| myArmoury.com is now completely member-supported. Please contribute to our efforts with a donation. Your donations will go towards updating our site, modernizing it, and keeping it viable long-term. Last 10 Donors: Daniel Sullivan, Anonymous, Chad Arnow, Jonathan Dean, M. Oroszlany, Sam Arwas, Barry C. Hutchins, Dan Kary, Oskar Gessler, Dave Tonge (View All Donors) |
Author |
Message |
Thomas R-W
Location: Minnesota, USA Joined: 15 Aug 2014
Posts: 27
|
Posted: Sat 02 Jan, 2016 4:47 pm Post subject: Flat or round rings for riveted mail? |
|
|
I'm starting a project to make a haubergeon of riveted mail and wanted to ask some people if it would be better to have completely flattened rings or rings that are only flattened on the overlap. I think it may be harder to only flatten the one portion but I have heard from some that fully flattened rings are less historically accurate. Thanks in advance for any and all answers on the topic. Also if anyone could suggest a method for cutting the rings without modifying a set of wire cutters?
~Thorill
|
|
|
|
Mart Shearer
|
Posted: Sat 02 Jan, 2016 5:35 pm Post subject: Re: Flat or round rings for riveted mail? |
|
|
Thomas R-W wrote: | I'm starting a project to make a haubergeon of riveted mail and wanted to ask some people if it would be better to have completely flattened rings or rings that are only flattened on the overlap. I think it may be harder to only flatten the one portion but I have heard from some that fully flattened rings are less historically accurate. Thanks in advance for any and all answers on the topic. Also if anyone could suggest a method for cutting the rings without modifying a set of wire cutters? |
Better in what way? If you're aiming for historic accuracy, it depends on the time frame. If you're asking which is easier to pierce for riveting, you get a different answer. If your definition of better is using the fewest steps, you get a third answer.
ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
|
|
|
|
Thomas R-W
Location: Minnesota, USA Joined: 15 Aug 2014
Posts: 27
|
Posted: Sat 02 Jan, 2016 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Flat or round rings for riveted mail? |
|
|
Mart Shearer wrote: |
Better in what way? If you're aiming for historic accuracy, it depends on the time frame. If you're asking which is easier to pierce for riveting, you get a different answer. If your definition of better is using the fewest steps, you get a third answer. |
Then I guess I'll hear all three answers.
~Thorill
|
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum
|
All contents © Copyright 2003-2024 myArmoury.com All rights reserved
Discussion forums powered by phpBB © The phpBB Group
Switch to the Basic Low-bandwidth Version of the forum
|