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SacredDemon17 Vice Captain
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 Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:03 am
Plate Mail, Helmets, and Bullet Proof Vest! You name the protection and we will talk about it!
Remember! its always good to use protection!
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:51 pm
I think Dragon skin would be great.
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:09 pm
I think the best medieval armor is the chain mail and the silk armor from Japan.
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:24 pm
Dashin_Sentient I think the best medieval armor is the chain mail and the silk armor from Japan. Silk armour? I don't see how effective that would be... maybe if it was layered, but that's still alot of layers. Ofcourse, there were African tribes who made armour out of human hair that could stop arrows, so maybe it's not so unbelievable.
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:53 am
I just love the feel of maille, want to get into crafting a jersy or something out for myself. Never heard of silk armor, link?
@Kilo: I wonder how they got enough hair.
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 4:07 pm
Kilo of the Shadows Dashin_Sentient I think the best medieval armor is the chain mail and the silk armor from Japan. Silk armour? I don't see how effective that would be... maybe if it was layered, but that's still alot of layers. Ofcourse, there were African tribes who made armour out of human hair that could stop arrows, so maybe it's not so unbelievable. Actually, it has been proven that Silk can stop a bullet, look it up on youtube under Myth busters ^^
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 4:08 pm
MyLightRevealsMe I just love the feel of maille, want to get into crafting a jersy or something out for myself. Never heard of silk armor, link? @Kilo: I wonder how they got enough hair. | Africans got the hair from Women and Horses. Just how the Native Americans did with Bow Strings.
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:25 pm
I'm tryin' to make chainmail, sans the usual forging process required. I saw a guide where you can use wire to form the links, or buy the rings, but I haven't seen much else. Any advice?
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Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:20 pm
Umm... Metal coat hangers? Cut them into little pieces then bend them with some pliers, atleast that's what I'd try. That, or I'd find somewhere that sells chains and buy enough for the armour. Then you'd have to cut some of the links (like with the coat hanger approach) and plier them together. Or weld them instead of pliers.
But, then again, I'm only guessing. Why you looking to make chainmail, anyway?
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 6:53 am
Because chainmail is awesome, and there's a surprising amount of things you can do with it. Especially for profit.
Tried metal coat hangers, but they're too difficult to work with. For me, anyway, but I'm a weak b*****d.
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:31 pm
Hmm... I see... Personally, if I were to make any kind of armour, I'd go for plate armour. But I've got access to the right tools and materials needed. I think a friend of mine tried to make chainmail, though. Can't recall what he did, but I'm pretty sure he gave up on it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:53 am
Plate armour is too heavy for my build, and the materials needed to make it aren't really capable of being acquired by a fifteen year-old with little money.
xD
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Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2009 9:15 pm
True, though all I can get is scrap aluminum. But still, I get it in like big sheets, so a finished suit probably wouldn't look too different from a steel one.
But I can appreciate chainmail. It does it's job, afterall. I've heard of some people using craft wire to make it, and when I asked my friend earlier, he said he used an electrical wire.
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Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:49 pm
gotta go with plate armour peoples, its durable, though really heavy in most cases.... although i never say no to a good quality chainmail...
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 9:54 am
you just cant beat the mixture of warmth,protection, and comfort of aged animal hide. meet my pet 
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