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Gustovic

Crucial moment now.

Where to put the hinges? The while line marks where my eyes sit.

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Some artsy fartsy pictures

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I squashed a breastplate, a globose one. The metal doesn't thin out that much, as you are just redistributing the metal around. Basically with a round hammer you make little "craters" on the inner surface when you hit, and the borders of these "craters" are thicker than the center. When you then ham...

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Still too rough?

Also, is the vervelle sticking out just enough?

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RandallMoffett wrote:
j. aketon' cooperto de panno de taffeta taneto, cum una camisa de chartes There is an aketon of taffeta silk (darkened or tanned? Taneto? I think there is a place Taneto in Italy as well) with a Chartes shirt.... not sure what that is.

Perhaps a jazerant?

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The helmet is for myself, not a customer. The persona that would be using it would be a man-at-arms, so someone wealthy enough to afford a complete armour.

So I guess I'll just file them out =).

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Question about patina and finish.

Should I keep it like this (top)? Should I file off the black spots more?

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Yep, got mine.

Pretty effing cool.

Weirdest package ever (it comes in a green plastic sack), but well worth the wait and the money.

1000 thumbs up for Toby!

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Mine should have arrived at the school office two days ago. Tomorrow morning I'll go check out if it indeed is the book.

Excited =)!

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Yes, after punching every hole has to be cleaned with a chisel and file.

But I hope after finishing the project I'll make myself a decent set of punching and chiseling tools.

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This is another helmet and the punch now is shaped differently, but you get the idea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YTp9MLtRM0

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I perhaps made the lining ones a tad too big, but it's gonna work anyways. I was kinda in a hurry for finishing the punching action, so I was using the same punch for both kind of holes. And actually, in the original lining holes and vervelles holes are kinda of the same size. When I'll be done with...

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I realized I could have cut more at the sides, but oh well, next time. All has been hand filed, punched and chiseled. No powertools involved =). http://i.imgur.com/PTcTtZ8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Jm0IFK5.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9w149PH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/ZMbr8TZ.jpg http://i.imgur.com/2EPYZZ3.jpg ...

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Perhaps a smaller version of a bascinet?

Like, a bascinet is quite well formed and tall, while a palet is a skull cap with vervelles and a pivoting visor?

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Perhaps my wording wasn't clear or I just didn't write it :P. My point is that, as I understand it, people say or assume that visors are a nuisance while fighting on foot in battles, so you hear basically everywhere "I think that were closed on horse and raised or ditched when on foot". I don't refu...

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Oh damn, I forgot to mention a very important point, my bad. Personal preference. I guess different fighters would have different set ups. Like you see in some German effigies knights with only mail on their arms and other with plate covering them completely cap a pie. Some would have preferred to f...

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Regarding the use of visor, I refuse to believe that is wasn't used in the thick of battle. Why on earth would you leave your face exposed when arrows are flying and dozens of people are trying to stab you with spears and such? I think that while fighting on the frontline the visor was down, and per...

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Ernst wrote:
Item ii bras et uns gousses iiiil.
Item 2 sleeves (of mail) and a gusset. 4 l.
Item ii gorgeretes pisaines xxxs.
Item, 2 Pisane gorgets. 30s.

Ok, so this pushes the dating for separate maille sleeves at 1302. Nice.

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In italian "stivale" means boot. Perhaps it refers to greaves.

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YES!! We need more of this!!!

Any chance for later accounts? Like from the 60's or the 70's? And perhaps from Spain or Italy?

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Then I can just remove a layer of padding and try it. It's old woolen cloth. Now it's two layer of them, and the shells are held up together with pins =).

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Very snug. It's not too tight, but it sits very firmly on my head. I don't think there is any "air" on the forehead, but surely is on the sides.

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Update! Trimmed the cheeks and the brow a little bit more. Also reshaped the back and dished the front a little bit. And made the liner (or at least a prototype). http://i.imgur.com/kAyK4gA.jpg http://i.imgur.com/jpl4G7E.jpg http://i.imgur.com/mNhYvTn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yIyjtC8.jpg http://i.imgu...

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Awesome! Thanks Mac! I actually already downloaded it some time ago, but forgot about it =).

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Well, make a copy would be very cool, since this is like the sixth attempt at it. The helm is 3mm overall, so I could draw the cheeks a little bit further down, yes. I'll wait until I have the actual liner to see how it fits again, and then I'll decide what to do. The main feature I wanted to reprod...

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Better? i guess I could remove still a little bit more from the cheeks and the brow and tild the helm a little bit forward. This time I used more "padding" (roll of paper used in the workshop to wipe your hands) on the back and on the front, so I guess that changes something as well. Sorry for the c...

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Unfortunately it cites the Resurrection, but it doesn't say when it was painted.

It does say that there was a restoriation in 1429 though. But some are from 1410, others are later.

The description is rather confusing, actually =).

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I guess the date would be 1390-1410.

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Mac, is this the angle at which you think it should sit (more or less)?

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Thanks Mac, that's exactly the kind of guidance I was looking for. Superb as always.

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Hello people. I finally managed to successfully make a decent bascinet. Now I'm wondering how it should fit. My main concern is how wide the face opening should be. The original has a pretty wide one, while mine seems to be about right, covering my cheeks and everything. I was wondering how much spa...

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The crease should be couple of centimeters taller, but I'll get there =)

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I'm glad that you managed to establish your small business, Tom. Hopefully I'll be able to purchase/trade something from you =).

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Any news on when the book is going to be shipped? (Still surprised I got a copy myself =).)

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The suspicion is that the breastplate might have been, under the laws where it was found, illegally excavated. Providing further information regarding find site, etc. might bring the current owner heaps of trouble, with any revenue being returned to the state, or export for sale being denied. That ...

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