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mattmaus · Post by **mattmaus** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:38 pm

Calling this done today.

Made it for a local woman to fight SCA heavy in. It's not based on anything in particular, and I would hesitate to call it period. It is however much more peri-oid than the crap ass nasty spun dome black painted peice of trash she wears now.

<img src="http://members.armourarchive.org/mattmaus/helmets/wilob/wilob2.jpg">

more piksherz can be seen here:

http://members.armourarchive.org/mattma ... kwilo.html

white mountain armoury · Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:50 pm

well done, attractive and rugged looking, im sure the customer will be thrilled

losthelm · Post by **losthelm** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 2:50 pm

can you post a before and after picture for us?

mattmaus · Post by **mattmaus** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 11:59 am

Thanks WMA, coming from you that means a lot.

Losthelm, I'm not sure what you mean by before and after pics...

Ambrogio · Post by **Ambrogio** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:46 pm

I think it means pic in ugly spuntop and pic in new cool helmet. To see the improvment.

mattmaus · Post by **mattmaus** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 3:37 pm

The old helmet:

<img src="http://members.armourarchive.org/mattmaus/helmets/wilob/helmetold1.jpg">

My biggest complaint with this in all honesty, is that it just was not safe for her. The thing is large enough to fit me with plenty of padding and I have a huge melon (7-5/8 or 7-3/4 hat size). As a result, no matter what she did with padding/chinstrap, it sat on her like a bobble head, and the helmet occasionaly made contact with her face. NOT GOOD! NOT OK! ME NO LIKEY!

The one that I made her fits much better (and fits on my head with as much padding as 2 layers of old towel). I'm happy to hear from her that it performs much better, and as a result she was able to fight more confidently.

This is my good deed for 2004.

Halberds · Post by **Halberds** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:05 pm

You are a true gentleman sir.

I lift my visor to you.

Hal

mattmaus · Post by **mattmaus** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 5:38 pm

Halberds wrote:You are a true gentleman sir.

Not hardly. I have purely selfish reasons to make all of the armor that I do.

1> I enjoy it.
2> It occasionaly produces money.
3> I don't make great stuff, but it's better than a lot, and I know where to point the world for great stuff, the world gets prettier bit by bit.
4> In this case she is a (wo)Man At Arms to the same knight that I am, and so it makes her fight better/safer and look good doing it, spreading the glory of our family.
5>I get to show off.

My plans are coming together perfectly!
Insert maniacal laughter here.

Sixtus_Goetz · Post by **Sixtus_Goetz** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:17 pm

I got to see that helm up close and personal this weekend. Very nice indeed. It does go well with her kit also. Very well done. It is made like a tank also. Should serve her many years.

Cheers

Archie Zietman · Post by **Archie Zietman** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:38 pm

what does her kit as a whole look like?

Hew · Post by **Hew** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:04 pm

I like the decorative borders. Is that simply stamping it with a cold chisel?

I wonder about the way the nasal sticks out at the bottom though.

Society Earl Marshal - Armor Standards wrote:1. Shields shall be edged with leather or other padding, or constructed in such a way as to
minimize the damage to rattan weapons or other fighters.
1. No bolts, wires, or other objects may project more than 3/8 inch (9 mm) from any part of a
shield without being padded. (Rounded shield bosses are not considered to be projections.)

It does not specifically say that about armour and helms (only about internal projections in helms), but wouldn't the principle carry over?

mattmaus · Post by **mattmaus** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:16 pm

Sixtus:

Are you the Sixtus that Dane speaks of occasionaly spending monday or teusday afternoons with him? I recall something about someone sharing his insanity as he made scads of broaches prior to Baron's war.

Archie:

As I recall it's mostly lamellar. probably leg armor concealed by baggy trousers. Perhaps some bazubands. My memory is a little vauge on the subject.

Hew:

Hew wrote:I like the decorative borders. Is that simply stamping it with a cold chisel?

Yes. A fairly small chisel, heavier hammer strokes seemed to work better. I'd never done anything like this before. If you are trying to be efficient at something, it is not the time to wonder if you can do some particular technique. In small well spaced doses it could be theraputic and entertaining. More frequently than that and it could be maddening. It's not great, but not bad. I would want to do better on a comissioned peice. Many of the lines are poorly spaced, and some places get 'fuzzy' with misstrikes. If you try this at home kids... I HIGHLY recomend doing the graving BEFORE assembly. On the bands I did. On the nasal I did not, and holding the helm, chisel, and hammer all at the same time got to be contortionistic.

Hew wrote:I wonder about the way the nasal sticks out at the bottom though.

...

It does not specifically say that about armour and helms (only about internal projections in helms), but wouldn't the principle carry over?

One might be inclined to follow that logic. I'm not. I think it's a ridiculously litteral printing of the spirit of the rules. "Um... no. Klondark, I know you're a 'barbarian' and all, but we can't let you on the feild with 100 lag screws sticking out the front of your sheild. (mumbling) damn we need to get something in the rules now..."

Consider the wings on an elbow or knee cop. They can stick out 3-4" easily, nothing but bare metal, usualy 16 gauge. They are partly neccisary to maintain the 'look' but also... those wings protect in SCA combat just like they did on the original peices.

While I do not at all really need the protection that it would have provided in period, my burgonet has a fairly serious brim. It's ALL about looks. I've never had a problem with it, and it sticks off my brow at least 2". I would however have to get very creative in order to injure someone with it. Murphy and bad luck might do it.. but... it's a one in a million thing.

Would the nasal on this peice honestly cause you to feel unsafe? If it does, I wouldn't worry too much, as there is no support underneath it (meaning the gap where it sticks out), and it will likely be less than 10 fights before it rests flat against the grill.

Sixtus_Goetz · Post by **Sixtus_Goetz** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 4:17 am

Mattmaus,

Yes. That's me.

Cheers

P.S. We put it through at least 10 fights at candlemas and no dammage at all <grin>. Nice work.

Hew · Post by **Hew** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:55 pm

mattmaus wrote:Many of the lines are poorly spaced, and some places get 'fuzzy' with misstrikes.

Actually. I like it better that way. It seems somehow more appropriate for that style of helm. Looks more like it's by some rank-and-file guy who makes or maintains his own gear and decided to try a bit of customization in the field, rather than a guild master making parade armour.

mattmaus wrote:Consider the wings on an elbow or knee cop. They can stick out 3-4" easily, nothing but bare metal, usualy 16 gauge.

That occured to me shortly after I posted. All those unrolled but flared edges.

mattmaus wrote:Would the nasal on this peice honestly cause you to feel unsafe? If it does, I wouldn't worry too much, as there is no support underneath it (meaning the gap where it sticks out), and it will likely be less than 10 fights before it rests flat against the grill.

Nah. I was thinking more about the effect on a weapon, if it was swung in a glancing upward blow. Call it the penalty for throwing a crappy shot, I guess. :wink:

Konstantin the Red · Post by **Konstantin the Red** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 3:50 am

Matt, that's some cute spangencake. Nice what happens when you get a bit artistic, even with a bargrill, isn't it?

Plenty of justification here for a maniacal cackle or two!