13th c. Buckle--Pix in Progress

Le Brassey · Post by **Le Brassey** » Sat May 19, 2001 7:55 pm

Thought y'all might enjoy seeing what this stuff looks like in-progress:

<image src=http://finkas.home.netcom.com/ArmourArchive/TrumpBuckleProgress.jpg>

This, of course, is the wax prototype of the buckle from the Trumpington funerary brass. I will be starting to sculpt the chape (belt tip) next...

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Henri le Brassey
(mka: Timothy Finkas)

Gaston · Post by **Gaston** » Sat May 19, 2001 8:06 pm

Beautiful work, Henri, thank you for sharing it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 19, 2001 8:24 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR><font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Gaston:
Beautiful work, Henri, thank you for sharing it.</font><HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Damn(ed) nice my friend!!! Are you still planning on making and selling items?

Le Brassey · Post by **Le Brassey** » Sat May 19, 2001 10:25 pm

Thanks for your kind words, Gaston, Dane.

Yes, Dane they will be for sale.
I have been commissioned to sculpt this piece for a customer who said he was interested in 25+ sets for his own use. After I make up his sets, I will add the buckle, chape & eyelet mounts to my product offerings---anyone will be able to purchase them at that point.

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Henri le Brassey
(mka: Timothy Finkas)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun May 20, 2001 1:41 pm

Cool!

I'm evolving into a once Viking (who has a really nice set of greek armor) into a later period Dane living in England... the clothes make the man, right?

IainMcClennan · Post by **IainMcClennan** » Mon May 21, 2001 4:22 pm

When you cast, how do you separate the tongue from the rest of the buckle?

Ian

Jaeger · Post by **Jaeger** » Mon May 21, 2001 4:33 pm

Ssshhhweet!!!

Armourkris · Post by **Armourkris** » Mon May 21, 2001 11:11 pm

wow, thats freaking nice. i rather un-fondly remember sculpting blue wax rings to cast. if that stuff is anything like the blue wax it's bloody hard to get stuff that nice.
very nice work. but yea, how are you gona seperate the toungue??

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Le Brassey · Post by **Le Brassey** » Tue May 22, 2001 12:53 am

Here are the finished waxes. Note that the tongue for the buckle will be cast on its own--to be assembled onto the buckle later by folding the "loop" at one end closed around the bar shank of the buckle.

<image src=http://finkas.home.netcom.com/ArmourArchive/TrumpBuckleWaxes-2.jpg>

The different colors of wax are due to the different sheets & stock I used---different thicknesses, hardnesses, etc. The body of the chape is actually thick cardboard, not wax. But, it should "burn out" just the same as the wax does. It is used here for its rigidity & flatness.

At this point, I am discussing with the customer whether prongs or rivet posts should be provided for mounting these parts. At the moment, the eyelet & chape have prongs and the bar-mount has rivet posts (with false rivet-heads on the front). I prefer prongs because they are easier to use---but historically, rivets or rivet posts are the most common method of attachment.

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Henri le Brassey
(mka: Timothy Finkas)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue May 22, 2001 10:27 pm

I've gotta say it again....

Damn(ed) nice work Tim! You shouldn't have any trouble making money doing this type of work!

I'd keep you in business if it wasn't for the house I'm rebuilding.

Then again, the wife might protest slightly

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