Thursday, May 21, 2020



Practical Armouring 101

Armoury Types




“Everyone has time, money, or a terrible lifestyle.” Bart Beswick, circa 1995.

Choosing the type of armoury you make means thinking deeply about which one you have more of - time, or money? Then, how much spare do you have of each?

Bare Bones $140


All the cheapest, highest labour options

Cutting - Cold chisel $15

Edge cleaning - A $20 file $10 sandpaper

Shaping Hammer, and Planishing - $25 ballpien

Shaping Dies - purchased sledgehammer head

Drilling $15 hand drill, $10 bits

Riveting - $20 gal nails

Welding & Heat - none

Leatherworking - one knife, rigged nail, needle and thread - $20

Wood Shaping - one crosscut saw and the same pack of riveting nails - $5

Electrical Theme $2 800

Cutting JigSaw and Angle Grinder $80

Edge cleaning Multitool $755

Shaping Hammer $220 multiple Thors

Shaping Dies Tree trunk project $400

Planishing - Planishing hammer $45

Drilling - both Electrical drills $300

Riveting - Hammer Riveting $25

Welding - any = $400

Heat - none

Leatherworking $100

Wood Shaping $300 - Multiple electrical versions of tools

Air Tool Fan $2 500

A good compressor - $1000

Cutting and Edge cleaning Multiple tools - $180

Shaping Hammer $220

Shaping Dies - Scuba plan - $500

Planishing - air planish tool - $300

Drilling - air drill $60

Riveting - air riveter - $200

Welding - none

Heat - none

Leatherworking $50

Wood Shaping $150

Rechargeable Battery User $1 500

Three good batteries $200

Cutting - $100 jigsaw

Edge cleaning - Angle grinder & polisher $200

Shaping Hammer - $220

Shaping Dies - Tree trunks - $400

Planishing - Hand - $50

Drilling - hand drill skin $100

Riveting - Hand $25

Welding - none

Heat - None

Leatherworking $50

Wood Shaping $150

Period As Possible $3 000

Cutting - $20 Cold Chisel and $300 straight cut shear

Edge cleaning - $200 files

Shaping Hammers - $500 various

Shaping Dies - $1000 specialty stakes

Planishing - $50 Hand hammer

Drilling - $50 Hand drill and punching

Riveting - $100 hammers and iron rivets

Welding and Heat - Forge and Borax $300

Leatherworking - $200

Wood Shaping - $300

Bart/Corny/Rob Style $6 300

Cutting - Shear, Jigsaw and Angle grinder - $600

Edge cleaning - Power Sander and files - $1000

Shaping Hammers -All listed and multiples $1000

Shaping Dies - Scuba and tree and dollies - $1000

Planishing - Hand Planishing - various hammers $100

Drilling - Hand, hand electric and Bench - $600

Riveting - $25

Welding and Heat - Oxy/Act and Electric $1200

Leatherworking - $400

Wood Shaping - $400

Hydraulics-R-US - $2 800

Cutting - Throatless - $300

Edge cleaning - Power Sander - $755

Shaping Hydraulic Press - $1000

Planishing - $45

Drilling - Hand Electric $40

Riveting - Hand $25

Welding - Mig - $400

Heat - none

Leatherworking - $50

Wood Shaping - $150

Moneybags $68 500

Cutting - All - $4000

Edge cleaning - Best of all - $1500

Shaping Hammers - Multiple of all - $20000

Shaping Dies - Best of all - $5000

Planishing - $22000

Drilling - $1000

Riveting - $2000

Welding - Best of All - $4000

Heat - Best of all - $5000

Leatherworking - $1000

Wood Shaping - $3000

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