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An Interview of an Armourer

December 19, 2000

During the Christmas season, AEMMA visited the home of Carlo Carignan of Truehearth Armoury, one of AEMMA's armour suppliers, took this short video of an interview of Carlo Carignan, in his home workshop. Carlo has been building armour for such organizations as the SCA and stage combat for about 12 years. As recently as three years ago, he now builds armour as a full time occupation, operating out of his shop in his home located on Portuguese Cove, south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. We thank Carlo for his permission to make this video available on the website.

Segmented videos are provided below for reference and viewing. The video file sizes range from 4.9MB - 5.1MB. The files will require QuickTime and are compatible with most Windows and Mac systems.

No. Segment Description Video
1 Carlo describes his shop, points out the various work areas, specifically dishing at the "log" and other tools used to create the turned edges and shapes. click to view the video

(5.0MB)
2 He continues with a description of the tube that is used to create the various curved forms. He has a number of different sizes to construct the curved pieces to the appropriate curvature for a good fitting. click to view the video

(4.9MB)
3 Carlo points out the various shaped stakes that provide a working surface for plenishing various components. He has a number of different sizes in order to create the properly shaped components. click to view the video

(5.1MB)
4 He concludes with an explanation of the ten various sized and shaped hammers each possessing a different striking surface, critical in building the components. click to view the video

(4.2MB)

 
Entered: January 26, 2001