Technology
During the making of armour, I gain my knowledge in a large collection of
armour literature or by visiting museums or depositories where it is
possible to study the specimens in technical details. I use all these
findings in practice. Armour replicas made by me have a identical
construction to the original, maintaining maximum movability during fencing in both full
armour or in its individual parts.
Our ancestors created armor for their survival, so it had to be functional.
That is why I stand by the rule that if something has once been invented,
it is unnecessary to discover it again. That is why my armour constructions
processes are identical to original armour. Of course there are deliberate
exceptions when the costumer has personal specific needs for their fencing or stunt criteria‘s.
If you are not definitely sure about the correct positioning in thissocial
field and the correct weapon combination, I would be happy to help you solve this problem.
Material
For the making of armour and its components I use either mild steel or
spring steel. All work is done strictly by hand without the use of presses
and power hammers.
Mild steel is not only ideal for decorative and standing armour, but also
very practical during historical fencing, tournaments and battles. Caution
must be taken when choosing the adequate thickness of the material for
individual parts of the armour. The thinnest recommended thickness of the
mild steel is 1,3 mm. Thickness of individual parts are consulted with
each client.
Production process can be done either cold or hot, depending on the
difficulty of each component and the final surface finishing. The
production methods do not affect the material durability so its not
necessary to prefer one method over another.
Spring steel is mainly worked hot to prevent the material from cracking
during the work process. The thickness of the material i use for this type
of armour is 1,5mm to 1,0mm. The combination of the thickness can also be
discussed with the customer. The advantage of using spring steel is it‘s
durability. Due to this, thinner material can be used for a large wariety
of individual components. This leads to the weight reduction of the armour
enough to be just like the original. Due to the higher specialization and
difficulty, there is large difference between the price for armour from
spring steel and mild steel.
Surface finishing
The surface finishing is done at the wishes of the customer either by
polishing, brushing, blackening or even blueing and patinating.
The inside is painted with anti-coorosion paint. This saves time on
maintenance of the inner side. This dose not have to be done to the
product if the customer wishes otherwise.