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Heath B fraychef

well maybe one day he will BE a duke.

Heath B fraychef

thats pretty much what ive used for years.
and you can get just one demi pretty cheap.

Heath B fraychef

or save your money until you CAN buy the perfect helm.

Heath B fraychef

he will be 11 next monday,
thanks al,

Heath B fraychef

just realized i forgot pics of the back side.

Heath B fraychef

let me forward this to a friend for you. he may be interested.

Heath B fraychef

i will try for sure, we also have 2 new deels and a very passable pair of boots on the way. the footwear was a big one for me not only because it sucks to have a really cool outfit ruined by a pair of converse, but the price for a pair of footwear he will probably only wear a handfull of times can r...

Heath B fraychef

we will be giving everything to him on the 15th for his birthday. after that you will have pics. yeah thats the nice thing about lamellar, easily adjustable while he grows. and thanks to everyone for all the nice compliments. personally i think that if you start them young, on doing things right the...

Heath B fraychef

one more for a close up on the detail.
i should note the brass centerpiece was made for us by our good friend allan senefelder over at the mercenaries tailor.

Heath B fraychef

the plates are plastic from plastic lamellar.com.

Heath B fraychef

one more of the pudao shield and the helm to match is in the works.

Heath B fraychef

her are the weapons and shield that go with the kit. these were all made by myself.

Heath B fraychef

so here is some new youth combat gear we have made for my son.
a gold mongolian lammelar edged with camel suede. the maroon is lattigo leather all hand painted.
the armor was made by my roommate who also has a very nice mongolian kit.

Heath B fraychef

you could always sell the helm to get the money to buy a helm that is sure to fit instead of hoping someone has one in your size that is interested in trading.

Heath B fraychef

do what gunther suggests, not only will it fix the problem but it will make the helm look better in the process.
i had the same problem with my last helm and did the same. worked out fantastic.

Heath B fraychef

well that sucks. im too late.

Heath B fraychef

very nice work. looks like a bracer though, that dude is seriously thin.

Heath B fraychef

my room mate has a large piece he removed from a helm, when he gets home from work tomorrow ill see how big it is.

Heath B fraychef

any helm?

Heath B fraychef

great thanks guys.

Heath B fraychef

where is the best place to buy rivets?
everything i seem to find is way to expensive.

Heath B fraychef

pretty bad ass.

Heath B fraychef

with windrose they are in business for a reason. they make and sell only good quality products at a fair market price and back it up with good customer service. you cant go wrong.

Heath B fraychef

ah that makes much more sense thank you very much. i was obviously missing the easiest answer.

Heath B fraychef

well, thanks for the advice but im still not understanding how to figure the dimensions of the pattern i need taking padding into account.

Heath B fraychef

thanks everyone, we decided to try the t-6 first. im pretty sure it wont be as nice as gunthers but ill post pics when we are done.

Heath B fraychef

man when it rains it pours.
hopefully this run of bad luck will end soon.

Heath B fraychef

how do you figure the measurements for a helm when you are making it?
and how do you figure it including the padding?

Heath B fraychef

sounds like steel mastery.

Heath B fraychef

so i will be attempting to make my son a youth combat helm out of t-6.
what i dont know is what thickness of aluminum should i use?
or should i just use a thinner mild steel?

Heath B fraychef

great thanks for the help.

Heath B fraychef

does anyone have info on a good supplier of horn?
im looking to make a few new drinking horns but all the prices im finding are simply crazy.

Heath B fraychef

if you dont go with eric check out shamrock armory.
made a rather nice helm for me recently

Heath B fraychef

shamrock armory has done a few.

Heath B fraychef

windrose,
icefalcon,
the mercenaries tailor,
shamrock armory,
armstreet
just to name a few.

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