Just because a cloth was never issued to make doublets, doesn't necessarily mean it was never used to make them does it? No, but it does sugest that it was a strange thing to do. I don't see it. A cloth not being issued to make doublets just means they weren't made from livery issued wool doesn't i...

Another interesting thread, I can see I've got more sewing to do :roll: I have to ask though, It was a line from that book that made me ask the question, I quote,"It is noteworthy that woollen cloth was never issued to make doublets." Just because a cloth was never issued to make doublets,...

Hi, I'm posting this here for anyone who might be interested, I'm not involved or associated with the Combined Military Services Museum in any way - just passing this on. 'The Battle of Maldon' - An alternative view- Sunday 11th March 2012 7.00pm doors open at 6.00pm A talk and debate on the Battle ...

Is there anything specific you wanted to do living history wise? If you have a particular interest already there will most likely be someone who could point you in the right direction. If you don't have an idea what you'd like to do then just come along and chat to people and see if anything takes y...

Very nice pictures, thanks for sharing and my compliments to your friends!

I will remember that for the next time! I have re-vamped my shirt pattern so that it fits better, I effectively used the old shirt as a block to make the pattern from so its too far gone to patch up now :roll: On the upside, I do now have a good pattern for a fitting shirt that won't interfere with ...

Ah well, I'll just have to make do without - and make a few extra shirts for spares I guess!

Glad I asked first though, I'd hate to have wasted time sewing them to find I'd got it wrong!

Cheers!

JonT

I am currently working on some new shirts to replace the tired old ones I have and wondered wether a yoke panel over the shoulders would help. The worst of the wear is on my shoulders, caused I guess by my (probably too tight) pourpoint/petticote so a yoke would possibly help (as will making a new p...

I dunno, I thought Marcus, me and Jenn were broadly agreed on it all. You'll have to be a bit more definite, Fox. (Mind you I'm getting a little fed up of seeing people at WotR events with their doublets hanging down over hose in their shirtsleeves and their hose magically staying up) If your doubl...

Constantinople taken by the French definately look like spaudlers, seen from the back they do not cover anything more than the arms. this one by jean fouqet 1452-60 note the straight lines at the side of the shoulder plates, normally pauldrons cut across the front of the breastplate slightly as wel...

I thought that they looked like Steves! Clearly there are some examples of pauldrons being worn over the top of brigandines, even without the fabric covering. Colin, if you have some pictures of pauldrons worn with brigandines please do share as I can't seem to find any! So far all the pictures sho...

Steve Lunn of White Rose made the armour shown in the photobucket link, that is actually trimmed from a photo of him wearing it! They are spaudlers using the velvet as the articulating material rather than internal leathers (basically made in the same way as a brigandine). The line drawings look ver...

Frances, I can't access my pictures at the moment (my computer has blown up so I'm using a friends one) but I'm fairly sure I have a picure or two which possibly show brig style spaudlers. Rob, I can't say that I have seen any pictures of brigandines worn with pauldrons. There are pictures of brigan...

Wyldstallions, have you tried using a rod inside the tube verveille to stop it from crushing as you peen the arms over inside the helmet?

Show us some pictures!

JonT

The mentality of looking forward to the next battle, laughing and joking about how "we must be mad to do this on hot days" and how "its a great way to lose weight" as we don all the armour is possibly the most misleading bit- and the public don't even notice (most re-enactors don...

Langley wrote:If blackened or sanguined had been common surely the Black Prince would have been called the Same as Everybody Else Prince?

Unless (devils advocate here) he was called that because his armour was black like the common issue stuff rather than being mirror polished like the other nobs?

Allan's harness? Do you mean Zachos'? Yes, I do see what you mean, I'd never though of that! That'll teach me to pay proper attention! Allans post has a link to a picture on his facebook site. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129097963782985&index=1#!/photo.php?pid=4158695&id=527283459

Anyone else note that Allan harness as pictured is not all shiny and white? The shading in the shot and reflection of the surroundings on the plate gives the effect that half of his harness is darker or mottled. I have actually seen a few modern photos of people wearing white harness where, due to c...

I have seen a couple of these close-up while sorting armour issues for people. They seem to be of ok quality but as Wulfenganck has said the fit is not quite right. The sleeves are too wide at the cuff which will cause problems with full vambraces, the points on the arms were in the wrong places (at...

As usual, I vaguely remember reading that of the two different styles (strapped and strapless) only one is correctly termed a patten. Problem is that I can't cite the source or state which style is a patten and which isn't :$ Otherwise they do have a nice shape to them- once you have sorted the stra...

Leather is fine, I'd still recommend a decent canvas foundation under the leather to help avoid unwanted stretching in areas. As to rivet issues, a full lungplate style brig has over 1000 nails (I have used copper nails on two so far, it is a darn sight easier on the hands). That said, because of th...

From searching definitions, a chaplet seems to be mostly; "A wreath of flowers, leaves, or branches to be worn on the head, garland" (Middle English Dictionary) But those definitions that do mention a string of beads all define it as being; "A string of beads, or part of a string, use...

I didn't bother reading any further than the first couple of pages- jerkins, pockets and "chinking chain mail" put this too far into fiction and not near enough to historical for my liking.

JonT

Yes please Dave B!

...and still essentially made from the wrong material. As are a lot of clothes, and armour, tents.............. Yes, cast iron is wrong for the period but with some work such a cauldron could be made to look similar for a lot less than a bronze one that is right. After all, there are so many other ...

Hello SirRustbucket! My advice for a budding novice armourer is to head over to the Armour Archive (http://www.armourarchive.org) Check out the discussion area there, you'll find a wealth of information on what type of armour would (and wouldn't) fit your requirements. Most of the folks there are SC...

"Long pavilion"? "two poled pavilion"? "double poled pavilion"? "stretched pavilion"? Unfortunately this is another term like chain mail, turn shoe and pourpoint that is stuck in the general concious and will take great effort to change. I still kick myself oc...

I bought a razor (and sharpening set) from Tod at the market Saturday.

With a little sharpening it will be as fine as my normal cut-throat!

JonT

Not a hard and fast rule (as usual) but buckle plates seem to be the norm.

I also appears that the only time rivets should be used in leather is if they are attaching to something metal (ie armour/straps or buckle/plate). If this is not the case then the leather should be sewn.

JonT

Quite possibly, bearing in mind that interpreting medieval images is always a little hit and miss. Notice however that the artist has taken great pains to detail the rivets on the mail (and also the flatness of those rings against the roundness of the latten edging rings). Given that the artistic co...