with. It might not bother some, but a solid plank would probably extend your market by making it just a bit more convincing.

Are boys standard for 'baby in the box', or can we buy 'baby girl in a box' as well?

Durasteel Corporation wrote:Ya know Insane, a kind suggestion as I love what your doing....if you just used a solid plank for the top/ 'door' your piece would be ever so much more convincing....and a solid pine piece would be a piece of cake to make.....thus you wouldnt see any plywood lines. Im sure there is a benefit to plywood but the edge of the door is also something to be concerned with. It might not bother some, but a solid plank would probably extend your market by making it just a bit more convincing.

Thanks for the suggestion, and actually we DO work in plank as well. The reason for plywood for "stock" is price points. It is cheaper to work in ply and we can make different sizes easier. But we do work in deminsional lumber.

We have in the past put a strip of deminsional pine around the edge of the lid to hide the plywood. It works well. We just didn't do that for these boxes, since we built them for "stock".

I know what you mean by the plywood edge, I don't like it either, I HOPE that most take the boxes and paint them, covering up the ply.

Can you suggest somewhere to buy those chest hinges? (other than Lee Valley)

Thanks!

Kel Rekuta wrote:Can you suggest somewhere to buy those chest hinges? (other than Lee Valley)

Thanks!

try
http://www.vandykes.com/subcategory/67/

Burtons also has some interesting hinges

http://www.brettunsvillage.com/trunks/h ... hinges.htm

Or, for something completely different and custom made, see you local blacksmith.

(Not a shameless plug, since I'm not taking on anything new until after my wif gets her house built, and for a time thereafter. A fireplace crane, trammel, and other accoutrements are needed for new house, plus set-up time for the new forge building on our portion of the farm. Plus a few other outstanding projects on a 'round tuit basis.)

I'm happy to make references, though.

Cap'n Atli wrote:Or, for something completely different and custom made, see you local blacksmith.

(Not a shameless plug, since I'm not taking on anything new until after my wif gets her house built, and for a time thereafter. A fireplace crane, trammel, and other accoutrements are needed for new house, plus set-up time for the new forge building on our portion of the farm. Plus a few other outstanding projects on a 'round tuit basis.)

I'm happy to make references, though.

Uh, thanks. Been there, done that. I'm looking for some attractive but inexpensive hinge sets to crack out some 14thC six board footed chests. I guess Lee Valley isn't that badly priced after all.

Thanks for the tips folks!

Kel

Kel Rekuta wrote:Uh, thanks. Been there, done that. I'm looking for some attractive but inexpensive hinge sets to crack out some 14thC six board footed chests. I guess Lee Valley isn't that badly priced after all.

Thanks for the tips folks!

Kel

Lee Valley is where we got the hinges pictured. However, we plan on ordering from Van Dykes next time around.

And yeah in a perfect world I would be able to have a local blacksmith make my hinges. At a very competitive price of course.

Unfortunately strap hinges like the ones I want are usually to cost prohibitive to buy via a blacksmith when used for plywood chests.

Now, if I were making a very special chest, ie out of deminsional lumber that may be a different story. But when you are buying hings 20 pair at a time, cost is a factor.

Are you taking orders for Gulf Wars

I want two of the clothing racks and I might take a box or two.

Thorstenn.

P.S. I emailed Aiden I think, about some tables might you have some pics of ideas.

Also if anybody is concerned about the quality, these products are top notch and so is the service. I own two chairs and so does a friend of mine. There great.

Hey Irish,
Did you get my e-mail?

Thorstenn wrote:Are you taking orders for Gulf Wars

I want two of the clothing racks and I might take a box or two.

Thorstenn.

P.S. I emailed Aiden I think, about some tables might you have some pics of ideas.

Also if anybody is concerned about the quality, these products are top notch and so is the service. I own two chairs and so does a friend of mine. There great.

Yeah we are trying to work out some delivery issues, but we hope to be sending some stuff to Gulf Wars. We have been working on an idea for a foldable/colapsable table. I hope to have some type of pattern worked out by this weekend.

HOPEFULLY if the idea I have in my mind works out, the table top will fold over and make a "box" to hold the legs, so it will become something like a big breifcase.

I won't have a price point for you until I can price materials, and I can't do that until I know the deminsions.

BTW, are you wanting large tables or smaller "end" tables?

Ceddie:
Yes I got your email, we are trying to work out some delivery issues for Gulf Wars, so until I can say emphatically "YES" your stuff will be there, I don't want to take any money. But I hope to have a better idea of the situation soon. Stay tuned.

Further Notes on Blacksmiths:

Yep some can be costly; however, some are pushovers for a good barter deal ("six pair of hinges for one really good tool chest"). As a carpenter or cabinet maker I'm a pretty good blacksmith. Others are in the same boat. You just have to find them, especially for a custom project.