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Main => The Armoury => Topic started by: Sir Wolf on 2013-04-13, 20:11:05
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i have to sew a new surcoat. its already cut out and waiting.
i am currently restitching/soling an old shoe.
i just riveted on the straps to my knees.
need to fix the mittens on my full hauberk
when my mail chausis get her i will need to work them to the shoes.
thinking about making a banner.
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And you only have 3 WEEKS! muhahahahah! ;D
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Sir Wolf,
After I cut my heavy linen for my Charles de Blois pourpoint I'll ship it out to you for hand stitching... k, thanks.. :)
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LOL, I love these threads! Makes me realize just how deep I've gotten myself...
Finish stitching my fauld to my arming coat
Haft for poleaxe
Haft for halberd
Haft for lochaber axe
Trim and size haubergeon
Get gorget and armet playing nicely / make pattern for new gorget lames
Replace modern laced points with braided waxed points w/chapes
Buttonhole stitch all the eyelets on arming coat
Add reinforced leather points to pourpoint
Add reinforced leather points to gambeson
Misc strap upgrades / replacement; get rid of the "looped leather" buckle attachment and use proper steel mounts
Assemble great helm from James Arlen Gillespie helm kit
Padded chausses
Padded knee wraps (bulwarks)
Ties for pants to make getting the greaves on easier without fabric trying to escape constantly
Replace simple rear leather straps on pair of cuisses with historical large leather piece with integral strap
Mantle and torse
Mount my crest to helmet somehow
Find my missing voider so I can sew them to the arming coat (seriously, how do you lose armor??)
Trim chausses to fit feet
Make a mail standard
Make cheater chausses for behind cuisses
Attempt my first sword belt
Reasonably sure I'm forgetting some things, but that's what I can think of off the top of my head. I have issues... :)
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I fight in the SCA. I always have a project.
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Well I've gotten my end of all my projects done. They're in the stage of completion by the skilled artisan, BJ the seamstress!
Bascinet-getting bad butted maille aventaille replaced by period (and more functional) padded aventaille, added breaths on left side for vision.
Riveted maille cheater chausses- removed blackening, cut them to shape. Getting them lined now
Hauberk- adjusted sleeves for tighter fit, added neck closure system, moved support belt to natural waist, padded "mittens" of maille
And a little something very special indeed..... ;D
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Let's see...
Wake up. Check.
Breathe. Check.
Eat. Check.
Nap. Check.
Listen to wife. Check.
Eat. Check.
Sleep. Check.
Work. Check.
Repeat cycle.
Did I forget to breathe again?? ???
Plus, my wife says that I'm a project. Does that count??
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I''ve got 2 to finish in the next week and i I would like to get done in that same time frame, but I'm not sure it will happen.
(hand)Sew a period sack for carrying rations and eating gear.
(hand)Sew a better looking and more funcional Snapsack (and if we can coordinate schedules teach another one of my reenactor freinds how to make one).
Repair my poor broken Matchlock Musket. The front barrel pin assembly rusted and the pin is now stuck in place. I've been working on her for a week now to get the pin out so I can the piece that it goes through on the barrel rewelded to the barrel and then put the barrel back on the stock. This Musket is a simply beautiful piece, but a constant problem child.
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ok got my mittens half way decent. now they don't lie so flat and look like oven mits when not on my hands. (don't buy the GDFB riveted mail mittens. I have done more work to them and they still don't look right. make a pair yourselves.) learn from my mistake.
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painted my son's ren faire axe. the wooden ones sold over by the joust arena. brown handle with a primer colored axe head.
also made my oldest a new wooden shield the size of my son's. her's was the small one (cause she was like 2 when i bought it for her) she gave it to the youngest so i cut out a new one, primered it and put straps on it. she wants like purple or pink.... i don't have those spray paints lol.
what next shall i do in the last few hours on a Sunday?
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ok got my mittens half way decent. now they don't lie so flat and look like oven mits when not on my hands. (don't buy the GDFB riveted mail mittens. I have done more work to them and they still don't look right. make a pair yourselves.) learn from my mistake.
Pictures??
painted my son's ren faire axe. the wooden ones sold over by the joust arena. brown handle with a primer colored axe head.
also made my oldest a new wooden shield the size of my son's. her's was the small one (cause she was like 2 when i bought it for her) she gave it to the youngest so i cut out a new one, primered it and put straps on it. she wants like purple or pink.... i don't have those spray paints lol.
what next shall i do in the last few hours on a Sunday?
