Chain maille signature ring
For some upcoming maille projects I wanted to make myself a signature ring. The details you can find here on this page but also you can find an overview in … Continue reading
New forge instruments
I want to make a new set of forge instruments. This set will consist of a slider, a shovel and two ladles (a bigger one for water and a smaller … Continue reading
Combined doming/curling hammer
Today I want to prepare an upcoming project that was inspired by the Nickolas Dupras thesis “Armourers and their Workshops..” in which he described several greeves and that he couldn´t … Continue reading
Armourmaking is now Dressed in steel
This year I´m planning to do add some extra content to this blog (already working on some videos :). And as part of this I changed my domain. Armourmaking.wordpress is … Continue reading
Language will change to english
This will be the main topic for this Blog in 2018. I will change the pages language to english so the blog has the chance to be read by even … Continue reading
Abrasive paper holder
This idea was already in my head for a long time.. This is a simple holder for strips of abrasive paper made out of wood profil and foldback brackets. The … Continue reading
Aglet – Arming points
Additional tools we need for this: a Drift for the aglet a small woodblock with carved semicircular grooves Template I make the template directly on the drift by raping … Continue reading
Embossing pad
Often I had seen such embossing pad in DIY videos of armourers or bodyshop manufacturers. Thies are leatherpads filled with sand, plastik- or metallballs into which you can emboss sheetmetal. … Continue reading
Video Tutorial – Martin Bavin
In the few videos of Martin Bavin he shows in an uncomplicated manner some very important armouring techniques
Elk leather for armourstraps
Quite often I saw references that deerskin was used for armingstraps. Unfortunately I never found a seller for thick deerskin. Then some days ago I found Lederversand Berlin who sold … Continue reading
Dressed in steel 