"wisby" gauntlets KIT?

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:54 pm

These are all 16GA mild , some have felt padding and some have blue foam padding . I tried using a "linesman"[thicker leather] gauntlet for the base this time and the customer was very happy . The blue pair is XXX large welding glove . Just finished these now onto hourglass!

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:55 pm

these went to an AEMMA fighter

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:57 pm

the blue pair

Jr · Post by Jr » Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:47 pm

i love those guantlets

Hrolfr · Post by **Hrolfr** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:30 am

As always, beautiful work

Pitbull Armory · Post by **Pitbull Armory** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:40 am

Hi there Whonew, Great looking Gaunts there. I really like the metacarpal on them. Keep up the great work there.

Take care

Pitbull

Christian Wiedner · Post by **Christian Wiedner** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 3:42 pm

Hello,
IÂ´m "nearly" new here. IÂ´m just reading the Armour Archive since a long time. Now I want to give something back to you:

Another example for the Wisby gauntlets...IÂ´ve made this gauntlets for a customer. You can see more pictures there:

http://plattnerei-wiedner.de/produkt_de ... ?prodid=21

Greetings from Germany!

Giles de Nablus · Post by **Giles de Nablus** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 4:11 pm

WOW... counting my pennies!!!!

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:35 pm

wow Christian ... those are beautiful , they are inspirational . Thanks!

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:37 pm

I really like how the leather and metal on those intergrate so seamlessly! Nice web site also.

Jr · Post by Jr » Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:45 pm

These are my dream guants =] i love these nice job Whonew and welcome to the forum does anyone sell these as a DIY

*edit*

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:49 am

Whonew,

Did I just see a hijack?

You have made some fine gaunts.
Jolly well done.

Hal

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 12:57 am

Welcome

Christian
New Member
Joined: 18 Mar 2009
Posts: 2
Location: germany

We would like you to have your own showing of your work.
Start a new thread and show us your work.

Funny... but my X-Mother in law is named Wiedner.

Hal

Effingham · Post by **Effingham** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:08 am

It occurs to me they would be the perfect DIY kit. The time consuming part is putting it all together, and that's not the technically (or noise-producing) hard part.

If someone made decent kits for these (especially those wonderful hand backs) they could make a killing.

Effingham

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:19 am

Welcome and well come to the Archive, Christian Wiedner.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:26 am

We have a gaunt kit maker that has expanded into helm kits on the forum.

Many swear by his gaunt kits.
However they are not finger gaunts.

Another enterprising member was selling pre cut and shaped finger pieces for gaunts.

I only sell the tools to make them.
I can not make a pair of gaunts with out the clients hands on my work bench.

Hal

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:31 am

Hal will not insist that the client detach and mail them, for this makes email communications... involved and difficult.

Effingham · Post by **Effingham** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 1:37 am

Christian Wiedner · Post by **Christian Wiedner** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:23 am

Wow, at first thank you for so much laudation and the nice welcoming.

I wrote it yesterday to another member of the archive, that I plan the translation of my homepage in english, but I didnÂ´t had the time yet.

Soon as possible I will start a new topic with some work of mine. Untill that time you can see the work on my homepage below "Produkte".

These gaunts were no DIY kit. They were a customer's request and customization.

But IÂ´m thinking about it to sell DIY kits for these gaunts.

OzFinnGeek · Post by **OzFinnGeek** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 2:57 am

Wow, I can only dream of making anything near the quality of work here.

I too seek to make gauntlets. Work usch as this is inspiring!

Signo · Post by **Signo** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 3:18 am

Great!

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Tue Aug 11, 2009 10:03 am

I put feelers out a while back for these kits and had no interest so I shelved the prodject.

Grimr · Post by **Grimr** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:21 pm

whonew wrote:I put feelers out a while back for these kits and had no interest so I shelved the prodject.

How much were you asking for a kit?

Jr · Post by Jr » Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:19 pm

Hey Whonew how much do you sell those for

Seamus mac Dhughaill · Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:10 pm

I would be interested to find out how much a DIY kit would cost, as well.

Pitbull Armory · Post by **Pitbull Armory** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:38 pm

Rofl Konstantin :0)

Thank you

Pitbull

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:33 am

Not that one cut off their hands!

Perhaps a nice mold would help.
I would prefer some sort of flexible cast urethane.

This way... if also supplied with the clients fitted leather gloves, it might be possible.

Now grounding metal gaunts on the stick is a different challange altogether.

Take a look at these Archive classic patterns.
http://www.armourarchive.org/patterns/gauntlet_thorz/

Hal

PS: Whonew... thoes are fine gaunt kits.
I have not seen them before.
Perhaps some sales and marketing on the classifides would help.

whonew · Post by **whonew** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:27 am

I'll pull out what bits and pieces I have and try to put a price together this week and PM those who asked with details and we'll see from there
cheers
PS...thanks Hal, I still have the helm I got from you in a kit . It's complete and blackened in a glass case in my wife's store

Giles de Nablus · Post by **Giles de Nablus** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 11:40 am

Effingham wrote:It occurs to me they would be the perfect DIY kit. The time consuming part is putting it all together, and that's not the technically (or noise-producing) hard part.

If someone made decent kits for these (especially those wonderful hand backs) they could make a killing.

Effingham

Ditto, I'd def buy a pair without delay...

Steve S. · Post by **Steve S.** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:13 pm

Those wisby gauntlets are awesome!

Steve

Tableau · Post by **Tableau** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 1:22 pm

whonew, those are some excellent looking gaunts. I don't think I've ever actually seen finger gauntlets in person, but I'm thinking of making some just because they looks like they'd be so much fun.

Definitely inspirational.

audax · Post by **audax** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:38 pm

I'd do a trade of a kit for some greaves.

Sigurd Fjalarson · Post by **Sigurd Fjalarson** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:38 pm

So what was the price?

Docniel · Post by **Docniel** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:27 pm

DROOL! How much for the blue ones??

dacovalu · Post by **dacovalu** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:37 pm

those are really nice, like so many others here, how much would you charge for one of the kits?
Daco

"wisby" gauntlets KIT?

"wisby" gauntlets KIT?

another pair

another pair

Howdy

inspirational

DIY "kit"

Re: DIY "kit"

Howdy

kit