PICS OR BAN!! :D
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got my helmet put together. not really happy with it. but it is what it is. i am going to paint this one my colors just for fun.
primer coat:
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/IMGP3365.jpg) (http://s596.photobucket.com/user/reenactthis/media/IMGP3365.jpg.html)
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ok got my mittens half way decent. now they don't lie so flat and look like oven mits when not on my hands. (don't buy the GDFB riveted mail mittens. I have done more work to them and they still don't look right. make a pair yourselves.) learn from my mistake.
Pictures??
painted my son's ren faire axe. the wooden ones sold over by the joust arena. brown handle with a primer colored axe head.
also made my oldest a new wooden shield the size of my son's. her's was the small one (cause she was like 2 when i bought it for her) she gave it to the youngest so i cut out a new one, primered it and put straps on it. she wants like purple or pink.... i don't have those spray paints lol.
what next shall i do in the last few hours on a Sunday?
PICS OR BAN!! :D
Autumn's is drying. so here's Logan's shield and axe I did. what is it called for the first son on the shield again? I may put them on it too. (notice the vintage bedspread, ya that was mine when i was a kid! LOL I'm an awesome dad ahahahaha
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/DSCN1704.jpg) (http://s596.photobucket.com/user/reenactthis/media/DSCN1704.jpg.html)
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Darn... now I wish I had saved my Star Wars and Dinosaur sheets from when I was a kid....
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he also has my empire strikes back pillow case
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Lets see, I gotta send my maille to get tailored, I gotta clean and figure out how to suspend my maille chausses, get new boots, get my spear finished and get a new surcoat for my coat of arms I got.
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My linen should arrive today so I should be able to work ony pourpoint when I get home next weekend. (I'm only home Friday night through Sunday afternoon for the next while, thanks Navy)
Once that's done I hope to commission a new breastplate with fauld, and I'm considering donating a kidney for a nice plaque belt.
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I fight in the SCA. I always have a project.
Likewise with re-enactment, there is always something that needs repair or improving upon ;)
G.
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projects
1) new tabard
2) a few knives
3)buckler
etc.
no pictures except one of knife because I only have phone camera and it is quite lacking.
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bought my pole and banner material today. (YEAH)
now, if you look at my coat of arms. would you make it 1/3rd black and 2/3rds grey or half n half
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bought my pole and banner material today. (YEAH)
now, if you look at my coat of arms. would you make it 1/3rd black and 2/3rds grey or half n half
I don't know what the Gods of Heraldry say about it, but I like the look of 1/3 2/3 split instead of half and half.
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bought my pole and banner material today. (YEAH)
now, if you look at my coat of arms. would you make it 1/3rd black and 2/3rds grey or half n half
I don't know what the Gods of Heraldry say about it, but I like the look of 1/3 2/3 split instead of half and half.
thats what i thought to. so the banner is cut out and maybe sewn tonight. i also bought the pole. started to paint it but rain outta paint (grrrrrrrrrrr)
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after months of procrastination,
I'm finally getting back to my FUBAR of a first attempt of a gambeson, making a cappa clausa/robe/surcoat/habit thingy, and trying desperately to get my kit at least somewhat presentable for this coming saturday to make a good first impression with the local duchy of the Adrian Empire :D
BTW Sir Wolf, I'd glady take that pot helm off your hands :D looks really good from where I'm sitting.
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got my oldest's shield with a first coat of paint.
my banner staff has it's first coat of paint on it.
the left side of my helm is drying
cleaned my chausis from oil as much as i could.
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my banner pole. it looked cooler in my head. oh well it's what i got now.
(http://i596.photobucket.com/albums/tt47/reenactthis/DSCN1708.jpg) (http://s596.photobucket.com/user/reenactthis/media/DSCN1708.jpg.html)
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my banner pole. it looked cooler in my head. oh well it's what i got now.
Isn't that always the case? When and if we ever find our camera I'll have to post up my projects as well. But Sir Wolf, your banner pole looks fine! I'm looking forward to seeing what your helmet looks like, I do like em painted up.
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i plan on puttin a spike in the bottom of the pole since i don't have a portable hole. hopefully it'll hold. it did in an American flag i did once, but that was on a shorter pole
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I think my banner will be on my spear for a while.
Right now my biggest project is just to unpack everything and display some of my swords again.
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i plan on puttin a spike in the bottom of the pole since i don't have a portable hole. hopefully it'll hold. it did in an American flag i did once, but that was on a shorter pole
No portable hole? Did you look in your bag of infinite holding?
Or make one...
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lol i thought about buying some square stock and making my own. but what i did was just as good. i took a garden spike nail (the kind used to hold the wooden rail ties) and cut the head off. then drilled the bottom of the pole and filled it full of glue. then pounded the spike in the hole. WALLA it now can stand in the yard with no issues of falling over
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No portable hole? Did you look in your bag of infinite holding?
