Armour Archive -- Essays

Wake me up when all hell breaks loose... Essays

Starting to Armour

The Blunt Skippy of Armouring - By: Matthew Broadway
Maille Safety - By: Clay Edgin (PoD) and Dave Larson (Aegiswolf)
Building a Vice from Scrap - By: Bruce Bauerlein
Build Your Own Anvil (off-Archive link) - By: Ernie Leimkuhler
A Shop-Built Side Draft Forge - By: Dan Cruzan
Make an Anvil Stand - By Ralph J. Sproul
Making Your Own Tools for Armoring - By: Gundobad (Andrew Stanbarger)
Running an Armoury - By: Frederich Von Teufel
Sheetmetal Cutting Tools - By: Sasha
Building a Propane Forge - By: Caius

Armour Techniques and Tricks

Riveting Basics - By Lord Mykaru Kurodachi
How to Planish- By: Gundobad (Andrew Stanbarger)
Armour Fluting - By: Scott J. Swindell
Bowling / Raising Process - By: Scott J. Swindell
Constructing Articulated Joint Armor - By: Gundobad (Andrew Stanbarger)
Using G-clamps To Aid The Construction of Articulated Armour - By Sasha
A Short Essay on Fluting - By: Gundobad (Andrew Stanbarger)
Riveted Maille, A practical approach - By Rev George
Thorgrim's Cuir Bollei Method - By: Thorgrim
Converting a Hide into Leather or Fur - By Red Dwarf (Tony Wernette)
Creating a Russet Finish - By Apocalypse
Removing Mill Scale and Light Rust - By: Sasha
Help! My Armour is Rusted! - By Steven Sheldon
An Introduction to Making Hardened Steel Armour - By Dave Wise

Armour Construction Essays

How to make a Pembroke Helm - By: Gundobad (Andrew Stanbarger)
How to make a Pot Style Helm - By: Gundobad (Andrew Stanbarger)
Simple Gambeson Construction - By: Nagy Peter
Construction Of a 13th Century Armoured Surcoat - By Ernst der Dunkelwolf
How I Made My Coat of Plates - By Prince Of Darkmoor
A Diagram of Maille Chauces, Fauld, and Camaille Layouts - by Red Dwarf (Tony Wernette)
Construction of Chinese Mountain Pattern Armour - By Sun Lu-shan
Chorbourg Breastplate - By Verminaard
Practical Chainmail in the Current Middle Ages - By Gypsey Teague
14th Century Poleyns - By Krag
Dishing a Shield Boss - By Mad Matt
Making a Round Shield That Will Last - By Giles of Redheugh and Elazar haKanay
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Armour Reference Essays

Armour and Armouring Terms Glossary
A Maille Time-Table - By: David A Counts
Armor choices & Combat Examples - By: Craig
A Brief Dissertation on Metals - By: Frederich Von Teufel
Leather And The Warrior (excerpt) - By: John Waterer

Interviews

SCA Fighters Oriented Essays

On the making of an elixir of pain relief. - By: Rev. George
Predictable Opponents - By: Rainald Knutsson
Muscle Memory - By: Rainald Knutsson
Looking Good On The Field - By: Rainald Knutsson
Sports Armours Vs. Period Based Armours - By Master Geoffrey MacDhomhuill, OL
A Guide to Choosing Armour - By Frederich Von Teufel

Additional Essays of Note

Choreographed Sword Fighting 101 - By: Glen Kyle
Intro to Basic Heraldry - By Matt Broadway
Making your own drinking horn - by Baron Vladimir of Esztergom
Accessing ArmourArchive@HOME Webspace - by Wes O'brien

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