Progress pictures of a Germam harnes 15th century

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:05 am

Its from mild steel , combination of 1,3 and 1,6 mm.

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300199.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300200.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300201.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300202.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300203.JPG[/img]

Charles Alexander · Post by **Charles Alexander** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:54 am

Nice work.

Great way to let off steam and accomplish something too.

Kenwrec Wulfe · Post by **Kenwrec Wulfe** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:55 am

Man Jiri...you do some seriously beautiful work.

waveicle · Post by **waveicle** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:32 am

Jiri -

What technique are you using to sand between the flutes of the rarebrace? Power tools, by hand or both?

Thansks,

Waveicle

Ismaels-Legacy · Post by **Ismaels-Legacy** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:33 am

If that's what your work looks like after being pissed off, you need to have someone spend one hour each day yelling, screaming, and absolutely deriding you! That is some beautiful work!

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:38 am

waveicle wrote:Jiri -

What technique are you using to sand between the flutes of the rarebrace? Power tools, by hand or both?

Thansks,

Waveicle

I use both. Even a hand file to get some of the nasty places .

Jiri

Otto von Teich · Post by **Otto von Teich** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:22 am

Thats looking great!

Effingham · Post by **Effingham** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:29 am

Jiri, that is some NICE work. Wow.

Effingham

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:22 pm

Thanks,

I just got home from work and I have been looking at the elbow for a while and I dont like it. So I took a hammer and gave it another beating to get a better shape. Will clean it up tomow and post more pictures.

Jiri

Andrew Young · Post by **Andrew Young** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:21 pm

Looking great Jiri !

MattB · Post by **MattB** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 3:28 pm

Looking nice Jiri, real nice. Look forward to seeing more.

Thanks for your previous pointers on gauntlet cuff rolls, I'm now able to produce much better gauntlet cuffs.

Matt

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 1:39 am

Aussie Yeoman · Post by **Aussie Yeoman** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 2:46 pm

will the edges of these elbows get rolled or left as is?

Dave

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 5:16 pm

They fill be filed round and not roled. Some fluting will be done in the midle and one long flute along the edge.

Jiri

Ideval · Post by **Ideval** » Fri Oct 10, 2008 7:31 pm

So wonderful! Thank you for the images!

What does the elbow look like when it is flat, in the rough pattern shape?
I'm curious mostly about the material removed for the overlap.

Thanks!

Otto von Teich · Post by **Otto von Teich** » Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:32 am

I'd guess a thick V shape.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Sun Oct 12, 2008 4:08 pm

More pictures from the progress.

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300217.JPG[/img]

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300218.JPG[/img]

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300219.JPG[/img]

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:50 am

More pictures will be added today. I have also managed to break my hand shears, I gues I was squeezing it too much.

Shade · Post by **Shade** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 4:01 am

It is always a miracle how clean your work looks without grinding. Literally thousands of small hammer marks on the inside... great

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:25 am

IdÃ«val wrote:So wonderful! Thank you for the images!

What does the elbow look like when it is flat, in the rough pattern shape?
I'm curious mostly about the material removed for the overlap.

Thanks!

Will post a picture of the pattern tonight. But its not 100%, some material gets cutt off during the proces.

Aussie Yeoman · Post by **Aussie Yeoman** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 2:20 pm

Jiri Lucius. wrote:OK, here is the elbow after another shot of hammering.

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300211.JPG[/img]

that black line along the bottom of the back of the elbow...is that material going to be removed or flared out?

Dave

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:10 pm

That material got cut off.

AaronT · Post by **AaronT** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 9:30 pm

You are the best.

Wolffhart · Post by **Wolffhart** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:15 pm

Jiri,
This is really starting to look amazing. It will be a day to remember, when I can finally try it on

.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Mon Oct 13, 2008 11:17 pm

Thanks for all the great progress pics.
Perhaps you could put it together as a booklet.
Jolly well done.
I would buy one.

Hal

PS: Can we see some more hammers, forms and stakes?

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:20 am

IdÃ«val wrote:So wonderful! Thank you for the images!

What does the elbow look like when it is flat, in the rough pattern shape?
I'm curious mostly about the material removed for the overlap.

Thanks!

Here is the picture i have promised.

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300214.JPG[/img]

I gues it could be another 5 cm longer to get a longer wrapp around the arm.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:23 am

Halberds wrote:Thanks for all the great progress pics.
Perhaps you could put it together as a booklet.
Jolly well done.
I would buy one.

Hal

PS: Can we see some more hammers, forms and stakes?

Man you would not believe me what tools I have to make armour. Wery litlle, I will post some pictures tonight. I have to get more stakes to get better work done.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 2:25 am

My broken shears, next time i have to be more gentle to them.

[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300215.JPG[/img]
[img]http://www.luciferarmoury.com/unedited/S4300216.JPG[/img]

Vigmund Gunnarson · Post by **Vigmund Gunnarson** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 8:32 am

Oh my... You really showed those who the boss is

Anyways you do an awesome work there, and if you really got that few tools that actually would stand for your talent.
I at this moment would not be able to do those and even that clean with my skills, and I do have a couple of tools by now....but nevertheless with those I wouldnÂ´t be able.... IÂ´m very impressed

I should start training a little more when I come home

Vigmund

Ideval · Post by **Ideval** » Tue Oct 14, 2008 9:45 am

Jiri!
Thank you for the image of the pattern piece!
That's precisely what I needed to help me generate a template.
I'll leave extra material to trim as I shape the piece.
Thanks again!

IdÃ«val

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:02 am

IdÃ«val wrote:Jiri!
Thank you for the image of the pattern piece!
That's precisely what I needed to help me generate a template.
I'll leave extra material to trim as I shape the piece.
Thanks again!

IdÃ«val

Not a problem,
one thing I would do is make the pattern longer about 5 cm at the thiner end, and trim the whole thing all over on the sides and the rear about 1cm.

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:17 am

More pictures

this is before triming and roling the edges.

Jak · Post by **Jak** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:10 pm

That breast plate is a beaut! Will the lower half be attatched by a slot rivet or a leather strap?

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 11:51 am

I like the match between the vambrace and the clients casts. Did you work the two pieces of the vambrace while they were attached together or as seperate pieces?

Jiri Lucius. · Post by **Jiri Lucius.** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 12:22 pm

lorenzo2 wrote:I like the match between the vambrace and the clients casts. Did you work the two pieces of the vambrace while they were attached together or as seperate pieces?

YES in the final fitting.

Progress pictures of a Germam harnes 15th century

Progress pictures of a Germam harnes 15th century

sanding

Re: sanding