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

[Ed Shelton]

I recall that the last time I was by his shop, around June, he said he had a 
machine coming in to do dishing and complex curves.  He must have gotten it 
up and running.  Before he always used a rawhide mallet usually weilded by 
someone else.  He's an intelligent fellow after all.  He has a couple of 
regular hands around his ranch and would often pay shire members to come do 
dishing work.

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-becombatarchers?)
>Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2006 22:07:07 -0700 (PDT)
>
>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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