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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #30 on: 2009-08-25, 07:40:24 »
Looking real good! Well done on the torse!  :)
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #31 on: 2009-08-25, 21:53:43 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2009-08-21, 00:58:30

add mittens Ordered
first order the mittens you dummy See above

Boy these things are like big oven mitts! :)
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #32 on: 2009-08-25, 23:06:32 »
pictures!!!!! please ;)
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #33 on: 2009-08-28, 00:26:51 »

 
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #34 on: 2009-08-28, 02:12:17 »
wow pretty cool man!! can't wait to see them.  how are they sewn onto the mitten? wondering if we could tailor them down a little
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #35 on: 2009-08-28, 03:09:52 »

They're a little big on me, I think, and they don't close into a fist real well. I'm tempted to take my pair apart, and use the mail to sew it onto a set of regular leather gauntlets (separating the mail into individual fingers, etc). It also probably wouldn't be hard to take the mail off, reduce the size of the leather, and put the mail back on. The same amount of mail in a smaller space would give it more stretch and compression to allow better flex.

The mail is sewn on in a very simple way. All they did was spiral-stitch a cord around the edges.
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #36 on: 2009-08-28, 07:44:42 »
Heh, well at least the makers of that pair didn't maille the palms as well like the first pair of
maille gauntlets I bought over a year ago. Those stupid things wouldn't allow you to even make
a fist!  :D
The size of the rings usually don't help matters either, speaking of which, if you're going to
go to all that trouble of modifying that pair, why don't you just purchase a couple of sheets of
that smaller ring welded maille from the ring lord and sew them onto a pair of gloves?  :-\

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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #37 on: 2009-08-28, 14:15:32 »

That's an option too, of course, though I already own these. Heh. :) I haven't decided yet. The rings on these are similar in size to the ones in my hauberk, and smaller rings would be nice. I'll have to think on it.
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #38 on: 2009-08-31, 23:15:54 »
When I get back to work on my Teutonic Knight in the off season, I want to try my hand at making gauntlets with scale backs and mail palms.  I know this isn't really functional (as previously pointed out) or techinically period, but for looks and intimidation they would really kick ass!
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #39 on: 2009-09-01, 00:09:42 »
i dunno about the mail palms. you'd never be able to grip a sword.
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #40 on: 2009-09-01, 03:23:26 »
Quote from: Sir Wolf on 2009-09-01, 00:09:42
i dunno about the mail palms. you'd never be able to grip a sword.
Yeah I already know that, these would be completely just for looks and coolness factor.  I think the most hand protection I'd like to fight in would actually be plain leather gauntlets.  That's just my personal preference though.
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #41 on: 2009-09-01, 20:58:13 »


my legs. i really want to get the galv. off the mail, but that will have to wait till next summer.
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #42 on: 2009-09-01, 21:03:55 »

Looking good!

We need to find a time to get the mail gaunts over to you as well.
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #43 on: 2009-09-01, 21:11:55 »
ya. i will be at her moms in 2 weeks i think. maybe i can slip down with my hauberk and see how they match up :)
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Re: Sir Wolf's late 13thc kit
« Reply #44 on: 2009-09-02, 00:31:02 »

As in the weekend of the 12th? WMAW weekend? :)
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