Or make one...
"infinite bag of holding"? don't you mean a large carpet bag that's "practically perfect in every way?" ;)
Sir Wolf, I do like your idea of the garden spike. What kind of glue did you use to withstand the elements? Gorilla Glue, epoxy of some form? I too, would love to make a spear banner, and to make some form of spiked holder for it would just be extra awesome.
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lol jsut wood glue. if if comes out i'll epoxy it.
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cool. KISS method :)
yeah, right now, I'm trying to make 4 yards of fabric which I'm sure was enough when I started, become enough fabric for the cappa clausa/habbit/robe thingy ;D
doesn't help I'm built like a barn door, or rather maybe a barrel lol
that, and trying to translate what they're trying to explain here lol I wish it was the cm to inches that was the problem lol ;D
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/francis.htm (http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/francis.htm)
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well, my banner got another section added to it. it seems it was period for a knight to have his country first before his colors. so i am adding the white background and the red cross of st George. also thinking about painting my rampant lion and shells on it as well. as if i didn't have enough crap to do.
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well, my banner got another section added to it. it seems it was period for a knight to have his country first before his colors. so i am adding the white background and the red cross of st George.
That's pretty cool to know! I wonder when Scotland started flying the Cross of St. Andrew? I'd love to have that on the front of my banner!
Also, I completed my cappa clausa/habit/robe in seven hours in one night. Very cool looking. I love the 54" hood on it as well. I had to smidge ideas for the hood, as it doesn't look like there were pleats used back then, but I wanted a wider hood as well. We found our camera, but still no charger for it :o ::) fricken leprechauns! :D
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added a pair of arming points for my chausis on my padded jacket. now i gotta see if my mail will go over my jacket. if not i guess i'll just wear my pourpoint under it.
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added a pair of arming points for my chausis on my padded jacket. now i gotta see if my mail will go over my jacket. if not i guess i'll just wear my pourpoint under it.
Put the points on the inside not the outside
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huh i am not following lol. the way i've always done it is put both point ends from the inside of the jacket to the outside, then thru the armour. being that this is mail i will have a piece of leather on top of the mail to take some of the load off when i tie.
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For a padded jacket, where the hem is about mid-thigh length, if you point your legs to the inside of the jacket, you will have better range of motion. If you point to the outside front of the jacket, the jacket itself will interfere with range of motion and fit of the chausses. From the outside, it will also cause your chausses to pin the jacket to the front of your legs, which you want to avoid. The jacket should hang over the front of the chausses instead. Or just use a seprate vest but we know that's not really historical.
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huh i am not following lol. the way i've always done it is put both point ends from the inside of the jacket to the outside, then thru the armour. being that this is mail i will have a piece of leather on top of the mail to take some of the load off when i tie.
Do the opposite. Points on the inside. Like if you flipped it inside-out. Then the chausses don't sit over the coat, they sit under it. Tried it with my arming coat & cuisses, I like it. Also keeps the mail from banging the cuisses, since the jacket is in-between. Can take pics if you need them.
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got it thanks
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i hate you all. look what you make me do!
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Ah quit your bellyaching! At least you will have a banner! I got word from Isabella E that she won’t be able to ship mine out until the end of May! :'(
Your banner looks awesome! :)
Hey btw, that is a great looking rampant lion on your banner. Is it embroidered or an appliqué and if it is an appliqué how big is it? I’m thinking about the child sized William Marshal surcoat I’m having made or will end up making myself since I haven’t been able to get a hold of my seamstress these past two weeks. :-\
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i painted it on. took like 10000000 coats to get it to show up on the black lol
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Ah quit your bellyaching! At least you will have a banner! I got word from Isabella E that she won’t be able to ship mine out until the end of May! :'(
go to the fabric store and make a simple on in cotton or something. just to have your colors up!
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Ah quit your bellyaching! At least you will have a banner! I got word from Isabella E that she won’t be able to ship mine out until the end of May! :'(
go to the fabric store and make a simple on in cotton or something. just to have your colors up!
Arrr! You are EVIL! Stop it! I'm not listening to you! :o
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Damn it!
Well I did just buy 3 yards of green and 2 yards of white medium weight linen and I still have my rose and griffin stencils... :-\
Sir Wolf, I *LOATH* you! - ;)
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you and me both brother!
i was just chastising our good friend sir edward about him and his order of the marshal! i haven't been so busy in 4 years than i have in the past 2 weeks!!! wait this photo idea is YOUR FAULT! wait till i take of fa thumb nail next weekend!
