I am that HERO! I mean armour. I can do it. you tell me what size scales. They range from 1x1.5<br>to 2.5x4. I can make them in stainless, carbon,<br>titunium,...
Sure, the period way is to sew leather over the edge of the camail, so that it covers and is held to the mail, but so approximately 1/2" of doubled leather is...
Not a very good picture, I'm afraid, and I pushed the go button before I meant too.<br><br>I'll try and scan a photo this weekend and post it to the club...
Hi, I'm new in this club, but as I make some armour, and wear more than I make, I thought I might fit in.<br><br>I've been blacksmithing for about five years,...
HI! I'm Jason and I am living in Iowa. I am 26 and I am trying to find as many resources on the making of armour as I can. As well as friends who are into the...
Hello all,<br><br>I looking for a place that has replica armor stautes for sale or rent. you know, like for "standing guard" at the side of a door or ...
Good evening,<br><br> I'm a newcomer to the SCA, and thereby a comeplete idiot when it comes to logical sources for information regarding 'period' pieces of...
Hey Trouble,<br><br>I'm a fairly new person alos...seen the SCA lots of times, been to a few fests and even got a good crack or two in on the heavy fighting. ...
Heyas,<br><br> Welp, I've made one hauberk, three coifs, a wallet chain, a few pieces of jewelry, and currently am working on another coif, a haubergon, a ...
Ok, after taking some aspirin for all the questions, I can safely say, I have no idea how he made it. I, myself am very native right now about armor and the...
Nope, no pictures of my stuff availible. I'm not that great at remembering to photograph before I part with something. I do intend to take pictures of some of...
I do not know what the enviroment is in your kingdom etc, but here in the south where it is humid and hot, leather rots at an amazing rate, and those who wear...
Hello to all, I tried to use the chat feature to talk to a couple of your members with no luck. I'm new to the San Antonio area and am trying to find out what...
Has anyone tried to make wooden forms to shape armour? I am attempting this using a 2 part form and hydraulic press. <br>The shape is the teardrop for a...
I'm afraid you're not going to have much luck, wooden forms tend to crack pretty quickly. More than forms I've found with presses that a top and bottom tool...
I thank you most kindly for the advice.<br>I have until now found nothing about in SCA or <br>out there in the real world.<br>as a side note i have had limit...
Would Chain vambraces be legal and proper? I know I could make a full sleeve chain coat, but I would like more movement and to be able to cut back on some of...
All the Kingdoms have different standards as far as Armour as well as Marshalls to interpret them. The standards in most as far as Vams go aren't that ...
What is an easy way to tell the difference between cast and forged tools. The tools here don't seem to have "drop-forged" stamped into them. Alternativly, can...
Usually you can tell by the texture, cast items are made cheaper so they won't spend too much time 'cleaning' them up. Usually it will have a 'gritty' or ...
Trimaris does require rigid protection for the forearms but I'd suggest you check the definition of rigid protection within the armor standards at this link. ...
...This was sent to me Jan.5th <br><br>...Read this, then send the truth on how much a full suit of platemaille, the chainmaille and the padding weighs, to ...
Well, they're not that far wrong. I understand that most period plate was around 18 gauge. My complete harness, including arms, breast, back, tassets, and...
I'd have to differ with that. To me the term "most period plate" is misleading. Much of what is left was not combat or tourney plate. Out of that what was not...
According to Gerry Embleton and John Howe, authors of "The Medieval Soldier":<br><br>"Some comparative weights may be instructive. Four typical late 15th...
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