This thread went cold long ago. very long ago. But since then work has been gradually progressing on this project, and finally some decent progress has been made. So now, after many hours of tinkering, which included a bit of confusion, alot of frustration, and quite a sizable portion of swearing, a...

So ive finally got round to finishing the hot work on the left cuff, and today I started trimming, planishing and polishing. The angle between the hand and cuff is still a bit small, but once the final cuff length is decided upon the cuff will be trimmed and then flared out more. Please feel free to...

And so the left begins:

Funnily enough, its no easier the second time round.... Oh well.... but at least i know what to expect now...

Excellent, thanks everyone.

The general consensis seems to be "weaker acid longer time," so ill try leaving blades for longer.

As for ferric chloride, i didnt know it was so common. ill try get hold of some.

Thanks again.
Take care.

On the other hand, can the etching be done electrolytically?

Ok, so ive recently entered into the big wide world of pattern welding. The whole forging process is coming along well, but my question is about etching: Is the dilute sulphuric acid taken from a discharged car battery strong enough to reveal the pattern in the steel? Or will i have to find somethin...

Nice work!

What was the diameter of the starting piece? was it circular or elliptical?

Garreth wrote:I am surprised no one pointed out this essay on raising an hourglass gauntlet.

http://www.mallet-argent.com/hotraised.html

Nice work, BTW!

Yes, thats a good essay.... I spent some time studying it, as well as Eric Dube's "Raising an italian gauntlet" videos.... I guess it worked

Well, Here's MK. II...........

Are you doing both at the same time? My recent project taught me that better results are had when both are progressed at the same level. You're quite right, ive found the same thing. However, since i wasnt sure how difficult i would find this project, i only started one. In future, if im doing more...

Well, here are the next few photos. the shaping is done. now the cutting can begin :) The first pic is a bit miss-leading. The hand portion, contrary to expectation, is actually on the left. The design concerned has a very short cuff, and is for someone who, frankly, has freakishly long hands :P Mor...

In the last picture the metacarpal section you have laid out looks a bit long proportionaly. I'm not there, I can't see it fit on you (or whoever it's for). But it looks long. Could be that I have fat stubby hands too. :P Yes, i think you're right. I think the problem was that the starting piece of...

A couple more pics:

The title says it all really..... This is my first attempt at raising an hourglass gauntlet. I'm using a coke forge as my heat source, and the steel is 2mm. I started out with a cylinder, on the basis that the raising has to be less accurate. Starting with a pre-cut thumb/hand opening means they hav...

Thanks for the replies everyone. William; it is indeed mild steel. It was put together from a load of 1.2mm scraps i had. Hal; I wasnt going to put a patina on this one, but its a thought for future projects. Baldewin; Im actually quite partial to the scale finish, but thanks for the advice, ill try...

Hey everyone,

This has nothing to do with armour, or indeed history, but i thought i'd share my latest creation: Featuring my first successful forge weld!

any opinions welcome.

Thanks for the replies everyone. :D :D I put the padding in today, and had my sister bash me over the head a few times with a sword. (which im sure she enjoyed) Everything seems to be fine...no rattles, or wobbles, nor, thankfully, concusion. Now i just have to wait the week until the next training ...

Just succeeded in completing my first helmet today. :D :D (still needs padding and chin-strap though.) The bands are 14G and the panels and brim are 16G. There are a few rough bits, which I suppose adds to the authenticity, But I’m not for one second going to claim, “umm, yeah, I made those ‘m...

Veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrry nice.

How big/thick was the cervelière blank?

Thanks everyone for the replies!! Hmm...i really hope the drill DOESNT die...its dad's :P As for power, it handles 18G easily, but im not sure how well it'll work for anything much heavier. May do 16G, havnt tried yet. That's very well done. However, to save the drill, I'd put a spring in there some...

Ok, so i've just finished high school. Hence i have nothing to do. No study, no assessments, nothing. Also, Like most people on the archive, i am a complete PLANISH-A-PHOBE meaning i'll go to just about any length to avoid planishing. There-fore, in my state of planish-a-phobic boredom, i designed a...

Essentially a quickly formed rust layer that peels off because it's cooling at different rates. Essentially, yes. Although CHEMICALLY there is a slight difference between the fire scale and rust, rust, (or red iron oxide, "ferrous oxide") being Fe2O3, and fire scale, (Black iron oxide, or "ferric o...

THe question here is simple. Is it possible to hot-work stainless steel, and have it remain stainless?

What kind of torch is that?

Oxy acetylene? oxy Propane??? or something else?

(nice raising )

Arghh!!! It's the witch-squid of agmar!!!

(Haha.....love the "roman officer," followed by "medieval gothic".....)

Having seen all the posts regarding raised helmets, I’ve noticed that the blanks seem to be around 2, 3mm in thickness. With this and their large diameter, I’ve come to wonder: How on earth do you support such a piece? Let alone when it’s red hot. When I try raising pieces of that size, even i...

I believe drilling a hole where the cuts meet can reduce the chance of cracks. But i've never worked anything other than mild, so I don't know if it'll help.

......coooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

(I've always woundered, what's the big wheely thing on the back for???)

ooooohh....very pretty!



Would it be too much to ask you to post the patterns?

Oh, dont worry, he DID think ahead! the plan didn't go right though. They screwed up the train track so the police train would crash into the valley next to the line. They would stand at the top of the hill, so the crest of the hill would cover them from the ground up to the waist. then the armour t...

the tools you will need are different for each project, although, alot can be achieved with only a few basic tools. ball pein and cross pein hammers can be used for a huge variety of jobs. (and are the only two types i use, mind you, I haven't really done that much work) Stakes and dishing blocks ca...

hello everyone, I was thinking the other day whether casting a lead hammer head for dishing would be a good idea. My idea was that if I cast a head that was large, like a sledge hammer head, but with a curved face, it could be used for doing heavy dishes. I thought that the lead, being soft, would d...

Hello everyone,

i was woundering whether anyone would know how to frorge a simple halberd? I am quite new to forging, and i was looking for a basic design for making one.

thanks

Richard