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i hate you all. look what you make me do!
Hooray, a post where I don't have to reply "pics or ban" :D
Looking good Sir Wolf! Keep that productivity train running!
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that's a great looking banner Sir Wolf!
Hooray, a post where I don't have to reply "pics or ban" :D
I gotta adapt and overcome this camera boondoggle I've got going on, for fear of being banned! :D
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My work here is done.
Or... is it really just beginning? :)
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I just ordered a mace from Wulflund. A flanged one to be exact, it cost me 125 USD, with the shipping it's 145. Currently I am saving aluminum beverage cans to fill with water and have a smashing fest with my new mace when it comes. Not sure when it will arrive but the handle will be 60CM which I think is a decent reach.
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I just ordered a mace from Wulflund. A flanged one to be exact, it cost me 125 USD, with the shipping it's 145. Currently I am saving aluminum beverage cans to fill with water and have a smashing fest with my new mace when it comes. Not sure when it will arrive but the handle will be 60CM which I think is a decent reach.
Saving cans is a great idea. We do the same with plastic bottles and sharp swords. Doesn't cost anything but the water to fill them. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
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crud, i had to make 2 wooden pistols and 2 wooden muskets this afternoon. had to match the ones we got at Ft Frederick.
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I spent the day modifying my mail chausses and attaching them to the c-belt I bought a while back. I had to modify that too. So far so good, suspension seems comfortable. But combat is the real test, and although I practice with my pell each week, I haven't fought since last fall. :-[
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Yeah I got to get to work on cleaning mine, my main issue is last time I cleaned mine my hands were rubbed raw from cleaning them, NOT looking forward to getting dry raw hands from it, even with gloves on I still got rubbed raw cause I had to feel the maille to make sure the oil was gone.
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Mine will be dirty and grimy. I am a mere sergeant, after all ;D
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Just remembered I have a Von Atzinger inspired War shield sitting in storage to replace the one that got too small and I think I can even Guige strap it with a lot of modification.
So that's: Buckler- Enlarge hand grip; Old Tourney Shield- make into Centergrip kite; Old Too-Dang-Heavy War Shield- Turn into Tourney shield.
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Plus gauntlet & shoe repair. Helm repadding, and cuirass modification.
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Ah quit your bellyaching! At least you will have a banner! I got word from Isabella E that she won’t be able to ship mine out until the end of May! :'(
go to the fabric store and make a simple on in cotton or something. just to have your colors up!
Here! Are you freaking happy now! ;)
I have to still stencil the griffin and get some more bias tape for the bottom border but all in all not bad for a couple hours work on the machine which worked a lot faster after I realized I still had the heavy thread loaded on it for armor undergarments. :-[
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LOL yes................ hehehhe
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Looks good, guys!
I still don't have a portable hole. I think we need to find some squires to keep all of our banners upright.
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Looks good, Sir Wolf. Is the banner cap period?
Sir Edward, I don't have a portable hole either. I have directions on how to make one, but I lack a welder and heat source to forge the rings..
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do what i did. drill a hole in the bottom of it and put a garden nail in the bottom of it, you can see it in teh bottom of mine where i didn't get it all the way in the ground.
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Those are great looking banners Sir Wolf and Sir Brian!
Sir Brian, where did you find checkered bias tape? That's pretty nifty, I was actually planning on making my own bias tape from scratch for my gambeson, but I've been reluctant because of how much hair pulling that would cause.
Sir Ulrich, you sir must have dainty hands! ;D I kid
Oiling and maintaining your mail should be something you enjoy and take pride in, as it's part and parcel to armour responsibilities. Besides that, it builds character ;) (I kid again)
beyond that, still having a SNAFU on the home front trying to find the battery charger for the damned camera.... guess I'll just have to post lots of pics in a row!
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pics or ban!
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pics or ban!
GAH!!!! :o ;D
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Those are great looking banners Sir Wolf and Sir Brian!
Sir Brian, where did you find checkered bias tape? That's pretty nifty, I was actually planning on making my own bias tape from scratch for my gambeson, but I've been reluctant because of how much hair pulling that would cause.
Well I bought a roll at Michael's Craft store but when I checked for more today they didn't have anymore but I'm sure it is still being made. So my banner won't have a bottom border. :-\
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Haven't been able to post pics yet, but I restrapped my greaves, stole the buckles that didn't match the rest of the harness, cut up a "D-Ring" belt and made it into a sword belt (I needed a 3rd one), and tweaked my helmet and gorget to fit better - it's still not good, but, it's better. Hoping to get Allan to make me a new one before VARF.