tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24863457.post3979881449579906703..comments2024-03-23T14:17:37.033-04:00Comments on Hammered Out Bits: 'Hand Made'???the Wareham Forgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14584324650436543045noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24863457.post-70349191003201165972012-08-30T22:33:31.135-04:002012-08-30T22:33:31.135-04:00Hammer marks are not visible on the armours in Mal...Hammer marks are not visible on the armours in Malta, Leeds, Vienna or the ROM in Toronto. Such hammer marks on re-enactor armour are improper and are the sign of sloppy workmanship. Furthermore, what looks wrong to most any critical eye is the use of mechanical "jinnies" to roll edges and insert flutes in the metal. So much armour is coming in from India which is clearly mass produced in a factory. How can you tell? MY edge rolls are as crisp and clean as any mechanical roller...as this link demonstrates...yet they were done over the edge of an anvil.<br /><br />http://www.southtower.on.ca/armour/images/stagarmour20.jpg<br /><br />Even so, this armour is hammer dent free the way it is supposed to be. Does anybody think this armour is made by machine? <br /> So how CAN you tell? <br /><br />The answer is to look at the back of the armour. You can see the evidence of the big hammers they used to flatten the armour onto a shiney surface plate. <br /><br />(stag was stung by the comment from some yob that his armour was machine made, and is therefore a little sensitive on the subject. Foul child!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680700783923382336noreply@blogger.com