my Pioneer project
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 6:09 pm
It took me a very long time to pick the project up where it stopped last year.
But I started it again, last friday was my first real day working as an independent armourer in my new but small & cosy workshop.
It will be the first of a series of early medieval helmets so:
Saxon Pioneer, Wencelaus, Norman, Viking, crusader, and barrel (pembridge like) helmet.
Now this helmet is rivetted, I'm working on forming the cross-bars using the Oxy-acetylene set and make the stylized wild boar for the top.
I only have to make hinges (i've already made the cheekplates) and- perhaps some rivetted mail.
The helmet is all mild steel 1,5mm and the most difficult part was making the rim strip fit on the lower nose part (1mm steel) - I used a specially formed chisel & leadblock.
The helmet was inspired by a picture I saw on the late website of Angelcynn and that one was made by Tim Noyes of the heronarmoury.
But I started it again, last friday was my first real day working as an independent armourer in my new but small & cosy workshop.
It will be the first of a series of early medieval helmets so:
Saxon Pioneer, Wencelaus, Norman, Viking, crusader, and barrel (pembridge like) helmet.
Now this helmet is rivetted, I'm working on forming the cross-bars using the Oxy-acetylene set and make the stylized wild boar for the top.
I only have to make hinges (i've already made the cheekplates) and- perhaps some rivetted mail.
The helmet is all mild steel 1,5mm and the most difficult part was making the rim strip fit on the lower nose part (1mm steel) - I used a specially formed chisel & leadblock.
The helmet was inspired by a picture I saw on the late website of Angelcynn and that one was made by Tim Noyes of the heronarmoury.
