Armour
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best website on Armour
ABOUT ARMOUR ARCHIVE
The Armour Archive is an online resource designed
to help people make armour. It is aimed at everyone from beginners to advanced
armourers. The Armour Archive website contains a pattern archive and a
discussion area. There is also a section covering items for sale,and a directory
of links to armouries, supplies stores, and construction pages.
The largest content section is a set of essays on armour. The Starting to Armour
essays cover subjects such as Maille Safety, Building a Vice from Scrap, Build
your own Anvil, and Building a Propane Forge. The Armour Techniques and Tricks
essays cover subjects such as Riveting Basics, How to Planish, Constructing
Articulated Joint Armour, A Short Essay on Fluting, Converting a Hide into
Leather or Fur, and Creating a Russet Finish.