[Bryn-gwlad] Combat archery prep (was Re: Would-be combatarchers?)

[Zach Most]

I noticed something on the Stonekeep armoury page I
hadn't before, on the 'price beater' cops: "Made from
14 gauge hot rolled steel, so they are much heavier
than required for SCA combat. Ran through the same
deep dishing machine as our regular cops, then machine
planished. The edges are only roughed out with a
grinder, and no finish is laid on the steel except a
coat of oil for shipping."
  Of course he might be using a rawhide mallet on
other items.  He probably does for cuises at least,
unless the dishing machine (I'm curious how it works)
has a number of dies.
  There's nothing wrong with using some automation in
production, particularly from a customer's
perspective.  Hammering can harden a piece, so a
pressed piece (I still don't know if that's what he's
making) is typically softer than a hammered piece, but
not usually by so much that it's really a huge deal. 
Even with the machines, his profit margin on the price
beaters has to be small.
  Gaston


--- Ed Shelton <shelton_ed at hotmail.com> wrote:

> He cuts them out with a plasma cutter and then
> hammers them with a rawhide 
> mallet.
> 
> Giotto
> 
> Last year I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He was
> using a dotted line. He 
> caught every other fish.
> Steven Wright
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Zach Most <clermont1348 at yahoo.com>
> >Reply-To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad
> <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
> >To: Barony of Bryn Gwlad
> <bryn-gwlad at lists.ansteorra.org>
> >Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] Combat archery prep (was
> Re: Would-be 
> >combatarchers?)
> >Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2006 16:00:53 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >It's possible to cut, pound, planish and sand a
> pair
> >of cops in about 4 hours if you really hussle and
> have
> >done it before.  For most folks it would take more
> >like 6 to 8 hours.  The raw materials probably cost
> >less than $10.  All things considered it's pretty
> >tough to compete with the site Sir Lyonel linked
> to.
> >They may be using a press instead of hammering them
> >out.
> >   Gaston
> >
> > > - couters (elbow cops) and elbow pads
> > >
> > > Sir Gaston could possibly tell you how much
> money
> > > and time it will cost to
> > > make your own, or you can buy. The best
> combination
> > > I've found of price and
> > > quality are at
> > >
> http://spiers-saddlery.stores.yahoo.net/cops1.html


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