Bladeturner Armoury

Plate Patterns

How to Make a Cheap, Workable Forge
Last Update : 4/25/99
Author : Turig Noyam

Anyone looking to try their hand at hot raising plate should know how to build a forge.

Pattern Type: Tools/Supplies
Period: Varies
Difficulty: 3/5

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: Yes

A Simple Shop-Built Side Draft Forge
Last Update : 4/25/99
Author : Dan Cruzan

Anyone looking to try their hand at hot raising plate should know how to build a forge.

Pattern Type: Tools/Supplies
Period: Varies
Difficulty: 3/5

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: Yes

Plate Techniques/Helm Making
Last Update : 3/24/99
Author : Jason Grimes

I wrote this paper as a way to share what I have found in my search for the techniques used by ancient armourers in their craft.
-Jason Grimes

Pattern Type: Plate
Period: Varies
Difficulty: Varies

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: Yes

The Portable Armoury
Last Update : 4/25/99
Author : Ld. Ranyart Boarsbane

I have found that it is handy to carry with me to events some armouring equipment.
-Ld. Ranyart Boarsbane

Pattern Type: Plate
Period: Varies
Difficulty: 1/5

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: Yes

Acid Etching
Last Update : 4/25/99
Author : Lady Finnegan Reid Paget

Etching can be the first step (or the finished product!) in creating beautiful metalwork pieces.
-Lady Finnegan Reid Paget

Pattern Type: Plate
Period: Varies
Difficulty: 3/5

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: Yes

Sand Casting
Last Update : 4/25/99
Author : Lady Finnegan Reid Paget

Sand Casting is an art that has presented itself in cultures around the world.
-Lady Finnegan Reid Paget

Pattern Type: Plate
Period: Varies
Difficulty: 3/5

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: Yes

Wisby COP Patterns
Volume
Last Update : 2/15/01
Author : Unknown

This is the first four in a collection of diagrams of Coat of Plates from the Battle of Wisby (1361).

Pattern Type: Plate
Period: 1361
Difficulty: Varies

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: No

Wisby COP Patterns
Volume 2
Last Update : 2/15/01
Author : Matt Broadway

These drawings were made by Matt Broadway, creator of the Armour Archive.

Pattern Type: Plate
Period: 1361
Difficulty: Varies

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: No

Old SCA Patterns
Volume 1
Last Update : 2/15/01
Author : Unknown

This is the first in a series of four sets of scanned SCA patterns that were sent to me. The quality of the images suggests that these are 4th-5th generation photocopies of photocopies, so most of the text is illegible. Some of the drawings are of scales and designs that I have not seen elsewhere, and therefore merit inclusion here. This batch includes a diagram of an armour stand.

Pattern Type: Plate
Period: ????
Difficulty: Varies

Finished Pictures: No
Sample Picture: No
Text Instructions: No