Progress pictures of a Germam harnes 15th century

thorgaz · Post by **thorgaz** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:37 pm

Jiri Lucius. wrote:I gues around 13 - 14 min, maybe less. Depends on the mood and music.
Man it is easy.

If you don't mind me asking, I would love to hear what tools and techniques you use to make it take such a short amount of time and be so easy.

Vigmund Gunnarson · Post by **Vigmund Gunnarson** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 3:32 am

I would be interested in the techniques as well, though I guess I know the answer to the question why he works so quick yet stunning:
ItÂ´s just his outstanding awesomeness in making armor

Vigmund

Signo · Post by **Signo** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:52 am

I think he first dish the piece over a stump then raise it over a pointed stake, the progress pictures of the gauntlet show the same process.

Vermin · Post by **Vermin** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:57 am

"If you don't mind me asking, I would love to hear what tools and techniques you use to make it take such a short amount of time and be so easy. "

Little elves.

When they're not baking cookies, guess where they are?

Now you know....

thorgaz · Post by **thorgaz** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:51 pm

Vermin wrote: Little elves.

When they're not baking cookies, guess where they are?

Now you know....

I most certainly owe you a debt of gratitude for providing such knowledgable advice. I would attempt to traduce you by some vilifying epithet but your own alias will suffice, you Vermin!

RalphS · Post by **RalphS** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 4:05 pm

Signo wrote:I think he first dish the piece over a stump then raise it over a pointed stake, the progress pictures of the gauntlet show the same process.

The way I'd do it is to use a ball peen hammer or domed punch and drive the point to the full depth/height it's supposed to have. Then support it over something which doesn't fill the point and collapse the sides with a raising hammer or gently rounded hammer. It's pretty easy to steer the location of the point, not much more difficult than peening a rivet.

Jiri, what's your method?
Great looking work by the way!

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 3:39 pm

RalphS wrote:
Signo wrote:I think he first dish the piece over a stump then raise it over a pointed stake, the progress pictures of the gauntlet show the same process.
The way I'd do it is to use a ball peen hammer or domed punch and drive the point to the full depth/height it's supposed to have. Then support it over something which doesn't fill the point and collapse the sides with a raising hammer or gently rounded hammer. It's pretty easy to steer the location of the point, not much more difficult than peening a rivet.

Jiri, what's your method?
Great looking work by the way!

Yea, its exactly as you writte.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:28 am

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/sc.JPG[/img]
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Alec · Post by **Alec** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:46 pm

Jiri,

These are fanttastic photos. Very instructive. I particularly appreciate you showing the hammers and other tools you are using.

Dekuji!

Otto von Teich · Post by **Otto von Teich** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:47 pm

Those gadlings are lovely! Works of art by themselves.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:00 am

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:13 am

Nice, can't wait to see the thumbs.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Sun May 03, 2009 7:22 am

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Carnifex- · Post by **Carnifex-** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:09 pm

Those look very nice.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:54 pm

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lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Sun May 03, 2009 4:57 pm

Coming together beautifully. Its kind of shame all those hammer marks are going to get polished out.

Jon Terris · Post by **Jon Terris** » Mon May 04, 2009 4:27 am

Nice work Jiri, thank you for sharing! Thanks to these pictures I have been able to improve my work many times over!

Can I ask what you have used to highlight the file-work? The black in the lines really makes them stand out!

JonT

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Mon May 04, 2009 5:04 am

Jon Terris wrote:Nice work Jiri, thank you for sharing! Thanks to these pictures I have been able to improve my work many times over!

Can I ask what you have used to highlight the file-work? The black in the lines really makes them stand out!

JonT

Well after you file the stuff out, just paint it with some paint for small models that dries wery fast and run it over with the polishing wheel again. The axcess paint will be taken away and the heat just burns the black color into the steel.

Jiri

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 2:04 am

Dam, somehow I got stuck at home with no time to do anything at the workshop. I made a small progres, now assembling the gauntlets.
Sorry Brian for not having time to respond. Here are some pictures.

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300425.JPG[/img]
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[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300430.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300431.JPG[/img]

Pitbull Armory · Post by **Pitbull Armory** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:13 am

Good lord Jiri........... your work is magical. Thanks for taking the time to show me what real armor looks like.

Take care

Pitbull

PS How do you remove the hammer marks between all the flutes?

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Thu Jun 04, 2009 9:26 am

Pitbull Armory wrote:Good lord Jiri........... your work is magical. Thanks for taking the time to show me what real armor looks like.

Take care

Pitbull

PS How do you remove the hammer marks between all the flutes?

It needs to be planished litle bit more and then sand the rest out. Its a pain in the ass to do it.

Jiri

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:21 am

so, made a bit of a touch up to age them a bit.

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300195.JPG[/img]
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Rod Walker · Post by **Rod Walker** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 1:26 am

I love your work so much.

Mike England · Post by **Mike England** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 8:55 am

Dear God, I love those gauntlets.

Aaron Schnatterly · Post by **Aaron Schnatterly** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:05 am

Guys, seriously... the pair of gauntlets Jiri made for me a while back are amongst my most favorite, prized physical possessions.

You think they LOOK good... they are MIND-BOGGLING when worn. I'd guess Rod would confirm this.

Hands-down (pun intended), one of the best selfish purchases I've ever made.

Looking to be another beautiful pair, Jiri! Thanks for sharing!

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:36 pm

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/hin1.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/hin2.JPG[/img]

Ghostpig · Post by **Ghostpig** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:44 pm

Your work is just phenomenal!

Every new pair of gauntlets is cooler that the previous. Keep it like that.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 1:29 pm

Aussie Yeoman · Post by **Aussie Yeoman** » Sun Jun 28, 2009 3:39 pm

As always, those are absoloutely stunning.

Jiri, if you do photo requests, can I please ask for a photo of the gauntlet on your hand without the glove? This is so that I can get a better idea of where the articulation points sit in relation to the hand for my own gauntlet projects.

Cheers,

Dave

Donald St. Colin · Post by **Donald St. Colin** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:09 pm

I like looking at Jiri's work but I feel like a retard when I do.

Here is a metaphor. You got Jiri's work and my work. Sure, they are both armor and you can try both on, but you only want your friends to see you in one of them.

Signo · Post by **Signo** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:08 am

Donmall, if this is your problem you just neet to grind it more, like in sculpture, the final stage is already into the rock... you just need to remove all the excess material

Donald St. Colin · Post by **Donald St. Colin** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:10 am

I'll bring a lunch and a lantern.

Duco de Klonia · Post by **Duco de Klonia** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:07 am

First:

Great work...

Then: Jiri, can you tell me, how do you make those nice, grooved lines inside the flutes; do you use a chisel, do you carve them?
How?? please tell me...

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:37 am

Duco de Klonia wrote:First:

Great work...

Then: Jiri, can you tell me, how do you make those nice, grooved lines inside the flutes; do you use a chisel, do you carve them?
How?? please tell me...

I use a small file to do the lines. It has a shape like this () of course with sharp edges on both sides. I can make a picture of it if you want.

Jiri

es02 · Post by **es02** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:03 am

Jiri Lucius. wrote:I use a small file to do the lines. It has a shape like this () of course with sharp edges on both sides. I can make a picture of it if you want.

Jiri

Of course we want pictures!

Progress pictures of a Germam harnes 15th century

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