Welcome to our About Us page.

Well where to start, We as in I ( Max ) started re-enactment approximately 10-12 years ago, with what was at the time a newly formed group re-enacting the 11-13th century in Carew Castle. Their name coincidentally were the Carew Collegiate of Knights, later to become the Collegiate of Knights Templar.

Wow when I think back how things have changed, armour back then were welding gauntlets and that was about it, that's as much as anyone of us could afford. I remember you could get on the field with a linen skull cap as you armour, no padding, no mail, no steel or leather armour needed, and the strangest thing is we very rarely got hurt. The only injury I received back then was a broken finger, and after that I made my first pair of gauntlets. An old pair of leather winter gloves, some high density foam and a plastic belt all covered with parts cut from an old leather jacket, all hand sewn together. Now they lasted me for years and I never got another broken finger while wearing them. That glove is still the basis for the armoured mail gauntlets I make now.

From there to vambraces, upper arm and shoulder padding, arming jack, leather jerkin, leather and metal helms. I made most of my kit and then ended up making stuff for others. I really got into the swing of things about 4-5 years ago when I started hardening leather which was a long process but an interesting one. That lead to articulated joints and so on.

Well I am still enjoying it, but I don't get to fight so much anymore now I am trading at most of the re-enactments. I am always to busy working and making new and different things.
Now you know a bit more about me and my involvement in re-enactment, if you any questions please give me a ring for a chat.
P.S. The two handsome chaps below are me on the left and my good friend George on the right.
( You can see pictures of both our armour in the leather and steel section of the web site. )