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Ervald's Links to Websites About Building Armor

There are also websites devoted to making SCA armor. Below is a list of many of them (links current as of 11/21/03):

First, of course, you should familiarize yourself with the Armor Stadards of the Society for Creative Anachronism

Then...

ARMORING AND BLACKSMITHING BEGINNINGS, BASICS, AND INSTRUCTION

• The Arador Armour Library
• Basic Armouring: A Practical Introduction to Armour Making by Paul Blackwell
• Anvilfire metalworking resource
• A Guide to Making Bartholomew's SCA Armor
• How to Peen a Rivet
• Cuir Bouilli/Hardened Leather FAQ
• Baked Waxed Leather Armour
• Boiled Wax Leather Armour

• The Arador Armour Library: Plate Armour and Patterns
• The Armour Archive Pattern Collection
• Bladeturner Plate Patterns
• The Making of Wisby Plate by Rick Steeves
• Patterns for a COAT OF PLATES, RING ARMOR, and LORICA SEGMENTATA
  
• Lorica Sementata
• Cad's Pattern Page: various armor patterns
  
• Patterns by Patrick Woolery
• More patterns
• Armor for Women

• The Arador Armour Library: Leather & Foundation Armour
• Blateturner Leather Patterns
• Cariadoc's Miscellany: The Perfect Armor
• Leather Arm Armor by Hagen of Vinland
• Leather Clamshell Gauntlets

• The Chainmaile Bible
  
• The Arador Armour Library: Maille Armour (chainmail), Scale & Lamellar Armour
• Chainfire Maille and Armor
• Sara's Chainmail Connection
• Bladeturner Maille Patterns
• ChainMaille: the Lord Randolph Method
  
• Chain Mail Construction
  
• 'Chain' Mail Production Techniques as taught by Duke Manfred Kreigstriber
• The Apprentice Armorer's Illustrated Handbook For Making Mail
• Close-Up shots of Chainmaille weaves
• How to make a Hand Mandrel
• Constructing a Lorica Plumata
• Horn armour
• On the Construction and Use of Llamelar

• An Online Manual of Japanese Armour Construction
• How to make Japanese armor
• Japanese Arming Guide

• Late 13th Century Armour Adapted for SCA Combat
• The Way of the Warrior by Lord Sylvanus Perrin
• Padding and Strapping the Gauntlets
• Making a Heater Shield

• How to make a Gambeson...in German
• Making a 14th or 15th Century Arming Jack by Nicholas Andrew Cioran
• French Arming Cap, Linen, circa 1250

• Therion Arms: Construction and Techniques
• DMOZ Open Directory Project - Arts: Crafts: Metal Craft: Blacksmithing: Armor
• The Armourers Ring
• Bladeturner Links Page

ETCETERA

• Building an Armour Stand by Eric Slyter
  

GLOSSARIES

• Pictorial Glossary of Armor Terms
• Arms and Armour Glossary of Terms

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