Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Gorgets



16 gauge gorget. Sometimes the blue isn't as intense....this only got to brown. To my eye a good colour, and its not like it even shows after the armour is on. The body of these are only 18 gauge, (they are covered by a 14 gauge breast plate...) but the neck ring is 16 gauge. The top is hashed over 90 degrees to not only provide a comfortable seat for the jaw, (stops the chin bleeders) but also to provide a channel to deflect any stray splinters that make it under the helmet away from the throat. This armour is also useful for those times when the breast and back plate slide up, threatening his Adam's Apple.

This is not "quite" finished. I still have to line it with leather, and attach eyelet holes for the shoulder armour and arm harness laces.

This is the hardest armour to make....four pieces which have to mate up with each other perfectly, and still be fairly comfortable for the wearer. Fussy, fussy, fussy, fussy. Its the one piece I get new hands to make...and see if they have the stick to it ivness to make the rest of the armour.


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school demos






Hundreds of pictures, only three of which don't show any faces. Well, a good time was had by all!

Monday, May 9, 2011

Quinn's Armour

Feedback is always nice.....
followers of this blog remember when I made Quinn's Armour. It was good armour, but didn't fit exactly right over the shoulders, so he sent it back for modification. 20 minutes in the shop, then back to Q's place.


Quinn says:

It arrived today, safe and sound. Since I had no squire located at my disposal I wasn't able to strap everything up all the way, but I was able to do enough myself to see that the modifications you made are spot on. I don't think I'll be having any trouble in that area any more.
I'm really excited to put it on with the rest of my kit, and will have a full report as soon as it stops raining long enough for me to go out in it!
-Thanks again,
Quinn




So I am looking forward to seeing him in his cool South Tower Armouring Guild armour. As are most of the ladies who follow this blog...grin!



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Sunday, May 8, 2011

Going Solo

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