The Armour Archive

Today, I received my new spaulders.

Here is the thread with pics of them:

http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB2/ ... ht=#798836

I am really impressed with the construction and articulation. I want to rave about these but I am afraid I am not knowledgeable enough to give them the praise they deserve.

This is only the second pair of shoulder defenses that I have owned. I gave up on wearing the other ones because they rode up when I attempted to raise my arm for cross-body shots and moulinet, and pressed the lower lame into my upper arm and the shoulder cop into my neck. I could not figure out how to fix them. Now I know why they will never work right.

InfinitySteel's design solves these problems. The two top articulating plates and the lower lame articulation permit the spaulders to change from the shape required to protect my shoulder and upper arm when it is at my side (think upside down L shape) to the compact shape required once you lift your arm above shoulder height (think smaller straight angle \ shape).

These work great and are not the giant, bulky shape that you frequently see out there. The price was also less than half the price of the other spaulders.

InfinitySteel, I know in another thread you mentioned modifying the new pattern you are making on these. You may want to explain how you will be changing the design for your future customers.

I think these are great and cannot wait to try them out at practice.

Jesmond Black

Thank you Jesmond,I'm happy that they are working for you.

I feel that good armour naturally flows with the body. You see, Armour is a body extension. So anatomy is my key issue with it. When I designed this pattern, I looked at origionals first, for the style. Then at the body, how did this thing need to stretch and move with it?

I had been making similar patterns for a local jousting group for over ten years, and I was not about to settle for something clumsy or bulky.

It's just not good enough to mimic old sca patterns, that are barely workable..amateurish compromises..... Anyone can bash out a cop, and stick a few lames on it, with a couple of straps.

Anyhow, I went to an old method, sliding rivets. I had to buy a $500.00 dollar punch to do it, but it was worth every penny.

My latest changes to this pattern involves some fine tuning of the top plates, they actually move more than needed. I want them to swing by each other tightly. The more gaposis you have in any position, the more likely a strike is to bend plates. If you can keep them close through the entire swing, they will support each other on impact.

In the bottom sections, I ended up widening them in the back, allowing more fluid extensions.

All in all, my goal is to provide a superior product, at reasonable prices.

It's my honor to do my best to present a truly medieaval experience to the wearer. If you cannot experience your armour as a second skin-something is very wrong.

Hell, i wanna order from infinity simply due to the fact that he took the time to reply to this thread...onward to his site haha.