Oct 20
It’s often difficult to measure for someone’s custom armour in person. Getting things correct for the finest armour requires multiple measurements and multiple visits from the client unless there is a casting of whatever body part I need available. This is especially so for gauntlets, as the hand and wrist need to be measured in …
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Oct 01
In making armour there are a lot of different tools that need to be used. I have over 30 different hammers and mallets for the various metalsmithing “things” that I do. Most of the work, however, is done by a small core of hammers. I make most of my own hammers, as well. Well, I …
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Italian Medieval Swordsmanship the Flos Duellatorum of Fiore Dei Liberi: Facsimile and Translation; Interpretations
Works on Horsemanship and Swordsmanship, in the Library of F. H. Huth
A Practical Guide to Test Cutting for Historical Swordsmanship
